Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind
Find out what's going on with the national office of the Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind.
Hello all
Posted by on January 18, 2010
Welcome to the blog for the Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind. Note: From now on, we will refer to the Performing Arts Division as PAD. PAD is a division created by the blind and for the blind. The National Federation of the Blind is a nonprofit organization established and ran by blind individuals with over 50000 members. The PAD was formed in 2000, and has done a lot since it’s inception. Firstly, the PAD represents all blind individuals interested in the peforming arts, whether that be theater, mmusic, comedy, writing and much more. If it’s an art, it’s under our umbrella. PAD has also released the first CD of it’s kind, Sound in Sight Vol. 1. The CD is a compilation of various artists who are blind from around the nation; 18 in all. From gospel to latin, from country to blues, and even a bit of hip-hop. Don’t get it twisted, the Performing Arts Division is not a record label. We are here to help blind artists network with one another and to promote the spread of performing blind artists throughout the nation. The division is now working on creatinjg state affiliates to help people in specific states network with one another as far as the Performing Arts are concerned. Our president, Dennis Sumlin, runs our national office in New York. The state affiliate of Georgia has just been created, with Derik Tuff in the presidency. The Performing Arts Division is also doing more to reach out to others through it’s social network outreach office. Gary Kammerer, your blog host, is manager of this office. We also have a public relations office ran by Donna Hill. Our three national board members are Anthony Evans, Jordy Stringer, and your social network outreach manager, Gary Kammerer.
The PAD has a twitter page. You can follow us on twitter by visiting:
You can also find us on facebook as well. Our MySpace campaign has been doing well until recently, when the blogging interface of the sight became inaccessible to it’s blind users, so, we’ve found a new home on wordpress. We’ll keep you updated with the latest info on the Performing Arts Division of the National Federation of the Blind.
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