BRAILLE MONITOR

BRAILLE MONITOR

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Braille
Monitor
Vol. 49,
No. 6June
2006
Barbara
Pierce, editor
Published
in inkprint, in Braille, and on cassette by
The National
Federation of the Blind
Marc Maurer, president

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Dallas
Site of 2006 NFB Convention

The 2006 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will
take place in Dallas, Texas, July 1 through 7, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel at
2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75207. Early this year the Wyndham Anatole
property in Dallas became part of the Hilton chain. Because of this transition
you should make your room reservation with the Hilton Anatole staff only. Call
(214) 761-7500.
The 2006 room rates are singles, doubles, and twins $60 and triples
and quads $65 a night, plus a 15 percent sales tax. The hotel is accepting reservations
now. A $60-per-room deposit is required to make a reservation. Fifty percent
of the deposit will be refunded if notice is given to the hotel of a reservation
cancellation before June 1, 2006. The other 50 percent is not refundable.
Rooms will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations
may be made before June 1, 2006, assuming that rooms are still available. After
that time the hotel will not hold our block of rooms for the convention. In
other words, you should get your reservation in soon.
Guest room amenities include cable television, coffee pot, iron
and ironing board, hair dryer, and high-speed Internet access. The Hilton Anatole
has six excellent restaurants, twenty-four-hour-a-day room service, first-rate
meeting space, and other top-notch facilities. It is in downtown Dallas with
$16 shuttle service to both the Dallas/Ft. Worth Airport and Love Field.
The 2006 convention will follow what many think of as our usual
schedule:
Saturday, July 1Seminar
Day
Sunday, July 2Registration
Day
Monday, July 3Board
Meeting and Division Day
Tuesday, July 4 Opening
Session
Wednesday, July 5 Tour
Day
Thursday, July 6 Banquet
Day
Friday, July 7 Business
Session

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Contents

Vol. 49,
No. 6June
2006

Frontispiece
JWOD
Exposé Reveals Shocking Improprieties
Soaring
Through Fear
by Merry-Noel Chamberlain
The
Milestone 311: The Epitome of Accessibility
by Michael D. Barber
Building
an Education Program at the Jernigan Institute:
Reviewing Progress and Imagining the Future
by Mark A. Riccobono
The
Rest of the Story
by Betsy Zaborowski
Upside
Down and Backwards
by James Christopher Wycoff
Accessible
Cell Phone Technology
by the International Braille and Technology Center Staff
A
Review of Education and Rehabilitation for Empowerment
by Kathleen M. Huebner
NLS
Celebrates Diamond Jubilee
by Stephen O. Benson
Recipes

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2006 National Federation of the Blind