Disability Is No Hindrance for Blind Teacher:
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Disability Is No Hindrance
for Blind Teacher:
Blindness Enhances Her Mission to Make Children Independent
by Eric Bradley
From the Editor: The
following article appeared in the November 6, 2002, edition of the Oshkosh
Northwestern. Ginger Lee is one of the leaders of the NFB of Wisconsin.
She is also the kind of teacher who makes a lasting impression on her students.
Introducing the Galt House and Hyatt
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Introducing the Galt
House and Hyatt
by Max Robinson
The
lobby of the Galt House Hotel.
From the Editor: Max
Robinson is second vice president of the National Federation of the Blind of
Kentucky. Last year he provided readers with a walking tour of our convention
hotels. It seemed a good idea to reprint his description again this year. Here
it is:
Surmounting the Braille Reading Speed Plateau
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Surmounting the Braille Reading Speed Plateau
by John Bailey
John
Bailey
From the Editor: The following article first appeared in
the Spring 2003 issue of the NFB Vigilant, the publication of the NFB
of Virginia. John Bailey is first vice president of the Virginia Association
to Promote the Use of Braille. John learned Braille in his later years after
America Online: Is It Accessible Now?
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America Online: Is It Accessible Now?
by Curtis Chong
Curtis
Chong
From the Editor: For some years Curtis Chong directed the
NFB's technology department. Since last fall he has been the director of field
operations and access technology at the Iowa Department for the Blind. He still
serves as president of the NFB in Computer Science, a division of the National
How I Turned My Life Around
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May 2003
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How I Turned My Life Around
by Robert Dorfman
From the Editor: We often think of our NFB training centers
as an ideal place for young blind people to master the techniques they need
to live efficiently as blind people and the attitudes essential to developing
self-confidence and general competence. But the centers can do just as much
for seniors who have the nerve and determination to give the program a try.
Carol's Compliment
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May 2003
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Carol's Compliment
by Angela Howard
Angela
Howard
From the Editor: The following article first appeared in
the Winter 2003 edition of the Minnesota Bulletin, the publication of
the NFB of Minnesota. It was the winning entry in the 2002 Metro Chapter essay
contest. Angela Howard, who was a 1995 NFB scholarship winner, has been working
Please Pass the Manners
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Please Pass the Manners
by Barbara Pierce
Barbara
Pierce demonstrates that cutting a piece of meat isn't complex, it just
takes practice.
From the Editor: The following article was written for
Future Reflections, the quarterly magazine of the National Organization
of Parents of Blind Children and appeared in Vol. 20, No. 3, Fall 2001. Since
Birthday Bash at St. Lucy's School
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Birthday Bash at St. Lucy's School
by Lynn Heitz
Harriett
Go reads a story about Louis Braille to the students of St. Lucy's School.
Both she and the students are using Braille.
From the Editor: Lynn Heitz is president of the Keystone
Chapter of the NFB of Pennsylvania. Most readers know that January 4 is Louis
Focusing on the Picture
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Focusing on the Picture
by Susan Povinelli
Sue
Povinelli
From the Editor: The following article appeared in the
twenty-second Kernel Book, Not Much of a Muchness. In the Spring 2003
issue of the NFB Vigilant, the publication of the NFB of Virginia, a
follow-up to the article appeared. It demonstrates the value our Kernel Books
A Wrenching Decision
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A Wrenching Decision
by Ed Lewinson
From the Editor: Monitor readers will recall that
in the November 2002 issue we carried an article by Buffa Hanse about recent
events and decisions at the Jewish Braille Institute, now known as JBI International.
One of the very few blind members of JBI International's board of trustees was
Dr. Ed Lewinson. Dr. Lewinson has been a life member of the board since the