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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Smith, Donna
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I have a friend who wants to join this list. How can she do this?

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Manager Accessible Services

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Re: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

 

Hello and I have been receiving emails and posts from people who are deafblind and DeafBlind who are interested in and support the film.? What I like about the filmmaker's work is that they have hosted several Facebook discussions with people who are deafblind directly and they have been inclusive of those who live in the community with residential staff, so there are a wide range of travelers who are DeafBlind that are being included in these Facebook discussions.? In? some recent focus group work that I have done with the?DeafBlind community, there was a strong desire expressed for people who are hearing and sighted to have greater empathy and understanding for their travel experiences. While they did not desire pity or to be thought of as not capable, they did want the general public, as well as app designers and transportation providers to have a better sense of their travel challenges or barriers that they faced.? Some even strongly encouraged more people putting on blindfolds, just to develop awareness, not to claim total understanding.

Thank you so much Dona for all of your work and for celebrating DeafBind awareness week!? It's a good discussion.

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On Fri, Jun 26, 2020 at 12:21 PM Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken, COMS <gambrose@...> wrote:
Having read these opinions- I think it is important to recognize our implicit bias. Focus on the success- truth and openness of sharing the vulnerabilities of being dual sensory impaired. There may be those with the same disability who are more capable and less trusting. But this is not a film about them.?
Grace

Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken, COMS
Combined Master’s Degrees in RT/O&M and TVI/O&M
212-772-4741


On Jun 26, 2020, at 2:24 PM, Smith, Donna via <donna.smith=[email protected]> wrote:

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Hi all. There has been a bit of a discussion going on via work e-mail about this movie as well, and I just wanted to share the following message from one of my colleagues which provides a different perspective. I’m not saying that there are no flaws in this perspective, but that it’s another way to look at the film.

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Good Morning Donna!? I watched the movie and as a transit leader I agree that there were some parts that I didn’t think did the community or transit justice.? As a sighted person, what it did well is to encourage people to stop and think for just a moment what it would be like to try to live a normal life without the senses we tend to take for granted.? When the stranger takes a minute to close his eyes and cover his ears, it helped humanize the challenges of the DB person.? I also liked that Artie was shown as someone who was courageous (out on his own), normal (out on a date) and positive (smiling and unflappable, laughing at finding the bottle of water).? I also think the pace of the movie, which was slow….helped show the patience it takes for Artie to go about his normal life.?

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At the end of the day, it was a first attempt at making a movie that represents the Deafblind community and they chose an actor from that community.? It wasn’t perfect but it is a start and might encourage others to take a shot at similar projects or maybe to get involved.?

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I’m glad you recommended it and that I watched it.? Like most movies, it’s easy enough to “filter” out the stuff that doesn’t ring true and try to get something good out of it.?

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Donna Smith, ADAC

Manager Accessible Services

Sound Transit

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Smith, Donna via
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2020 9:00 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OandM] MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

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So not only did I watch this, but I shared it with my colleagues here at Sound Transit. If we were looking for a short film to show how people who are deaf-blind competently travel using public transit, then this was a fail. Not only does it show the lead character not using good travel skills, but he demonstrates a trust and dependence on strangers at night in NYC that is probably not the norm. It shows buses passing him up and when one finally stops the operator is rude. Does this sort of thing happen in real life? Of course. If it was intended to be a short film demonstrating the lesson of humility and learning human compassion for people who need help, then it’s probably not a total fail, but still a little questionable. Maybe it was supposed to disturb us?

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I’d like to hear HKNC’s perspective and why they supported it. Perhaps it was to give the actor the opportunity to perform in a film. Art doesn’t always show the positive side of human nature or the most competent people.

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Also, there seems to be an ongoing presentation of additional videos about people who are deaf-blind as part of this project which I didn’t check out. Maybe those are better or show different things?

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Donna

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Donna Smith, ADAC

Manager Accessible Services

Sound Transit

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Sheila Styron via
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2020 7:15 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OandM] MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

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CAUTION:?This email originated from a contact outside Sound Transit. Remember, do not click any links or open any attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Report any suspicious email by clicking the “fish” button in Outlook. Thank you! ST Information Security

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Your description makes me cringe. However, not all people are nice and/or competent. I know many don’t like the blind character in “In the Dark” because she is not a goody two shoes sweet angelic blind girl, which is what we are used to seeing in movies and plays. Just saying, as I haven’t seen this film.

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Sheila Styron, ACTCP

Blindness Low Vision Specialist II

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The Whole Person

3710 Main Street, Kansas City, MO? 64111

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dona Sauerburger
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 8:31 PM
To: [email protected]; oandm@...; aernet@...
Subject: [OandM] MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

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Hi everyone!? I just finished watching the movie and the live discussion afterwards with the actors and director/writer, and I am curious if anyone felt as uneasy about it as I did?? It turns out that a badly-worded street-crossing card was the least of the problems.? The Deafblind person came across as helpless and . . . well, na?ve or incompetent, and I worry what kind of impression it makes about Deafblind people.? What was your impression?

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For those who didn’t see the movie, when we first see the Deafblind person, he’s holding up a sign to get help to cross a street, but that’s not what he wants – when a stranger taps him, he writes a note saying that he actually wants to find a certain bus.? While the stranger guides him to the bus shelter, he uses his cane and almost falls when it contacts a barrier, and the stranger apologizes, thinking it was his fault.

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When they get to the shelter, the DB person wants the stranger to stay and tell the bus driver to let him know when the bus reaches his stop.? The stranger reluctantly agrees (which means he’ll be too late to find a place to spend the night) and while they’re waiting, the DB person asks if there is somewhere nearby where he can buy a soda.? The stranger asks if he can wait and he says no, he’s really thirsty.

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So the stranger guides him to a market and when they bring the soda to the cashier, the DB person hands his wallet to the stranger to pay for it.? The stranger pays for it and helps himself to some of the money. Later, he regrets it, so after he gives instructions to the bus driver and the bus leaves, he gives the money to a homeless person.

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What the ??????????????


-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138

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From: Dona Sauerburger

Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 6:48 PM

Subject: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- incorrect street-crossing card!

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Hi everyone!? I have my popcorn ready to watch the movie described below, but I’ve been told that for some reason, the card the deaf-blind person is using to cross the street was switched with the , based on research.

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Enjoy!


-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138

________________________________________

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From: Dona Sauerburger

Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:50 PM

Subject: [OandM] MOVIE tomorrow for Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

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Hi guys!? I hope you’ll join me in watching a movie I’ve heard about and am eager to see, to celebrate Deaf-Blind Awareness week.? It’s tomorrow night, June 25, at 7:00 Eastern – info is below.

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Thanks!? -- Dona

From: Carrie Benson

Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:38 PM

To: Cynthia Ingraham

Subject: Happy Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

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Greetings All,

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I wanted to take a moment to connect with everyone during Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.? In light of all the disconnection, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders we have all endured over the past three months, it is fitting that the HKNC Deaf-Blind Awareness Week theme is centered around connections and thriving in the workplace. Despite all that we have been forced to accept, we are all still thriving.? We are making our communities safer, many of us live in states where we helped to "flattened the curve and slow the spread" and our consumers are still thriving because of the services we are providing.?

?

For those of you who are still staying in or close to home, please join us tomorrow evening for an online presentation of the movie Feeling Through. This short film about the chance encounter of a deafblind man and a young man has been a big hit all over the country.? Please share the link with your friends and families and encourage them to join the watch party as well.

?

?

?

June 25th at 7pm ET
Virtual Premiere of Feeling Through Experience

In honor of Deaf-Blind Awareness Week join us for an accessible livestream of The Feeling Through Experience on June 25th at 7pm ET. Register now for your FREE ticket at

June 21-27, 2020 -- Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

June 27 -- Helen Keller's Birthday!

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults and Helen Keller Services for the Blind are divisions of Helen Keller Services, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

|

180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Cynthia L. Ingraham, EdD
East Central Representative (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Helen Keller National Center

for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

<image002.png>

14440 Cherry Lane Court; Suite 214
Laurel, Maryland 20707

240-786-6534 (voice)

516-319-6390 (cell)

240-786-6874 (fax/tty)

240-667-7295 (VP – local)

cynthia.ingraham@...

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While HKNC’s New York facilities are closed during this COVID-19 time, we continue to provide remote assessment and training services, peer learning groups, professional learning opportunities, information, and referrals. Please contact us – we continue to be available by email, phone/VP, and other electronic means.

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PLEASE HELP US TO UPDATE OUR NATIONAL REGISTRY, VISIT , AND COMPLETE A REGISTRY FORM FOR A PERSON YOU KNOW WHO IS DEAF-BLIND OR SHARE ONE WITH A FRIEND. WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND. THANK YOU.

