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Vol. 68, No. 11 December 2025
Chris Danielsen, Editor
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Vol. 68, No. 11 December 2025
Convention Bulletin 2026 (HTML)
Convention Bulletin 2026 (MP3)
Running for the Federation: Meet Roger Oberholzer (HTML)
Running for the Federation: Meet Roger Oberholzer (MP3)
Double Your Impact: A Matching Gift Challenge to Advance the Lives of Blind People (HTML)
Double Your Impact: A Matching Gift Challenge to Advance the Lives of Blind People (MP3)
Fifty Years of Federation Love: The DC Affiliate Honors Gail Snider with the 2025 Presidential Award (HTML)
Fifty Years of Federation Love: The DC Affiliate Honors Gail Snider with the 2025 Presidential Award (MP3)
by Shawn Callaway
Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Updates for 2026 (HTML)
Social Security Disability Insurance and Supplemental Security Income Updates for 2026 (MP3)
by Jesse Shirek
Accessible Independent Check-Out: Blind-Centered Leadership Makes All the Difference (HTML)
Accessible Independent Check-Out: Blind-Centered Leadership Makes All the Difference (MP3)
by Jake Konerza, Rick Walstrom, and Steve Decker
Owner of "Blind Guy Boards" Travels to DC on a Mission to Save Services for His Community (HTML)
Owner of "Blind Guy Boards" Travels to DC on a Mission to Save Services for His Community (MP3)
by John Hult
Plan for the Future (HTML)
Plan for the Future (MP3)
A Failure of Access, a Betrayal of Trust: Why Two Blind Students Are Suing West Virginia University (HTML)
A Failure of Access, a Betrayal of Trust: Why Two Blind Students Are Suing West Virginia University (MP3)
by Gary Wunder
LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired of San Francisco Seeks Its Way through a Storm, but May Hit the Rocks (HTML)
LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired of San Francisco Seeks Its Way through a Storm, but May Hit the Rocks (MP3)
by Chris Danielsen
iOS 26 and Braille Access: Apple's Impressive Investment in Braille Literacy (HTML)
iOS 26 and Braille Access: Apple�s Impressive Investment in Braille Literacy (MP3)
by Jonathan Mosen
Announcing the 2026 NFB Scholarship Program (HTML)
Announcing the 2026 NFB Scholarship Program (MP3)
Monitor Miniatures (HTML)
Monitor Miniatures (MP3)
Complete Braille Monitor (Zipped Word Version)
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