Frontispiece

President
Maurer plays on the floor of the
dining room with eleven-month-old
Ben Shropshire, son of Administrative
Coordinator to the Office of the
President, Lauri Shropshire.

President Maurer stands on a desk
in one of the offices in the
Materials Center preparing to
wash a window.

Tensions Mount in Deadlock between Narrators and APH Management

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Tensions Mount in Deadlock between
Narrators and APH Management

by Sheila Koenig

Sheila Koenig

From the Editor: One of the most familiar organizations in

the blindness field is the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) in

Louisville, Kentucky. And one of the most familiar parts of the APH operation

Climbing in Thin Air: An Interim Report

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Climbing in Thin Air: An Interim Report

by Erik Weihenmayer

Yaks carry team equipment through
the Khumbu on the way to the base
camp on Ama Dablam

From the Editor: Those who attended the National Convention

last July will remember the electricity that sparked through the hall on Friday

Climbing Next Door to the Top of the World: The Ama Dablam 2000 NFB Expedition

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Climbing Next Door to the Top of the World:
The Ama Dablam 2000 NFB Expedition
by Didrik Johnck

Ama Dablam base camp

From the Editor: Twice now we have heard Erik Weihenmayer

tell convention audiences what it is like to climb high mountains, rock faces,

and ice fields without being able to see what is happening. People have been

A Meditation on Civil Rights

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A Meditation on Civil Rights
by Steve Jacobson

Steve Jacobson

Last July the Federal Communication Commission (FCC) narrowly

passed a ruling mandating that a specified amount of network programming be

video-described. Those supporting the FCC position often argued that blind

people have a right to be provided access to all the information sighted people

Federation Forms New Division in Texas

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Federation Forms New Division in Texas
by Kevan Worley

From the Editor: Kevan Worley is the energetic new President

of the National Association of Blind Merchants. He recently sent the Braille

Monitor a report of an August meeting in Texas which several dissidents tried

unsuccessfully to disrupt. The result of all the furor was a new state organization

Braille Readers Are Leaders 2001 Contest and Contest Entry Form

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Braille Readers Are Leaders 2001 Contest

From the Editor: The time is here again to think about the

NFB Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest for the coming year. The reading period

is November 1 to February 1. The contest form can be found as a pull-out at

the center of the print edition. For the information of readers of other editions,

Trends in the Use of Braille Contractions in the United States: Implications for UBC Decisions

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Trends in the Use of Braille Contractions in the United States: Implications
for UBC Decisions
by Sally S. Mangold, Ph.D.

Dr. Sally Mangold

From the Editor: Sally Mangold is one of the most respected

researchers and teachers of Braille in the United States. When she talks or

Standing, a Different Perspective

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Standing, a Different Perspective
by Stephen O. Benson

Stephen Benson

From the Editor: Steve

Benson, a National Federation of the Blind Board Member and President of the

NFB of Illinois, has been recording some of the adventures he has had over the

years as a resident of one of the largest cities in the country. Here is another

one:

In 1976 the Urban Mass

All In A Day's Work

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All In A Day's Work

by Peggy Elliott

Peggy

Elliot

From the Editor: Peggy Elliott is a frequent contributor to these
pages. This description of her work as a member of the Grinnell City Council
first appeared in Reflecting the Flame, the seventeenth in the NFB's
Kernel Book series of paperbacks. It begins with Dr. Maurer's introduction.

Peggy Elliott is a graduate