Braille Monitor 5/97

Braille Monitor 5/97

The Braille Monitor

Vol.

40, No. 5

May 1997

Barbara Pierce, Editor

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Contents

Vol. 40, No.

5

May 1997

U.S. Senators Scramble for Cover

by Barbara Pierce

One Woman's War

by Mary Van de Kamp Nohl

Reaching for the

Stars

by Julie Hunter

Cancun Reflections

by Michael E. Baillif

Valuing the Blind

Child's Independent Movements and Travel

by Joe Cutter

The Blindfold

as a Useful Instructional Tool for Seniors

by Chris Cuppett

Pride Costs: Hiring

Readers Pays

by Patrick A. Barrett

Climbing the Acropolis

by Susan Povinelli

My Swim Around

Key West

by Sharon Luka

Job History of

a Working Mom

by Beth Finke

Of Vision and

Voting

by Jolene Boshart

Speaking About

New Orleans

by Jerry Whittle

A Note from the

Canine Concerns Committee

by Ed and Toni Eames

Recipes

Monitor Miniatures

The Braille

Monitor, May, 1997 Complete Issue

ISSN 0006-8829

Copyright 1997, The National Federation

of the Blind

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