BRAILLE MONITOR Vol 57 No 4 April 2014

BRAILLE MONITOR Vol 57 No 4 April 2014

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Braille Monitor
Vol. 57, No. 4April 2014
Gary Wunder, Editor
Distributed by email, in inkprint, in Braille, and on USB flash drive (see below) by
The National Federation of the Blind
Marc Maurer, President
National Office
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Baltimore, Maryland 21230
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Orlando Site of 2014 NFB Convention
The 2014 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will take place in Orlando, Florida, July 1-6, at the Rosen Centre Hotel at 9840 International Drive, Orlando, Florida 32819. Make your room reservation as soon as possible with the Rosen Centre staff only. Call (800) 204-7234.
The 2014 room rates are singles, doubles, and twins, $82; and triples and quads, $88. In addition to the room rates there will be a tax, which at present is 13.5 percent. No charge will be made for children under seventeen in the room with parents as long as no extra bed is requested. The hotel is accepting reservations now. A $95-per-room deposit is required to make a reservation. Fifty percent of the deposit will be refunded if notice is given to the hotel of a reservation cancellation before May 28, 2014. The other 50 percent is not refundable.
Rooms will be available on a first-come, first-served basis until our block is filled or until May 28, whichever comes first. After our block is filled and/or after May 28, the hotel has no obligation to accept any further reservations, but may do so if it has rooms available. In other words, you should get your reservation in soon.
Guest-room amenities include cable television; in-room safe; coffeemaker; hairdryer; and, for a fee, high-speed Internet access. Guests can also enjoy a swimming pool, fitness center, and on-site spa. The Rosen Centre Hotel offers fine dining at Executive Chef Michael Rumplik’s award-winning Everglades Restaurant. In addition, there is an array of dining options from sushi to tapas to a 24-hour deli. The hotel has first-rate amenities and shuttle service to the Orlando airport.
The schedule for the 2014 convention is:
Tuesday, July 1 Seminar Day
Wednesday, July 2 Registration Day
Thursday, July 3 Board Meeting and Division Day
Friday, July 4 Opening Session
Saturday, July 5 Business Session
Sunday, July 6 Banquet Day and Adjournment

NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
2014 National Convention Preregistration Form
Please register online at <www.nfb.org/registration> or use this mail-in form. Print legibly, provide all requested information, and mail form and payment to:
National Federation of the Blind
Attn: Convention Registration
200 East Wells Street
Baltimore, MD 21230
Please register only one person per registration form; however, one check or money order may cover multiple registrations. Check or money order (sorry, no credit cards) must be enclosed with registration(s).
Registrant Name ______________________________________________
Address _____________________________________________________
City ______________________ State _____________ Zip ___________
Phone ____________ Email ____________________________________
___ I will pick up my registration packet at convention.
or
___ The following person will pick up my registration packet:
Pickup Name ______________________________________
Number of preregistrations x $25 = ____________
Number of pre-purchased banquet tickets x $55 = ____________
Total = ____________
PLEASE NOTE:

Preconvention registration and banquet sales are final (no refunds).
All preregistration mail-in forms must be postmarked by May 31.

Contents
Vol. 57, No. 4 April 2014

Illustration: New Service Animals for the BlindListen
Now (MP3)
Kernels Take RootListen
Now (MP3)
Crying Over Spilled MilkListen
Now (MP3)
by Parnell Diggs
Growing Up Blind Listen
Now (MP3)
by Jan Bailey
Carol’s Compliment Listen
Now (MP3)
by Angela Howard
True Integrity in Providing Wage EquityListen
Now (MP3)
by Rose Sloan
Standing On My OwnListen
Now (MP3)
by Megan Bening
A Decade of Imaginative
Investment in Our Future Listen
Now (MP3)
by Mark Riccobono
Life Lessons From a TreeListen
Now (MP3)
by Cayte Mendez
When Santa Comes to School Listen
Now (MP3)
by Jasmine Hunt
Economics of Leadership: Is Power Rival?Listen
Now (MP3)
by Justin Salisbury
Apple CoreListen
Now (MP3)
by Susan Povinelli
Self-Advocacy in Spain: Curiosity,
Confidence, and CommitmentListen
Now (MP3)
by Chelsey Duranleau
The Challenges in Going Blind and
Learning to Live AgainListen
Now (MP3)
by Kim Tindall
A Review of Close Your EyesListen
Now (MP3)
by Grace Warn
Taking the Next Step: 2014 National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
(NOPBC) Conference for Families and TeachersListen
Now (MP3)
by Carlton Walker
NFB Camp Convention AdventuresListen
Now (MP3)
The Kenneth Jernigan Convention
Scholarship FundListen
Now (MP3)
by Allen Harris
Recipes Listen
Now (MP3)
Monitor Miniatures
Listen
Now (MP3)
Complete Braille Monitor
Complete
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Complete Braille Monitor Audio File (Zipped MP3 Version)
Complete DAISY Audio File (Zipped MP3 Version)
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