[NFB_of_Georgia] Fwd: RICKY MCKINNIE OF BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, TO CONDUCT AUGUST SHOWAbility INCLUSIVE VIRTUAL ARTS MASTERCLASS!

[Dorothy Griffin]

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Subject: RICKY MCKINNIE OF BLIND BOYS OF ALABAMA, TO CONDUCT AUGUST
SHOWAbility INCLUSIVE VIRTUAL ARTS MASTERCLASS!
Date: Thu, 26 Aug 2021 17:10:26 -0400
From: SHOWAbility Inc <showability1 at gmail.com> <showability1 at gmail.com>

Hello,
I'd like to invite you to join us THIS SUNDAY @ 4pm EST to learn from one
of the masters - 5x Grammy Winner, Ricky McKinnie of The Blind Boys of
Alabama, leads our SHOWAbility masterclass. Register TODAY.

All are invited and welcome so please share with your friends and peers.

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inclusive-arts-masterclass-on-dreaming-i-lost-my-sight-but-i-never-loss-tickets-166016372439

All the best,
Myrna Clayton

P.S. see release below announcing this and future masterclasses.

Blind Boys of Alabama's Ricky McKinnie & Other Talents Kick Off
SHOWAbility's Virtual Inclusive Arts Masterclass Series

‍Top talents are taking arts to virtual platforms. To register for
SHOWAbility's masterclasses -- to be held on August 29, September 26 and
October 31 -- go to Eventbrite.

By
Staff Writer <https://www.ameridisability.com/author/staff-writer>
8/17/2021

SHOWAbility <https://showability.org/>, a 501c3 nonprofit organization
focused on arts and entertainment to bring visibility and awareness to
issues facing the disability community (especially performing artists with
disabilities
<https://www.ameridisability.com/post/flame-the-blues-and-rock-band>), is
attracting top-tier talent from within the disability community to its
monthly Virtual Inclusive Arts Masterclass Series.

Beginning this month (August 2021), artists and community leaders
<https://www.ameridisability.com/post/when-celebrities-pave-the-way-for-disability-conversations-selma-blair-and-multiple-sclerosis>,
like Ricky McKinnie of the five-time Grammy-winning Blind Boys of Alabama,
will share their expertise and experiences with SHOWAbility's growing
virtual audiences.  In addition to McKinnie, stand out community leaders
from the arts, culture and business communities -- including Elizabeth
Labbe-Web, executive director of CORE, a dance company based in Decatur, GA
and Lionel Woodyard, business owner and one of the young counselors
featured in the Oscar-nominated documentary
<https://www.ameridisability.com/post/the-documentary-changing-hollywoods-perception-of-people-with-disabilities>
on
Netflix, Crip Camp: A Disability Revolution -- will be conducting
masterclasses in September and October, respectively.

"Our Virtual Inclusive Arts Masterclass Series began in January 2021 and
we've featured top industry leaders. It was very important not to be
deterred by the pandemic
<https://www.ameridisability.com/post/june-is-national-migraine-headache-awareness-month>,
but to continue exhibiting our commitment to bringing value and resources
to the disability community in an inclusive manner," says Myrna Clayton, an
international jazz singer, cultural ambassador for the U.S. State
Department and founder/executive director of SHOWAbility.  "Currently, no
other organization in the country is servicing the multi-faceted disability
community through multidisciplinary performing arts," she said.
[image: Ricky McKinnie, Grammy award-winning gospel singer with Blind Boys
of Alabama, to conduct SHOWAbility Inclusive Virtual Arts Masterclass in
August]
*Pictured: Ricky McKinnie, Grammy award-winning gospel singer with Blind
Boys of Alabama, to conduct SHOWAbility Inclusive Virtual Arts Masterclass
in August.*

Entitled, "Dreaming: I Lost My Sight, But I Never Lost My Vision," the
August Masterclass led by McKinnie will delve into what it means to see
your vision to fruition, despite life's challenges. The September
Masterclass led by Labbe-Webb, titled "The Foundation: Acting 101," will
explore the art of acting
<https://www.ameridisability.com/post/9-theater-companies-putting-actors-with-disabilities-center-stage>
from
various viewpoints and techniques. Labbe-Webb's masterclass will lead into
a six-week acting class, offered by SHOWAbility, to address the need for
more trained authentic actors
<https://www.ameridisability.com/post/movie-industry-increases-prejudice-against-people-with-disabilities>
in
the disability community.

In recognition of National Disability Employment Awareness Month (NDEAM),
the October masterclass led by Woodyard, titled "Inclusive Activism: Camp
Jened to Crip Camp," will discuss the impact films like Crip Camp have
had.  In addition, it will share stories behind some of the people
attending the camp <https://www.ameridisability.com/post/accessible-camping>,
who went on to be impactful in disability activism, like Jim LeBrecht,
co-director of Crip Camp, and Judy Heumann, international disability rights
activist.
[image: Lionel Woodyard, entrepreneur and disability community advocate
featured in award-winning Netflix documentary Crip Camp, will lead
SHOWAbility's Inclusive Virtual Arts Masterclass in October, in recognition
of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.]
*Pictured: Lionel Woodyard, entrepreneur and disability community advocate
featured in award-winning Netflix documentary Crip Camp, will lead
SHOWAbility's Inclusive Virtual Arts Masterclass in October, in recognition
of National Disability Employment Awareness Month.*

‍
‍To register for SHOWAbility's masterclasses to be held on August 29,
September 26 and October 31, go to Eventbrite.
<https://www.eventbrite.com/o/showability-org-32245707899>

‍
https://www.eventbrite.com/e/inclusive-arts-masterclass-on-dreaming-i-lost-my-sight-but-i-never-loss-tickets-166016372439


Norma F. Stanley
President/CEO
E.E.E. Marketing Group, Inc.
Author/Speaker
Producer/Host
Disability World TV
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www.normastanley.com
678/508-3744


-- 
Dorothy Griffin - President
National Federation of the Blind of Georgia
dgriffin at nfbga.org
770-374-4832

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characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.