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Braille Monitor
April 2009

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News from the Federation Family
Elected:
The Shoreline Chapter of the NFB of Connecticut recently conducted elections with the following results: president, Al Daniels; vice president, Melanie Tolley; secretary, Nora Tomporowski; and treasurer, Stuart Ennever.

Detroit Site of 2009 NFB Convention

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May 2009

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Detroit Site of 2009 NFB Convention

Lead Photos

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May 2009

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Precisely at noon on March 26, 2009, the United States Mint began selling the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar. Some minutes before that hour those who attended the official roll-out of the coin at the headquarters of the National Federation of the Blind began lining up to buy coins in Members’ Hall. The first purchasers were lucky enough to have their certificates of authentication initialed by the director of the Mint.

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Making Change with a Dollar

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May 2009

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The Braille Literacy Crisis in America

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May 2009

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The Braille Literacy Crisis in America
Facing the Truth, Reversing the Trend, Empowering the Blind
A Report to the Nation by the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute

March 26, 2009

The Mythology of Discrimination

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May 2009

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Low-Cost Screen Readers

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May 2009

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Going Round in Circles at the Detroit Marriott

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May 2009

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Going Round in Circles at the Detroit Marriott
by Doug Boone

Blind Voters Are Registered Voters

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May 2009

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The State of Blindness

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May 2009

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