Understanding the Holocaust
Braille Monitor
May 2004
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Understanding the Holocaust
by
Harold Snider
Harold
Snider
From the Editor: No
one with humane impulses enjoys thinking or talking about the Holocaust. We
take pride in the relative handful of individuals and groups who did what they
could to thwart Nazi cruelty or who risked their lives and reputations to help
Liberation of a Blind Survivor
Braille Monitor
May 2004
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Liberation
of a Blind Survivor
by
Max Edelman
Max
Edelman
From the Editor: Since
Max Edelman retired fourteen years ago, he has devoted his time to writing and
talking to groups about the Holocaust and blindness. He is tireless in working
for the right of blind children to learn Braille. By any standard he is a humane
A Visit to the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel
Braille Monitor
May 2004
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A Visit to the Atlanta
Marriott Marquis Hotel
by
Barbara Pierce
From the Editor: In
2000 we carried an article describing the layout of the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Some names have changed, but by and large the layout is the same. So, with adjustments
to the names, we reprint the May 2000 article for your use again this year to
prepare for our national convention.
Monitor Miniatures
Braille Monitor
May 2004
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Monitor Miniatures
News from the Federation
Family
Resolutions for Convention:
Here
is a message from Sharon Maneki, who chairs the NFB Resolutions Committee:
Do
you think we should change a government policy, take a stand concerning an agency
for the blind, or create new regulations? If you do, consider writing a resolution.
At
Frontispiece
Braille Monitor
June
2004
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Ray
Kurzweil, recognized innovator, inventor, futurist, and longtime friend
and colleague of the NFB, delivered a thought-provoking speech on the
future of technology at the closing banquet of the Technology for Technology
Providers Conference, which took place April 7 and 8 at the NFB Jernigan
Institute.
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The Heart of the Technology-Training Conference
Braille Monitor
June
2004
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The
Heart of the Technology-Training Conference
by Anne Taylor
From
the Editor: Anne Taylor is the NFB technology education manager. The primary
responsibility for planning this conference was hers. This is the way she describes
the hands-on sessions:
Anne
Taylor, NFB training leader for this event, took the opportunity to thank
Striving for Excellence: The Role of Technology and More
Braille Monitor
June
2004
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Striving
for Excellence: The Role of Technology and More
by
Joanne Wilson
From
the Editor: Dr. Joanne Wilson is the commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services
Administration. Before joining the Bush administration, she established and
directed the Louisiana Center for the Blind. She was president for many years
For Laura
Braille Monitor
June
2004
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For
Laura
by
Barbara Walker Loos
Barbara
Walker Loos
From
the Editor: After the following story appeared in To Reach for the Stars,
the twenty-fifth in the NFB series of paperbacks, the Kernel Books, Barbara
Walker married Brad Loos. She continues to live in Lincoln, Nebraska. Her story
begins with President Maurer's introduction:
Barbara
Frontispiece
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July
2004
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On
May 20, 2004, the third annual NFB-sponsored senior fair took place at
the National Center for the Blind. This year for the first time the setting
was Members Hall on the fourth floor of the new Jernigan Institute. Pictured
here, the crowd is seated at tables to consume 420 box lunches and enjoy
a lively program.
Alan
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Mike Jones]
Braille Monitor
July
2004
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Blind Parents, Child
Protection Agencies,
and the Courts
by J. Michael Jones
Mike
Jones
From the Editor: Mike
Jones is president of the NFB of Alabama. He is working on his doctorate at
Auburn. In recent times he has been busy protecting the rights of blind parents
who were in danger of losing their children to over-zealous and uninformed social