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Re: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken, COMS
 

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Having read these opinions- I think it is important to recognize our implicit bias. Focus on the success- truth and openness of sharing the vulnerabilities of being dual sensory impaired. There may be those with the same disability who are more capable and less trusting. But this is not a film about them.?
Grace

Dr. Grace Ambrose-Zaken, COMS
Combined Master’s Degrees in RT/O&M and TVI/O&M
212-772-4741


On Jun 26, 2020, at 2:24 PM, Smith, Donna via groups.io <donna.smith@...> wrote:

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Hi all. There has been a bit of a discussion going on via work e-mail about this movie as well, and I just wanted to share the following message from one of my colleagues which provides a different perspective. I’m not saying that there are no flaws in this perspective, but that it’s another way to look at the film.

?

Good Morning Donna!? I watched the movie and as a transit leader I agree that there were some parts that I didn’t think did the community or transit justice.? As a sighted person, what it did well is to encourage people to stop and think for just a moment what it would be like to try to live a normal life without the senses we tend to take for granted.? When the stranger takes a minute to close his eyes and cover his ears, it helped humanize the challenges of the DB person.? I also liked that Artie was shown as someone who was courageous (out on his own), normal (out on a date) and positive (smiling and unflappable, laughing at finding the bottle of water).? I also think the pace of the movie, which was slow….helped show the patience it takes for Artie to go about his normal life.?

?

At the end of the day, it was a first attempt at making a movie that represents the Deafblind community and they chose an actor from that community.? It wasn’t perfect but it is a start and might encourage others to take a shot at similar projects or maybe to get involved.?

?

I’m glad you recommended it and that I watched it.? Like most movies, it’s easy enough to “filter” out the stuff that doesn’t ring true and try to get something good out of it.?

?

Donna Smith, ADAC

Manager Accessible Services

Sound Transit

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Smith, Donna via groups.io
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2020 9:00 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OandM] MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

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CAUTION:?This email originated from a contact outside Sound Transit. Remember, do not click any links or open any attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Report any suspicious email by clicking the “fish” button in Outlook. Thank you! ST Information Security

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So not only did I watch this, but I shared it with my colleagues here at Sound Transit. If we were looking for a short film to show how people who are deaf-blind competently travel using public transit, then this was a fail. Not only does it show the lead character not using good travel skills, but he demonstrates a trust and dependence on strangers at night in NYC that is probably not the norm. It shows buses passing him up and when one finally stops the operator is rude. Does this sort of thing happen in real life? Of course. If it was intended to be a short film demonstrating the lesson of humility and learning human compassion for people who need help, then it’s probably not a total fail, but still a little questionable. Maybe it was supposed to disturb us?

?

I’d like to hear HKNC’s perspective and why they supported it. Perhaps it was to give the actor the opportunity to perform in a film. Art doesn’t always show the positive side of human nature or the most competent people.

?

Also, there seems to be an ongoing presentation of additional videos about people who are deaf-blind as part of this project which I didn’t check out. Maybe those are better or show different things?

?

Donna

?

Donna Smith, ADAC

Manager Accessible Services

Sound Transit

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Sheila Styron via groups.io
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2020 7:15 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OandM] MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

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CAUTION:?This email originated from a contact outside Sound Transit. Remember, do not click any links or open any attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Report any suspicious email by clicking the “fish” button in Outlook. Thank you! ST Information Security

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Your description makes me cringe. However, not all people are nice and/or competent. I know many don’t like the blind character in “In the Dark” because she is not a goody two shoes sweet angelic blind girl, which is what we are used to seeing in movies and plays. Just saying, as I haven’t seen this film.

?

Sheila Styron, ACTCP

Blindness Low Vision Specialist II

<image001.png>
The Whole Person

3710 Main Street, Kansas City, MO? 64111

direct 816-627-2217? |? main 816-561-0304? |? mobile 816-896-6552? |? fax 816-931-0534

mailto: sstyron@...? |?

Follow us on Facebook:

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dona Sauerburger
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 8:31 PM
To: [email protected]; oandm@...; aernet@...
Subject: [OandM] MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

?

Hi everyone!? I just finished watching the movie and the live discussion afterwards with the actors and director/writer, and I am curious if anyone felt as uneasy about it as I did?? It turns out that a badly-worded street-crossing card was the least of the problems.? The Deafblind person came across as helpless and . . . well, na?ve or incompetent, and I worry what kind of impression it makes about Deafblind people.? What was your impression?

?

For those who didn’t see the movie, when we first see the Deafblind person, he’s holding up a sign to get help to cross a street, but that’s not what he wants – when a stranger taps him, he writes a note saying that he actually wants to find a certain bus.? While the stranger guides him to the bus shelter, he uses his cane and almost falls when it contacts a barrier, and the stranger apologizes, thinking it was his fault.

?

When they get to the shelter, the DB person wants the stranger to stay and tell the bus driver to let him know when the bus reaches his stop.? The stranger reluctantly agrees (which means he’ll be too late to find a place to spend the night) and while they’re waiting, the DB person asks if there is somewhere nearby where he can buy a soda.? The stranger asks if he can wait and he says no, he’s really thirsty.

?

So the stranger guides him to a market and when they bring the soda to the cashier, the DB person hands his wallet to the stranger to pay for it.? The stranger pays for it and helps himself to some of the money. Later, he regrets it, so after he gives instructions to the bus driver and the bus leaves, he gives the money to a homeless person.

?

What the ??????????????


-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138

________________________________________

?

From: Dona Sauerburger

Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 6:48 PM

Subject: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- incorrect street-crossing card!

?

Hi everyone!? I have my popcorn ready to watch the movie described below, but I’ve been told that for some reason, the card the deaf-blind person is using to cross the street was switched with the , based on research.

?

Enjoy!


-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138

________________________________________

?

From: Dona Sauerburger

Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:50 PM

Subject: [OandM] MOVIE tomorrow for Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

?

Hi guys!? I hope you’ll join me in watching a movie I’ve heard about and am eager to see, to celebrate Deaf-Blind Awareness week.? It’s tomorrow night, June 25, at 7:00 Eastern – info is below.

?

Thanks!? -- Dona

From: Carrie Benson

Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:38 PM

To: Cynthia Ingraham

Subject: Happy Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

?

Greetings All,

?

I wanted to take a moment to connect with everyone during Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.? In light of all the disconnection, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders we have all endured over the past three months, it is fitting that the HKNC Deaf-Blind Awareness Week theme is centered around connections and thriving in the workplace. Despite all that we have been forced to accept, we are all still thriving.? We are making our communities safer, many of us live in states where we helped to "flattened the curve and slow the spread" and our consumers are still thriving because of the services we are providing.?

?

For those of you who are still staying in or close to home, please join us tomorrow evening for an online presentation of the movie Feeling Through. This short film about the chance encounter of a deafblind man and a young man has been a big hit all over the country.? Please share the link with your friends and families and encourage them to join the watch party as well.

?

?

?

June 25th at 7pm ET
Virtual Premiere of Feeling Through Experience

In honor of Deaf-Blind Awareness Week join us for an accessible livestream of The Feeling Through Experience on June 25th at 7pm ET. Register now for your FREE ticket at

June 21-27, 2020 -- Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

June 27 -- Helen Keller's Birthday!

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults and Helen Keller Services for the Blind are divisions of Helen Keller Services, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

|

180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Cynthia L. Ingraham, EdD
East Central Representative (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Helen Keller National Center

for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

<image002.png>

14440 Cherry Lane Court; Suite 214
Laurel, Maryland 20707

240-786-6534 (voice)

516-319-6390 (cell)

240-786-6874 (fax/tty)

240-667-7295 (VP – local)

cynthia.ingraham@...

?

While HKNC’s New York facilities are closed during this COVID-19 time, we continue to provide remote assessment and training services, peer learning groups, professional learning opportunities, information, and referrals. Please contact us – we continue to be available by email, phone/VP, and other electronic means.

?

?

PLEASE HELP US TO UPDATE OUR NATIONAL REGISTRY, VISIT , AND COMPLETE A REGISTRY FORM FOR A PERSON YOU KNOW WHO IS DEAF-BLIND OR SHARE ONE WITH A FRIEND. WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND. THANK YOU.

?

?

ATTENTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Do not open attachments or click on links unless you have confirmed the identity of the sender.


Re: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

 

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Hi all. There has been a bit of a discussion going on via work e-mail about this movie as well, and I just wanted to share the following message from one of my colleagues which provides a different perspective. I’m not saying that there are no flaws in this perspective, but that it’s another way to look at the film.

