[Nfbf-l] Reaching our youth; blindness and disability awareness
Joe and Kitty King
joenkitty at earthlink.net
Sat Dec 20 22:13:38 UTC 2014
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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