Comments to the Access Board on Detectable Warnings
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Comments to the Access
Board on Detectable Warnings
by
Michael Freeman
From the Editor: Mike
Freeman is one of the leaders of the NFB of Washington. He is an experienced
cane user with definite views about detectable warnings of all kinds. Here is
the comment he submitted to the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
Saying No to Detectable Warnings Everywhere
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January 2003
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Saying No to Detectable
Warnings Everywhere
by
Carla McQuillan
Carla
McQuillan
From the Editor: Carla
McQuillan is president of the Oregon affiliate and a member of the NFB board
of directors. Since the public hearing on detectable warnings and audible traffic
signals (conducted by the Architectural and Transportation Barriers Compliance
The Federation Is Attacked for Seeking to Enhance Mobility and Safety
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The Federation
Is Attacked
for Seeking to Enhance Mobility and Safety
by Marc
Maurer
Marc
Maurer
Recent postings on the
Internet claim that the National Federation of the Blind is a terrorist organization
attempting to kill blind people. What could possibly be the basis for such outlandish
January 2003 - Lead Photos
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January 2003
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President
Maurer presented Secretary Richkus with a plaque during the opening ceremonies.
Pictured here left to right are Dr. Betsy Zaborowski, NFB director of
special programs; Peta N. Richkus, secretary of the Maryland Department
of General Services; NFB President Marc Maurer; Major Riddick, Jr.; and
Jim Herbert.
December 4 and 5, 2002,
Monitor Miniatures
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December 2002
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Monitor Miniatures
News from the Federation Family
Elected:
On Sunday, October 13, 2002, the NFB of Indiana elected the
following officers and board members to two-year terms: Ron Brown, president;
Pam Schnurr, first vice president; Paul Howard, second vice president; Diane
Graves, secretary; Tami Dodd‑Jones, treasurer; and Tammy Hollingsworth
and Mike Dixon, board members.
Why You Should Take a Risk; December 2002, Vol. 45, No. 10
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December, 2002
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Why You Should Take a Risk
by Julie Deden
Skiing guide Mark Masto and blind skier Mark Davis in action
From the Editor: Julie Deden is the director of the Colorado
Center for the Blind, one of our three NFB adult training centers. She was recently
reminded of one of the primary reasons our adult training philosophy is effective
and life-changing. This is what she says:
Peirce Makes It Possible for Blind and Visually Impaired Students to Earn a College Degree
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December 2002
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Peirce Makes It Possible for Blind and Visually
Impaired Students to Earn a College Degree
by Patricia Rucker
From the Editor: Patricia Rucker is chief academic officer
and dean of Peirce College in Philadelphia. As the following article explains,
the school has made a commendable effort to make certain that its online course
Convention Bulletin 2003
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December 2002
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Convention Bulletin 2003
The Galt House at night
It is time to plan for the 2003 convention of the National
Federation of the Blind. Again this year we will gather in Louisville, Kentucky,
home of the Kentucky Derby and site of the memorable 2002 NFB convention.
We will return to the hospitality of the Galt House Hotel
and the Galt House East Tower. Once again our hotel rates are the envy of all.
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Students gathered in the Harbor Room, where Barbara Cheadle
talked with them about the significance of the fact that blind students now
have access to some of the photos their sighted friends have been able to study
for years.
Thursday morning, November 21, a large group gathered at
the National Center for the Blind to celebrate the publication of a sixty-four-page
The 2003 National Federation of the
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The 2003 National Federation
of the
Blind Scholarship Program
This
year's scholarship program will be the twentieth since the organization determined
to expand the number, variety, and value of the scholarships presented each
year at our annual convention in July. Assisting the nation's most talented
post-secondary students to fulfill their academic and professional dreams is