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Received your notice of alternate format availability from Social Security?

A message from Disability Rights Education and Defense Fund:

In October 2009, a federal court in Northern California granted judgment for two plaintiff classes of blind and visually impaired people in American Council of the Blind v. Astrue, a case against the Social Security Administration (SSA).

The recent judgment requires SSA to provide class members…

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Legally Blind Canadian Skier McKeever Wins Paralympic Cross Country Gold

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VANCOUVER, March 15 (Reuters) - Brian McKeever won a gold medal at the Vancouver Paralympics on Monday, less than a month after the legally blind Canadian cross-country skier lost his bid to compete in the Olympics.

McKeever pulled into the lead midway through the…

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Northern California Entertainment and Recreation Listing March 12

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This listing is compiled by the Vision Loss Resource Center at the LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired. It is compiled weekly as a service to the blind and visually impaired community of Northern…

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NFB's 2010 Writing Contests

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND WRITERS’ DIVISION
2010 YOUTH AND ADULT WRITING CONTEST

Contact Robert Leslie Newman 2010-contest@nfb-writers-division.org

Adult contests are open to all entrants eighteen years and over. Youth poetry and fiction entries will be divided into three categories: grades first through sixth grade, seventh and eighth grades and ninth through twelfth grades.

All contest winners will…

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NFB’s 2010 Writing Contests

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND WRITERS’ DIVISION
2010 YOUTH AND ADULT WRITING CONTEST

Contact Robert Leslie Newman 2010-contest@nfb-writers-division.org

Adult contests are open to all entrants eighteen years and over. Youth poetry and fiction entries will be divided into three categories: grades first through sixth grade, seventh and eighth grades and ninth through twelfth grades.

All contest winners will…

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LightHouse Names Bryan Bashin as New Executive Director/CEO

On April 1, the LightHouse will welcome new Executive Director/CEO, Bryan Bashin. Bashin’s extensive background in private and public executive leadership, consulting and community service make him an ideal fit for the helm of Northern California’s largest and most established agency serving the blind community. Bashin has been blind since his college days at…

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Marilee Talkington's performance "Truce" premieres March 17"

Marilee Talkington  is a critically acclaimed actor, writer and director who works in plays, film, multi-media performance, journalism, and sound sculpture.  She is the founder and Artistic Director of Vanguardian  Productions, a Resident Artist of Crowded Fire and earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from the American Conservatory Theatre marking her as one…

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Marilee Talkington’s performance “Truce” premieres March 17″

Marilee Talkington  is a critically acclaimed actor, writer and director who works in plays, film, multi-media performance, journalism, and sound sculpture.  She is the founder and Artistic Director of Vanguardian  Productions, a Resident Artist of Crowded Fire and earned her Master of Fine Arts degree from the American Conservatory Theatre marking her as one…

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Apprenticeship for young disabled filmmakers

Were you inspired by the Oscars? Are you a young visually impaired person who wants to show the world your vision through documentary films? Check this out!

Apprentice at AFI/Discovery Channel SilverDocs Documentary Festival

Deadline for applications: March 12, 2010

VSA invites emerging filmmakers with disabilities, ages 18 to 30, from
around the world who…

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Podcast: Portable Video Magnification Seminar

Video magnifiers are ideal for low vision reading. With the touch of a button, you can enlarge words in a newspaper, bestseller, or grocery list. Text becomes crisp and bright and can appear in various colors!

Learn about the Pebble Hand Held, the Sapphire Portable, the Mano Portable, and the Graduate PC Based Portable and…

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