?

Good Morning Donna!? I watched the movie and as a transit leader I agree that there were some parts that I didn’t think did the community or transit justice.? As a sighted person, what it did well is to encourage people to stop and think for just a moment what it would be like to try to live a normal life without the senses we tend to take for granted.? When the stranger takes a minute to close his eyes and cover his ears, it helped humanize the challenges of the DB person.? I also liked that Artie was shown as someone who was courageous (out on his own), normal (out on a date) and positive (smiling and unflappable, laughing at finding the bottle of water).? I also think the pace of the movie, which was slow….helped show the patience it takes for Artie to go about his normal life.?

?

At the end of the day, it was a first attempt at making a movie that represents the Deafblind community and they chose an actor from that community.? It wasn’t perfect but it is a start and might encourage others to take a shot at similar projects or maybe to get involved.?

?

I’m glad you recommended it and that I watched it.? Like most movies, it’s easy enough to “filter” out the stuff that doesn’t ring true and try to get something good out of it.?

?

Donna Smith, ADAC

Manager Accessible Services

Sound Transit

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Smith, Donna via groups.io
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2020 9:00 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OandM] MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

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CAUTION:?This email originated from a contact outside Sound Transit. Remember, do not click any links or open any attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Report any suspicious email by clicking the “fish” button in Outlook. Thank you! ST Information Security

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So not only did I watch this, but I shared it with my colleagues here at Sound Transit. If we were looking for a short film to show how people who are deaf-blind competently travel using public transit, then this was a fail. Not only does it show the lead character not using good travel skills, but he demonstrates a trust and dependence on strangers at night in NYC that is probably not the norm. It shows buses passing him up and when one finally stops the operator is rude. Does this sort of thing happen in real life? Of course. If it was intended to be a short film demonstrating the lesson of humility and learning human compassion for people who need help, then it’s probably not a total fail, but still a little questionable. Maybe it was supposed to disturb us?

?

I’d like to hear HKNC’s perspective and why they supported it. Perhaps it was to give the actor the opportunity to perform in a film. Art doesn’t always show the positive side of human nature or the most competent people.

?

Also, there seems to be an ongoing presentation of additional videos about people who are deaf-blind as part of this project which I didn’t check out. Maybe those are better or show different things?

?

Donna

?

Donna Smith, ADAC

Manager Accessible Services

Sound Transit

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Sheila Styron via groups.io
Sent: Friday, June 26, 2020 7:15 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OandM] MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

?

CAUTION:?This email originated from a contact outside Sound Transit. Remember, do not click any links or open any attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe. Report any suspicious email by clicking the “fish” button in Outlook. Thank you! ST Information Security

?

Your description makes me cringe. However, not all people are nice and/or competent. I know many don’t like the blind character in “In the Dark” because she is not a goody two shoes sweet angelic blind girl, which is what we are used to seeing in movies and plays. Just saying, as I haven’t seen this film.

?

Sheila Styron, ACTCP

Blindness Low Vision Specialist II

The Whole Person

3710 Main Street, Kansas City, MO? 64111

direct 816-627-2217? |? main 816-561-0304? |? mobile 816-896-6552? |? fax 816-931-0534

mailto: sstyron@...? |?

Follow us on Facebook:

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dona Sauerburger
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 8:31 PM
To: [email protected]; oandm@...; aernet@...
Subject: [OandM] MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

?

Hi everyone!? I just finished watching the movie and the live discussion afterwards with the actors and director/writer, and I am curious if anyone felt as uneasy about it as I did?? It turns out that a badly-worded street-crossing card was the least of the problems.? The Deafblind person came across as helpless and . . . well, na?ve or incompetent, and I worry what kind of impression it makes about Deafblind people.? What was your impression?

?

For those who didn’t see the movie, when we first see the Deafblind person, he’s holding up a sign to get help to cross a street, but that’s not what he wants – when a stranger taps him, he writes a note saying that he actually wants to find a certain bus.? While the stranger guides him to the bus shelter, he uses his cane and almost falls when it contacts a barrier, and the stranger apologizes, thinking it was his fault.

?

When they get to the shelter, the DB person wants the stranger to stay and tell the bus driver to let him know when the bus reaches his stop.? The stranger reluctantly agrees (which means he’ll be too late to find a place to spend the night) and while they’re waiting, the DB person asks if there is somewhere nearby where he can buy a soda.? The stranger asks if he can wait and he says no, he’s really thirsty.

?

So the stranger guides him to a market and when they bring the soda to the cashier, the DB person hands his wallet to the stranger to pay for it.? The stranger pays for it and helps himself to some of the money. Later, he regrets it, so after he gives instructions to the bus driver and the bus leaves, he gives the money to a homeless person.

?

What the ??????????????


-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138

________________________________________

?

From: Dona Sauerburger

Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 6:48 PM

Subject: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- incorrect street-crossing card!

?

Hi everyone!? I have my popcorn ready to watch the movie described below, but I’ve been told that for some reason, the card the deaf-blind person is using to cross the street was switched with the , based on research.

?

Enjoy!


-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138

________________________________________

?

From: Dona Sauerburger

Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:50 PM

Subject: [OandM] MOVIE tomorrow for Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

?

Hi guys!? I hope you’ll join me in watching a movie I’ve heard about and am eager to see, to celebrate Deaf-Blind Awareness week.? It’s tomorrow night, June 25, at 7:00 Eastern – info is below.

?

Thanks!? -- Dona

From: Carrie Benson

Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:38 PM

To: Cynthia Ingraham

Subject: Happy Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

?

Greetings All,

?

I wanted to take a moment to connect with everyone during Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.? In light of all the disconnection, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders we have all endured over the past three months, it is fitting that the HKNC Deaf-Blind Awareness Week theme is centered around connections and thriving in the workplace. Despite all that we have been forced to accept, we are all still thriving.? We are making our communities safer, many of us live in states where we helped to "flattened the curve and slow the spread" and our consumers are still thriving because of the services we are providing.?

?

For those of you who are still staying in or close to home, please join us tomorrow evening for an online presentation of the movie Feeling Through. This short film about the chance encounter of a deafblind man and a young man has been a big hit all over the country.? Please share the link with your friends and families and encourage them to join the watch party as well.

?

?

?

June 25th at 7pm ET
Virtual Premiere of Feeling Through Experience

In honor of Deaf-Blind Awareness Week join us for an accessible livestream of The Feeling Through Experience on June 25th at 7pm ET. Register now for your FREE ticket at

June 21-27, 2020 -- Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

June 27 -- Helen Keller's Birthday!

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults and Helen Keller Services for the Blind are divisions of Helen Keller Services, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

|

180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Cynthia L. Ingraham, EdD
East Central Representative (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Helen Keller National Center

for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

14440 Cherry Lane Court; Suite 214
Laurel, Maryland 20707

240-786-6534 (voice)

516-319-6390 (cell)

240-786-6874 (fax/tty)

240-667-7295 (VP – local)

cynthia.ingraham@...

?

While HKNC’s New York facilities are closed during this COVID-19 time, we continue to provide remote assessment and training services, peer learning groups, professional learning opportunities, information, and referrals. Please contact us – we continue to be available by email, phone/VP, and other electronic means.

?

?

PLEASE HELP US TO UPDATE OUR NATIONAL REGISTRY, VISIT , AND COMPLETE A REGISTRY FORM FOR A PERSON YOU KNOW WHO IS DEAF-BLIND OR SHARE ONE WITH A FRIEND. WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND. THANK YOU.

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Re: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

 

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So not only did I watch this, but I shared it with my colleagues here at Sound Transit. If we were looking for a short film to show how people who are deaf-blind competently travel using public transit, then this was a fail. Not only does it show the lead character not using good travel skills, but he demonstrates a trust and dependence on strangers at night in NYC that is probably not the norm. It shows buses passing him up and when one finally stops the operator is rude. Does this sort of thing happen in real life? Of course. If it was intended to be a short film demonstrating the lesson of humility and learning human compassion for people who need help, then it’s probably not a total fail, but still a little questionable. Maybe it was supposed to disturb us?

?

I’d like to hear HKNC’s perspective and why they supported it. Perhaps it was to give the actor the opportunity to perform in a film. Art doesn’t always show the positive side of human nature or the most competent people.

?

Also, there seems to be an ongoing presentation of additional videos about people who are deaf-blind as part of this project which I didn’t check out. Maybe those are better or show different things?

?

