2004 Washington Seminar
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2004 Washington Seminar
by
Barbara Pierce
All
told, almost fifty Federationists took part in the workshop for affiliate
Webmasters.
Even without a grand opening
to celebrate, the Washington Seminar each winter is a memorable experience.
Most of those attending the 2004 event in the nation's capital contrived to
2004 NFB Legislative Agenda and Fact Sheets
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2004 NFB Legislative
Agenda and Fact Sheets
by
James McCarthy
From the Editor: What
follow are the documents that Federationists delivered to every congressional
office and discussed with members and their staffs. The agenda briefly lays
out the three issues primarily on our minds this year. Three fact sheets follow
Federationists Work Hard and Play Hard
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Federationists Work
Hard and Play Hard
by
Anil Lewis
From the Editor: It's
time again to think about convention tours. The Georgia affiliate has been hard
at work planning to fill your free time at convention. This is what President
Anil Lewis has to say about your choices this year:
Anil
Lewis
The annual convention of
The Blind: A Case of Mistaken Identity
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The Blind: A Case of
Mistaken Identity
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Jacobus tenBroek
Jacobus tenBroek
From the Editor: Several
months ago a man in California contacted the national office offering us several
tape recordings, including one speech by Dr. Jacobus tenBroek. He said that
the speech had been made on May 22, 1960, at a hotel in the Berkeley area, but
Science, Blindness, and Evolution
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Science, Blindness,
and Evolution:
The Common Theme Is Opportunity
by
Geerat J. Vermeij
Geerat
J. Vermeij
From the Editor: Geerat
Vermeij is the renowned blind marine biologist who teaches at the University
of California at Davis. His fascinating autobiography, Privileged Hands,
Cab 452
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Cab 452
by
Scott C. LaBarre
From the Editor: Scott
LaBarre is a longtime member and leader of the National Federation of the Blind.
He currently serves as second vice president of the NFB of Colorado. He, his
wife Anahit, and their young son Alexander live in a home in a Denver suburb.
The following article appeared in the twenty-fourth Kernel Book, The Car,
Blind People Are Just Looking for Social Equality
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Blind People Are Just
Looking for Social Equality
by
Katrilla Martin
From the Editor: Any
time a blind person ventures outside the home or into a new place, he or she
is likely to be noticed and may be compelled to do some impromptu public education.
Often such experiences are pleasant, interesting, and successful; but sometimes,
Riding in the Streets
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Riding in the Streets
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Ramona Walhof
From the Editor: One
of the most prolific contributors to the Kernel Book series of publications
the NFB publishes to educate the public about what it is really like to be blind
is Ramona Walhof. Her stories often focus on her experience raising two children
on her own. This story appeared in To Reach for the Stars, the twenty-fifth
The Art of Albinism
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The Art of Albinism
by
Brooke Fox
From the Editor: The
following article is reprinted from the Winter 2003 issue of NOAH News,
the leading publication for the albinism community. Several years ago Brooke
Fox won an NFB of California scholarship, and she performed at the affiliate
convention last fall. She reports that she has become increasingly involved
Effective Technology
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Effective
Technology
by
Jim Halliday
From the Editor: Jim
Halliday has been a fixture for a long time in the access-technology field.
For many years he was president of HumanWare, an access-technology provider.
His title is now President Emeritus of HumanWare, and he is dedicated to doing
what he can to improve technology for blind users. Here is an article that lays