Striving for Excellence: The Role of Technology and More
Braille Monitor
June
2004
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Striving
for Excellence: The Role of Technology and More
by
Joanne Wilson
From
the Editor: Dr. Joanne Wilson is the commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services
Administration. Before joining the Bush administration, she established and
directed the Louisiana Center for the Blind. She was president for many years
The Heart of the Technology-Training Conference
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June
2004
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The
Heart of the Technology-Training Conference
by Anne Taylor
From
the Editor: Anne Taylor is the NFB technology education manager. The primary
responsibility for planning this conference was hers. This is the way she describes
the hands-on sessions:
Anne
Taylor, NFB training leader for this event, took the opportunity to thank
Frontispiece
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June
2004
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Ray
Kurzweil, recognized innovator, inventor, futurist, and longtime friend
and colleague of the NFB, delivered a thought-provoking speech on the
future of technology at the closing banquet of the Technology for Technology
Providers Conference, which took place April 7 and 8 at the NFB Jernigan
Institute.
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Monitor Miniatures
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May 2004
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Monitor Miniatures
News from the Federation
Family
Resolutions for Convention:
Here
is a message from Sharon Maneki, who chairs the NFB Resolutions Committee:
Do
you think we should change a government policy, take a stand concerning an agency
for the blind, or create new regulations? If you do, consider writing a resolution.
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A Visit to the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel
Braille Monitor
May 2004
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A Visit to the Atlanta
Marriott Marquis Hotel
by
Barbara Pierce
From the Editor: In
2000 we carried an article describing the layout of the Atlanta Marriott Marquis.
Some names have changed, but by and large the layout is the same. So, with adjustments
to the names, we reprint the May 2000 article for your use again this year to
prepare for our national convention.
Liberation of a Blind Survivor
Braille Monitor
May 2004
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Liberation
of a Blind Survivor
by
Max Edelman
Max
Edelman
From the Editor: Since
Max Edelman retired fourteen years ago, he has devoted his time to writing and
talking to groups about the Holocaust and blindness. He is tireless in working
for the right of blind children to learn Braille. By any standard he is a humane
Understanding the Holocaust
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May 2004
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Understanding the Holocaust
by
Harold Snider
Harold
Snider
From the Editor: No
one with humane impulses enjoys thinking or talking about the Holocaust. We
take pride in the relative handful of individuals and groups who did what they
could to thwart Nazi cruelty or who risked their lives and reputations to help
Spring 2004 NAC Membership Report
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May 2004
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Spring 2004 NAC Membership
Report
The
six states with more than one NAC-accredited agency are shown with solid
fill. The thirteen with one each have striped fill. The states with no
NAC-accredited agencies are clear.
It's been awhile since
we reported on NAC's progress in persuading agencies, schools, and workshops
Center Helps Those Who Recently Lost Sight
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May 2004
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Center Helps Those Who
Recently Lost Sight
to
Relearn Life's Skills
by
Sam Tranum
From the Editor: The
following article appeared on January 15, 2004, in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
In a state as riddled with agencies accredited by the National Accreditation
Council for Agencies Serving People with Blindness or Visual Impairment (NAC)
AIDB Board Votes to De-NAC
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May 2004
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AIDB Board Votes to
De-NAC
by
J. Michael Jones
Michael
Jones
From the Editor: Michael
Jones is president of the NFB of Alabama and for fourteen years was an employee
of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB). At AIDB he served as an
instructor/counselor and as an administrator. He resigned in late 2002 to complete