Braille Monitor 12/97

Braille Monitor 12/97

The

Braille Monitor

Vol. 40, No. 11

December

1997

Barbara Pierce,

Editor

Published in inkprint,

in Braille, on cassette and

the World Wide Web and FTP on the Internet

The National Federation

of the Blind

Marc Maurer, President

National Office

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Baltimore, Maryland 21230

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Contents

Vol. 40, No. 11

December

1997

The City and the

Fear

by Marc Maurer

Microsoft Takes

A Big Step Backward

by Curtis Chong

The Owner-Executive

Running the Montessori School

by Carla McQuillan

Advancing Science

Through the Legal Profession

by Charles Brown

The Blind Lawyer

Shaping Policy for the Nation's Power Companies

by Bruce Gardner

Food for Thought:

Experience of a Blind Dietitian

by Lynn Mattioli

Parents Win Fight

with School Board in Virginia

NFB Sues Law School

Admissions Council

Setting the Record

Straight About Sensory Safari

Living by the

Numbers

by Susan J. Spungin, Ed.D.

The Other Side

of the Mule

by Randy Cox

Seeing No Limits

by Don Melvin

Now Blind Can

Scan the Newspaper

by Cala Byram

Distinguished

Educator of Blind Children Award for 1998

by Sharon Maneki

The 1998 Blind

Educator of the Year Award

by Stephen O. Benson

Recipes

Monitor Miniatures

The NFB Pledge

Each year a live

Christmas tree graces the reception area at the National Center for the Blind.

In the days preceding the staff Chtistmas party, presents for the gift exchange

begin to accumulate around the tree. On the night of the potluck party,

someone gathers up the gifts and takes them all to the Harbor Room where Santa's

helpers pass them out. Mr. Ray (above right) is shown gathering up the

gifts. Center staff members and their guests (below) enjoy a festive meal

together and then take turns displaying and describing their gifts to the entire

group.

The Braille

Monitor, December 1997 Complete Issue

ISSN 0006-8829

Copyright 1997, The National Federation

of the Blind