During the month of January residents of Baltimore, and especially those who traveled I-95 or drove through the Inner Harbor a
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sign on the roof of the National Center for the Blind.
Billboards at I-395 and I-95 South
During the month of January
residents of Baltimore, and especially those who traveled I-95 or drove through
the Inner Harbor area, became aware that on January 30 the NFB Research and
Monitor Miniatures
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News from the Federation
Family
Correction:
In
the December 2003 print edition we accidentally omitted the final reference
listed in the article, "A Few Notes on Buying a Computer," by Curtis
Chong and Steven Booth. Here it is:
Kurzweil
Educational Systems, 14 Crosby Drive, Bedford, Massachusetts 01730, Telephone:
Convention Scholarships Available
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Convention Scholarships
Available
by
Allen Harris
Allen
Harris
From the Editor: Allen
Harris chairs the Jernigan Fund Committee. He has an important announcement
for those who would like to attend this year's national convention but find
themselves short of funds. This is what he says:
The Jernigan Fund Committee
Don't Shoot the Piano Tuner: Should We Avoid the Blind Trades?
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Don't
Shoot the Piano Tuner:
Should
We Avoid the Blind Trades?
by
John Bailey
John
Bailey
From the Editor: John
Bailey edits the Vigilant, the publication of the NFB of Virginia. The following
article appeared in the summer 2003 issue. Here it is:
In some of the blindness-related
For the Thrill of It
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For the Thrill of It
by
Lohr McKinstry
From the Editor: The
following news story first appeared in the February 8, 2003, edition of the
Press Republican, in Plattsburgh, New York. Some of the details about Braille
classroom equipment are garbled, but the spirit of this active, normal boy shines
through in the reporter's words. In the spirit of winter fun, here is the story:
A Labor of Love
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A Labor of Love
by
Lee Frazier
Lee Frazier
From the Editor: The
following article is reprinted from the May 15, 2003, issue of the Pathfinder,
the publication of the NFB of Louisiana. Lee Frazier is the president of the
Lake Area Chapter of the NFB of Louisiana. He and his members are busy helping
blind people throughout their community and, in doing so, changing attitudes
The Cane and I
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The Cane and I
by
Judy Sanders
Judy
Sanders
From the Editor: Judy
Sanders is a longtime leader of the National Federation of the Blind. She now
lives in Minneapolis. The following article appeared in the summer 2003 issue
of the Minnesota Bulletin, the publication of the NFB of Minnesota. Her story
Georgia on My Mind
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Georgia on My Mind
by
Anil Lewis
Anil
Lewis
From the Editor: Anil
Lewis is president of the NFB of Georgia and a newly elected member of the board
of directors of the National Federation of the Blind. This is what he says about
the 2004 NFB convention:
Atlanta, Georgia, is my
home. I have always taken for granted the ability to travel from ocean, past
Appropriate Use of the Electronic Notetaker in School
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Appropriate Use of the
Electronic Notetaker in School
by
Curtis Chong
Curtis
Chong
From the Editor: Curtis
Chong is president of the NFB in Computer Science, our computer science division.
He was recently asked to give his views on the exclusive use of electronic notetakers
Learning Braille: Notes from the Trenches
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Learning Braille: Notes
from the Trenches
by Heidi Lasher Oakes
From the Editor: For
twenty years Heidi Lasher Oakes was a sculptor. Because of progressive vision
loss she decided to return to college to earn a degree in biology. Heidi called
the NFB of Maryland early in 2002 to seek assistance in obtaining rehabilitation