[nabs-l] Fw: [blindkid] _That _the _Blind _May _Read on DVD

[Chris Nusbaum]

But for what Peter wants to know, he'd still need to get approval 
from the national office to put it on the NFB site, even if he 
made the downloadable file himself.  But he could make the 
downloadable file and show it at the chapter meeting even before 
he got approval from the national office...

Chris

"The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  The 
real problem is the misunderstanding and lack of education that 
exists.  If a blind person has the proper training and 
opportunity, blindness can be reduced to a mere physical 
nuisance."
-- Kenneth Jernigan

 ----- Original Message -----
From: Ignasi Cambra <ignasicambra at gmail.com
To: National Association of Blind Students mailing list 
<nabs-l at nfbnet.org
Date sent: Sat, 14 Jan 2012 14:33:20 -0500
Subject: Re: [nabs-l] Fw: [blindkid] _That _the _Blind _May _Read 
on DVD

If you have it in VHS you can easily make a downloadable file 
with
your computer...

Sent from my iPhone

On Jan 14, 2012, at 11:57 AM, Peter Donahue 
<pdonahue2 at satx.rr.com> wrote:

 Good morning everyone,

                 We are writing to those who are in charge of
 chapter-sponsored
 Braille classes regarding the video _That _the _Blind _May 
_Read.  According
 to Ellen Ringlein, manager of the Independence Market, _That 
_the _Blind
 _May _Read is now free of charge but is only on VHS 
videocassette, and so
 far, it is neither on the
 Web site as a downloadable file nor is it on DVD.  Videocassette
 players/recorders are an endangered species these days making it 
difficult
 to show presentations not available on DVD or as an Internet 
download.  So
 far, there are no plans
 to put this video on DVD.

    Those who saw this video when it was released in 1985 recall 
its
 powerful message which sadly is still very much true today.  
Braille is an
 essential skill for independence, life-long learning, and full 
participation
 in society.
 Those denied Braille instruction as a child suffer life-long 
consequences as
 illustrated by the testimonies of the blind adults featured in 
that video.

                If we can work with Dr.  Maurer, Ed Morman, and 
our national
 office , perhaps "That the Blind May Read" could be made 
available as a DVD
 or as a
 downloadable file from the NFB Web Site.  We wanted to show it 
at a future
 Chapter Braille
 class, but now, We'll have to substitute one of the other 
shorter videos
 such as _What _Braille _Means _to _Me.

 When we  first saw _That _the
 _Blind _May _Read at a state convention, we , along with 
everyone else in
 the
 room, got very emotional.  There was lots of cleanex being 
passed around that
 afternoon.  We all care for Braille and want to have as many 
people learn the
 skill as possible before the 2015 goal.  Let's see what
 we can do to preserve _That _the _Blind _May _Read as a download 
and/or on
 DVD.                May you all have a great New Year!


 Peter and Mary Donahue


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