[BlindKid] BOOKS (BlindKid Digest, Vol 192, Issue 6)

Mon Apr 27 13:27:21 UTC 2020

Tina, I understand your concern. When I was researching for my book, I
found very few titles for blind children about people who were blind or
visually impaired.

I would like to make you aware of my picture book biography,  PAINTING IN
THE DARK: ESREF ARMAGAN, BLIND ARTIST. The book is available in hardcover,
paperback, audio, and braille. The Braille version is available at cost
directly through the publisher, Tumblehome Learning. It contains a couple
of tactile images. Reviews of the book are available online, and it won
several awards. (Ann Cunningham provided a very nice review, as did Penny
Hartin, then president of the World Blind Union.)

The audio version ends with quite a lengthy description of various
paintings that are seen in the print version of the book.

There is a second, free, audio version (different narrator) available
through the Library of Congress. Because I am not blind, I was not given
access to hearing this second version so I don't know if it concludes with
any descriptions of the artist's paintings.

For more information:
www.esrefarmagan.blogspot.com

I have another story about a boy who is a blind skier, published in
Highlights
 For Children magazine. If anyone would like to read it, please contact me
directly and I will send you a PDF.

If you have any questions or comments, I can be reached at
RachelleBurk at gmail.com

Rachelle Burk

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>    1. An Introduction, and some Food for Thought (Tina Hansen)
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> Subject: [BlindKid] An Introduction, and some Food for Thought
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> My name is Tina Hansen, and while I'm not a parent or educator of a blind
> child or student, something's been bothering me lately.
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> I appreciate all the literature and other media we have in the NFB that
> articulates what we believe through story, teaching, and other tools. But
> I'm beginning to wonder if there is a potential gap.
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> Some of us may remember an attempt back in 1994 to create a special issue
> of
> Future Reflections aimed at a young audience. This was a good start, but
> when I came across it much later, I was made aware that there's not much in
> our media library targeted at blind/visually impaired kids that somehow
> articulates our philosophy.
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>
>
> I've noticed many books about blindness targeted at a young age group, but
> since many of them are fiction, it's not unusual for some of the
> stereotypes
> about blindness to sneak in. Since I've been in this organization for a
> while, I've gotten somewhat suspicious about books either written more than
> 60 years ago, or anything not written by our own members. There are a few
> exceptions, such as Blind Abilities, but for the most part, I tend to stick
> to our own literature. While I may hear from other organizations, I always
> know the NFB allows me to reaffirm my belief that blindness is not what
> defines me.
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>
>
> The only children's book about blindness that I can truly enjoy is Michael
> Hingson's book, Running with Roszel, since it's written by one of our
> members. Incidentally, I think it needs an audio edition so blind and
> sighted children and parents can listen together. Apart from that, I tread
> carefully. Part of this may be due to my own ignorance, but part of it may
> just be limited thinking.
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>
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> So here's my burning question. Is it necessary for our organization to
> produce media specifically targeted at young people and their parents. Is
> it
> time to present podcasts or You Tube videos hosted by children and their
> parents?
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> My model for this is the Dream Big ppodcast at
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> www.dreambigpodcast.com
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> This podcast has been going on since the host was 6, and she's now around
> 10. She got the idea from the podcasts her parents were sharing with her,
> and hearing the examples related by their adult hosts. She wondered if
> anyone was presenting these positive messages in ways that kids could
> understand it, and when she and her family didn't find anything, she
> stepped
> in and filled the gap. Even as an adult, I enjoy it, because while children
> are her main audience, she respects adults.
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> I'd love to discuss what I envision in greater depth, but for the moment,
> I'd like to start the dialog. Do any of you have any thoughts? Thanks.
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