Insurance Appeal: Don't Give Up
Insurance Appeal: Don't Give Up
by Vicki Deskins
Reprinted from Newsline, newsletter of Dakota LINK. The
article was adapted from the Augmentatively Speaking
Newsletter, Vol. 7, No. 1.
When a parent has a child with disabilities, submitting
requests for insurance funding for therapy services, AAC
devices, and other technology needs becomes a part of the
parenting role. The denial by insurance companies for funding
Hook, Line and Golf Balls
Hook, Line, And Golf Balls
by David Walker
Reprinted from the July, 1995, issue of the Braille
Monitor, the monthly publication of the National Federation of
the Blind, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230.
From the Braille Monitor Editor: David Walker is the
stuff of which the Federation is made. He and his wife Betty
were married immediately following the noon recess of the
Wednesday general session at the 1982 convention of the
Like Cats and Dogs
Like Cats and Dogs
Kenneth Jernigan
Editor
A KERNEL BOOK
published by
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
Copyright 1997 by the
National Federation of the Blind
ISBN 1-885218-10-9
All Rights Reserved
Printed in the United States of America
Table of Contents
Introduction
The Smells and Sounds of
Sixty Years
by Kenneth Jernigan
The City and the Fear
by Marc Maurer
You Will Have To Make
Other Arrangements
by Bruce A. Gardner
Assistive Technology In The Kitchen
Help! I'm Using Assistive Technology
In The Kitchen!
by Chris Cuppett
Reprinted from the Fall, 1995, issue of the Minnesota
Bulletin, the newsletter of the National Federation of the
Blind of Minnesota.
Editor's Note: Chris Cuppett is a blind woman who teaches
blindness skills (cooking, home management, daily living
skills, Braille, and so forth) to newly blinded senior
No Leash Law for the Blind
No Leash Law For The Blind
by Carole Linhart
Editor's Note: Carole Linhart, a single mom from Washington
state, adopted her blind daughter, Hailee, when she was seven
years old. Months before the adoption was finalized, Carole
contacted the National Federation of the Blind. She wanted to
learn everything she could about blindness. Carole joined her
local chapter of the NFB, collected (and read) masses of
literature, and purchased a white cane for Hailee.
In Search of "Lilli Toys"
In Search Of "Lilli Toys"
by Judy Hurst
Reprinted from the VIP Newsletter, Volume 12, Number 1,
a publication of the Blind Children's Fund, 2875 Northwind
Drive, Suite 211, East Lansing, Michigan 48823-5040.
After I attended the Blind Children's Fund's Active
Learning Conference, featuring Dr. Lilli Nielsen, in Novi last
summer, I returned home full of excitement over the new things
User Friendly Microwave
Wherefore Art Thou,
User-Friendly Microwave?
by Jim Aldrich
Reprinted from the Autumn, 1995, issue of The Observer,
the newsletter of the Montana affiliate of the National
Federation of the Blind.
Editor's Note: The following articles give a personal glimpse
into a subject--access for the blind to consumer electronic
appliances, equipment, and devices--which is becoming more and
more of a problem for hundreds of blind people around the
NFB Convention 1997
National Federation of the Blind
1997 Convention
Date: Sunday, June 29--Saturday, July 5.
Place: Hyatt Regency New Orleans, 500 Poydras Plaza, New
Orleans, Louisiana.
Hotel Reservations: For room reservations call the National
Center at (410) 659-9314 or write to National Convention,
National Federation of the Blind, 1800 Johnson Street,
Baltimore, Maryland 21230. Reservations will be taken on a
first come, first served basis, and no reservation will be
Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
The Doctor Is In:
Optic Nerve Hypoplasia
by Lisa Verderber, M.D.
Pediatric Ophthalmologist
Reprinted from the Sept./Oct. 1996, issue of VIPS, the
newsletter of the Visually Impaired Preschool Services of
Louisville, Kentucky.
Optic nerve hypoplasia is a congenital condition in which
the optic nerve has not developed properly; it is too small.
The optic nerve carries visual information from the eye to the
Slate and Stylus Saves the Day
Slate And Stylus Saves The Day
(And Maybe The Job)
by Bennett Prows
Reprinted from the Summer, 1995, issue of the Blind
Washingtonian, the newsletter of the National Federation of
the Blind of Washington. The original title is "Technology Is
Not the Answer."
Editor's Note: Another one of the panel topics at the
November, 1996, Third U.S./Canada Conference on Technology for