Magoo Debate Moves To UK
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Magoo Debate Moves
to UK
From the Editor: The October issue
of the New Beacon, the monthly publication of the Royal National Institute
for the Blind, carried a stop-press story reflecting the ongoing support European
organizations of blind people are demonstrating for our position on the Disney
Company's plan to release a live action movie starring Leslie Nielsen as Mr.
Delivering The Coffee
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1997
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Mary Ellen Gabias
Delivering the Coffee
by Mary Ellen Gabias
From the Editor: The following story
is taken from Like Cats and Dogs, the latest in the NFB's Kernel Book
series of paperbacks. It begins with Dr. Jernigan's introduction:
Mary Ellen Gabias has held a variety
of responsible jobs. She has worked for a state legislature and has been an
A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN
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1997
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Peggy Elliott and
Sheriff
A NEW SHERIFF IN TOWN
by Peggy Elliott
From the Editor: The following
article appeared in Like Cats and Dogs,
the latest addition to our Kernel Book series. It begins with a note by Dr.
Jernigan:
Have you ever felt you knew just
about all there was to know about a particular subject only to find you still
Fear of Blindness
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1997
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Seville Allen
Reflecting on Fear
of Blindness
by Seville Allen
From the Editor: Seville Allen is
First Vice President of the National Federation of the Blind of Virginia. She
is also a member of the governing body of St. George's Episcopal Church in Arlington.
Like other blind people she works constantly to teach those around her that
Recipes 11-97
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1997
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Gail Bryant
Marsh Mayry
Martha Young
Recipes
This month's recipes come from the Diabetes
Action Network, a division of the National Federation of the Blind. Ed Bryant,
division president, describes it as a support and information network reaching
out to all diabetics, especially those who are blind or losing vision, with
Monitor Miniatures 11/97
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1997
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Monitor
Miniatures
Leadership Training for
Blind Youth:
We have been asked to carry
the following announcement:
Do you know a future leader in the blindness
community--a young man or woman, blind or visually impaired, who has the intelligence,
energy, and determination to make a difference in the lives of visually impaired
Braille Monitor 11/97
The
Braille Monitor
Vol. 40, No. 10
November
1997
Barbara Pierce,
Editor
Published in inkprint,
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The National Federation
of the Blind
Marc Maurer, President
National Office
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
NFB Net BBS: (612) 696-1975
The City And The Fear
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1997
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Marc and Patricia Maurer with their son
David Patrick and daughter Dianna Marie.
The
City and the Fear
by Marc Maurer
From the Editor: The following Christmas
story first appeared in Like Cats and Dogs, the eleventh in the NFB's
Kernel Book series of paperbacks. We reprint it here along with our wish for
a joyful holiday season for all Monitor readers. We begin with Dr. Jernigan's
Montessori School Owner Executive
The Braille Monitor_______December
1997
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Carla McQuillan
The Owner-Executive Running the Montessori
School
by Carla McQuillan
From the Editor: On the afternoon
of Friday, July 4, 1997, a group of Federationists told convention delegates
about their jobs and the ways in which their Federation philosophy has influenced
their work. Following are the remarks of four of them. The first is Carla McQuillan,
Advancing Science
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1997
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Charlie Brown
Advancing Science
Through the Legal Profession
by Charles Brown
From the Editor: Charlie Brown is
a member of the Board of Directors of the National Federation of the Blind and
President of the NFB of Virginia. He is also Assistant General Counsel at the
National Science Foundation. This is what he said:
It is indeed a pleasure to be here, and