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Filmmaking Opportunities for the Blind: Inclusive Careers
A clipper depicting filmmaking opportunities for the blind | Photo by Erik Uruci Gone are the times when blindness was perceived as inherently limited in the creative realm of filmmaking. Conveying stories is not limited to visuals. The art of storytelling can come in...
Art for the Visually Impaired: Creativity Despite Disability
Image by freepik Art and visual impairment sound like an absurd combination. After all, art is, for the most part, visual, which is what’s mainly hindered in visually impaired individuals. However, "visual" doesn’t equate to precision, and art, as a rule, is...
Inclusive Technology for Blind and Visually-Impaired Individuals
Imagine not seeing the faces of your loved ones or the bright colors of the world. Suffering from blindness and visual impairment is not easy. Hence, inclusive technology for the blind is a treasure. This blog shares some of it. In today's world, modernization plays a...
The New Basics For Making Films About Disability
Photo by Jakob Owens Last month here in the Blind FilmMaker, we wrote a much-needed post about authentic disability representation. However, it’s also important to expand on that because it’s just one of the many new basics for making films about disability. Now,...
Pros and Cons of Mainstreaming Blind Athletes
Dialogue Magazine Spring 2000 issue Sports - Mainstreamed or Special Events? by David Block Ardmore, Pennsylvania One obvious goal for people with visual disabilities is to be mainstreamed into everyday society. Mainstreaming visually impaired athletes into...
Thank you, Kobe Bryant
I had the honor of interviewing Kobe Bryant four different times. He was a great human being, and all four times he was really nice. I will NEVER forget Kobe Bryant. Here are my articles about him.
Pease Brothers Go the Extra Mile for the Community
March 2014 Pease Brothers Go the Extra Mile for the Community By David Block Kyle and Brent Pease will present the workshop, Walking with Kpeasey & The Kyle Pease Foundation on racing today!, on Saturday, March 15 at Abilities Expo Atlanta. The 44th running...
Blind People Find Creative ways to Earn Money
By David Block• Wed, Mar 23, 2016 Some adults who are blind or visually impaired get help from state agencies to find employment; others, like John Sutton and Agnes Dutill, create their own jobs. If you walk through Suburban Station in Philadelphia and pass the Penn...
Achilles Runs Annual Hope & Possibility Race by David Block
A terrible experience can bring about a positive outcome. Such is the case of “Central Park Jogger,” Trisha Meili who was assaulted while jogging through Central Park in 1989. “I couldn’t walk, I had trouble talking, I couldn’t even feed myself, so I had to learn to...
A Writer Repays a Debt of Gratitude to Bill Cosby
Regardless of the circumstances surrounding Bill Cosby today, regardless of peoples’ opinions about him, I would be a complete ingrate if I did not publicly thank him for the way that he helped me by advancing my journalism career and made me feel better about myself....