(See also Banquet Speeches under Speeches, Reports, and Resolutions)
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Black, Blind, and Successful: The Story of a Fighter
by Ever Lee Hairston (Braille Monitor, March 2001)
An address delivered at the NFB national convention, Atlanta, Georgia, July 5, 2000.
Order Information: Item LBB58; Braille/Print; No Charge
Blindness: A Left-Handed Dissertation
by Kenneth Jernigan
An address delivered at the NFB national convention, New York City, July 4, 1973.
Order Information: Item LBB14; Braille/Print; No Charge
Blindness: Concepts and Misconceptions
by Kenneth Jernigan
An address delivered at the NFB national convention, Washington, D.C., July 6, 1965.
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Blindness: Discrimination, Hostility, and Progress
by Kenneth Jernigan (Braille Monitor, June 1968)
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Calling All Drivers: Advancing Leadership, Collective Action, and the Boundaries of Independence
by Mark A. Riccobono (Braille Monitor, August/September 2010)
Order Information: Item LBC69; Braille/Print; No Charge
The Continuing Saga of the Kernel Books
by Kenneth Jernigan (Braille Monitor, August/September 1998)
An address delivered at the NFB national convention, Dallas, Texas, 1998.
Order Information: Item LBC05; Braille/Print; No Charge
The Cost of a Gift
by Marc Maurer (Braille Monitor, February/March 1988)
An address delivered at the John F. Kennedy School of Government, Harvard University, December 9, 1987.
Order Information: Item LBC13; Braille/Print; No Charge
A Definition of Blindness
A Definition of Blindness (Audio)
by Kenneth Jernigan (Future Reflections, Special Issue 2005)
Originally appeared in the Blind American, November 1962.
Order Information: Item LBD01; Braille/Print; No Charge
Disability and Visibility: Uncle Tom, Blind Tom, and Tiny Tim
by Kenneth Jernigan (Braille Monitor, April 1973)
Order Information: Item LBD06; Braille; No Charge
From One World into Another
by Ahmed Chaing with Debbie Kent Stein (Braille Monitor, February 2003)
Order Information: Item LBF31; Braille/Print; No Charge
Greater Expectations: Some Thoughts on Engaging the Wider World
by Geerat J. Vermeij (Braille Monitor, October 2006)
Order Information: Item LBG13; Braille/Print; No Charge
Handicapped Parking Permits for the Blind
by Kenneth Jernigan (Braille Monitor, January 1998)
Order Information: Item LBH03; Braille/Print; No Charge
The Individual’s Role in a Democracy
by Jacobus tenBroek (Braille Monitor, April 2002)
A lecture delivered at East Contra Costa College, probably in December 1962.
Order Information: Item LBI25; Braille/Print; No Charge
The Mythology of Discrimination
by Marc Maurer (Braille Monitor, May 2009)
Order Information: Item LBM63; Print; No Charge
The Nature of Independence
The Nature of Independence (Video)
by Kenneth Jernigan (Braille Monitor, September/October 1993)
An address delivered at the NFB national convention, Dallas, Texas, July 6, 1993.
Order Information: Item LBN31; Braille/Print; No Charge
Open Letter to Members of the National Federation of the Blind and Other Friends and Colleagues
by Kenneth Jernigan (Braille Monitor, January 1998)
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Partially Sighted, Really Blind
by Catherine Horn Randall (As the Twig Is Bent, 1992)
Order Information: Item BBP00; Print; No Charge
The Pitfalls of Political Correctness: Euphemisms Excoriated
by Kenneth Jernigan (Braille Monitor, August 1993)
Regarding the word blind and Resolution 93-01.
Order Information: Item LBP22; Braille/Print; No Charge
The Pros and Cons of Preferential Treatment of Blind Persons
by Jacobus tenBroek (Braille Monitor, May 1996)
An address delivered at the American Association of Workers for the Blind Convention, Quebec, June 1955.
Order Information: Item LBP07; Braille/Print; No Charge
The Role of the Blind in a Democratic Society
by Dr. Jacobus tenBroek (Braille Monitor, July 2007)
An address delivered at the NFB national convention, Nashville, Tennessee, July 12, 1952.
Order Information: Item LAAF52; Braille/Print; No Charge
The Role of the Consumer in the Development of Programs of Research and Training
by Fredric K. Schroeder (Braille Monitor, August/September 2004)
An address delivered at the NFB national convention, Atlanta, Georgia, July 4, 2004.
Order Information: Item LBR37; Braille/Print; No Charge
The Sermon on the Mount
by Kenneth Jernigan (Braille Monitor, February 1989)
Order Information: Item LBS51; Print; No Charge
Shackled Imagination: Literary Illusions About Blindness
by Deborah Kent Stein (Braille Monitor, January 1990)
Expanded version of a paper presented at the Second International Symposium on Vision Loss, February 1988.
Order Information: Item LBS31; Print; No Charge
The Spirit of the Journey: The Blind Driver Challenge and the Direction of Our Movement
by Mark A. Riccobono (Braille Monitor, August/September 2011)
Order Information: Item LBS68; Braille/Print; No Charge
Straightforward Answers About Blindness
Large type information for blind and low-vision individuals.
Order Information: Item LBS63; Print; No Charge
Sunday Papers
by Matt Maurer (Braille Monitor, November 1998)
President Maurer's brother, Matt Maurer, writes about the paper route the boys shared as kids.
Order Information: Item LBS44; Braille/Print; No Charge
Who Is Blind and Is It Respectable?
by Kenneth Jernigan (Braille Monitor, June 1989)
Order Information: Item LBW33; Print; No Charge
Why She Walked Out on Me
by Zach Shore (Braille Monitor, March 1991)
Order Information: Item LBW38; Braille/Print; No Charge
Yesterday, Today, and Tomorrow
by Mary Ellen Jernigan (Braille Monitor, April 2006)
An address delivered at the first presidents' seminar, Baltimore, Maryland, February 18, 2006.
Order Information: Item LBM0406; Braille/Print; No Charge
You’re in the Army Now
by Kevan Worley (Braille Monitor, November 2005)
Order Information: Item LBY02; Braille/Print; No Charge
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Blindness: Nuisance or Tragedy
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Blindness: The Triple Revolution
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NFB Philosophy--Variations on a Theme
Order Information: Item LBN20; Braille/Print; No Charge
Why Is It Better to Have a Library for the Blind in an Agency for the Blind Rather Than Any Other Setting?
Order Information: Item LBW19; Print; No Charge
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