[nobe-l] Videos by the blind

Wed Aug 24 20:40:10 UTC 2016

That would be great! Thank you!

Sent from my iPhone

> On Aug 23, 2016, at 4:04 AM, adrijana prokopenko via NOBE-L <nobe-l at nfbnet.org> wrote:
> 
> 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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