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May, 2002
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Finding a House
by Chancey Fleet
Chancey
Fleet
From
the Editor: Anyone who uses e-mail today has undoubtedly had the experience
of coming across a little nugget in the midst of a whole group of silly, demanding,
or pedestrian messages. This phenomenon is what keeps me attentive to my messages.
On Easter Monday I returned to my office after three days away to find a torrent
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Megan O'Rourke]
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May, 2002
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Why
Did They Let Her Do It?
by Peggy Elliott and Megan O'Rourke
From
the Editor: Peggy Elliott is Second Vice President of the National Federation
of the Blind and President of the NFB of Iowa. She persuaded Megan O'Rourke
to tell this anecdote, and she wrote an introduction. Here both are:
When she wrote this little story,
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May, 2002
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Recipes
This
month's recipes were submitted by the NFB of Michigan.
Mary
Wurtzel
Enchilada
Casserole
by
Mary Wurtzel
Mary
Wurtzel is the first lady of the NFB of Michigan. She is also a Federation leader
in her own right. She says, "This recipe has the stamp of approval of our
oldest son Fred, who is a Johnson-and-Wales-trained chef."
[LEAD PHOTO: This panoramic view of the National Research and Training
Institute for the Blind construction site was taken on
The Braille Monitor
June,
2002
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This
panoramic view of the National Research and Training Institute for the
Blind construction site was taken on May 1, 2002. About 50 percent of
the two parking levels are visible, and the third level is well started.
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Parnell Diggs]
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June,
2002
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Legislator
Wreaks Havoc Trying
to Write Off Rehabilitation Programs for the Blind
by
Parnell Diggs
Parnell
Diggs
From
the Editor: Parnell Diggs is the president of the National Federation of the
Blind of South Carolina. Across the country in recent years blind people have
been fighting to preserve whatever autonomy they have achieved for their state
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June,
2002
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David Stayer, a Fellow
Federationist
by
Patricia Hubschman
David
Stayer
From
the Editor: Several months ago Patricia Hubschman sent me the following sketch
of a Federation leader many of us have known for years. My casual friendship
with the Stayers goes back to an early Federation event at which my room was
Even I
The Braille Monitor
June,
2002
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Even I . . .
by
Tammy Luebbe
From
the Editor: Tammy Luebbe is a student at the adult orientation facility of the
Nebraska Commission for the Blind. She intended this article for a sighted audience,
and it does an excellent job of addressing many of the misconceptions members
of the general public have about blindness and blind people. The remarkable
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Tami Dodd Jones]
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June,
2002
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The Rewards and Continuing
Challenges of Teaching
Blind
and Visually Impaired Students
by
Tami Dodd Jones
Tami
Dodd Jones
From
the Editor: Tami Jones is a longtime leader of the National Federation of the
Blind. She now lives and teaches in Indiana. In the following article, reprinted
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Curtis Chong]
The Braille Monitor
June,
2002
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Website Accessibility
Again
by
Curtis Chong
Curtis
Chong
From
the Editor: In late April NFB Director of Technology Curtis Chong received an
e-mail message from a man, not an NFB member, who was unhappy about inaccessible
job applications. He was looking for support for his solution to the problem
[PHOTO/CAPTION: David Andrews]
The Braille Monitor
June,
2002
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You've
Got More Mail
by
David Andrews
David
Andrews
From
the Editor: David Andrews has served faithfully for many years now as the systems
operator for the NFB's bulletin board.
In
March of 1999 the Braille Monitor published an article called "You've