The Cane and I
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January,
2004
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The Cane and I
by
Judy Sanders
Judy
Sanders
From the Editor: Judy
Sanders is a longtime leader of the National Federation of the Blind. She now
lives in Minneapolis. The following article appeared in the summer 2003 issue
of the Minnesota Bulletin, the publication of the NFB of Minnesota. Her story
A Labor of Love
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A Labor of Love
by
Lee Frazier
Lee Frazier
From the Editor: The
following article is reprinted from the May 15, 2003, issue of the Pathfinder,
the publication of the NFB of Louisiana. Lee Frazier is the president of the
Lake Area Chapter of the NFB of Louisiana. He and his members are busy helping
blind people throughout their community and, in doing so, changing attitudes
For the Thrill of It
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January,
2004
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For the Thrill of It
by
Lohr McKinstry
From the Editor: The
following news story first appeared in the February 8, 2003, edition of the
Press Republican, in Plattsburgh, New York. Some of the details about Braille
classroom equipment are garbled, but the spirit of this active, normal boy shines
through in the reporter's words. In the spirit of winter fun, here is the story:
Don't Shoot the Piano Tuner: Should We Avoid the Blind Trades?
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January,
2004
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Don't
Shoot the Piano Tuner:
Should
We Avoid the Blind Trades?
by
John Bailey
John
Bailey
From the Editor: John
Bailey edits the Vigilant, the publication of the NFB of Virginia. The following
article appeared in the summer 2003 issue. Here it is:
In some of the blindness-related
Convention Scholarships Available
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January,
2004
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Convention Scholarships
Available
by
Allen Harris
Allen
Harris
From the Editor: Allen
Harris chairs the Jernigan Fund Committee. He has an important announcement
for those who would like to attend this year's national convention but find
themselves short of funds. This is what he says:
The Jernigan Fund Committee
Monitor Miniatures
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January,
2004
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Monitor Miniatures
News from the Federation
Family
Correction:
In
the December 2003 print edition we accidentally omitted the final reference
listed in the article, "A Few Notes on Buying a Computer," by Curtis
Chong and Steven Booth. Here it is:
Kurzweil
Educational Systems, 14 Crosby Drive, Bedford, Massachusetts 01730, Telephone:
During the month of January residents of Baltimore, and especially those who traveled I-95 or drove through the Inner Harbor a
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The
sign on the roof of the National Center for the Blind.
Billboards at I-395 and I-95 South
During the month of January
residents of Baltimore, and especially those who traveled I-95 or drove through
the Inner Harbor area, became aware that on January 30 the NFB Research and
Open Letter to Agency Directors and Managers
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February,
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Open Letter to Agency
Directors and Managers
Hiring Competent Blind People
by
Mike Bullis
Mike
Bullis
From the Editor: Last
month Mike Bullis offered some sound advice to blind job seekers. This month
he has turned his attention to those who hire blind staff members in agencies
Butch Wax
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February,
2004
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Butch Wax
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Susan Jones
Susan Jones
From the Editor: The
following story is reprinted from The Car, the Sled, and the Butch Wax,
the twenty-fourth in our Kernel Book series of paperbacks. It begins with President
Maurer's introduction:
Susan Jones lives in Indianapolis
and is a leader in the National Federation of the Blind of Indiana. Much of
Frontispiece (Washington Seminar)
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2004
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The
Columbia Room in the Holiday Inn Capitol at the start of the great gathering-in
meeting on Sunday afternoon, February 1, 2004. If anything, the foyer
of the meeting room was even more densely packed.
Because
of the grand opening of our new building on January 30 (watch for the April
issue to read the full report), the NFB's largest Washington Seminar ever took