Braille Monitor, 2/92
The
Braille Monitor
Vol. 35, No.
2February
1992
Barbara Pierce,
Editor
Published in inkprint, in Braille,
on cassette and
the World Wide Web and FTP on the Internet
The National
Federation of the Blind
Marc Maurer, President
National Office
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
NFB Net BBS: (612) 696-1975
Braille Monitor, 6/92
The Braille
Monitor
Vol. 35, No.
6June
1992
Barbara Pierce,
Editor
Published in inkprint, in Braille,
on cassette and
the World Wide Web and FTP on the Internet
The National Federation
of the Blind
Marc Maurer, President
National Office
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
NFB Net BBS: (612) 696-1975
Web Page Address: http//www.nfb.org
BRAILLE MONITOR
The
Braille Monitor
Vol.
37, No. 10November
1994
Barbara Pierce,
Editor
Published in inkprint, in Braille,
on cassette and
the World Wide Web and FTP on the Internet
The National Federation of the Blind
Marc Maurer, President
National Office
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
NFB Net BBS: (612) 696-1975
Web Page Address: http//www.nfb.org
Braille Monitor, 2/95
The Braille
Monitor
Vol.
38, No. 2
February 1995
Barbara Pierce,
editor
Published in inkprint, in Braille,
on cassette and
the World Wide Web and FTP on the Internet
The National Federation of the Blind
Marc Maurer, President
National Office
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
NFB Net BBS: (612) 696-1975
Web Page Address: http//www.nfb.org
Letters to the president,
Carnival
Carnival, Life Go On Despite Blindness
by Rhonda Nabonne
From the Editor: New Orleans is a city that knows how
to throw a party. On almost any occasion New Orleanians can
put together bands, floats, throws, and a crowd and voila,
an irresistible parade. Walking between two of our hotels
one day during the 1991 convention, a group of us found
ourselves caught up in a parade. Gradually we noticed the
sound of music coming toward us; then suddenly floats were
Instructors Needed
Needed: Blind Individuals for University Training
as Orientation and Mobility Instructors
by Ruby Ryles
From the Editor: Most people who know Ruby Ryles think
of her as a sensible and intuitive teacher of blind
children. Some of us have become familiar with her research
on the importance of learning Braille as early as possible
in elementary school. Now she is using her expertise in
visual impairment to tackle the serious problem of too few
Eyes of a Child
If Only We Could See Through the Eyes of a Child
by Sue Drapinski
From the Editor: As spring rolls around again, this
little reminder of the importance of the work that we all do
every day may be helpful. Sue Drapinski is the Treasurer of
the National Federation of the Blind of Michigan. This is
what she says:
The importance of the NFB of Michigan's tutoring
program and the ongoing education of our blind children is
Braille Test
Content Validity of the National
Literary Braille Competency Test
by Carol B. Allman and Sandra Lewis
From the Editor: Because Braille users and those who
wish they had been taught to use it have such strong
convictions about the importance of effective teaching of
the code to children, members of the National Federation of
the Blind have worked to ensure that teachers of the
visually impaired know the code well themselves so that they
can teach it. Unfortunately, a number of teachers have
Common Sense Plea
A Nonacademic Plea for Common Sense
by Barbara Pierce
Anyone who depends on the ability to read and write
Braille or who needs strong Braille skills and does not have
them undoubtedly finished reading the preceding article
frothing at the mouth. To those unused to digging through
reports of research findings, the striking point in the
authors' argument would appear to be that they surveyed
teachers of blind children in Florida and learned that very
Making Other Arrangements
Making Other Arrangements
by Bruce A. Gardner
From the Editor: Bruce Gardner is the President of the
National Federation of the Blind of Arizona and an attorney
with a responsible position. He has a lovely home and a
large and happy family. By any measure he is a successful
and satisfied man. Bruce's success is not a matter of luck;
he has worked hard and struggled to overcome obstacles. In
the following story he talks about one of these and the way