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Forry, who lost his eyesight to diabetes when he was 28, has been a movie critic since the 1990′s. But there’s renewed interest in his novel abilities and he’s been invited to be a guest on ABC’s “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” on Tuesday (7-19) night at midnight (EST).
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Jay Forry’s Blindside Movie Review of Michael Bay’s Transformers, Dark of the Moon: Just like the first 2 Transformer films this movie is still too big, too long, too loud and the dialogue is too corny. It’s too loud when my drink is vibrating during action scenes, it’s too long at almost 2 and a half hours of action and no real plot. It’s too corny when you hear dialogue such as “You didn’t let me down, you let yourself down”……………. The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and the National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI) today announced the launch of an innovative social network for parents and caregivers of visually impaired children. FamilyFriends is the latest extension of AFB’s web community, FamilyConnect. For the last three years, visitors to www.familyconnect.org have connected with other families through message boards and have explored resources related to raising children with visual impairments. The National Federation of the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people in the nation, announced today that Mark Anthony Riccobono, a blind executive who directs technology, research, and education programs for the organization, will be the first blind individual to drive a street vehicle in public. Mr. Riccobono will be behind the wheel of a Ford Escape hybrid equipped with nonvisual technology allowing a blind person to drive it independently as part of a historic demonstration scheduled during pre-race activities leading up to the Rolex 24 at the Daytona International Speedway. Blind Movie Critic Jay Forry gives his Blindside Review of No Strings Attached; staring Ashton Kutcher and Natalie Portman. Friends with benefits is the phrase for people who want to have sex with no attachments and it’s the basic premise for the romantic-comedy No Strings Attached. Scientists have developed an eye implant that allowed three blind patients to see shapes and objects within days of treatment in a trial and say the device could become routine for some kinds of blindness in five years. Experts described the study results as phenomenal and said the device, developed by German researchers, could eventually change the lives of up to 200,000 people worldwide who suffer from blindness due to a degenerative eye disease called retinitis pigmentosa. Vanda Pharmaceuticals Conducting Clinical Trials for Blindness and Non-24-Hour Sleep Wake Disorder. If you want to participate in the survey, please call toll-free 1-877-708-1936 Monday-Friday between 9:00 AM and 5:00 PM ET. Designer Noam Klopper is aiming to help people who are blind or visually impaired find a more simple way to get around by introducing the Visually Impaired Assistant (VIA). The “VIA” Visually Impaired Assistant is a pair of hand-centric devices to make the day of a visually impaired person a whole lot easier. Blind Movie critic Jay Forry gives his Blindside Review of The Town; staring Ben Affleck, Rebessa Hall and Jeremy Renner. At a time when it seems like movie trailers give away the best parts of films, I don’t think the trailer of this movie gives it justice. This is a gripping film with emotional dialogue, engaging scenes, and most of all we have a real attachment to the characters. Ben Affleck’s acting is fantastic but even more impressive, was his direction of this movie. Since the beginning of Operation Iraqi Freedom, Hines VA Hospital has hosted 65 members of the armed forces who served in Iraq and Afghanistan – more than any of the nine other VA blind centers across the country. Since 2005, the influx has more than doubled the number of blind or visually impaired 20- to 39-year-olds who stay for weeks at a time or longer to learn important survival skills, from operating a stove to walking unfamiliar streets, such as the stretch in downtown Forest Park. “It gives individuals the self-esteem and confidence to take back their lives,” said Gerald Schutter, chief of the center. |
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