[nfbwatlk] FW: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Aids BlindMusicianwith Help from Dancing Dots

Mike Freeman k7uij at panix.com
Fri Feb 15 21:10:47 CST 2008 

Yup. But bear in mind that this kid is also wheelchair bound. I think 
the show could be pretty bad and I am rubbed the wrong way simply by the 
concept of such a show (can you say "Queen for a Day"?). But there *may* 
be extenuating circumstances here. I'll forward a message from a parent 
in the area. Admittedly, she may not have the purest of philosophy but 
methinks we should decide which would make us look worse -- the show or 
protesting it.

Incidentally, the parent is having her own troubles getting her blind 
kid into KSB.

Mike

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  From: Jedi
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  Subject: Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Aids 
BlindMusicianwith Help from Dancing Dots


  It'll be interesting to see the technology in action, but I hope that 
it
  won't be as bad as the last blind man's home they made over on public
  television. Remember that? Gah.

  Respectfully,
  Jedi

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On
  Behalf Of Nightingale, Noel
  Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 2:50 PM
  To: nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org
  Subject: [nfbwatlk] FW: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Aids Blind
  Musicianwith Help from Dancing Dots

  FYI

    _____

  From: William R McCann [mailto:info at dancingdots.com]
  Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 12:46 PM
  To: Nightingale, Noel
  Subject: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Aids Blind Musician with 
Help
  from Dancing Dots


   Dancing
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  Dancing Dots
  February 17, 2008

  Dancing Dots is delighted to announce that the next edition of ABC's
  popular hit show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" television program
  will showcase vital technology for blind musicians from Dancing Dots.
  Tune in on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, to see how our technology plays such 
a
  special part in this makeover.

  During each episode, the producers of the show come to the aid of a
  deserving family. One of the members of this week's family is a 
talented
  and highly motivated blind musician who will learn to use technology
  donated by Dancing Dots to independently learn new musical material 
and
  to create sophisticated, multi-track sound recordings. "Dancing Dots
  welcomes this opportunity to spread the word about what talented blind
  musicians can now accomplish with the right tools", said Dancing Dots
  founder and president, Bill McCann. "We also deeply appreciate all the
  support from our friends at Cakewalk Music Software,  Freedom 
Scientific
  and so many others throughout the industry that has made a dream come
  true for this gifted young man."
  About Dancing Dots


  Since 1992, Dancing Dots has existed to develop and adapt technology 
to
  empower blind musicians and those who educate them. From stars like 
Ray
  Charles, Diane Schuur, Ronnie Milsap and Marcus Roberts to students 
and
  professionals in 40 countries, Dancing Dots has made a difference in 
the
  lives of blind musicians and those who work with them, work for them 
or
  just plain admire them. You can scan printed scores, listen to results
  or convert to braille music notation. Play or sing your musical ideas
  into your PC.  Convert to print notation, braille score or audio CD.
  Braille music courses/educational resources, consultation and training
  available.

  www.DancingDots.com
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  About Extreme Makeover Home Edition

  Put together one very run-down house, a deserving family, several
  opinionated designers, seven days and what do you get? The answer is
  Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Each episode of "Extreme Makeover: 
Home
  Edition" is self-contained and features a race against time on a 
project
  that would ordinarily take at least four months to achieve, involving 
a
  team of designers, contractors and several hundred workers who have 
just
  seven days to totally rebuild an entire house -- every single room, 
plus
  the exterior and landscaping.  "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which
  has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program
  (non-competitive), is in its 5th season on ABC. The program is 
produced
  by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. Denise Cramsey is the
  executive producer; and David Goldberg is the president of Endemol 
USA.

  For More Information:

  Dancing Dots

  610-783-6692

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Yup. But bear in mind that this kid is also wheelchair bound. I think the show could be pretty bad and I am rubbed the wrong way simply by the concept of such a show (can you say "Queen for a Day"?). But there *may* be extenuating circumstances here. I'll forward a message from a parent in the area. Admittedly, she may not have the purest of philosophy but methinks we should decide which would make us look worse -- the show or protesting it.
 
Incidentally, the parent is having her own troubles getting her blind kid into KSB.
 
Mike
 
----- Original Message -----
From:
mailto:blindjedi at clearwire.net Jedi
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mailto:nfbwatlk at nfbnet.org 'NFB of Washington Talk Mailing List'
Sent:
Friday, February 15, 2008 5:53 PM
Subject:
Re: [nfbwatlk] FW: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Aids BlindMusicianwith Help from Dancing Dots
It'll be interesting to see the technology in action, but I hope that it
won't be as bad as the last blind man's home they made over on public
television. Remember that? Gah.
Respectfully,
Jedi
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Behalf Of Nightingale, Noel
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 2:50 PM
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Subject: [nfbwatlk] FW: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Aids Blind
Musicianwith Help from Dancing Dots
FYI
  _____ 
From: William R McCann [mailto:info at dancingdots.com]
Sent: Friday, February 15, 2008 12:46 PM
To: Nightingale, Noel
Subject: "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" Aids Blind Musician with Help
from Dancing Dots
 Dancing
Dots< http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs046/1100828936814/img/1.jpg http://origin.ih.constantcontact.com/fs046/1100828936814/img/1.jpg
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a=1101982836823>
Dancing Dots
February 17, 2008
Dancing Dots is delighted to announce that the next edition of ABC's
popular hit show "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition" television program
will showcase vital technology for blind musicians from Dancing Dots.
Tune in on Sunday, Feb. 17, 2008, to see how our technology plays such a
special part in this makeover.
 
During each episode, the producers of the show come to the aid of a
deserving family. One of the members of this week's family is a talented
and highly motivated blind musician who will learn to use technology
donated by Dancing Dots to independently learn new musical material and
to create sophisticated, multi-track sound recordings. "Dancing Dots
welcomes this opportunity to spread the word about what talented blind
musicians can now accomplish with the right tools", said Dancing Dots
founder and president, Bill McCann. "We also deeply appreciate all the
support from our friends at Cakewalk Music Software,  Freedom Scientific
and so many others throughout the industry that has made a dream come
true for this gifted young man."
About Dancing Dots
Since 1992, Dancing Dots has existed to develop and adapt technology to
empower blind musicians and those who educate them. From stars like Ray
Charles, Diane Schuur, Ronnie Milsap and Marcus Roberts to students and
professionals in 40 countries, Dancing Dots has made a difference in the
lives of blind musicians and those who work with them, work for them or
just plain admire them. You can scan printed scores, listen to results
or convert to braille music notation. Play or sing your musical ideas
into your PC.  Convert to print notation, braille score or audio CD.
Braille music courses/educational resources, consultation and training
available.
http://www.DancingDots.com www.DancingDots.com
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About Extreme Makeover Home Edition 
 
Put together one very run-down house, a deserving family, several
opinionated designers, seven days and what do you get? The answer is
Extreme Makeover: Home Edition. Each episode of "Extreme Makeover: Home
Edition" is self-contained and features a race against time on a project
that would ordinarily take at least four months to achieve, involving a
team of designers, contractors and several hundred workers who have just
seven days to totally rebuild an entire house -- every single room, plus
the exterior and landscaping.  "Extreme Makeover: Home Edition," which
has won back-to-back Emmy Awards as Best Reality Program
(non-competitive), is in its 5th season on ABC. The program is produced
by Endemol USA, a division of Endemol Holding. Denise Cramsey is the
executive producer; and David Goldberg is the president of Endemol USA.
 
For More Information:
Dancing Dots
610-783-6692
http://www.DancingDots.com www.DancingDots.com
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Dancing Dots
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