[Nebraska-students] Seeking Photos & Performing Artists

[Mary Gould]

--- On Sat, 11/8/08, D.W. Hill <dwhill at epix.net> wrote:

From: D.W. Hill <dwhill at epix.net>
Subject: [Nebraska-students] Seeking Photos & Performing Artists
To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org
Date: Saturday, November 8, 2008, 11:19 PM

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Now that the election is behind us and autumn is in full swing, NFB's
Performing Arts Division would like to ask for your help with two projects. 
First, we're seeking high quality, candid photos (JPEG) of young blind
entertainers (amateurs or professionals) doing their thing to use in brochures
and the like.  Send them to PAD's Head of Media Relations Donna Hill:

<mailto:dwhill at epix.net>dwhill at epix.net



Second, we strongly encourage all blind entertainers to participate in our
survey.  The blurb is below.  The link, if you just want to go check it out is:
<http://www.padnfb.org/perform..html>http://www.padnfb.org/perform..html
Thanks for your help, Donna

***

Do you know that there hasn't been a new blind, American superstar since
Stevie Wonder & Jose Feliciano?  And, if asked to name famous blind women,
most of us can only think of Helen Keller, who died over fifty years ago.  . 
Since a strong media presence is helping other minorities, the nonprofit
Performing Arts Division (PAD) of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB),
seeks to assist blind people pursuing performing arts related goals.  We want to
learn more about the experiences of blind and visually impaired entertainers.



Who should participate in the survey? Anyone who is blind or has a severe
visual impairment who has ever sought to develop their performing arts skills as
an amateur or professional. This includes musicians, actors, comedians, dancers,
broadcasters, sound engineers and the like. Whether or not you are a member of
PAD of the NFB, whether or not you have been successful, whether or not you are
still pursuing your art, we want to hear your experiences and thoughts.



PAD offers scholarships to blind students majoring in the performing arts,
funded through the sale of "Sound in Sight" a cross-genre compilation
of eighteen tracks donated by blind recording artists.



Help us better serve America's blind entertainers.  New blind stars will
rise and shed light on issues affecting all blind Americans, such as seventy
percent unemployment and only ten percent Braille literacy among blind kids.



Take the survey at

<http://www.padnfb.org/perform..html>http://www.padnfb.org/perform..html



or download a Word Doc at:

<http://www.padnfb.org>www.padnfb.org



and send to me at:

 <mailto:dwhill at epix.net>dwhill at epix.net



Let me know, if you would prefer that a Word Doc be sent to you via e mail.

Thanks,

Donna Hill, Head of Media Relations

Performing Arts Division, National Federation of the Blind

570-833-2708

<mailto:dwhill at epix.net>dwhill at epix.net





-- For my bio & to hear clips from The Last Straw:
<http://cdbaby.com/cd/donnahill>http://cdbaby.com/cd/donnahill

Apple I-Tunes

phobos.apple.com/WebObjects/MZStore.woa/wa/viewAlbum?playListId=259244374

Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind
<http://www.padnfb.org>www.padnfb.org





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