Donna

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Donna Smith, ADAC

Manager Accessible Services

Sound Transit

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Your description makes me cringe. However, not all people are nice and/or competent. I know many don’t like the blind character in “In the Dark” because she is not a goody two shoes sweet angelic blind girl, which is what we are used to seeing in movies and plays. Just saying, as I haven’t seen this film.

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Sheila Styron, ACTCP

Blindness Low Vision Specialist II

The Whole Person

3710 Main Street, Kansas City, MO? 64111

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dona Sauerburger
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 8:31 PM
To: [email protected]; oandm@...; aernet@...
Subject: [OandM] MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

?

Hi everyone!? I just finished watching the movie and the live discussion afterwards with the actors and director/writer, and I am curious if anyone felt as uneasy about it as I did?? It turns out that a badly-worded street-crossing card was the least of the problems.? The Deafblind person came across as helpless and . . . well, na?ve or incompetent, and I worry what kind of impression it makes about Deafblind people.? What was your impression?

?

For those who didn’t see the movie, when we first see the Deafblind person, he’s holding up a sign to get help to cross a street, but that’s not what he wants – when a stranger taps him, he writes a note saying that he actually wants to find a certain bus.? While the stranger guides him to the bus shelter, he uses his cane and almost falls when it contacts a barrier, and the stranger apologizes, thinking it was his fault.

?

When they get to the shelter, the DB person wants the stranger to stay and tell the bus driver to let him know when the bus reaches his stop.? The stranger reluctantly agrees (which means he’ll be too late to find a place to spend the night) and while they’re waiting, the DB person asks if there is somewhere nearby where he can buy a soda.? The stranger asks if he can wait and he says no, he’s really thirsty.

?

So the stranger guides him to a market and when they bring the soda to the cashier, the DB person hands his wallet to the stranger to pay for it.? The stranger pays for it and helps himself to some of the money. Later, he regrets it, so after he gives instructions to the bus driver and the bus leaves, he gives the money to a homeless person.

?

What the ??????????????


-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138

________________________________________

?

From: Dona Sauerburger

Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 6:48 PM

Subject: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- incorrect street-crossing card!

?

Hi everyone!? I have my popcorn ready to watch the movie described below, but I’ve been told that for some reason, the card the deaf-blind person is using to cross the street was switched with the , based on research.

?

Enjoy!


-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138

________________________________________

?

From: Dona Sauerburger

Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:50 PM

Subject: [OandM] MOVIE tomorrow for Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

?

Hi guys!? I hope you’ll join me in watching a movie I’ve heard about and am eager to see, to celebrate Deaf-Blind Awareness week.? It’s tomorrow night, June 25, at 7:00 Eastern – info is below.

?

Thanks!? -- Dona

From: Carrie Benson

Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:38 PM

To: Cynthia Ingraham

Subject: Happy Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

?

Greetings All,

?

I wanted to take a moment to connect with everyone during Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.? In light of all the disconnection, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders we have all endured over the past three months, it is fitting that the HKNC Deaf-Blind Awareness Week theme is centered around connections and thriving in the workplace. Despite all that we have been forced to accept, we are all still thriving.? We are making our communities safer, many of us live in states where we helped to "flattened the curve and slow the spread" and our consumers are still thriving because of the services we are providing.?

?

For those of you who are still staying in or close to home, please join us tomorrow evening for an online presentation of the movie Feeling Through. This short film about the chance encounter of a deafblind man and a young man has been a big hit all over the country.? Please share the link with your friends and families and encourage them to join the watch party as well.

?

?

?

June 25th at 7pm ET
Virtual Premiere of Feeling Through Experience

In honor of Deaf-Blind Awareness Week join us for an accessible livestream of The Feeling Through Experience on June 25th at 7pm ET. Register now for your FREE ticket at

June 21-27, 2020 -- Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

June 27 -- Helen Keller's Birthday!

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults and Helen Keller Services for the Blind are divisions of Helen Keller Services, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

|

180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Cynthia L. Ingraham, EdD
East Central Representative (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Helen Keller National Center

for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

14440 Cherry Lane Court; Suite 214
Laurel, Maryland 20707

240-786-6534 (voice)

516-319-6390 (cell)

240-786-6874 (fax/tty)

240-667-7295 (VP – local)

cynthia.ingraham@...

?

While HKNC’s New York facilities are closed during this COVID-19 time, we continue to provide remote assessment and training services, peer learning groups, professional learning opportunities, information, and referrals. Please contact us – we continue to be available by email, phone/VP, and other electronic means.

?

?

PLEASE HELP US TO UPDATE OUR NATIONAL REGISTRY, VISIT , AND COMPLETE A REGISTRY FORM FOR A PERSON YOU KNOW WHO IS DEAF-BLIND OR SHARE ONE WITH A FRIEND. WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND. THANK YOU.

?

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Re: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

 

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I was confused at first.? I was not sure if it was meaning to be serious or if it was a spoof – similar to the 1970’s version of “What Do You Do When You See a Blind Person?”? But the atmosphere made it clear that it was not meant as a spoof.

It made me uncomfortable that HKNC was endorsing this as an example of ?good interactions with someone who is DB.? It made me wonder who the audience is supposed to be?? Who are they trying to educate and connect?? Is it to create a community amongst the DB or is it for outreach to those outside of the community?

?

But then I did some research about the project, ?and it came to me that the actual actions of the characters were not as much the focus of the project as the fact that it is meant to begin the dialog.? I have decided that the short film by itself is not the real “product.”? The goal/product is the? conversation that is being initiated. I think the “darkness” of the film was? perhaps purposefully used to send a more serious vibe.? It felt intentional to me.

?

So yes, the film did not demonstrate what I have been taught and what I teach others, but it has created a series of discussions.? Afterall, we are talking about it, aren’t we?

Kim

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Kimberly Stumph, M.S., M. Ed., COMS, CLVT, CVRT

State of Maine

Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired

207 446-7779

Kimberly.a.stumph@...

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Dona Sauerburger via groups.io
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 9:31 PM
To: [email protected]; oandm@...; aernet@...
Subject: [OandM] MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

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Hi everyone!? I just finished watching the movie and the live discussion afterwards with the actors and director/writer, and I am curious if anyone felt as uneasy about it as I did?? It turns out that a badly-worded street-crossing card was the least of the problems.? The Deafblind person came across as helpless and . . . well, na?ve or incompetent, and I worry what kind of impression it makes about Deafblind people.? What was your impression?

?

For those who didn’t see the movie, when we first see the Deafblind person, he’s holding up a sign to get help to cross a street, but that’s not what he wants – when a stranger taps him, he writes a note saying that he actually wants to find a certain bus.? While the stranger guides him to the bus shelter, he uses his cane and almost falls when it contacts a barrier, and the stranger apologizes, thinking it was his fault.

?

When they get to the shelter, the DB person wants the stranger to stay and tell the bus driver to let him know when the bus reaches his stop.? The stranger reluctantly agrees (which means he’ll be too late to find a place to spend the night) and while they’re waiting, the DB person asks if there is somewhere nearby where he can buy a soda.? The stranger asks if he can wait and he says no, he’s really thirsty.

?

So the stranger guides him to a market and when they bring the soda to the cashier, the DB person hands his wallet to the stranger to pay for it.? The stranger pays for it and helps himself to some of the money. Later, he regrets it, so after he gives instructions to the bus driver and the bus leaves, he gives the money to a homeless person.

?

What the ??????????????


-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138
www.sauerburger.org
________________________________________

?

From: Dona Sauerburger

Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 6:48 PM

To: [email protected] ; oandm@... ; aernet@...

Subject: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- incorrect street-crossing card!

?

Hi everyone!? I have my popcorn ready to watch the movie described below, but I’ve been told that for some reason, the card the deaf-blind person is using to cross the street was switched with the , based on research.

?

Enjoy!


-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138
www.sauerburger.org
________________________________________

?

From: Dona Sauerburger

Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:50 PM

To: [email protected] ; oandm@... ; aernet@...

Subject: [OandM] MOVIE tomorrow for Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

?

Hi guys!? I hope you’ll join me in watching a movie I’ve heard about and am eager to see, to celebrate Deaf-Blind Awareness week.? It’s tomorrow night, June 25, at 7:00 Eastern – info is below.

?

Thanks!? -- Dona

From: Carrie Benson

Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:38 PM

To: Cynthia Ingraham

Subject: Happy Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

?

Greetings All,

?

I wanted to take a moment to connect with everyone during Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.? In light of all the disconnection, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders we have all endured over the past three months, it is fitting that the HKNC Deaf-Blind Awareness Week theme is centered around connections and thriving in the workplace. Despite all that we have been forced to accept, we are all still thriving.? We are making our communities safer, many of us live in states where we helped to "flattened the curve and slow the spread" and our consumers are still thriving because of the services we are providing.?

