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No one’s like me: where’s CVI representation in the blindness community?
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Thanks to the work of @MNAdapted, the first organized group dedicated to #AdaptedSports in the country, Minnesota has emerged as a leader in #accessible, #inclusive athletics for people with disabilities. #BlindNewWorld
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How One State Became A National Leader In Adapted Sports
When a student asked his teachers in 1969 why kids with disabilities like him couldn't participate in sports, it ...
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In Rainbow on Mars, #blind artist @DevonKHealey conveys her experience with #blindness through a "beautiful, intricately choreographed dance that I'm engaged in with myself and with the world around me." 🌈 🩰 #BlindNewWorld
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What does a dance about blindness look like? | CBC Arts
From artist and scholar Devon Healey, Rainbow on Mars invites audiences to rethink how they experience performance. ...
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Emma Nicoson, a Missouri doctoral student, and her friend Aaron See, who has #RetinitisPigmentosa, are on a mission to improve fashion #accessibility for folks who are #blind. #BlindNewWorld
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Missouri doctoral student takes on fashion accessibility for blind people
Emma Nicoson and Aaron See, who has retinitis pigmentosa, want to make fashion websites more accessible for people with blindness and low vision.
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"When we went shopping, we realized that the fashion landscape and industry is very unkind to the #blind and #VisuallyImpaired." - Emma Nicoson
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Missouri doctoral student takes on fashion accessibility for blind people
Emma Nicoson and Aaron See, who has retinitis pigmentosa, want to make fashion websites more accessible for people with blindness and low vision.
www.komu.com
This fall, Nigel Timbrell, a 60-year-old #blind man, plans to climb the tallest mountain in the UK to raise money for charity. ⛰️ #BlindNewWorld
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Blind man from Torquay prepares for Ben Nevis challenge
Nigel Timbrell is to climb the mountain to raise money for an assistance dog training charity.
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