The Braille Monitor October 2005
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In this issue you will read a good deal about the NFB Jernigan Institute�s programs to encourage blind students to pursue science. In general blind people are not welcome in the laboratory or in the field. But the word is now beginning to spread: blind kids can really do science. In July of 2005 eleven students gathered at the NFB Jernigan Institute to build and launch a real rocket. Read about their unforgettable experience in Matt Maurer�s insightful article in this issue. Here all eleven Rocket On! participants: (back row, left to right) Michael Welty, Helen Stevens, and Kelly Wills; (front row) James Dietz, Kyle Conley, Nicole Torcolini, Beto Carreto, Keao Wright, Heather Hammond, Jonathon Nolan, and Nijat Worley pose with the completed rocket somewhat before launch.