Join the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado and Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind at Stargazers Theatre for the screening of “Do You Dream in Color.”
The screening will be followed by a question and answer session with one of the stars of the film: Corina Orozco.
Connor wants to be a sponsored skateboarder. Sarah wants to travel the world. Nick dreams of being a rock star. Carina wants to be the first member of her family to graduate high school. These four teenagers
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Join the National Federation of the Blind of Colorado and Colorado School for the Deaf and Blind at Stargazers Theatre for the screening of “Do You Dream in Color.”
The screening will be followed by a question and answer session with one of the stars of the film: Corina Orozco.
Connor wants to be a sponsored skateboarder. Sarah wants to travel the world. Nick dreams of being a rock star. Carina wants to be the first member of her family to graduate high school. These four teenagers are each trying to achieve their dreams. But they face an additional challenge: they are blind. Blind people of all ages, their families, educators, and others who face discrimination based on low expectations will learn from these inspiring young people and their stories in “Do You Dream in Color?,” a new critically acclaimed documentary.
The documentary depicts the problems that blind students experience in public schools and other challenges that they face due to low expectations and misconceptions about blindness. A town-hall-style discussion with audience questions answered by local blind individuals will follow the showing of the film, and the National Federation of the Blind will give a presentation on resources available to families with blind youth.
“Watching this film made me more determined to fight for blind kids, like my own, against a public education system that too often fails them,” said Mark A. Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind.
The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.
Although the cost of admission is free, with a $10 donation, you will be entered for one chance to win the Amazing Colorado Raffle. With a $20 donation you will be entered for three chances. The lucky winners will receive prizes of $2,500, $1,000, and $500. The drawing will take place on October 28 and you do not have to be present to win. One hundred percent of the proceeds support the National Federation of the Blind of CO, Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning program, and National Federation of the Blind of CO’s scholarship program.
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