?

For those of you who are still staying in or close to home, please join us tomorrow evening for an online presentation of the movie Feeling Through. This short film about the chance encounter of a deafblind man and a young man has been a big hit all over the country.? Please share the link with your friends and families and encourage them to join the watch party as well.

?

?

?

June 25th at 7pm ET
Virtual Premiere of Feeling Through Experience

In honor of Deaf-Blind Awareness Week join us for an accessible livestream of The Feeling Through Experience on June 25th at 7pm ET. Register now for your FREE ticket at

June 21-27, 2020 -- Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

June 27 -- Helen Keller's Birthday!

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults and Helen Keller Services for the Blind are divisions of Helen Keller Services, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

|

180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Cynthia L. Ingraham, EdD
East Central Representative (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Helen Keller National Center

for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

14440 Cherry Lane Court; Suite 214
Laurel, Maryland 20707

240-786-6534 (voice)

516-319-6390 (cell)

240-786-6874 (fax/tty)

240-667-7295 (VP – local)

cynthia.ingraham@...

?

While HKNC’s New York facilities are closed during this COVID-19 time, we continue to provide remote assessment and training services, peer learning groups, professional learning opportunities, information, and referrals. Please contact us – we continue to be available by email, phone/VP, and other electronic means.

?

?

PLEASE HELP US TO UPDATE OUR NATIONAL REGISTRY, VISIT , AND COMPLETE A REGISTRY FORM FOR A PERSON YOU KNOW WHO IS DEAF-BLIND OR SHARE ONE WITH A FRIEND. WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND. THANK YOU.

?

?


--
Kimberly Stumph, M.S., M.Ed., COMS, CLVT, CVRT
State of Maine
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
207 446-7779
Kimberly.a.stumph@...


Re: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

 

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Your description makes me cringe. However, not all people are nice and/or competent. I know many don’t like the blind character in “In the Dark” because she is not a goody two shoes sweet angelic blind girl, which is what we are used to seeing in movies and plays. Just saying, as I haven’t seen this film.

?

Sheila Styron, ACTCP

Blindness Low Vision Specialist II

The Whole Person

3710 Main Street, Kansas City, MO? 64111

direct 816-627-2217? |? main 816-561-0304? |? mobile 816-896-6552? |? fax 816-931-0534

mailto: sstyron@...? |?

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From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Dona Sauerburger
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 8:31 PM
To: [email protected]; oandm@...; aernet@...
Subject: [OandM] MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

?

Hi everyone!? I just finished watching the movie and the live discussion afterwards with the actors and director/writer, and I am curious if anyone felt as uneasy about it as I did?? It turns out that a badly-worded street-crossing card was the least of the problems.? The Deafblind person came across as helpless and . . . well, na?ve or incompetent, and I worry what kind of impression it makes about Deafblind people.? What was your impression?

?

For those who didn’t see the movie, when we first see the Deafblind person, he’s holding up a sign to get help to cross a street, but that’s not what he wants – when a stranger taps him, he writes a note saying that he actually wants to find a certain bus.? While the stranger guides him to the bus shelter, he uses his cane and almost falls when it contacts a barrier, and the stranger apologizes, thinking it was his fault.

?

When they get to the shelter, the DB person wants the stranger to stay and tell the bus driver to let him know when the bus reaches his stop.? The stranger reluctantly agrees (which means he’ll be too late to find a place to spend the night) and while they’re waiting, the DB person asks if there is somewhere nearby where he can buy a soda.? The stranger asks if he can wait and he says no, he’s really thirsty.

?

So the stranger guides him to a market and when they bring the soda to the cashier, the DB person hands his wallet to the stranger to pay for it.? The stranger pays for it and helps himself to some of the money. Later, he regrets it, so after he gives instructions to the bus driver and the bus leaves, he gives the money to a homeless person.

?

What the ??????????????


-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138

________________________________________

?

From: Dona Sauerburger

Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 6:48 PM

Subject: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- incorrect street-crossing card!

?

Hi everyone!? I have my popcorn ready to watch the movie described below, but I’ve been told that for some reason, the card the deaf-blind person is using to cross the street was switched with the , based on research.

?

Enjoy!


-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138

________________________________________

?

From: Dona Sauerburger

Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:50 PM

Subject: [OandM] MOVIE tomorrow for Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

?

Hi guys!? I hope you’ll join me in watching a movie I’ve heard about and am eager to see, to celebrate Deaf-Blind Awareness week.? It’s tomorrow night, June 25, at 7:00 Eastern – info is below.

?

Thanks!? -- Dona

From: Carrie Benson

Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:38 PM

To: Cynthia Ingraham

Subject: Happy Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

?

Greetings All,

?

I wanted to take a moment to connect with everyone during Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.? In light of all the disconnection, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders we have all endured over the past three months, it is fitting that the HKNC Deaf-Blind Awareness Week theme is centered around connections and thriving in the workplace. Despite all that we have been forced to accept, we are all still thriving.? We are making our communities safer, many of us live in states where we helped to "flattened the curve and slow the spread" and our consumers are still thriving because of the services we are providing.?

?

For those of you who are still staying in or close to home, please join us tomorrow evening for an online presentation of the movie Feeling Through. This short film about the chance encounter of a deafblind man and a young man has been a big hit all over the country.? Please share the link with your friends and families and encourage them to join the watch party as well.

?

?

?

June 25th at 7pm ET
Virtual Premiere of Feeling Through Experience

In honor of Deaf-Blind Awareness Week join us for an accessible livestream of The Feeling Through Experience on June 25th at 7pm ET. Register now for your FREE ticket at

June 21-27, 2020 -- Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

June 27 -- Helen Keller's Birthday!

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults and Helen Keller Services for the Blind are divisions of Helen Keller Services, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

|

180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Cynthia L. Ingraham, EdD
East Central Representative (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Helen Keller National Center

for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

14440 Cherry Lane Court; Suite 214
Laurel, Maryland 20707

240-786-6534 (voice)

516-319-6390 (cell)

240-786-6874 (fax/tty)

240-667-7295 (VP – local)

cynthia.ingraham@...

?

While HKNC’s New York facilities are closed during this COVID-19 time, we continue to provide remote assessment and training services, peer learning groups, professional learning opportunities, information, and referrals. Please contact us – we continue to be available by email, phone/VP, and other electronic means.

?

?

PLEASE HELP US TO UPDATE OUR NATIONAL REGISTRY, VISIT , AND COMPLETE A REGISTRY FORM FOR A PERSON YOU KNOW WHO IS DEAF-BLIND OR SHARE ONE WITH A FRIEND. WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND. THANK YOU.

?

?

ATTENTION: This is an EXTERNAL email. Do not open attachments or click on links unless you have confirmed the identity of the sender.


Re: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

 

I wasn't able to watch it but now I wish I could.??

Catherine J Bacik MA, COMS, CLVT
Orientation and Mobility Specialist: Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired
1076 Jefferson Highway Staunton, VA. 24401
P: 540-332-7862



On Thu, Jun 25, 2020 at 9:31 PM Dona Sauerburger <dona@...> wrote:
Hi everyone!? I just finished watching the movie and the live discussion afterwards with the actors and director/writer, and I am curious if anyone felt as uneasy about it as I did?? It turns out that a badly-worded street-crossing card was the least of the problems.? The Deafblind person came across as helpless and . . . well, na?ve or incompetent, and I worry what kind of impression it makes about Deafblind people.? What was your impression?
?
For those who didn’t see the movie, when we first see the Deafblind person, he’s holding up a sign to get help to cross a street, but that’s not what he wants – when a stranger taps him, he writes a note saying that he actually wants to find a certain bus.? While the stranger guides him to the bus shelter, he uses his cane and almost falls when it contacts a barrier, and the stranger apologizes, thinking it was his fault.
?
When they get to the shelter, the DB person wants the stranger to stay and tell the bus driver to let him know when the bus reaches his stop.? The stranger reluctantly agrees (which means he’ll be too late to find a place to spend the night) and while they’re waiting, the DB person asks if there is somewhere nearby where he can buy a soda.? The stranger asks if he can wait and he says no, he’s really thirsty.
?
So the stranger guides him to a market and when they bring the soda to the cashier, the DB person hands his wallet to the stranger to pay for it.? The stranger pays for it and helps himself to some of the money. Later, he regrets it, so after he gives instructions to the bus driver and the bus leaves, he gives the money to a homeless person.
?
What the ??????????????

