[nabs-l] Oppinions on the documentary "Going Blind"?

[Jedi]

Agreed. I don't have a problem discussing the challenges of being a 
blind person, but that discussion needs to be balanced with some 
perspective; it's important for people to understand that the 
inconveniences associated with vision loss are nothing compared to the 
psychosocial implications of blindness and the attitudes toward it.

Respectfully,
Jedi

Original message:
> Without intending to be harsh, and baseing my comments exclusively on the
> description below, the only reason I might consider showing this film to
> people is so that I could explain what is so harmful about the attitudes
> expressed in it.

> It feels much more like the all-too-common personal tragedy/inspiring
> individuals way of depicting blindness.  Hard to say for sure, but this is
> the impression I get from the description.

> Best,

> Marc
> ----- Original Message -----
> From: "Anmol Bhatia" <anmolpbhatia at yahoo.com>
> To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
> Sent: Tuesday, September 21, 2010 9:08 AM
> Subject: [nabs-l] Oppinions on the documentary "Going Blind"?


>> Hello all,
>> I found this documentary "Going Blind" which will be showing in a theoter
>> in New York City on October 8 and can be perchased by universities for
>> public showing. I am considering asking my university to perchasing it to
>> show for Disability Awareness month activity, but I wanted some oppinion
>> on what other blind people think about it.
>> A brief discription is provided below:

>> ABOUT THE FILM

>> Going Blind is a unique documentary film that increases public awareness
>> of sight loss and low vision issues profoundly affecting the lives of more
>> and
>> more people and those who love them.

>> Documentary film director and journalist Joe Lovett has glaucoma, a
>> disease that robs 4.5 million people of their vision world wide. Over the
>> years, Joe
>> has lost a significant amount of vision and in his concern about how to
>> deal with more vision loss, he has started to talk with people who have
>> already
>> lost theirs; people who have lost their sight through blinding diseases
>> like diabetic retinopathy and macular degeneration, others through
>> infection and
>> accidents.

>> Some of the people he meets on the street, stopping to ask if they have
>> time to talk. Each one has a fascinating story about dealing with the loss
>> we fear
>> most, the loss of sight.

>> Going Blind interweaves Joe’s story, his mission to do what he can to slow
>> down the course of his disease through medication and surgeries, with the
>> stories
>> of others whom he looks to for guidance in a darkening world.

>> Jessica Jones, a neighbor of Joe’s, is one of the people participating in
>> the film. They met on the street when Jessica was training her seeing eye
>> dog
>> Chef, a black lab.

>> A young, beautiful and talented artist who had been teaching in the New
>> York City public school system, Jessica was exasperated by the lack of
>> encouragement
>> and opportunities after she had lost her sight to diabetic retinopathy in
>> just 8 months at age 32. During the process of filming Jessica secured a
>> job
>> teaching art at a school in the Bronx for blind children with multiple
>> disabilities.

>> Another is eleven-year old Emmet Teran. Emmet has low vision from
>> albinism, a condition he inherited from his father who also has to deal
>> with extremely
>> low vision. Emmet works with a comedy troupe after school and uses humor
>> to dismiss some of the hurts a child encounters from his peers.

>> These compelling individual stories provide the sighted with a glimpse
>> into the world of low vision and blindness. Worldwide, 37,000,000 people
>> have lost

>> their vision. In the United States alone, Lighthouse International reports
>> that 10 million people are legally blind (1.3 million) or visually
>> impaired
>> (8.7 million).

>> Given our aging population and the increasing prevalence of low vision in
>> our society, it is of paramount importance that we understand sight loss
>> and work
>> towards a better future. Going Blind encourages and inspires people to
>> take action to preserve, prolong, and maximize the precious gift of
>> sight – for
>> themselves, their loved ones, and society.


>> Anmol
>> I seldom think about my limitations, and they never make me sad. Perhaps
>> there is just a touch of yearning at times; but it is vague, like a breeze
>> among flowers.
>> Hellen Keller




>> _______________________________________________
>> nabs-l mailing list
>> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
>> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for
>> nabs-l:
>> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/mworkman.lists%40gmail.com



> _______________________________________________
> nabs-l mailing list
> nabs-l at nfbnet.org
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/nabs-l_nfbnet.org
> To unsubscribe, change your list options or get your account info for nabs-l:
> http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/options/nabs-l_nfbnet.org/loneblindjedi%40samobile.net

-- 
Email services provided by the System Access Mobile Network.  Visit 
www.serotek.com to learn more about accessibility anywhere.