BRAILLE MONITOR

BRAILLE MONITOR

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Braille
Monitor
Vol. 49,
No. 11December
2006
Barbara
Pierce, editor
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The National Federation
of the Blind
Marc Maurer, president

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Contents

Vol. 49,
No. 11December
2006

Frontispiece
Convention
Bulletin 2007
Maxi-Aids
Seeks to Intimidate Competitors by Claiming that Somebody Stole
Intellectual Property from It
by Marc Maurer
Blindness:
The Lessons of History
by Kenneth Jernigan
It's
a Long Way from School Plays to Community Theater
So How Did I Get from There to Here?
by Gail Snider
An
Examination of Four Stand-alone Reading Machines
by Steven Booth, Mike Tindell, and Anne Taylor
A
New Day for Disabled Americans
by Karl Smith
Ask
Miss Whozit
Leadership
In Action:
Jernigan Institute Establishes New Program to Empower Youth
by The NFB Jernigan Institute Education Team
The
2007 National Federation of the Blind
Scholarship Program
Distinguished
Educator of Blind
Children Award for 2007
by Sharon Maneki
The
2007 Blind Educator of the Year Award
by David Ticchi
What
A Relief!
by Denice F. Brown
Massachusetts
Appoints the Right Man
A
New Way to Demonstrate Braille Literacy
by Jerry Whittle
Social
Security, SSI, and Medicare Facts for 2007
by James McCarthy
The
Momentum Is Building
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