The Blind Lawyer Shaping Policy
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Bruce Gardner
The Blind Lawyer
Shaping Policy for the Nation's Power Companies
by Bruce Gardner
From the Editor: Bruce Gardner is
the President of the National Federation of the Blind of Arizona. At the 1997
convention he was elected to a seat on the NFB Board of Directors. This is what
he said:
I am a senior attorney with Arizona Public
Food for Thought: Blind Dietitian
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Lynn Mattioli
Food for Thought:
Experience of a Blind Dietitian
by Lynn Mattioli
From the Editor: Lynn
Mattioli was a 1987 NFB scholarship winner. During the years since that first
introduction to the organization, she has moved around the country gathering
the necessary academic, professional, and blindness tools to do her life work.
Parents Win Fight
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Vickie Messick (seated)
talks to Hailee Linhart of Washington (left) and her daughter Briley Pollard
(right).
Parents Win Fight
with School Board in Virginia
From the Editor: It is always heartening
to hear of a victory by the good guys in a fight over the rights of blind children.
As the following article makes clear, Hampton, Virginia, school officials now
NFB Sues Law School Admission Council
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Latonya Phipps
NFB Sues Law School
Admissions Council
From the Editor: On April 4, 1997,
the National Federation of the Blind filed suit against the Law School Admissions
Council (LSAC) on behalf of three blind students. The students (Ross Kaplan,
Latonya Phipps, and Shannon Dillon) argued that the reasonable-accommodations
Sensory Safari
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Don Morris
David Seyfarth of Mississippi examines a mountain goat with the help of a
friend.
Setting the Record
Straight about Sensory Safari
From the Editor: At almost every National
Convention since 1991, we have enjoyed interesting displays of mounted bird
and animal trophies provided by members of Safari Clubs International. Volunteers
Living By The Numbers
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Susan Spungin
Living by the
Numbers
by Susan J. Spungin, Ed.D.
From the Editor: Dr. Susan Spungin
is Vice President, National Programs and Initiatives Group, American Foundation
for the Blind. She is also knowledgeable and articulate about Braille and its
importance to blind people. Dr. Spungin addressed the 1997 convention of the
The Other Side Of The Mule
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The Other Side
of the Mule
by Randy Cox
From the Editor: Randy and Kristin
Cox are active members of the National Federation of the Blind of Utah. The
following article first appeared in the fall, 1997, edition of Insight,
the publication of the NFB of Utah. This is what Randy says:
I suggest that there are two main steps
Seeing No Limits
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Seeing No Limits
by Don Melvin
From the Editor: The following article
appeared in the Atlanta Journal and the Atlanta Constitution on Saturday, August
23, 1997. The subject of this story, Amanda Wilson, is a very determined Federationist
who has read the Braille Monitor for a number of years and clearly understands
the importance of having high expectations. Here is the article about her:
1998 Blind Educator Award
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Steve Benson
The 1998 Blind
Educator of the Year Award
by Stephen O. Benson
From the Editor: Steve Benson is a
member of the Board of Directors of the National Federation of the Blind and
President of the NFB of Illinois. He also chairs the committee charged with
identifying each year's Blind Educator of the Year. Here is what he has to say:
Several years ago the Blind Educator
Distinguished Educator Award 1998
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Sharon Maneki
Distinguished Educator
of Blind Children Award for 1998
by Sharon Maneki
From the Editor: Sharon Maneki is
President of the National Federation of the Blind of Maryland. She also chairs
the committee to select the Distinguished Educator of Blind Children for 1998.
The National Federation of the Blind