Open Letter to New Chapter Presidents
Open Letter to New Chapter
Presidents
by Barbara Pierce
Privileged Hands:An Autobiography
Review:
Privileged Hands: An Autobiography
by Brian
Buhrow
Ramona Walhof
Sewing
by Ramona Walhof
From the Editor: The following
article appeared in To Touch the Untouchable Dream, the fifteenth in
the NFB's Kernel Book series of paperbacks. It begins with Dr. Jernigan's introduction:
Merger Madness
Wayne Shevlin
Merger Madness
by Wayne E. Shevlin
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From the Editor: In recent years legislatures and governors
in state after state have decided that multiplying the layers of
bureaucracy thereby creating huge agencies will increase
efficiency in delivering rehabilitation services while at the
same time saving money. They argue that lumping accounting and
other administrative services together will automatically and
Long Description of Braille Monitor Image
Eight children: Peter John Foster, KY;
Samantha and Austin Gilley, GA; Michael Taboada, LA; Laura-Sun Cefaratti,
MD; Hannah Weatherd, MT; Andrew Wai, PA; and Nicolas Stockton,
WV.
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Separate Agency Best
Jim Omvig
Separate Agency for the Blind: Best Practice for Success
by James H. Omvig
From the Editor: Ever since Dr. Jernigan went to Iowa in 1958 to transform
the worst agency serving blind people in the country into the best program anywhere,
we have known how important it is for effective rehabilitation of the blind
to be conducted by a separate agency. "Because separate agencies do a better
job" is not a sufficient reason to give legislators being lured by the
Seeing Is Believing
The Posont Family: Peter and Katie, standing in
rear; Paul standing beside his parents, Donna and Larry; Betsy
seated on Donna's lap; and Ruth Anne standing in front of Larry.
Seeing Is Believing
They Told Us We Couldn't Take Care of our
Children Because We're Blind
by Lori K. Baker
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From the Editor: the following article appeared in the May
11, 1999, issue of Family Circle Magazine. Donna and Larry Posont
Banks Sued over ATM Use
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Banks Sued over ATM Use: Advocates for the Blind
Say Mellon and PNC Should Provide Voice-Operated Machines
by Joseph A. Slobodzian
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From the Editor: The following article appeared in the June
4, 1999, edition of the Philadelphia Inquirer. In the May issue
of the Braille Monitor we carried a story outlining the problems
Amylin Analog Better Control
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Ed Bryant
Amylin Analog (Pramlintide) Studies
Reveal Better Glycemic Control
by Ed Bryant
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From the Editor: The following article first appeared in
Voice of the Diabetic, Volume 14, No. 2, April 1999, published
quarterly by the NFB's Diabetes Action Network. Ed Bryant edits
the publication and serves as President of the Diabetes Action
Network.
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A Dream Come True
Vicky Chapman
From Discrimination to a Dream Come True
by Vicky Chapman
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From the Editor: The following article first appeared in the
Spring, 1999, edition of the NFB Vigilant, a publication of the
NFB of Virginia.
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A timid seven-year-old slowly walked into a small dance
studio which appeared very large to the little girl. The child
was in awe at how large the room was, and she wondered who the