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The Braille Monitor
June 2003
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Campaign Reminder
As you know, a Wall of
Honor recognizing NFB Capital Campaign contributors of $5,000 and above will
have a prominent place in our new National Federation of the Blind Research
and Training Institute. As our new facility nears completion, we want to confirm
that we have your name as you want it to appear on the NFB Wall of Honor. Please
Frontispiece: Everest Documentary Premiere
The Braille Monitor
July 2003
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John
Brennan, the NFB staff member with primary responsibility for this memorable
evening, introduces Maurice Peret to the audience. Maurice was the Federationist
who climbed to the Everest base camp with the team to assist with communications
during the weeks they were on the mountain.
Everest
team leader Pasquale Scaturro presents Dr. Maurer with the actual permit issued
Blind Juror
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July 2003
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Blind
Juror
by
James Moynihan
Jim
Moynihan
From the Editor: Jim
Moynihan is a longtime member of the National Federation of the Blind. He and
his wife Jana are active in the Kansas City, Missouri, chapter, where Jim is
now a member of the board. The couple have two almost-grown children. In the
following story Jim reports on his experience as a member of a jury. As a federal
Is This a Twenty?
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July 2003
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Is
This a Twenty?
by
Mary Ellen Halverson
Mary
Ellen Halverson
From
the Editor: Mary Ellen Halverson is a longtime leader of the NFB of Idaho. She
is a mother and grandmother, and she is also a thoughtful and competent blind
woman. Here is her story:
We
have all heard the saying that a picture is worth a thousand words. In the event
A Touch of Understanding
The Braille Monitor
July 2003
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A
Touch of Understanding
by
T. Keung Hui
From
the Editor: The following story appeared on May 23, 2003, in the Raleigh, North
Carolina, News and Observer. It reports on the positive things that can
happen when creative teachers make use of the NFB's Braille Is Beautiful curriculum.
Here it is:
Preston
The SAL (Speech Assisted Learning): A Review
The Braille Monitor
July 2003
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The
SAL (Speech Assisted Learning): A Review
by
Robert Jaquiss
Robert
Jaquiss uses SAL.
From the Editor: Robert
Jaquiss is a member of the technology department staff of the National Federation
of the Blind. He is a lifelong user of and advocate for Braille. Here is his
report on an exciting new piece of learning technology that will interest every
Restored by Touch
The Braille Monitor
July 2003
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Restored
by Touch
by
Sal Perlman
A
side view of Joe Naulty's completely restored Model A pickup truck.
From
the Editor: The following article first appeared in the April 2003 issue of
Car and Driver magazine. Joe Naulty was president of the Deaf-Blind Division
for a number of years. He is a dedicated restorer of old cars. We reprint this
Why I Am a Federationist: by Tonia Valletta Trapp
The Braille Monitor
July 2003
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Why
I Am a Federationist
by
Tonia Valletta Trapp
Tonia
Trapp
From
the Editor: Tonia Trapp is the secretary of the National Federation of the Blind
of New Mexico and president of the Albuquerque Chapter. She works as an advocate
for the New Mexico Protection and Advocacy System. At the 2002 convention of
Climbing
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July 2003
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Climbing
by
Jennifer Dunnam
Jennifer
Dunnam
From
the Editor: Jennifer Dunnam is a leader in the NFB of Minnesota. She now works
as a document conversion specialist at the University of Minnesota. The following
story first appeared in Oh, Wow!, the eighteenth in our Kernel Book series
of paperbacks while Jennifer still worked at BLIND, Inc. Here it is, beginning
Arrogance or Desperation
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July 2003
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Arrogance
or Desperation?
by
Peggy Elliott
From
the Editor: Peggy Elliott is second vice president of the National Federation
of the Blind and a former member of the Architectural and Transportation Barriers
Compliance Board (Access Board). Here is her commentary on recent activities
by an employee of the board:
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