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Braille Monitor

Vol. 55, No. 10 November 2012

Gary Wunder, Editor

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Vol. 55, No. 10 November 2012

Illustration: The October-December Accessible Bulletin Board in the Betsy Zaborowski Conference
Room at the NFB Jernigan Institute Listen Now (MP3)

The Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium:
A Forum for Collaboration in the Struggle for the
Right to Live in the World Listen Now (MP3)
by Lou Ann Blake

Democratizing Braille: A World ViewListen Now (MP3)
by Kevin Carey

My Journey to Genetics: Changing What it Means
to Be a Blind Genetic Counselor Listen Now (MP3)
by Ronit Ovadia-Mazzoni

The DAISY Consortium Global Partnership:
Working with the NFB to End the Book FamineListen Now (MP3)
by Stephen King

The Federation in Your Journey:
The Courage to TryListen Now (MP3)
by Mary Ellen Gabias

The New iBill®:
Is it Worth the Extra $20?Listen Now (MP3)
by Curtis Chong

A Reader Takes the Braille Monitor to TaskListen Now (MP3)

Working with Blind Seniors in Support GroupsListen Now (MP3)
by Rebecca Irvin

Learning to Use a White Cane as a SeniorListen Now (MP3)
by Jonathan Ice

Remembering the NickelListen Now (MP3)
by Judy Sanders