Braille Readers Are Leaders Expands Program
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October,
2003
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Braille Readers Are
Leaders Expands Program
by
Barbara Cheadle
The Braille Readers Are
Leaders contest is a national contest for Braille students, kindergarten through
twelfth grades. It is sponsored by the National Organization of Parents of Blind
Children (NOPBC) and the National Association to Promote the Use of Braille
Advertisers Try a New Way of Looking at Things
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October,
2003
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Advertisers Try a New
Way of Looking at Things
by
Bettijane Levine
From the Editor: The
following story appeared in the July 24, 2003, edition of the Chicago Tribune.
Remembering our struggles in the past decade to rid American entertainment of
blind characters like George in the ABC program "Good and Evil" and
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Dr
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October,
2003
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Medical Doctor Takes
Up Braille after Retirement
by
Dr. Hilary Connor
From The Editor: The
following article first appeared in the Summer 2003 issue of the Braille
Spectator, the publication of the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland.
It begins with Editor Al Maneki's head note:
Dr.
Hilary Connor
Dr. Hilary Connor is eighty-one
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Art Schreiber]
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2003
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39 Years Ago Newsman
Had Front‑Row Seat to Beatles History
by Rick Nathanson
Art
Schreiber
From the Editor: Art
Schreiber is president of the NFB of New Mexico. If you talk to him for any
length of time, you will quickly learn that much of his working life was in
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2003
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Atlanta Entertains Its
Own Jewel
by
Empish Thomas
Jewel
Harness
From the Editor: Empish
Thomas is an active member of the South Fulton Chapter of the NFB of Georgia.
Here he writes about the life and work of another member of the chapter. This
is what he says:
Jewel Harness, president
Recipes
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October,
2003
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Recipes
This month's recipes
were contributed by the NFB of Oklahoma.
Pistachio Salad
by
Barbara Shelton
Barbara is the wife
of state president Steve Shelton.
Ingredients:
1
20-ounce can crushed pineapple
1
3-3/4-ounce box instant pistachio pudding
1
8-ounce container Cool Whip
1
cup small marshmallows
1/2
Frontispiece - Face of American Ride
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November,
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NFB staff members taking part in the Face of America ride stand with
President Maurer in front of the National Center. Left to right are
Maurice
Peret, Holly Mooney, Marc Maurer, John Brennan, and Karen Friedman. The
tandem bicycle ridden by the Mooney-Peret team is visible behind Mrs.
Mooney.
On September 12, 2003,
A Town Built on Empowerment
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November,
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A Town
Built on Empowerment
by
Laura Sullivan
From the Editor: On
Sunday, September 14, 2003, the following article appeared in the Sun Journal,
a section of the Baltimore Sun. It is an excellent example of the wrong-headed
reporting that results when a zealous institutional public relations office
gets hold of an unthinking reporter and feeds her or him a story that fits perfectly
Graphical Verification: Another Accessibility Challenge
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November,
2003
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Graphical
Verification:
Another
Accessibility Challenge
by
Curtis Chong
Curtis
Chong
From the Editor: Curtis
Chong is president of the National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science.
He now lives and works in Iowa. We increasingly hear frustrated comments from
First Impressions: My Conversion into Blindness
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November,
2003
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First
Impressions: My Conversion into Blindness
by
Joy Thomas
Joy
Thomas
From the Editor: Ordinarily
I would hold stories like the next two for the December issue, where the convention
bulletin appears. My reasoning is usually that articles recounting the powerful
impact of a national convention may help persuade a reader or two to decide