-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138

________________________________________
?
From: Dona Sauerburger
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 6:48 PM
To: [email protected] ; oandm@... ; aernet@...
Subject: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- incorrect street-crossing card!
?
Hi everyone!? I have my popcorn ready to watch the movie described below, but I’ve been told that for some reason, the card the deaf-blind person is using to cross the street was switched with the , based on research.
?
Enjoy!

-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138

________________________________________
?
From: Dona Sauerburger
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:50 PM
To: [email protected] ; oandm@... ; aernet@...
Subject: [OandM] MOVIE tomorrow for Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
?
Hi guys!? I hope you’ll join me in watching a movie I’ve heard about and am eager to see, to celebrate Deaf-Blind Awareness week.? It’s tomorrow night, June 25, at 7:00 Eastern – info is below.
?
Thanks!? -- Dona
From: Carrie Benson
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:38 PM
To: Cynthia Ingraham
Subject: Happy Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
?

Greetings All,

?

I wanted to take a moment to connect with everyone during Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.? In light of all the disconnection, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders we have all endured over the past three months, it is fitting that the HKNC Deaf-Blind Awareness Week theme is centered around connections and thriving in the workplace. Despite all that we have been forced to accept, we are all still thriving.? We are making our communities safer, many of us live in states where we helped to "flattened the curve and slow the spread" and our consumers are still thriving because of the services we are providing.?

?

For those of you who are still staying in or close to home, please join us tomorrow evening for an online presentation of the movie Feeling Through. This short film about the chance encounter of a deafblind man and a young man has been a big hit all over the country.? Please share the link with your friends and families and encourage them to join the watch party as well.

?

?

?

June 25th at 7pm ET
Virtual Premiere of Feeling Through Experience

In honor of Deaf-Blind Awareness Week join us for an accessible livestream of The Feeling Through Experience on June 25th at 7pm ET. Register now for your FREE ticket at

June 21-27, 2020 -- Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

June 27 -- Helen Keller's Birthday!

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults and Helen Keller Services for the Blind are divisions of Helen Keller Services, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

|

180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Cynthia L. Ingraham, EdD
East Central Representative (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Helen Keller National Center

for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

14440 Cherry Lane Court; Suite 214
Laurel, Maryland 20707

240-786-6534 (voice)

516-319-6390 (cell)

240-786-6874 (fax/tty)

240-667-7295 (VP – local)

cynthia.ingraham@...

?

While HKNC’s New York facilities are closed during this COVID-19 time, we continue to provide remote assessment and training services, peer learning groups, professional learning opportunities, information, and referrals. Please contact us – we continue to be available by email, phone/VP, and other electronic means.

?

?

PLEASE HELP US TO UPDATE OUR NATIONAL REGISTRY, VISIT , AND COMPLETE A REGISTRY FORM FOR A PERSON YOU KNOW WHO IS DEAF-BLIND OR SHARE ONE WITH A FRIEND. WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND. THANK YOU.

?

?


MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- I'm curious what you think . . .

 

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Hi everyone!? I just finished watching the movie and the live discussion afterwards with the actors and director/writer, and I am curious if anyone felt as uneasy about it as I did?? It turns out that a badly-worded street-crossing card was the least of the problems.? The Deafblind person came across as helpless and . . . well, na?ve or incompetent, and I worry what kind of impression it makes about Deafblind people.? What was your impression?
?
For those who didn’t see the movie, when we first see the Deafblind person, he’s holding up a sign to get help to cross a street, but that’s not what he wants – when a stranger taps him, he writes a note saying that he actually wants to find a certain bus.? While the stranger guides him to the bus shelter, he uses his cane and almost falls when it contacts a barrier, and the stranger apologizes, thinking it was his fault.
?
When they get to the shelter, the DB person wants the stranger to stay and tell the bus driver to let him know when the bus reaches his stop.? The stranger reluctantly agrees (which means he’ll be too late to find a place to spend the night) and while they’re waiting, the DB person asks if there is somewhere nearby where he can buy a soda.? The stranger asks if he can wait and he says no, he’s really thirsty.
?
So the stranger guides him to a market and when they bring the soda to the cashier, the DB person hands his wallet to the stranger to pay for it.? The stranger pays for it and helps himself to some of the money. Later, he regrets it, so after he gives instructions to the bus driver and the bus leaves, he gives the money to a homeless person.
?
What the ??????????????

-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138
www.sauerburger.org
________________________________________
?

From: Dona Sauerburger
Sent: Thursday, June 25, 2020 6:48 PM
To: [email protected] ; oandm@... ; aernet@...
Subject: MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- incorrect street-crossing card!
?
Hi everyone!? I have my popcorn ready to watch the movie described below, but I’ve been told that for some reason, the card the deaf-blind person is using to cross the street was switched with the , based on research.
?
Enjoy!

-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138
www.sauerburger.org
________________________________________
?
From: Dona Sauerburger
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:50 PM
To: [email protected] ; oandm@... ; aernet@...
Subject: [OandM] MOVIE tomorrow for Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
?
Hi guys!? I hope you’ll join me in watching a movie I’ve heard about and am eager to see, to celebrate Deaf-Blind Awareness week.? It’s tomorrow night, June 25, at 7:00 Eastern – info is below.
?
Thanks!? -- Dona
From: Carrie Benson
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:38 PM
To: Cynthia Ingraham
Subject: Happy Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
?

Greetings All,

?

I wanted to take a moment to connect with everyone during Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.? In light of all the disconnection, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders we have all endured over the past three months, it is fitting that the HKNC Deaf-Blind Awareness Week theme is centered around connections and thriving in the workplace. Despite all that we have been forced to accept, we are all still thriving.? We are making our communities safer, many of us live in states where we helped to "flattened the curve and slow the spread" and our consumers are still thriving because of the services we are providing.?

?

For those of you who are still staying in or close to home, please join us tomorrow evening for an online presentation of the movie Feeling Through. This short film about the chance encounter of a deafblind man and a young man has been a big hit all over the country.? Please share the link with your friends and families and encourage them to join the watch party as well.

?

?

?

June 25th at 7pm ET
Virtual Premiere of Feeling Through Experience

In honor of Deaf-Blind Awareness Week join us for an accessible livestream of The Feeling Through Experience on June 25th at 7pm ET. Register now for your FREE ticket at

June 21-27, 2020 -- Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

June 27 -- Helen Keller's Birthday!

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults and Helen Keller Services for the Blind are divisions of Helen Keller Services, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

|

180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Cynthia L. Ingraham, EdD
East Central Representative (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Helen Keller National Center

for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

14440 Cherry Lane Court; Suite 214
Laurel, Maryland 20707

240-786-6534 (voice)

516-319-6390 (cell)

240-786-6874 (fax/tty)

240-667-7295 (VP – local)

cynthia.ingraham@...

?

While HKNC’s New York facilities are closed during this COVID-19 time, we continue to provide remote assessment and training services, peer learning groups, professional learning opportunities, information, and referrals. Please contact us – we continue to be available by email, phone/VP, and other electronic means.

?

?

PLEASE HELP US TO UPDATE OUR NATIONAL REGISTRY, VISIT , AND COMPLETE A REGISTRY FORM FOR A PERSON YOU KNOW WHO IS DEAF-BLIND OR SHARE ONE WITH A FRIEND. WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND. THANK YOU.

?

?


MOVIE "Feeling Through" -- incorrect street-crossing card!

 

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Hi everyone!? I have my popcorn ready to watch the movie described below, but I’ve been told that for some reason, the card the deaf-blind person is using to cross the street was switched with the , based on research.
?
Enjoy!

-- Dona
________________________________________
Dona Sauerburger, COMS
Orientation and Mobility Specialist for the blind
Gambrills, Maryland
dona@... / 301-858-0138
www.sauerburger.org
________________________________________
?

From: Dona Sauerburger
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 1:50 PM
To: [email protected] ; oandm@... ; aernet@...
Subject: [OandM] MOVIE tomorrow for Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
?
Hi guys!? I hope you’ll join me in watching a movie I’ve heard about and am eager to see, to celebrate Deaf-Blind Awareness week.? It’s tomorrow night, June 25, at 7:00 Eastern – info is below.
?
Thanks!? -- Dona
From: Carrie Benson
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:38 PM
To: Cynthia Ingraham
Subject: Happy Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
?

Greetings All,

?

I wanted to take a moment to connect with everyone during Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.? In light of all the disconnection, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders we have all endured over the past three months, it is fitting that the HKNC Deaf-Blind Awareness Week theme is centered around connections and thriving in the workplace. Despite all that we have been forced to accept, we are all still thriving.? We are making our communities safer, many of us live in states where we helped to "flattened the curve and slow the spread" and our consumers are still thriving because of the services we are providing.?

