[Nfbk] FW: KSB Students Author Book

[Lora Felty]

From: Penrod, Paula [mailto:paula.penrod at ksb.kyschools.us] 
Sent: Friday, July 22, 2016 7:53 AM
To: Barbara Kelley; Carey Moore ; Cathy Johnson ; Dixie Miller ; Jacobs,
Deanna; Jennifer Strong (home); Jones, Kent N (OFB-LV); Judith McGruder ;
Julie Kennedy ; Karen White (home) ; Karen Wilson ; Kathy Mullen; Kenny
Jones (kennethwj at twc.com); Kirby, Kay - CCMS SDI Teacher; Kirkman, Regina;
Lanyi, Dianne M (OFB-LV); Laura Reed ; Law, Christina; Least, Carolyn;
Lesousky, Mary; Lewis, Angie; Lilly, Laura A; Lobb, Valarie; Lovell, Sarah;
Lowe, Margie; Martin, Tonya; Mary Mitchell (home) ; Maupin, Debra; Maury
Weedman ; Maynard, Staci; McKeehan, Joy R.; Meg Stone ; Mills, Kimberly;
Monette, Christina; Morgan, Jan; Murphy, Jennifer; Murtaugh, Louise; Nelson,
Timothy (Home); Nichols, Nancy; O'Pell, Miranda; Osborne, Teresa A; Owens,
Krista; Paige Maynard; Patricia Johnson (pjohnson at vips.org); Paul Wieland
(pwieland at ridetarc.org); Penn, Ashley; Penrod, Megan (OFB-LV); Perdue,
Alicia; Pereira, Isabel; Perkins, Andrea; Powell, Angela - HES Exceptional
Education Teacher; Pritchett, Lindsay; Queen, Cindy; Randolph, Katy;
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Randy - Special Education; Roark, Jennifer L (OFB-LX); Rose, Penelope;
Sampson, Rita; Scheben, Katie; Schueneman, Elizabeth; Schulten, Courtenay;
Simpson, Kim; Smith, Amanda; Smith, Bealinda; Smith, Juanelle; Smith,
Teresa; Snyder, Amanda; Staley, Teddie; Stivers, Susan [FCPS]; Strode,
Wendy; Tackett, Cindi; Tracey Webb ; Vincent, Sarah; Williams, Mike;
Williamson, Brittany; Wilson, Brenna; Wing, Teri; Wolf, Annie; Zabonick,
Lisa; Zborowski, Adam - OPS Central Office TVI; Zembrodt, Kristen; Abner,
Gerald - JELV Assistive Technology Specialist; Adair, Cindy; Atwell,
Lucindy; Berry, Katrina; Betsy Flener - Green River Regional Educational
Cooperative (betsy.flener at grrec.ky.gov); Boblitt, Shari; Bond, Cynthia;
Boyd, Ann; Brandenburg, Joann (Special Ed); Brown, Kelly; Brown, Pamela;
Cahill, Mary; Carl, Lynette; Cassity, Heather; Cecil, Autumn; Chowning,
Carrie; Cocklin, Patricia - Assistive Technology Teacher; Cox, Robbin;
Dahmke, Carol; Dauby, Melissa; Daugherty, Courtenay; Daugherty, Kaye (home);
Daugherty, Laura; Devi, Meenu; Dockery, Lana; Donna B. Lee; Durbin, Amber;
Dyer, Diane; Edith Ethridge ; Edmond, Stephanie; Edwards, Nancy; Emmons,
Ashley (VIPS); Engineer, Joy - TES; Engle, Shelby; Epperson, Misty; Estes,
Dewayne; Etter, Joan - NKCES; Evans, Amanda; Evans, Traci; Felty Lora (home)
; Felty, Lora; Fletcher, Vanessa; Garffie, Kristin; Garnett, Carrie; George,
Terri - CTBVI/COMS; Goetz, Cindy; Grant, Kathy - HCH/NMS, Vision Impaired
Teacher; Gray, Michelle; Greene, Amanda; Halstead, Pam; Hardin, Ashley;
Hardin, Toni; Hart, Anita; Hatfield, Gwen - HCH, Program Assistant II;
Hazelwood, Stacy; Hicks, Karen; Howard, Pamela KSB; Howell, Verna; Hunt,
Lisa; Jane Bartley (jrbartley at gmail.com); Jewel Eldridge
(eldridgejewel at gmail.com); Joan Etter; Karen Hinkle (home) ; Katrina Russ
(home); Kristi Hughes (home) ; Megan Ensing; Patty Dilg (pdilg61 at gmail.com);
Robin Dale Cooper; Shawn Calloway (scalloway at nafcs.k12.in.us); Trisha
Conklin; Wayne Corley ; Carlisle, Terry; Cooper, Robin D; Cross, Ellen E;
Davis, Chasity A; Davis, Stephanie; Dawson, Rosemary B; Deignan, Joan;
Driskell, Earl E; Durham, Rhonda N; Eddie Driskell (Home) ; Egan, Kelly P;
Garrett, Donna; Haughey, Linda; Howard, Kevin K; Jenkins, Carole R; Johnson,
Lori; Kelley, Barbara; Klump, Kimberly; Lefan, Deanna D.; Lisa Macpherson ;
Logsdon, Judy L; Macpherson, Lisa M; Marilyn Grant; Mccarty, Cynthia L;
Metzgar, Kim A; Nettie Wolf (home) ; Nuzzo, Lorette G; Patton, Anetta C;
Reynolds, Mary A; Steve Meyer (home) ; Stubblefield, Janine B; Svoboda, Lori
C; Wilson, Kim (Home); Wilson, Kim S; Wolf, Jeannette M; Zell, Lisa C
Subject: KSB Students Author Book

