BRAILLE MONITOR Vol 54 No 11 December 2011

BRAILLE MONITOR Vol 54 No 11 December 2011

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Braille Monitor
Vol. 54, No. 11 December 2011
Gary Wunder, editor
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The National Federation of the Blind
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Contents
Vol. 54, No. 11 December 2011

Lead Photo
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Convention Bulletin 2012 Listen

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Reflection on the 2011 National ConventionListen

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by Sandy Sommers
Equal Access to Information:
The Urgency and the LawListen

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by Daniel Goldstein
Civil Rights for Disabled Americans Listen

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by Samuel Bagenstos
Equal Access to Technology and
Programs in the United States Listen

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by David M. Capozzi
The Evolution of Braille:
Can the Past Help Plan the Future? Part Three Listen

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Tandem Surfboarding Brothers Listen

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by Eric Vasiliauskas
I Thought I Was Oriented,
but I Was Mistaken
My Odyssey of Orientation
and Mobility Training Listen

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by Mary A. Tozzo
Have Cane, Can Travel Listen

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by Jennifer Dunnam
Imagine Buying a Coffee
and Walking to Work—Blind Listen

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by Mark Patinkin
Distinguished Educator of Blind
Children Award for 2012Listen

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by Cathy Jackson
The 2012 Blind Educator of the Year Award Listen

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by David Ticchi
A Tribute to an Unsung Hero:
The Value of a Very Special Teacher Listen

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by Fred Wurtzel
Featured Book from the Jacobus tenBroek Library
Talk Talk, by T. C. Boyle Listen

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Reviewed by Ed Morman
Accentuate the Positive Listen

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by Shirley Baillif
Social Security, SSI, and Medicare Facts for 2012 Listen

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by Lauren McLarney
Recipes
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Monitor Miniatures
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Complete Braille Monitor
Complete
Braille Monitor (Download Zipped Word Version)
Complete Braille Monitor Audio File (Zipped MP3 Version)
Complete DAISY Audio File (Zipped MP3 Version)
Copyright 2011 by the National Federation of the Blind