?

For those of you who are still staying in or close to home, please join us tomorrow evening for an online presentation of the movie Feeling Through. This short film about the chance encounter of a deafblind man and a young man has been a big hit all over the country.? Please share the link with your friends and families and encourage them to join the watch party as well.

?

?

?

June 25th at 7pm ET
Virtual Premiere of Feeling Through Experience

In honor of Deaf-Blind Awareness Week join us for an accessible livestream of The Feeling Through Experience on June 25th at 7pm ET. Register now for your FREE ticket at

June 21-27, 2020 -- Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

June 27 -- Helen Keller's Birthday!

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults and Helen Keller Services for the Blind are divisions of Helen Keller Services, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

|

180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Cynthia L. Ingraham, EdD
East Central Representative (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Helen Keller National Center

for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

14440 Cherry Lane Court; Suite 214
Laurel, Maryland 20707

240-786-6534 (voice)

516-319-6390 (cell)

240-786-6874 (fax/tty)

240-667-7295 (VP – local)

cynthia.ingraham@...

?

While HKNC’s New York facilities are closed during this COVID-19 time, we continue to provide remote assessment and training services, peer learning groups, professional learning opportunities, information, and referrals. Please contact us – we continue to be available by email, phone/VP, and other electronic means.

?

?

PLEASE HELP US TO UPDATE OUR NATIONAL REGISTRY, VISIT , AND COMPLETE A REGISTRY FORM FOR A PERSON YOU KNOW WHO IS DEAF-BLIND OR SHARE ONE WITH A FRIEND. WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND. THANK YOU.

?

?


MOVIE tomorrow for Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

 

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Hi guys!? I hope you’ll join me in watching a movie I’ve heard about and am eager to see, to celebrate Deaf-Blind Awareness week.? It’s tomorrow night, June 25, at 7:00 Eastern – info is below.
?
Thanks!? -- Dona

From: Carrie Benson
Sent: Wednesday, June 24, 2020 12:38 PM
To: Cynthia Ingraham
Subject: Happy Deaf-Blind Awareness Week
?

Greetings All,

?

I wanted to take a moment to connect with everyone during Deaf-Blind Awareness Week.? In light of all the disconnection, social distancing, and stay-at-home orders we have all endured over the past three months, it is fitting that the HKNC Deaf-Blind Awareness Week theme is centered around connections and thriving in the workplace. Despite all that we have been forced to accept, we are all still thriving.? We are making our communities safer, many of us live in states where we helped to "flattened the curve and slow the spread" and our consumers are still thriving because of the services we are providing.?

?

For those of you who are still staying in or close to home, please join us tomorrow evening for an online presentation of the movie Feeling Through. This short film about the chance encounter of a deafblind man and a young man has been a big hit all over the country.? Please share the link with your friends and families and encourage them to join the watch party as well.

?

?

?

June 25th at 7pm ET
Virtual Premiere of Feeling Through Experience

In honor of Deaf-Blind Awareness Week join us for an accessible livestream of The Feeling Through Experience on June 25th at 7pm ET. Register now for your FREE ticket at

June 21-27, 2020 -- Deaf-Blind Awareness Week

June 27 -- Helen Keller's Birthday!

Helen Keller National Center for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults and Helen Keller Services for the Blind are divisions of Helen Keller Services, a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization.

|

180 Livingston Street, Brooklyn, NY 11201

Cynthia L. Ingraham, EdD
East Central Representative (DE, DC, MD, PA, VA, WV)

Helen Keller National Center

for Deaf-Blind Youths and Adults

14440 Cherry Lane Court; Suite 214
Laurel, Maryland 20707

240-786-6534 (voice)

516-319-6390 (cell)

240-786-6874 (fax/tty)

240-667-7295 (VP – local)

cynthia.ingraham@...

?

While HKNC’s New York facilities are closed during this COVID-19 time, we continue to provide remote assessment and training services, peer learning groups, professional learning opportunities, information, and referrals. Please contact us – we continue to be available by email, phone/VP, and other electronic means.

?

?

PLEASE HELP US TO UPDATE OUR NATIONAL REGISTRY, VISIT , AND COMPLETE A REGISTRY FORM FOR A PERSON YOU KNOW WHO IS DEAF-BLIND OR SHARE ONE WITH A FRIEND. WITH YOUR HELP WE CAN IMPROVE THE QUALITY AND QUANTITY OF SERVICES FOR CONSUMERS WHO ARE DEAF-BLIND. THANK YOU.

?

?


NEW: Online Paraeducator course from invision.training

 

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Dear Colleagues,?

Please see the announcement below for Invision’s new free course offering: Paraeducators for Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired.

Best to all,?

John

John Higgins
Founding Director, COMS
Invision Services
?


announcing a new?invision.training course:
This free course offers TVIs and COMS a learning tool for school-based educational teams. Written by an experienced TVI, the course provides an understanding of the roles and responsibilities of the Paraeducator who works with students who are blind and visually impaired.
Wendy Barber, TVI,?began her education career in 1992 as a Paraeducator helping students with visual impairments in the public schools of Craven County, NC. Now as the county itinerant Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments she helps Paraeducators do their best work with students who are blind and visually impaired.
Sampling of Course Objectives?
Paraeducators will...
  • Understand the role of Paraeducators in schools
  • Understand how children who are blind and visually impaired are educated from their early school years through high school
  • Be introduced to the special tools and instructional materials for students who are blind and visually impaired
  • Understand "Descriptive Language" for Paraeducators and receive a downloadable "Descriptive Language Pamphlet" to share in the schools.
Vision Educators will...
  • Have a comprehensive tool for educating Paraeducators, IEP teams and school administrators
Visit the??learning community to benefit from this course and find high quality on-line ACVREP approved professional development courses.
A sampling of?invision.training courses:
  • A Quick Course about Mobility and Safety for School Administrators
  • Data-driven O&M Evaluation
  • The Invision O&M Cortical Visual Impairment Series
  • Teaching Toddler Mobility and the?Wearable Toddler Cane
Invision Services, Inc.
919.643.7640
Invision ? 960 Corporate Dr ? Suite 203 ? Hillsborough, NC 27278


BBC News: Blind campaigner asks people to remove overhanging trees

 

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I saw this on the BBC News App and thought you should see it:

Ella Sparrow, who is blind, says overhanging trees on pavements leave her disoriented.
Disclaimer: The BBC is not responsible for the content of this email, and anything written in this email does not necessarily reflect the BBC's views or opinions. Please note that neither the email address nor name of the sender have been verified.



TOP 3 Questions about ObjectiveEd Free Distance Learning for BVI students

 

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Can it be used without Internet access?
Yes.? We understand that not all families have reliable Internet access.? As long as the child’s device connects to the Internet every two weeks, the ObjectiveEd distance learning curriculum will work fine.? When it connects, it will upload the child’s progress and download new curriculum settings that you’ve established on the web-dashboard.


When is the free usage period over?
August 15, 2020.? Many school districts asked us to allow free usage until the end of the Extended School Year.


What age range is it best for?
We provide skill-based games that start with children as young as pre-K: Simon, for example, is great for teaching swiping and tapping and cause-and-effect, and Sound Search can be set up to have one item on the left column to match with one of two items on the right column.?

All of the games can be customized and configured to the needs of the child, including those not developmentally at grade level, or have mobility limitations.

For higher grades, the O&M and Assistive Tech games are best through 5th grade, although teachers have told us older students still have gaps in their navigation concepts.? Wayfinder, for example, is a lot of fun for both young and old students.

With students learning braille, Braille Sheets is focused on early braille learners, and Braille AI Tutor helps students through 12th grade improve their contractions and reading speed.

Some vision rehabilitation therapists use our distance learning with adults.


To use our system with your students at no cost, click here:

What are other teachers? saying about us?



Re: Guide Technique Option

 

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Kim, I read the article too.? I agree with the you.

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From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Stumph, Kimberly A via groups.io
Sent: Wednesday, June 17, 2020 9:36 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OandM] Guide Technique Option

?

EXTERNAL: This email originated from outside of the State of Maine Mail System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

I am glad to see people using creativity to try to solve concerns, but after looking at the product I struggle with seeing why it would be helpful.?

It does not allow for further distancing.? It still has the person’s hand very close to the guide’s arm.

Why is this any better than wearing a glove?? Unless we use something rigid along the same principle of a guide rope, it is not going to give subtle body movement cues from the guide.

Would a pvc or other rigid baton give more info? ?How about using the cane as a guide stick?

?

I see the issue being more the distance between the guide and the person, not the location of the touch.? Wearing a sleeve or having the person wear a glove seems more appropriate to me.

