Victory at Last
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Historic
Victory at Last
for the National Federation of the Blind
and Blind Vendors
by James Gashel
From the Editor: When the Randolph-Sheppard
Act was last amended in 1974, it was the National Federation of the Blind that
insisted upon having legal safeguards in the law to prevent violations by both
federal and state agencies. The principal safeguard is the right to arbitration
Price, Tax, and Gratitude
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Price, Tax, and Gratitude:
Doing Business with Telesensory
Every time one of my children uses my
microwave, I receive an earful of teasing about its decrepit condition and my
obvious and immediate need for a new one. I hang on loyally to my poor old microwave
because it has given good service for a dozen years and because I dread trying
About Guide Dogs
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_June 1997
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It Is About Guide Dogs:
But It Is About More Than Guide Dogs
From the Editor Emeritus: In the October, 1995, issue of the Braille Monitor
we extensively discussed the use of guide dogs as a means of mobility for the
blind. Despite some initial fireworks, I think that discussion was constructive
and worthwhile. Its consequences are still being felt.
Can Braille Change the Future?
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Can
Braille Change the Future?
by Denise Staulter
From the Editor: The following article first appeared in the March, 1997,
Michigan Focus, a publication of the NFB of Michigan. Denise Staulter
is an experienced teacher of blind students. She has received and read NFB publications
for some time now, but the Michigan affiliate's fall convention last year was
Expectations
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_June 1997
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What We Can Expect From a Commission for the Blind
by James H. Omvig
From the Editor: This paper was originally presented by Jim Omvig at a convention
of the National Federation of the Blind of Michigan at which there was a discussion
concerning the Michigan Commission for the Blind. The paper was reprinted in
the Braille Monitor in 1983 and was updated in July of 1996. Jim Omvig
Experts
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Who Are the Experts?
Comments on Pregnant Women and Blind Consumers
by James H. Omvig
From the Editor: This article was first printed in the August/September,
1983, issue of the Braille Monitor and was updated in 1996. Because it
follows so closely on the reasoning of the preceding article, we are reprinting
it here. Here is what Jim Omvig says:
An ancient proverb says that, when the blind lead the blind, they will both
Blind 88
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_June 1997
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Blind, 88, and On the Rocks
by Heather Harmon
From the Editor: If one convention speaker could have been
said to steal the show at the 1996 NFB Convention, it was Heather Harmon. She
charmed her audience on Thursday afternoon, July 3, with her lively personality
and unassuming sense of humor. Having lived a life filled with travel and intellectual
Visual Stimulation
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_June 1997
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Vision Stimulation:
Is the Tide Turning?
From the Editor: The following editorial first appeared
in the January, 1997, POBC News and Views, a publication of the Parents
of Blind Children Division of Colorado. Here it is:
Editorial: For many years the professionals in the field of visual impairment
have held that visual skills could be taught--that children with impaired vision
Carnival Magic
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_June 1997
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[PHOTO: Julie Russell is standing, holding her cane, and
wearing her Bards of Bohemia crown. CAPTION: Julie Russell]
Carnival Magic for a Federationist
by Julie A. Russell
From the Editor: The lead photographs in the March issue of
the Braille Monitor were of the Bards of Bohemia parade and ball at the
1997 Mardi Gras celebration in New Orleans, in which Federationists took part.
More About Braille Remote Learning
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_June 1997
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More
About Braille Remote Learning
From the Editor: In the March,
1997, issue we reprinted an exchange of correspondence which had first appeared
in the Winter, 1997, edition of Computer Science Update, a publication of the
National Federation of the Blind in Computer Science, an NFB division. It was