This piece made me think about disability from a different perspective. "Wait a minute," I said to myself, "A blind kid in the Honor Guard? Throwing guns around? Sounds like a bad idea." But it wasn't and isn't. The guns may be heavy and sharp, but they're not loaded. And Alex's teammates can give him other cues so he knows when and where to catch and throw. So why not? A great piece about doing what you want to do in life regardless of the obstacles involved.
In a world where a blind teenager uses a braille compass, practices to be in the Honor Guard by spinning his cane, and one day hopes to work for the Air Force - you can do anything.
This is a very inspirational piece that doesn't have any of those overly-sentimental aspects that cause it to be cheesy. Narrated by a blind teenager, the sound is really great - causing the listener to feel as if he was in the blind kids world we can't see what is happening.
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Posted on January 30, 2005 at 07:34 PM
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This diary style piece gets deep into the life of Alex, an insightful and articulate blind teenager. This piece does a fantastic job of taking the listener through scenes and allowing Alex to take you through his own life. The end seems abrubt - maybe even a longer fade out of the cane sound? Excellently crafted and a welcoming entrance into the life of a stranger with a unique perspective.
Life in the view of a blind student. This is a wondeful piece that acts as a personal story about the focus (there is no narration, just good editing) and a documentary or how-to guide for the rest of us. For instance, if you see a blind person at the crosswalk, pull right up so they can hear the car engine. Don't run them over, but don't stay so far back they don't know you are there. I love pieces like this, they are so engaging and easy to hear. I have more driveway moments with pieces like this than I do with stories or music. They capture me well, and I'm betting there are others, too. This is not a timely or geographic piece, so pick it up and air it!
"I was born without sight for a reason," this high school student says, and he wouldn't have it any other way. We hang out with him at school, during honor guard, and at home in this brief but enlightening visit inside his head. Alex offers all manner of useful dos and don'ts in terms of relating to or helping the blind and is so honest and forthright you can't help but wish this were a longer visit. Great to be so inside someone else's head. Excellent drop-in for ME or ATC times of day.
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Produced by Owen Agnew
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Terry Nightingale
Posted on March 08, 2006 at 08:41 AM | Permalink
Review of I've Seen That
This piece made me think about disability from a different perspective. "Wait a minute," I said to myself, "A blind kid in the Honor Guard? Throwing guns around? Sounds like a bad idea." But it wasn't and isn't. The guns may be heavy and sharp, but they're not loaded. And Alex's teammates can give him other cues so he knows when and where to catch and throw. So why not? A great piece about doing what you want to do in life regardless of the obstacles involved.
Aubrey Faith-Slaker
Posted on June 24, 2005 at 01:51 PM | Permalink
Review of I've Seen That
In a world where a blind teenager uses a braille compass, practices to be in the Honor Guard by spinning his cane, and one day hopes to work for the Air Force - you can do anything.
This is a very inspirational piece that doesn't have any of those overly-sentimental aspects that cause it to be cheesy. Narrated by a blind teenager, the sound is really great - causing the listener to feel as if he was in the blind kids world we can't see what is happening.
[redacted]
Posted on January 30, 2005 at 07:34 PM | Permalink
Review of I've Seen That
This diary style piece gets deep into the life of Alex, an insightful and articulate blind teenager. This piece does a fantastic job of taking the listener through scenes and allowing Alex to take you through his own life. The end seems abrubt - maybe even a longer fade out of the cane sound? Excellently crafted and a welcoming entrance into the life of a stranger with a unique perspective.
Hans Anderson
Posted on January 24, 2005 at 08:12 PM | Permalink
Review of I've Seen That
Life in the view of a blind student. This is a wondeful piece that acts as a personal story about the focus (there is no narration, just good editing) and a documentary or how-to guide for the rest of us. For instance, if you see a blind person at the crosswalk, pull right up so they can hear the car engine. Don't run them over, but don't stay so far back they don't know you are there. I love pieces like this, they are so engaging and easy to hear. I have more driveway moments with pieces like this than I do with stories or music. They capture me well, and I'm betting there are others, too. This is not a timely or geographic piece, so pick it up and air it!
Sydney Lewis
Posted on January 10, 2005 at 12:11 PM | Permalink
Review of I've Seen That
"I was born without sight for a reason," this high school student says, and he wouldn't have it any other way. We hang out with him at school, during honor guard, and at home in this brief but enlightening visit inside his head. Alex offers all manner of useful dos and don'ts in terms of relating to or helping the blind and is so honest and forthright you can't help but wish this were a longer visit. Great to be so inside someone else's head. Excellent drop-in for ME or ATC times of day.