[Ncabs] Homework and Meeting

[Ashley Coleman]

Ok, sounds interesting. 
Ashley 

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On Jan 27, 2013, at 7:48 PM, "Alan A. Chase" <aachase1 at gmail.com> wrote:

> All,
> 
> 1.  Please be sure to attend the conference call Monday so that we may move
> forward with planning both seminars.  Come prepared to share ideas for
> possible sessions.  I will only keep you thrity minutes.  These
> seminars can only be successful with your input.
> 
> 2.  Your homework is to watch Nick News at 8pm just before our call.  I may
> just ask some questions to be sure you have do so!  Nick News, a program
> which airs monthly on the
> Nickelodeon channel, presents the issues of our day in a way in which
> children and teens are able to understand, helping them make sense of
> the news. Hosted by former NBC and NPR reporter Linda Elerbee, this
> program also features the stories of kids from around our country. The
> episode which airs this Monday is no exception.
> 
> On Monday, January 28, Nick News will feature a
> special they are calling "Out of Sight: How Blind Kids See the World."
> On this episode, they will feature five blind kids from across the
> country as they tell their stories and give insight into their lives,
> showing that they are pretty much just like their sighted friends and
> classmates. Some of the teens featured on this episode are active
> Federationists, including Sophie of Louisiana and Chris of Maryland.
> There may be other young Federationists featured on the episode, but I
> do not know if any of the other interviewees are in fact members of
> the National Federation of the Blind. However, I do know that our
> philosophy will be exhibited by word and by example in this episode,
> and I hope it will give the Nick News viewers a more accurate picture
> of blindness and blind people.
> 
> This special will air on the Nickelodeon Channel on
> Monday, January 28 at 8 PM Eastern, 7 PM Central, 6 PM Mountain, and 5
> PM Pacific. The show will repeat at 11 PM Eastern, 8 PM Pacific for
> those of you living on the West Coast. If you are not able to watch
> the show when it premiers, it will be archived on the Nick News Web
> site and on their iTunes podcast page. Before watching the episode,
> please read two articles which have been published on the Internet
> about it. First, the article previewing the special on the Nick News
> Web site:
> http://news.nick.com/01/2013/25/kids-see-through-the-challenges-of-bl
> indness/>http://news.nick.com/01/2013/25/kids-see-through-the-challeng
> es-of-blindness/; and an article published on the American Foundation
> for the Blind's
> (AFB's) Family Connect Web site for parents of blind children:
> http://www.familyconnect.org/news.asp?AnnouncementID=1371http://www.family
> connect.org/news.asp?AnnouncementID=1371.
> Then tune into the Nickelodeon Channel on January 28 at 8 PM Eastern
> to see the episode. I hope you can tune in on Monday!
> Please feel free to share this information with anyone who may be
> interested.
> 
> -- 
> *Alan A. Chase, M.Ed.*
> Occupational Course of Study Teacher, New Hanover County Schools
> Program Coordinator, Envisioning Youth Empowerment Retreat
> President, North Carolina Association of Blind Students
> Secretary, Governor Morehead School Alumni Association
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