[nobe-l] Videos by the blind

Tue Aug 23 11:04:07 UTC 2016

If you mean my group, I can send you the videos privately if you like.

On 8/23/16, Jasmine Kotsay via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 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?
>
> Sent from my iPhone
>
>> 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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