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Blindspot

34 minutes 34 seconds

Now Playing As: Captioned (English) (change)

The Big Apple--packed sidewalks, crowded subways, speeding taxis--millions of people racing in a million different directions, all at once. Getting around can be a physical and mental challenge even for the average person. Now close your eyes. This production is a documentary about friendship, love, adventure, and discovery. It's an intimate portrait of two young blind New Yorkers who daily embrace this city. Jamil (26) and Tamesha (24) met in fourth grade. Aided by Jamil's guide dog, they demonstrate everyday courage in a city that often doesn't "see" them. The co-directors, Amy Sewell and Catherine Fenton, call this film a "visual poem, not a pamphlet" and refer to Stevie Wonder's words that "just because a man lacks the use of his eyes doesn't mean he lacks vision."

Media Details

Runtime: 34 minutes 34 seconds

An adult holds a child's hand while they run together on a concrete pad as other children look on. Caption. Never, ever make a excuse that you can't do something.
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Episode 4
5 minutes 18 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Young, blonde girl in a blue graphic tee-shirt sits and talks in front of a dark green curtain. Caption. I'll support whatever decisions he makes.
Raising a Visually Impaired Child: Personal Stories From Parents, Siblings, and Children With Visual Impairments
Episode 1
4 minutes 17 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Senior man lays down on a couch with a woman standing behind him and touching his shoulders in an indoor space. Caption. Come on, I wanna dance!
52 minutes 12 seconds
Grade Level: 9 - 12
ASL
Page from the illustrated story, "Adventures with Darian: A Pirate at (Sea) See," displaying a scene with a girl and a pirate boy examining the contents of a treasure chest. Another picture shows the pirate boy looking warily at a treasure map. Text reads, “Rummaging in his loot, he got out a rag. Carefully he tied it around his head, attached a seashell, and covered his eye. ‘Great idea, Cap’n!’ said Victor the Vicious. Darien’s prosthetic eye was safe. But more disasters came as he tried to read the treasure maps.”
18 minutes
Grade Level: Ps - 2
Cam, a young blind boy, wears a green jacket and sits in front of a grand piano in his house. He places his hands gracefully on the keys as he plays the piano.
Against the Odds
Episode 13
28 minutes 55 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Mary, a blind woman, swims the butterfly stroke in an Olympic-sized pool. Her arms are out like big wings and her head is lifted out of the water. She wears black goggles and a black swimmer's cap as water splashes up around her.
Against the Odds
Episode 2
28 minutes 7 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Young girl in a white shirt sits behind a large drum with her hands on it. There are other drums and instruments nearby in what appears to be a music classroom. Caption. She is the only student at her school with severe visual impairment.
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Episode 9
58 minutes 48 seconds
Grade Level: PT/TT
Closeup of a woman's hands reading braille.
8 minutes 39 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12
Man in a black shirt holds a baby in a light pink frilly dress and headband. 2 young girls look at the baby as their mother looks on from behind. Caption. I look at her as, here's my youngest daughter.
Raising a Visually Impaired Child: Personal Stories From Parents, Siblings, and Children With Visual Impairments
Episode 5
5 minutes 23 seconds
Grade Level: 7 - 12
Woman in an office setting stands in front of camera, looking slightly down. Caption. And distributed them to blind people in the community.
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Season 6 / Ep 8
26 minutes 8 seconds
Grade Level: 6 - 12

Viewer Comments

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    Christine D. (Manchester, NH)
    March 12th, 2015 at 11:51 AM

    Great to have these types of videos that helps VI young people and adults to know they are not alone with these issues. It also enables the sighted to understand issues that emerging adults have in entering the workforce, gaining independence and they just want to be given a chance. Thank you!