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The
Seeing Summer by Jeannette Eyerly

National Federation for the Blind

Frontiers in Tactile Perception

A Call for Research on Braille Reading and Haptic Perception

by T. V. Cranmer

From the Editor: Tim Cranmer is President of the International

Braille Research Center and Director of Research for the National Federation

of the Blind.

It is surprising how little we know about how blind people write and read

Braille. It is all the more surprising once it is understood that writing is just as

important to the blind as it is to all people who possess normal sight. It fulfills the

Final Discussion Summary

Final Discussion Summary

Jim Fruchterman: Our field tends to follow trends in the larger technology

field with a lag of a few years. The general technology field is shifting to purchase over

the Internet rather than through dealers. How will we deal with that change and with

training and other things that are hard to do over the Internet? Some users are moving

their software off the PC and onto a server. The local PC becomes a simple device that

Campaign to Change What It Means To Be Blind

The Campaign To Change What It Means To Be Blind Capital

Campaign Pledge Intention

Name: _____________________________________________________

Home Address: __________________________________________________

City, State, and Zip: __________________________________________________

Home Phone: ____________________________ Work Phone: __________________________

E-mail address: ________________________________________

Employer: ___________________________________________

And a Child Shall Lead Them

Norm Gardner

And A Child Shall Lead Them

by Norman Gardner

From the Editor: Norm Gardner is the Treasurer of the NFB of Utah and a

long-time leader of the Federation. He reminds us here how important it is to

take the time to educate children about the truths of blindness. This is what

he says:

The philosophy of the National Federation

of the Blind is simple and straightforward. Even a child can understand its

Overcoming Employers' Doubts about Capabilities

Chuck Young

Overcoming Employers' Doubts About the Capabilities of People

With Disabilities

by Charles E. Young

From the Editor: Charles Young has served as Director of the Oregon Commission

for the Blind since 1979. He reports that one of the most satisfying parts of

his job is working with consumers to enhance their abilities to find satisfying

jobs. Here is a short article that summarizes some of the most important matters

Of Mice and Regfrigerators

Tonia Trapp

Of Mice and Refrigerators

by Tonia Trapp

From the Editor: The following story first appeared in Remember to Feed

the Kittens, the sixteenth in our Kernel Book series. It begins with President

Maurer's introduction:

Regular readers of the Kernel Book series will find the following story

to be a marked change of pace. It contains no special insights about blindness,

exposes no wrongs to be righted, seeks to teach no lessons. Why then do I include