?

Kimberly Stumph, M.S., M. Ed., COMS, CLVT, CVRT

State of Maine

Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired

207 446-7779

Kimberly.a.stumph@...

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chris Tabb via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 11:38 AM
To: Open International O&M listserv <[email protected]>
Subject: [OandM] Guide Technique Option

?

EXTERNAL: This email originated from outside of the State of Maine Mail System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Was reading an article from Forbes on the challenges people who are blind and visually impaired are experiencing with re-opening across the globe,

?

In the article, it lists an option for Guide Technique called The Ramble Tag,

?

Might be something to consider for Staff who are doing lots of guiding throughout their workday as a way to minimize direct body contact.

?

?

Chris Tabb

?

Mobile: 512.660.2750

?


--
Kimberly Stumph, M.S., M.Ed., COMS, CLVT, CVRT
State of Maine
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
207 446-7779
Kimberly.a.stumph@...


Re: Guide Technique Option

 

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Hi Kimberly,

I do indeed like the other options such as using the PVC baton; though for some use cases the “Ramble Tag” may be useful. In environments such as schools for the blind where students with an array of cognitive and functional abilities may need regular guidance, and may be unwilling/unable to wear PPE (i.e. gloves, masks, face shields, etc.) and have not yet learned to use something like a baton, the Ramble Tag may be a closer approximation to what the are comfortable with. The functional fixedness of some individuals may be new learning for all of us born out of sheer necessity.?

--
Sent from iPhone

Chris Tabb
chris@...
512.660.2750

On Jun 17, 2020, at 10:52 AM, Stumph, Kimberly A <kimberly.a.stumph@...> wrote:

?

I am glad to see people using creativity to try to solve concerns, but after looking at the product I struggle with seeing why it would be helpful.?

It does not allow for further distancing.? It still has the person’s hand very close to the guide’s arm.

Why is this any better than wearing a glove?? Unless we use something rigid along the same principle of a guide rope, it is not going to give subtle body movement cues from the guide.

Would a pvc or other rigid baton give more info? ?How about using the cane as a guide stick?

?

I see the issue being more the distance between the guide and the person, not the location of the touch.? Wearing a sleeve or having the person wear a glove seems more appropriate to me.

?

Kimberly Stumph, M.S., M. Ed., COMS, CLVT, CVRT

State of Maine

Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired

207 446-7779

Kimberly.a.stumph@...

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chris Tabb via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 11:38 AM
To: Open International O&M listserv <[email protected]>
Subject: [OandM] Guide Technique Option

?

EXTERNAL: This email originated from outside of the State of Maine Mail System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Was reading an article from Forbes on the challenges people who are blind and visually impaired are experiencing with re-opening across the globe,

?

In the article, it lists an option for Guide Technique called The Ramble Tag,

?

Might be something to consider for Staff who are doing lots of guiding throughout their workday as a way to minimize direct body contact.

?

?

Chris Tabb

?

Mobile: 512.660.2750

?


--
Kimberly Stumph, M.S., M.Ed., COMS, CLVT, CVRT
State of Maine
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
207 446-7779
Kimberly.a.stumph@...


Re: Guide Technique Option

 

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I am glad to see people using creativity to try to solve concerns, but after looking at the product I struggle with seeing why it would be helpful.?

It does not allow for further distancing.? It still has the person’s hand very close to the guide’s arm.

Why is this any better than wearing a glove?? Unless we use something rigid along the same principle of a guide rope, it is not going to give subtle body movement cues from the guide.

Would a pvc or other rigid baton give more info? ?How about using the cane as a guide stick?

?

I see the issue being more the distance between the guide and the person, not the location of the touch.? Wearing a sleeve or having the person wear a glove seems more appropriate to me.

?

Kimberly Stumph, M.S., M. Ed., COMS, CLVT, CVRT

State of Maine

Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired

207 446-7779

Kimberly.a.stumph@...

?

From: [email protected] <[email protected]> On Behalf Of Chris Tabb via groups.io
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 11:38 AM
To: Open International O&M listserv <[email protected]>
Subject: [OandM] Guide Technique Option

?

EXTERNAL: This email originated from outside of the State of Maine Mail System. Do not click links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

Was reading an article from Forbes on the challenges people who are blind and visually impaired are experiencing with re-opening across the globe,

?

In the article, it lists an option for Guide Technique called The Ramble Tag,

?

Might be something to consider for Staff who are doing lots of guiding throughout their workday as a way to minimize direct body contact.

?

?

Chris Tabb

?

Mobile: 512.660.2750

?


--
Kimberly Stumph, M.S., M.Ed., COMS, CLVT, CVRT
State of Maine
Division for the Blind and Visually Impaired
207 446-7779
Kimberly.a.stumph@...


Re: Guide Technique Option

 

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Good day!? Ramble tag is available from the RNIB () but, stateside, at Carroll Center for the Blind.? , for $35.00 ( I think.)

?

This may be a good solution for some, but the only issue, the Ramble tag, might have, is the guide needs to put it on, and return it to the individual, so one may need more than one, to reduce cross contamination.?

?

?

Adaptive Guiding Techniques:? ?????? Everyone wears a mask!

??????? Use a voice guide

??????? Place hand on guide’s back.

??????? If shopping, use the cart between you and the guide.

??????? Use a backup cane for guide to hold one end & person holds the other end.

?

Cane & guide dogs need to be used with most of these techniques.? These “adaptive guiding techniques” offer less protection than standard guiding techniques.

?

Carry extra masks and gloves to offer to guides.

?

Always use hand sanitizer after any contract or entering or exiting a location.

?

Carry a re-sealable plastic bag for trash disposal of gloves and masks to dispose of items, upon return home.

?

Is there a different way to do the trip?? (On-line shopping, friends or families, etc., while COVID19 social distancing guidelines are in place?)?

?

Be prepared with a plan, if one needs a guide due to COVID restrictions to get around a place, have your list, call ahead to find out what are the COVID changes in your business, etc., so you are prepared with work arounds to get your errands done.

?

?

Meg Robertson COMS MA

Director, Orientation and Mobility Department

Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

600 Washington St. 3rd Floor

Boston MA 02111

617-626-7581

Meg.Robertson@...

?

?

The Massachusetts White Cane Law states “At street crossings, motorists must STOP for pedestrians using a white cane

or guide dog!”

?

From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of douglas gilbert
Sent: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 11:54 AM
To: [email protected]
Subject: Re: [OandM] Guide Technique Option

?

CAUTION: This email originated from a sender outside of the Commonwealth of Massachusetts mail system.? Do not click on links or open attachments unless you recognize the sender and know the content is safe.

?

?I'm reading that article right now ? it could deal with the stigma of physically touching another person by having this bit of Velcro and a nylon strap acting as an intermediary. Going forward this could be good for students who are afraid of touching peple. ?19 pounds seems like a lot I wonder if it's available through MaxiAIDS.?

?

Doug Gilbert



On Jun 16, 2020, at 11:38 AM, Chris Tabb <chris@...> wrote:

?

Was reading an article from Forbes on the challenges people who are blind and visually impaired are experiencing with re-opening across the globe,

?

In the article, it lists an option for Guide Technique called The Ramble Tag,

?

Might be something to consider for Staff who are doing lots of guiding throughout their workday as a way to minimize direct body contact.

?

?

Chris Tabb

?

Mobile: 512.660.2750

?

?


Re: Guide Technique Option

 

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Hi All - The Carroll Center for the Blind sells Ramble Tags at their online store:

?

Laura Koester, MS Ed., TVI/COMS

AMESVI Central MA Region Rep.

Marlborough Public Schools

?

?

From: <[email protected]> on behalf of douglas gilbert <dgilbert605@...>
Reply-To: <[email protected]>
Date: Tuesday, June 16, 2020 at 11:54 AM
To: <[email protected]>
Subject: Re: [OandM] Guide Technique Option

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?I'm reading that article right now ? it could deal with the stigma of physically touching another person by having this bit of Velcro and a nylon strap acting as an intermediary. Going forward this could be good for students who are afraid of touching peple. ?19 pounds seems like a lot I wonder if it's available through MaxiAIDS.?

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Doug Gilbert



On Jun 16, 2020, at 11:38 AM, Chris Tabb <chris@...> wrote:

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Was reading an article from Forbes on the challenges people who are blind and visually impaired are experiencing with re-opening across the globe,

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In the article, it lists an option for Guide Technique called The Ramble Tag,

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Might be something to consider for Staff who are doing lots of guiding throughout their workday as a way to minimize direct body contact.

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Chris Tabb

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