NAC in Isolation
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NAC in Isolation
by
Peggy Elliott
Peggy
Elliott
From the Editor: Those
unfamiliar with the history of the blindness field undoubtedly find the vehemence
of Federationists' reaction to the National Accreditation Council (NAC) somewhat
surprising. Even newer NFB members from the vast areas of the country that no
The Braille Monitor
The
Braille Monitor
Vol. 46, No. 1
January 2003
Barbara
Pierce, Editor
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in inkprint, in Braille, and on cassette by
The National
Federation of the Blind
Marc Maurer, President
National Office
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Monitor Miniatures
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Monitor Miniatures
News
from the Federation Family
Bob
Hartt
Honored:
Bob
Hartt is treasurer of the Northern Potomac Chapter of the NFB of Virginia. The
following is an entry in the Congressional Record:
Tribute
to Brookings Fellow Robert M. Hartt
November
22, 2002, page E2122
by
Hon. Danny K. Davis of Illinois
in
Recipes
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January 2003
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Recipes
This month's recipes
are provided by William Harmon, president of the National Federation of the
Blind of Nevada.
Lasagna
by
William Harmon
William
Harmon
Ingredients:
1 pound ground beef
10-ounce package lasagna
noodles
1
egg
1
can Hunt's herb tomato sauce
1
teaspoon salt
1
Dividend for a Blind Mom
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January 2003
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Dividend for a Blind
Mom
by
Judy Jones
Judy
Jones
From the Editor: Judy
Jones is president of the Pierce County Chapter of the NFB of Washington. She
and her husband Chris are blind; their two daughters are sighted. Does this
make their family life different from those of their neighbors? Not particularly.
At Sound of the Bell, Mom Comes Running
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January 2003
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At Sound of the Bell,
Mom Comes Running
by
Tom Keyser
Federationist
Don Morris is pictured here with Lunar Indian, a colt in which he owns
part interest. This colt and the filly in the following story were both
sired by Malibu Moon.
From the Editor: The
following article appeared in the October 31, 2002, edition of the Baltimore
Equal Access to a Black and White World
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January 2003
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Equal Access to a Black
and White World
by
Ryan Osentowski
Ryan
Osentowski
From the Editor: Ryan
Osentowski is an energetic young leader in the NFB of Nebraska. Here he explains
why he works hard to strengthen NFB-NEWSLINE® in his state. This is what
he says:
"Dad, what does `arson'
Computer Aids for the Blind
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January 2003
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Computer Aids for the
Blind
.by Stacey Hirsh
.From the Editor: The
following article appeared in the October 24, 2002, edition of the Baltimore
Sun. It provides a clear summary of where technology for the blind is and
how far we still have to go. Here it is:.
Jim Dickson is a smart
man. He graduated from Brown University, has a job as a vice president for a
Falling
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Falling
by
Sheila Koenig
Sheila Koenig
From the Editor: The
following story first appeared in the Spring 2002 issue of the Minnesota
Bulletin, a publication of the NFB of Minnesota. Sheila Koenig was a tenBroek
Fellow at the 2002 convention. She is an inspiring and dedicated middle-school
English teacher. This is what she says about an important lesson that she learned:
Every
Getting the Words Down in Braille
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Getting the Words Down
in Braille
by
Bill Kaufman
Sheila
Amato
From the Editor: The
following story is only the latest of several that have appeared informing the
world about an exciting, and thus far unique, course being taught at East Islip
High School in New York. It is a two-year Braille transcription course conducted