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Blind Photographers See With Other Senses By David Block
Dialogue Winter 2016 For 40 years, Steven Erra of New York City has been a photographer. Now, he is on the verge of losing his last vestiges of eyesight due to retinitis pigmentosa. . He spends less time photographing these days. "When I lose the rest of my...
Jim Abbott shares his experiences of being a Major League baseball one-handed pitcher
Disabled Dealer Magazine Mid-Atlantic Region April 2004 The Winner’s Circle Profile of Baseball Pitcher Jim Abbott By David Block By anyone's standards, Jim Abbott had an impressive amateur and professional baseball career. He was the first American pitcher in...
On The Rise: Goalball
CITY SUBURBAN NEWS May 4 - May 10 2016 On The Rise: Goalball By David Block Blind and sight impaired athletes often play familiar sports with modifications, but one sport developed with blindness in mind is taking hold around the world. In beep...
Tisha B’av: The Saddest Day On The Jewish Calendar
Observing Tisha B’av: The Saddest Day On The Jewish Calendar By David Block Summer is a joyous time for most people. It is vacation time. no school! The International Gazette Philadelphia, PA August 2014 Observing Tisha B’av: The Saddest Day On...
Special Promise to dying Blind Woman Produces Great Results
SPORTS AND RECREATION Sandy White: One Promise--Many Results by David Block, Ardmore, Pennsylvania Some people devote their lives to a cause that doesn't involve financial rewards. Seventy-six-year-old Sandy White of Bear, Delaware, is a shining example....
Acknowledging How Roller Derby Embraced African-Americans from Day One
April 2014 BSTM (Black Sports the Magazine) Acknowledging How Roller Derby Embraced African-Americans from Day One By David Block It is a known fact that Black History month acknowledges and honors African-Americans. However, what people might not know is...
Blind Psychologist Helps Others See Solutions
Dialogue Magazine Fall 2013 WORK MATTERS Blind Psychologist Helps Others See Solutions By David Block, Ardmore, Pennsylvania When a series of detached retinas left Andre Watson completely blind by age 11, his mother became overprotective. She rarely allowed him to go...
Wrestling’s Living Legend Bruno Sammartino Gets Inducted into the WWE Hall of Fame
The International Gazette Philadelphia, PA Summer 2013 https://blindfilmmaker.com/international-gazette/wrestlings-living-legend-bruno-sammartino-gets-inducted-into-the-wwe-hall-of-fame/ Wrestling’s Living Legend Bruno Sammartino Gets...
Why more people know about the Special Olympics than the Paralympics
In September 2008, the New York Times wrote an article, “Pistorius is the World’s Fastest Paralymian.” http://beijing2008.blogs.nytimes.com/2008/09/09/pistorius-is-the-worlds-fastest-paralympian/ On September 12, 2008 at 3:08 AM, I commented about the...
Hazel Roop Shares her experiences of being a roller derby star in the 1930s
The International Gazette Philadelphia, PA Spring 2013 Hazel Roop Recalls Her Roller Derby Days By David Block Hazel Roop, 97, was inducted into the National Roller Derby Hall of Fame onNovember 13, 2010. “It was wonderful to get the honor,” Roop said....