DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR OF BLIND CHILDREN AWARD FOR 1992
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DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR OF BLIND CHILDREN AWARD FOR 1992
by Sharon Maneki
Editor's Note: 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 1992.
The National Federation of the Blind will recognize an outstanding teacher
Application
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NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
DISTINGUISHED EDUCATOR OF BLIND CHILDREN AWARD
1992 APPLICATION
Name:
Home address:
City: State: Zip:
Day phone: Evening phone:
School:
Address:
City: State: Zip:
List your degrees, the institutions from which they were received, and your
major area or areas of study.
HALLOWEEN FUN
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HALLOWEEN FUN
by Darlene Middleton
Reprinted from Kid-Bits, October-November 1989; a publication of the Kentucky
School for the Blind.
Children are often hesitant to play with their visually impaired peers
because of misunderstandings and fear of the unknown. However, it is important
that your preschoolers have as much contact with peers and the community as
SHARON DUFFY TALKS ABOUT CANE TRAVEL
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SHARON DUFFY TALKS ABOUT CANE TRAVEL
by Catherine Horn Randall
and Sharon Duffy
Editor's Note: This article was originally published in The Month's News, the
National Federation of the Blind of Illinois newsletter. Ms. Duffy is currently
employed at BLIND, Inc. of Minnesota, an orientation center for the blind.
The questions new students ask most often is "How long will it take for me
THE POSSIBILITIES OF ART EDUCATION FOR THE BLIND
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THE POSSIBILITIES OF ART EDUCATION FOR THE BLIND
by Kristy Bird.
There are many reasons to teach children art. In elementary schools, for
instance, studio art allows children to free their imagination. Sometimes it
gives an alternative to academic achievement. Furthermore, art appreciation
reinforces other subjects such as history and the study of other cultures. These
WHO'S EDUCATING WHOM?
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WHO'S EDUCATING WHOM?
by Robert Scally
Editor's Note: Carol and David Keir are the parents of Cyrus, a blind
third-grader who attends the public school in San Diego. Carol and David are
also members of the San Diego County Chapter of the National Federation of the
Blind and take an active role in the NFB Parents of Blind Children Division and
its California affiliate. The following article by free-lance writer Robert
ILLINOIS PARENTS ORGANIZE
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ILLINOIS PARENTS ORGANIZE
by Stephen O. Benson
Reprinted from the NFB of Illinois newsletter.
It has become commonplace for Americans to rely too heavily and too easily
on superlatives to describe ordinary, or slightly more than ordinary, events,
books, films, recordings, art, scenery, or people. It is, then, sometimes
difficult to find words that aptly describe the exceptional. I find myself in
HEAR YE! HEAR YE!
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Hear Ye! Hear Ye!
SEMINAR TAPES
We now have cassette tapes available of the Parents of Blind Children
Seminar which was held this year in New Orleans at the National Convention of
the National Federation of the Blind. The theme of the seminar was: We Are
Changing What It Means To Be Blind. Some outstanding speeches were given by Dr.
Kenneth Jernigan, James Gashel (NFB Director of Governmental Affairs), and many
Future Reflections, Fall '91
Future Reflections
Vol. 10, No. 3
Fall, 1991
Barbara Cheadle, Editor
Contents
On Parenting the Visually Impaired Child by Norman Balot
What Blind Children Need by Tim Day
Education of the Blind Four-Year-Old
Blind Kids Love Sports, Too! by Tom Balek
Using Maps-Reprinted from: Handbook for Itinerant and Resource Teachers of
Blind and Visually Impaired Students by Doris M. Willoughby and Sharon L. M.
Duffy
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