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Vol. 65, No. 1 January 2022
Gary Wunder, Editor
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Vol. 65, No. 1 January 2022
Illustration: Thanking the Builders Who Give Us the Tools (HTML)
Illustration: Thanking the Builders Who Give Us the Tools (MP3)
New Orleans Site of 2022 Convention (HTML)
New Orleans Site of 2022 Convention (MP3)
by John Berggren
Voting is a Blindness Issue (HTML)
Voting is a Blindness Issue (MP3)
by Lou Ann Blake
The Myth of Functionality: Disability Rights and the Limits of Common Sense (HTML)
The Myth of Functionality: Disability Rights and the Limits of Common Sense (MP3)
by George Stern
Access Tech, Medical Devices, Websites, and Subminimum Wages (HTML)
Access Tech, Medical Devices, Websites, and Subminimum Wages (MP3)
by John Paré
Life Lessons at the Turkey Trot (HTML)
Life Lessons at the Turkey Trot (MP3)
by Jo Elizabeth Pinto
A Case for Why We Should Not Do Visual Descriptions of Ourselves (HTML)
A Case for Why We Should Not Do Visual Descriptions of Ourselves (MP3)
by Mark Lasser
Bringing a Closing to Disclosing the Clothing (HTML)
Bringing a Closing to Disclosing the Clothing (MP3)
by Jack Bernard
Just What the Doctor Ordered (HTML)
Just What the Doctor Ordered (MP3)
by Tatyana Haykin
You Can Make a Difference (HTML)
You Can Make a Difference (MP3)
Making the Kitchen Your Friend (HTML)
Making the Kitchen Your Friend (MP3)
by Regina Mitchell
Conventions Are for All of Us (HTML)
Conventions Are for All of Us (MP3)
by Chris Westbrook
National Federation of the Blind 2022 Scholarship Program (HTML)
National Federation of the Blind 2022 Scholarship Program (MP3)
by Cayte Mendez
Kenneth Jernigan Convention Scholarship (HTML)
Kenneth Jernigan Convention Scholarship (MP3)
by Tracy Soforenko
The 2022 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards (HTML)
The 2022 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards (MP3)
by Everette Bacon
Getting the Straight Scoop from Our Mentees (HTML)
Getting the Straight Scoop from Our Mentees (MP3)
by Maurice Peret
A Tribute from a Friend (HTML)
A Tribute from a Friend (MP3)
by Donna Wood
Are Conservatives Welcome in the National Federation of the Blind? (HTML)
Are Conservatives Welcome in the National Federation of the Blind? (MP3)
by Colleen Roth
Independence Market Corner (HTML)
Independence Market Corner (MP3)
by Terry Boone
I Am Not My Blindness: What the Blind Community Wishes You Knew (HTML)
I Am Not My Blindness: What the Blind Community Wishes You Knew (MP3)
by David Oliver
Jason Broughton has a mission at the Library of Congress: "Expand and be Inclusive" (HTML)
Jason Broughton has a mission at the Library of Congress: “Expand and be Inclusive” (MP3)
by Chris Cioffi
Monitor Miniatures (HTML)
Monitor Miniatures (MP3)
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