Detroit Site of 2009 NFB Convention

Detroit Site of 2009 NFB Convention

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The National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam 2009
July 26-August 1, 2009
University of Maryland, College Park

An Ordinary Childhood

Louis Braille Touched Us All

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Louis Braille Touched Us All
by Deborah Kendrick

NFB Launches National Braille Literacy Campaign

Making Braille the Key to Literacy and Fun--The 2007-2008 Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest Report

STEMming the Tide and Bridging the Barriers

Comets, Kids, and Captain Whozit: Tales from the 2008 NFB Junior Science Academy

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Comets, Kids, and Captain Whozit: Tales from the 2008 NFB Junior Science Academy
by Mary Jo Thorpe
Reprinted from the October 2008 issue of the NFB monthly publication, the Braille Monitor.

Editor’s Note: Mary Jo Thorpe is the education programs specialist at the NFB Jernigan Institute. Here is her report on the first-ever Junior Science Academy:

Cutting Through Fears

My Moment of Liberation