Recipes
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Recipes
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Mary Donahue
This month's recipes come from members of the National
Association of Blind Secretaries and Transcribers.
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My Infamous Punch
by Mary Donahue
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Mary Donahue serves as Secretary of the National Association
of Blind Secretaries and Transcribers, First Vice President of
the San Antonio Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind
of Texas, a long-distance operator for Qwest Communications, and
Monitor Miniatures
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Monitor Miniatures
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Travel Magazine Available:
We have been asked to carry the following announcement:
The Travel Magazine is a quarterly publication available in
Braille and standard two-track cassette which brings the world of
travel available in print travel periodicals to those unable to
access ordinary printed material. Subscriptions are $32.95
annually. For a sample copy send $1 for cassette and $5 for
NFB Sues AOL
NFB Sues AOL
by Barbara Pierce
At 11:00 a.m. on Thursday, November 4, 1999, Marc Maurer, President of the largest
consumer organization of blind people in the nation, opened a press conference at the
Hyatt Harborside Hotel in Boston. He was there to announce to assembled representatives of
the press that the National Federation of the Blind had that morning filed suit in Federal
District Court in Boston against America Online, Inc. (AOL). By the close of the day
Convention Bulletin 2000
Convention Bulletin 2000
It is time to plan for the 2000 convention of the National Federation of the Blind.
Last year's convention, also in Atlanta, was one of the very best we have ever
had—great hotel staffs, a truly impressive program and exhibits, and fellowship of
the highest order. More than 3,000 conventioneers can testify to the superb facilities and
the excellence and diversity of Atlanta's restaurants and entertainment.
The interior of the Atlanta Marriott Marquis
Maxi-Aids Debared
Department of Veterans Affairs
Debars Maxi-Aids
by Barbara Pierce
Barbara Pierce
Some stories seem never to come to an end. For years now the
Braille Monitor has been reporting on the questionable, even unsavory, business practices
of Maxi-Aids. Independent Living Aids (ILA) and one of its principals, Marvin Sandler,
eventually sued Maxi-Aids, and we covered the trial of ILA and Marvin Sandler vs.
Not With a Bang, But a Giggle
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Peggy Elliott]
Not with a Bang, But a Giggle:
NAC Takes Leave of the Century
by Peggy Elliott
From the Editor: For some years now, NFB Second Vice President
Peggy Elliott has provided occasional reports on the slow demise of the National
Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped (NAC). There
hasn't been much movement to report for a while, so we haven't had an update for a couple
Talking Sense About the ADA
Talking Sense about the ADA
From the Editor: Every time you turn around these days someone seems to be claiming
that the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) provides a perfectly absurd protection or
makes some sensible action illegal. Don't get me wrong; many, many disabled people need
real protection from discriminatory behavior, and lots of the actions of employers and
members of the public toward people with disabilities are stupid and unconscionable. But
Sight Unseen: A Review
Sight Unseen: A Review by Catherine Kudlick,
Ph.D.
From the Editor: Catherine Kudlick is an associate professor of history at the
University of California at Davis. She deals herself with visual impairment, though
surgery has given her more sight than she had growing up. She found her way to the NFB's
philosophy when she was given several Kernel Books. Her research is wide-ranging and
varied. It includes historical considerations of blindness in modern France and America.
Adventures of Curious Chris
The Adventures of Curious Chris
by Christopher A. Weaver
From the Editor: The warning flags begin to fly for many of us when we hear sighted
people talk about short-term experiments under sleepshades. The problems are that one
can't duplicate for the temporarily blind the impact of knowing that he or she can't shed
blindness when it becomes inconvenient. At the same time one can't equip the temporarily
blind person with the full range of information and skills that enable blind travelers to
To Climb Every Mountain
To Climb Every Mountain:
The Blind Climber Planning to Stand on Top of the World
by Erik Weihenmayer
From the
Editor: On Monday afternoon, July 5, a remarkable young man addressed the 1999 convention
of the National Federation of the Blind. His name was Erik Weihenmayer, and with the help
of the NFB he was making plans to climb Mt. Everest in the spring of 2001 as part of a
team of world-class climbers. This is what he said: In 1996 my friends and I climbed a rock face, actually the