[Nfbf-l] Reaching our youth; blindness and disability awareness

[Joe and Kitty King]

Hello Bill:

I was very impressed with the program you recently  conducted. It was a real 
educational awareness experience for the cubscouts.  Our son was a  boy 
scout, becoming an Eagle scout.  Your presentation will remain a lasting and 
meaningful memory  for the boys.
Great work!

Kitty King
----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Bill Outman via Nfbf-l" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
To: "'NFB of Florida Internet Mailing List'" <nfbf-l at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, December 20, 2014 8:13 AM
Subject: [Nfbf-l] Reaching our youth; blindness and disability awareness


> Hello, list members.
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> I would like to share a positive way we can impact the topic of diversity,
> disability awareness in general and blindness awareness in particular.
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> A couple weeks ago I was wrapping up a Thanksgiving visit with my mother 
> and
> other relatives here in Florida and I had a chance to give a presentation
> about disability.
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> It occurred following the last service at my mom's Episcopal church on the
> Sunday following Thanksgiving, November 30.  I was speaking to the Cub 
> Scout
> den at the church about blindness and the overall topic of disability. 
> The
> scouts have been learning about disability in their program for a number 
> of
> weeks, and I had been asked to speak to this particular group so they 
> would
> have a personal experience with this subject.  I showed my iPhone with
> VoiceOver and my laptop with Jaws.  I also showed my cane and talked about
> pedestrian safety for all with mobility challenges.  The scouts asked a
> number of questions.  One thing they asked about is how a blind person
> handles money, as it occurred to them that all the bills are the same. 
> The
> scouts had a chance to participate by doing sighted guide drills with me.
> What was originally envisioned as about a 15 minute talk turned into an 
> hour
> program.
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> I had been a scout myself at the age of these children.  I think it is
> important for all the blindness and disability organizations to reach out 
> to
> such youth organizations whenever possible.  This helps build awareness 
> from
> the ground up.
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> Bill Outman
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