[nobe-l] Videos by the blind

[Jasmine Kotsay]

Hello,
David, you mentioned doing MP3 tutorials. How do you do these? Also, I was wondering, I do not have Facebook, so how can I join the group? I will not be getting a Facebook account so I was hoping that I could learn more about the group in other ways. Also, how do you get the menus for restaurants on your phone?

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> On Aug 14, 2016, at 2:01 PM, David Moore via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> Hi,
> I am blind, and I just signed up for the group on my Facebook account. I have done so very much to educate the sighted about what the blind is capable of doing. In my own life, I am around sighted people constantly and have many sighted friends. To have many sighted friends is the best way to educate. My wife is also sighted, and I have taught her how to use the iPhone with Voice Over. My friends forget that I am even blind, and they give me something to read. I use my iPhone and all other technology to the fullest, so I know what is on the menu before we get to the restaurant, for example. In the car, I tell everyone what I read on the menu and suggest things they should get. I use NVDA, JAWS, and Narrator to navigate the computer in every way. NVDA can do a lot, because you can use it to move the mouse pointer with the arrow keys and hear what the pointer is over. You can find out the position of the pointer, and save that position so you can move the pointer right to that spot. I use win10 on my PCs, and it is great. I have played around with Linux, and Ubuntu. I also am trying to learn the newest Android phones. I will post videos of me doing all of this. I do MP3 tutorials all of the time for tech lists. I have always wondered why TV shows do not have blind people acting so normal on the show that their blindness is not mentioned. For example, why aren't there sit coms that show blind children going out on dates, going to their regular public school with their brothers and sisters, and interacting with others just like a sighted person. If this was done on TV, sighted people would realize that blindness is nothing. I do not care, most of the time, that I am blind, and I am proud of it. My life does not revolve around it at all. Many days, I do not mention my blindness at all to anyone, because it never comes up. This is how all blind people need to try to be. We need to blend in with the sighted, and educate them by being friends with them, and doing a lot of what they do, like going to sporting events with a radio and so on. Take care, all, and let us keep showing the world that we can be just like a sighted person, even though we are blind. We accomplish the same goals, we just have a different way of getting there like assistive technology, using a cane or dog, and so on. Most sighted people I know really enjoy learning about how I do things. I Have a personality where I can talk to any stranger just like a casual friend, so that helps so much. People tell me that they feel like they have been friends with me after I talk with them a few minutes. Take care, all
> David Moore
> 
> 
> -----Original Message----- From: adrijana prokopenko via NOBE-L
> Sent: Sunday, August 14, 2016 11:20 AM
> To: Professionals in Blindness Education Division List ; nobe-l ; Blind Professional Journalists List ; Blind Talk Mailing List
> Cc: adrijana prokopenko
> Subject: [nobe-l] Videos by the blind
> 
> I believe that blind and sighted people can learn a great deal about
> blindness and the blind by the videos that they post out there on the
> net. If you think you could help out posting videos on blindness or
> sharing other peoples' videos or are interested in viewing them, feel
> free to look a facebook group up as:
> Videos by the blind
> or click the link below and open the join group button. Feel free to
> also spread this to others.
> https://m.facebook.com/groups/826269550806585?refid=46&sld=eyJzZWFyY2hfc2lkIjoiODZiNzhkODUyNTVmOWUyY2I1YjI1YzhhZTc5ZDhlMzkiLCJxdWVyeSI6IlZpZGVvcyBieSB0aGUgYmxpbmQiLCJzZWFyY2hfdHlwZSI6IlNlYXJjaCIsInNlcXVlbmNlX2lkIjo5NDE3NDUzMjksInBhZ2VfbnVtYmVyIjoxLCJmaWx0ZXJfdHlwZSI6IlNlYXJjaCIsImVudF9pZCI6ODI2MjY5NTUwODA2NTg1LCJwb3NpdGlvbiI6MCwicmVzdWx0X3R5cGUiOjY5fQ%3D%3D
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