Even I
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Even I . . .
by
Tammy Luebbe
From
the Editor: Tammy Luebbe is a student at the adult orientation facility of the
Nebraska Commission for the Blind. She intended this article for a sighted audience,
and it does an excellent job of addressing many of the misconceptions members
of the general public have about blindness and blind people. The remarkable
[PHOTO/CAPTION: David Stayer]
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June,
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David Stayer, a Fellow
Federationist
by
Patricia Hubschman
David
Stayer
From
the Editor: Several months ago Patricia Hubschman sent me the following sketch
of a Federation leader many of us have known for years. My casual friendship
with the Stayers goes back to an early Federation event at which my room was
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Parnell Diggs]
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June,
2002
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Legislator
Wreaks Havoc Trying
to Write Off Rehabilitation Programs for the Blind
by
Parnell Diggs
Parnell
Diggs
From
the Editor: Parnell Diggs is the president of the National Federation of the
Blind of South Carolina. Across the country in recent years blind people have
been fighting to preserve whatever autonomy they have achieved for their state
[LEAD PHOTO: This panoramic view of the National Research and Training
Institute for the Blind construction site was taken on
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This
panoramic view of the National Research and Training Institute for the
Blind construction site was taken on May 1, 2002. About 50 percent of
the two parking levels are visible, and the third level is well started.
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May, 2002
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Recipes
This
month's recipes were submitted by the NFB of Michigan.
Mary
Wurtzel
Enchilada
Casserole
by
Mary Wurtzel
Mary
Wurtzel is the first lady of the NFB of Michigan. She is also a Federation leader
in her own right. She says, "This recipe has the stamp of approval of our
oldest son Fred, who is a Johnson-and-Wales-trained chef."
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Megan O'Rourke]
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Why
Did They Let Her Do It?
by Peggy Elliott and Megan O'Rourke
From
the Editor: Peggy Elliott is Second Vice President of the National Federation
of the Blind and President of the NFB of Iowa. She persuaded Megan O'Rourke
to tell this anecdote, and she wrote an introduction. Here both are:
When she wrote this little story,
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Chancey Fleet]
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Finding a House
by Chancey Fleet
Chancey
Fleet
From
the Editor: Anyone who uses e-mail today has undoubtedly had the experience
of coming across a little nugget in the midst of a whole group of silly, demanding,
or pedestrian messages. This phenomenon is what keeps me attentive to my messages.
On Easter Monday I returned to my office after three days away to find a torrent
Getting to Know the Federation
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Getting
to Know the Federation
From
the Editor: I recently received the following e-mail post to the NFBtalk listserv
because the sender thought I would be interested in seeing how well the writer
captured both the wonderful and the sometimes frustrating aspects of the National
Convention. I agreed completely with the assessment and have reprinted it here
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How
to Select a Suitable Adaptive Technology
Training Program
by Robert Leblond
Robert
Leblond
From
the Editor: Bob Leblond's wife Connie and his two children, Hope and Seth, are
all blind, so he has long firsthand experience with the struggle to obtain efficient
access technology. Bob served as the Treasurer of the NFB of Maine for several
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Knowing
the Score
by Bill McCann
Bill
McCann
From
the Editor: Living as I do in a small town that is home to one of the finest
conservatories of music in the country, I have gotten to know a number of blind
musicians through the years. Unfortunately not all of these young men and women
have been proficient Braille music readers. Those who are have been far better