 

FYI:  

 

http://education.ky.gov/comm/news/Documents/R16-065%20KSB%20students%20autho
r%20book.pdf

 

 


KENTUCKY DEPARTMENT OF EDUCATION 

MEDIA ADVISORY 

No. 16-065 July 21, 2016 

 

MEDIA CONTACT: Rebecca Blessing 

Office: (502) 564-2000, ext. 4604 | Cell: (502) 330-5063 | E-mail:
rebecca.blessing at education.ky.gov 


 

 

KENTUCKY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND STUDENTS AUTHOR BOOK 


 

(FRANKFORT, Ky.) - Seven students from the Kentucky School for the Blind
(KSB) in Louisville are hoping to release the first-ever professionally
published anthology written by blind and visually-impaired teenagers this
fall. 

 

The book, titled "We Can Hear You Just Fine: Clarifications from the
Kentucky School for the Blind," provides readers with insights into lives of
the teens and their inability to see "clearly". It includes original essays,
oral histories from interviews that the authors conducted with people who
are important to them, and almost 100 photographs. The book is a reminder
that the desire for acceptance and dignity, and the drive to succeed and
make meaning in the world is common to all of us. 

 

KSB students involved in the project are: 

 

. Haley Hall, Breckinridge County 

. Shane Lowe, Jefferson County 

. Madelyn Loyd, Daviess County, former KSB student now attending school in
Daviess Co. 

. Selena Tirey, Hopkins County, 2016 KSB graduate 

. Kianna Waller, Franklin County, 2016 KSB graduate 

. Matthew Caudill, Perry County, 2016 KSB graduate 

. Cherish Willis, Graves County, 2015 KSB graduate 

 

Starting in August of last year, the students participated in Louisville
Story Program's after-school writing workshops for four days a week to work
on the book and they are currently in the process of drafting and revising
their book chapters with intensive one-on-one editing and support. The book
is scheduled for distribution in November. 

 

The Louisville Story Program (LSP) helps historically underrepresented
Louisville residents tell their stories, in their words. LSP provides
extensive writing workshops and editorial support that culminates in
documentary books about often overlooked aspects of Louisville's community,
culture and history. 

 

Three different editions of "We Can Hear You Just Fine" will be
professionally published. 

 

The program recently has undertaken a Kickstarter campaign to raise funds to
print a version of the book for sighted readers. The Louisville Story
Program is hoping to raise $10,800 in the next month. 

The funds raised through Kickstarter will cover the costs of printing and
freight for approximately 2,000 copies of the regular print edition. This
edition can be pre-ordered by backing the Kickstarter campaign. The regular
print edition will have a $20 cover price, and a $20 Kickstarter pledge
includes a copy of the book plus free shipping. 

 

Once the book is published, the regular-print edition of the book will be
available in Louisville bookstores or online at
http://louisvillestoryprogram.org/store. 

 

The American Printing House for the Blind (APH), which for more than 150
years has been a national leader in producing accurate, high-quality
publications for readers who are blind, will produce and distribute the
braille and large print editions of the book. 

 

Each author will receive a $500 advance on royalties for his or her work.
Revenues from future book sales will support the efforts of more people
whose voices are often unheard as they partner with the Louisville Story
Program to develop books, exhibits, and radio stories about their lives and
communities. 

 

A project video featuring most of the authors has just been released. You
can watch the video, learn more about the project or make a Kickstarter
contribution at:
https://www.kickstarter.com/projects/louisvillestory/we-can-hear-you-just-fi
ne.

 

This project is made possible with the support of the Kentucky Arts Council,
the Snowy Owl Foundation, the Arthur K. Smith Family Foundation, the
Kentucky School for the Blind Charitable Foundation, Brown-Forman, the
Gilbert Foundation, and the sales of previous LSP books. 

 

Any questions about the project should be directed to the Louisville Story
Program Director, Darcy Thompson, at (502) 583-3326 

 

 

Paula J. Penrod, Program Coordinator

Kentucky Instructional Materials Resource Center

Kentucky School for the Blind

1867 Frankfort Avenue

Louisville, KY 40206

502-897-1583, ext. 7117

Fax: 502-897-8737

paula.penrod at ksb.kyschools.us

 

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