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Another Take on the
September 10 Meeting with NAC
by
Peggy Elliott
Peggy
Elliott
From
the Editor: As President Maurer mentioned, one of the other NFB representatives
to the September 10 meeting with members of NAC was NFB Second Vice President
Peggy Elliott. Her view of the discussion was slightly different and completely
complementary. Here it is:
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A
New Professional Certification
by James H. Omvig
James
Omvig
From
the Editor: Jim Omvig is a frequent contributor to these pages. His leadership
in the National Federation of the Blind extends over decades, and his experience
in the blindness field is extensive. He has recently become President of the
National Blindness Professional Certification Board. In that capacity he describes
Excerpt from the Afterword
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Excerpt from the Afterword
by Erik Weihenmayer
Erik
Weihenmayer crosses a crevasse using a ladder
From
the Editor: In the December 2001 issue of Outside magazine the following
excerpt appeared from the thirty-page afterword to Erik Weihenmayer's autobiographical
book Touch the Top of the World. This chapter was written when Erik returned
From Erik's E-mail
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From Erik's E-mail
From
the Editor: During the course of his preparing for and executing the climbs
of Ama Dablam and Mt. Everest, I got to know Erik Weihenmayer and members of
his team pretty well. As the world has come to know, they are remarkable people,
and they have done a great deal to inspire blind and sighted people alike. I
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Erik Weihenmayer gazes into the distance from the top of
Mt
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The
Blind Climber on Mt. Everest
by Erik Weihenmayer
Erik
Weihenmayer gazes into the distance from the top of Mt. McKinley.
From
the Editor: Last May many of us found ourselves constantly preoccupied as we
went about our daily tasks, turning frequently to the Web site chronicling the
[LEAD PHOTO/DESCRIPTION: Three people are pictured in academic regalia
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NFB President
Marc Maurer, RSA Commissioner Joanne Wilson, and Menlo College President James
Waddell
On
April 15, 2002, Menlo College honored Joanne Wilson, Commissioner of the Rehabilitation
Services Administration, U.S. Department of Education. During the morning the
institution sponsored a disability rights seminar in honor of the occasion.
Louisville Site of 2002 NFB Convention
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Louisville Site of 2002
NFB Convention!
The 2002 Convention of the National
Federation of the Blind will take place in Louisville, Kentucky, July 3-9. We
will conduct the convention at the Galt House Hotel and the Galt House East
Tower, together a first-class convention hotel. The Galt House Hotel, familiarly
called the Galt House West, is at 140 N. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky
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Those at the Sunday-afternoon briefing head table were James McCarthy, NFB Assistant
Director of Governmental Affairs; Diane McGeorge, President of the NFB of Colorado and coordinator
of seminar arrangements; Joanne Wilson, Commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration;
NFB President Marc Maurer; and James Gashel, NFB Director of Governmental Affairs.
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Hearing
Enhancement and Spanish Translation
Available
At National Convention
Spanish
Translators Needed
by
D. Curtis Willoughby
Curtis
Willoughby staffs the FM equipment table at convention.
From
the Editor: Curtis Willoughby is a member of the NFB's Research and Development
Committee and head of our Ham Radio Interest Group. Here is his announcement:
Again
NOPBC 2002 Activities Preregistration
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NOPBC
2002 Activities Preregistration
Deadline:
Must be postmarked no later than June 15, 2002
Because
of the special activities on the campus of the Kentucky School for the Blind,
we strongly urge families to preregister.
We will take registrations at the door as we have space, but unless you preregister, we cannot guarantee that you will be able to participate