The 2001 Scholarship Class
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2001 Edition
The 2001 Scholarship Class of the National Federation of the Blind
The Scholarship
Class of 2001: (left to right) back row: Rodney Barker, Marsh Smith, Michael
Brands, Douglas Trimble, Nicholas Truesdell, Albert Spooner, Carey Supalo,
Daniel Brown, Adam Rushforth, and Allison Hilliker; Middle Row: Ronit
Independence and the Necessity for Diplomacy
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2001 Edition
Independence and the Necessity for Diplomacy
An
Address delivered by Marc Maurer
President
of the National Federation of the Blind
July
6, 2001
Marc Maurer
delivers the 2001 Banquet Address.
The science
fiction writer Robert Heinlein wrote that the primary diplomatic question is
The 2001 Awards
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2001 Edition
The 2001 Awards
Presented
by the National Federation of the Blind
From the
Editor: National Federation of the Blind awards are not bestowed lightly. If
an appropriate recipient does not emerge from the pool of candidates for a
particular award, it is simply not presented. At this year's convention six
What Was New, Interesting, or Different
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2001 Edition
What Was
New, Interesting, or Different
by
Brad Hodges
Brad Hodges
From the
Editor: Hundreds, maybe thousands of people flock to the exhibit hall during
our national conventions. Somehow I can never find the time I need to browse
through all the displays. I am always on the run: I have to buy a cane; there's
2001 Convention Resolutions Report
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2001 Edition
2001 Convention Resolutions Report
by
Sharon Maneki
(left to
right) Jim Gashel, President Maurer, and Sharon Maneki sit at the
Resolutions Committee meeting. Pat Maurer and Doug Elliott can be
seen in the background.
From the
Editor: Sharon Maneki, President of the NFB of Maryland, chairs the Resolutions
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The Braille Monitor, October
2001 Edition
On August
27, 2001, Secretary of Education Rod Paige swore in Joanne Wilson as Commissioner
of the Rehabilitation Services Administration. Joanne's family and friends gathered
at the Department of Education Building for the ceremony. Three of Joanne's
five children(Joel, Josh, and Jennica Fernandez) were present as husband Harold
held the Bible, and Secretary Paige administered the oath of office. Pictured
Eyewitness to Catastrophe
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2001 Edition
Eyewitness
to Catastrophe
Michael
Hingson and his guide dog
From the Editor: Shortly before we went to press, the world was profoundly
altered on September 11. We all watched and listened and prayed for those caught
up personally in the tragic events in New York, Washington, and western Pennsylvania.
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The Braille Monitor, December 2001
Edition
The
tree of lights on the Skydeck at the National Center for the Blind is visible
from I-95. When it was constructed for the first time in December of 2000,
we were unable to find a star large enough for the top. Mr. Ruff of the NFB
maintenance staff set about to make an appropriate star and string it with
lights. He presented the finished product to President Maurer. Then Mr. Ruff,
The 2002 Blind Educator of the Year Award
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The 2002 Blind Educator of the Year Award
by Stephen O. Benson
Steve Benson
From the Editor: Steve Benson is a member
of the Board of Directors of the National Federation of the Blind and President
of the NFB of Illinois. He also chairs the committee charged with identifying
each year's Blind Educator of the Year. Here is what he has to say:
National Association of Blind Merchants Presents Business Leadership and Superior Training:
A National Training Conference for Merchant Vendors and Program Staff
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National Association of Blind Merchants Presents Business Leadership and Superior Training:
A National Training Conference for Merchant Vendors and Program Staff
by Kevan Worley
Kevan Worley
From the Editor: The following important