[Nfbf-l] 2012-04 Dining in the Dark Resolution Info

[Toni King]

Hello Mark,
I of course can not speak to other DID events but I can ours and I can 
assure you if in any way it was a negative or  made one believe that 
for a moment you could truly grasp what it is like to be blind or 
visually impaired just by eating one meal in the dark I would have no 
part of it.
My own family has come away from our event with a better understanding 
of what I do for a living and also that in no way could they ever 
really understand what life for me is like

We put an awful lot of effort into making sure we focus on what the 
blind and visually impaired can and do accomplish with the right 
training and technology.
Our website is www.lighthousebigbend.org  and our Dining in the Dark is 
going to be November 4th.  We also have an award called the Paula 
Bailey award named after a board member who was blind and had lost most 
of her hearing yet regained her independence and was a shining example 
of what we can do. We give this award out to a visually impaired or 
blind individual that has over come the hardship of losing their sight 
and regained their independence as well as reached out and made a mark 
in the community.  We also have a guest speaker who is blind or 
visually impaired as well. The entire night is geared toward our 
successes and what we can do and that we are as capable as the rest of 
the world, not lesser then, but equal.
Thanks so much for taking the time to read and listen to my response.
Take Care,
Toni King

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