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Vol. 64, No. 10 November 2021
Gary Wunder, Editor
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Vol. 64, No. 10 November 2021
Illustration: Raising the Bar, Expanding the Possibilities (HTML)
Illustration: Raising the Bar, Expanding the Possibilities (MP3)
NY Reaches Agreement with DOJ Over Vaccine Access for Blind People (HTML)
NY Reaches Agreement with DOJ Over Vaccine Access for Blind People (MP3)
by Lauren Weber and Hannah Recht
We are Federationists Too (HTML)
We are Federationists Too (MP3)
Stronger Together: How the Organized Blind Movement Benefits from the Global Advancement of the United Nations CRPD (HTML)
Stronger Together: How the Organized Blind Movement Benefits from the Global Advancement of the United Nations CRPD (MP3)
by Gerard Quinn
2022 Washington Seminar (HTML)
2022 Washington Seminar (MP3)
Sleep in Blind Children, a Mystery (HTML)
Sleep in Blind Children, a Mystery (MP3)
by Carla Keirns
Want to Get the Most out of Social Security: Being Blind Can Help, but There's More to the Story (HTML)
Want to Get the Most out of Social Security: Being Blind Can Help, but There's More to the Story (MP3)
by Marc Maurer, Susan Gashel, and James Gashel
You've Got Mail, but it May be Late (HTML)
You�ve Got Mail, but it May be Late (MP3)
by Kyle Walls
Celebrate the Holiday Heroes Who Are Leading the National Federation of the Blind (HTML)
Celebrate the Holiday Heroes Who Are Leading the National Federation of the Blind (MP3)
by Patti Chang
What One Determined, Motivated, and Caring Woman can Achieve: The Life of Doris Willoughby (HTML)
What One Determined, Motivated, and Caring Woman can Achieve: The Life of Doris Willoughby (MP3)
by Ramona Walhof
You Can Make a Difference (HTML)
You Can Make a Difference (MP3)
Independence Market Corner (HTML)
Independence Market Corner (MP3)
by Terry Boone
Accessibility Tour through the National Peace and Justice Museum Memorial (HTML)
Accessibility Tour through the National Peace and Justice Museum Memorial (MP3)
by Lisa Bryant
Monitor Miniatures (HTML)
Monitor Miniatures (MP3)
Complete Braille Monitor (Zipped Word Version)
Complete Braille Monitor (Braille Version)
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