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Online vs. Offline When You're Blind

Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017

01/02/2017

Independent Lens

Online vs. Offline When You're Blind

Clip: Season 18 Episode 3 | 1m 58sVideo has Closed Captions

Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017

In this excerpt from the Independent Lens documentary Best and Most Beautiful Things, Michelle Smith, a precocious young woman who is legally blind, shows how communicating in online communities makes her feel more equal, but going out into the real world is a lot more stressful — as she demonstrates when having a panic attack when she briefly can't find her favorite backpack.

01/02/2017

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Best and Most Beautiful Things - Trailer

Preview: S18 Ep3 | 30s | Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 (30s)

A Flogger for Christmas

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Clip: S18 Ep3 | 2m 29s | Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 (2m 29s)

"It's Not You, It's the Autism Speaking"

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Clip: S18 Ep3 | 2m 40s | Best and Most Beautiful Things premieres on PBS’s Independent Lens on Monday, Jan. 2, 2017 (2m 40s)

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