Blind

This falls under good news, bad news.

Good news! Mikaela Sinnett, two months old, was just returned home to her parents, Blake Sinnett and Erika Johnson of Independence, Missouri.

The bad news? The only reason young Mikaela was taken from the couple almost immediately after she was born is because both her mother and father are blind.

I have not watched Covert Affairs, a television show that just began on the USA Network. But I may start watching, because one of the characters is blind. The actor who plays him is not.

Coming to your local PBS station in March! THE EYES OF ME, a documentary: "How do you see yourself, when you can't see at all? At the Texas School for the Blind students juggle all the usual pressures of high school along with the added struggles of growing up blind. Spend a dynamic year with four blind teens learning how to fit in and live independently.

The American Council of the Blind 2010 Scholarship application is available online at http://www.acb.org/scholapp2010-instruct.html  The application includes Scholarship details and requirements. The deadline for applying is Monday, March 15, 2010.

The deadline for applications for the 2010 NFB Scholarship Program is March 31, 2010. To qualify, a student must be legally blind in both eyes.

The Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award, from the National Federation of the Blind, is presented each year at the NFB National Convention.

These resources will soon be added to TBBC's website. The National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey has a website.

Blind Race Car Drivers at the New Jersey State Library Talking Book and Braille Center Fall Festival. At NJSL TBBC's 2009 Fall Festival on October 3, there was an opportunity for blind and handicapped people to get behind the wheel of a racing car and feel the thrill of driving.

For Blind or Visually Impaired Children, Teenagers, and Young Adults ages 5 to 21: FREE GOLF CLINIC sponsored by the Middle Atlantic Blind Golf Association, http://www.mabga.org/ On Saturday, October 10, 2009 from 10:00 AM to 12:00 Noon at The Overbrook School for the Blind, 63rd and Malvern Ave., Philadelphia PA Interested?