The Braille Monitor
The Braille Monitor
Vol.
46, No. 3
March 2003
Barbara Pierce, Editor
Published in inkprint, in Braille, and on cassette by
The National Federation of the Blind
Marc Maurer, President
National Office
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
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Frontispiece
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Members
of Baltimore's leadership community pour water under sleepshades.
Members
of the most recent NFB leadership seminar are seated in President Maurer's
office, listening to what he is saying.
At the end of February
the National Center for the Blind was the site of lots of leadership activity.
On February 25 a group of interested people from the LEADERship Program of the
Blazing a Trail A New Retreat Program Aims to Help Seniors Cope with Blindness
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Blazing
a Trail A New Retreat Program Aims to Help Seniors Cope with Blindness
by Carissa Richards
Ruth Hirschfeld, left, and Hazel Phillips prepare food while blindfolded
as part of a week-long retreat program teaching seniors who are losing
their sight to cope with blindness. Those with some remaining vision wore
Getting Around Downtown Louisville
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Getting
Around Downtown Louisville
by Dennis Franklin
The skyline of Louisville.
From the Editor: Dennis
Franklin is first vice president of the Kentucky affiliate and a longtime Louisville
resident. Here he takes the time to conduct a walking tour of the area around
our headquarters hotel. This is what he says:
Getting around downtown
Touch the Universe: A Review
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Touch
the Universe: A Review
by Carol Castellano
Carol
Castellano
From the Editor: Carol
Castellano is first vice president of the National Organization of Parents of
Blind Children. Here is her brief review of an exciting new book:
Many parents and teachers
of blind and visually impaired children have been excitedly awaiting publication
Laptop Computers and Electronic Notetakers for the Blind: A Comparison
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Laptop Computers and
Electronic Notetakers for the Blind: A Comparison
by Curtis Chong
Curtis
Chong using a laptop.
From the Editor: Are
you struggling to decide between buying a laptop computer and an electronic
notetaker? Curtis Chong, who is now the director of field operations and access
Dialysis at National Convention
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Dialysis at National
Convention
by
Ed Bryant
Ed
Bryant
From the Editor: Ed
Bryant is president of the Diabetes Action Network. He has important information
for those interested in arranging for dialysis during the national convention.
This is what he says:
During this year's annual
Frontispiece: Seniors Fair 2003
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Fair
attendees are seated at the south end of the third-floor space at the National
Center for the Blind to hear remarks from President Maurer and others. Honorary
fair marshall William Donald Schaefer (center) listens intently.
Thursday, April 10, the
National Federation of the Blind hosted our second low-vision resources event
for seniors and their families. It was titled Possibilities Fair, and more than
What Happened in Tampa? Observations on Informational Picketing
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What Happened in Tampa?
Observations on Informational Picketing
by C. Edwin
Vaughan, Ph.D.
Ed
Vaughan
From the Editor: Ed
Vaughan is Professor Emeritus of the University of Missouri, and Dean of the
Russel Center for International Management and Professor of Sociology at Menlo
A Federationist Speaks Out
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A Federationist Speaks
Out
by Chris Kuell
Chris
Kuell
From the Editor: The
Friday, March 28, 2003, edition of the Danbury News-Times carried an
op-ed column by NFB of Connecticut second vice president Chris Kuell. The blind
of Connecticut are once again struggling to improve state vocational services.