National Federation of the Blind
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August/September, 2002
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National Federation
of the Blind 2002 Resolutions
Resolution
2002-01
WHEREAS, access to educational
materials and textbooks is the primary means to provide successful educational
experiences to blind and visually impaired children; and
WHEREAS, inaccessibility
to such materials denies blind and visually impaired children the opportunity
Minnesota Agency Director Dismantles Services for the
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October 2002
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Minnesota
Agency Director Dismantles Services for the Blind:The Federation Strikes Back
by Joyce Scanlan
From the Editor: In
late July word spread that the funding battle for services to the blind being
fought in almost every state across the country had flared up into a hot fight
in Minnesota. Joyce Scanlan, president of the National Federation of the Blind
Coming to Terms with Independence
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October 2002
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Coming to Terms with
Independence
by Denna Lambert
From the Editor: Denna
Lambert was a 2002 NFB scholarship winner. Last February she was one of the
presenters at the National Association of Blind Students midwinter conference
in Washington, just before our annual Washington Seminar. This is what she said:
Denna
Lambert
What memories do you have
A Conversation with Whozit
The Braille Monitor
October 2002
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A Conversation with
Whozit
by Mary Ellen Jernigan
From the Editor: Since
the unveiling of Whozit at the convention in July many people have raised important
technical questions about how to use our new logo effectively and with consistency.
What follows answers many of those questions. Here it is:
National Federation of
the Blind
Memorandum
Date: August 19, 2002
Recipes
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October 2002
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Recipes
This month's recipes
come from members of the NFB of Missouri.
Baked
Pineapple
by Shelia Wright
Shelia Wright is second
vice president of the NFB of Missouri and active at every level of the organization.
She is also an excellent cook, as the following recipes will demonstrate.
Shelia
Wright
Ingredients:
3/4 cup sugar
3/4 cup cheddar cheese
Lead Photo
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November 2002
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On Wednesday, August 21,
dozens of Federationists went out to the ball game at Oriole Park at Camden
Yards. The occasion (in addition to the Orioles game with the Devil Rays) was
the presentation of the 2002 Robert Dole Award to NFB President Marc Maurer.
Presented annually by the Volunteers for Medical Engineering (VME), Inc., and
cosponsored by Comcast, the award has been presented annually since its establishment
Blind Kids Lost in the Educational System
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November 2002
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Blind Kids Lost in the
Educational System
by
Caroline Rounds
Caroline
Rounds works with her class.
From the Editor: The
following article is taken from a speech delivered by Caroline Rounds at the
National Federation of the Blind of California convention in October of 2001.
The 2003 National Federation of the
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November 2002
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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
Lead Photos:
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December 2002
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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
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.