Recipes
The Braille Monitor
March,
2004
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Recipes
This
month's recipes come from members of the National Federation of the Blind of
South Carolina.
Carolina
or She-Crab Soup
by
Betty Capps
Betty
Capps
Betty
Capps is the wife of Don Capps, president emeritus of the NFB of South Carolina
and the senior member of the NFB board of directors. She is a longtime leader
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Tonia Trapp]
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April 2004
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Speaking of Gratitude:
Givers of Freedom and Creators of Opportunity
by
Tonia Valletta Trapp
Tonia Trapp
From the Editor: The
following speech was delivered at the New Mexico state conference of the Association
for the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AERBVI)
on February 26, 2004. Tonia Trapp is president of the Albuquerque chapter of
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Terri Uttermohlen]
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April 2004
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Diving
by
Terri Uttermohlen
Terri
Uttermohlen
From the Editor: This
charming story will make you yearn for Caribbean islands and tropical breezes.
It appeared in To Reach for the Stars, the twenty-fifth in the Kernel
Book series of paperbacks we publish to educate the public about blindness.
It begins with President Maurer's introduction:
Clarification of Tiger Braille Embosser Review
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April 2004
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Clarification of Tiger
Braille Embosser Review
In the February 2004 issue
of the Braille Monitor, we published an article about Tiger Braille embossers
manufactured by Viewplus Technology. The review included extended verbatim excerpts
from the manufacturer's advertising material. Because of this, a casual reading
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Ana Rodriguez (far left) and Curtis Willoughby (far right)
at the FM receiver table with two unidentified men
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April 2004
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Hearing Enhancement
and Spanish Translation
Available at National Convention:
Spanish Translators Needed
by
D. Curtis Willoughby
Ana
Rodriguez (far left) and Curtis Willoughby (far right) at the FM receiver
table with two unidentified men.
From the Editor: Curtis
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April 2004
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Dialysis at National
Convention
by
Ed Bryant
During this year's annual
convention of the National Federation of the Blind in Atlanta, Georgia, Tuesday,
June 29, through Monday, July 5, dialysis will be available. Those requiring
dialysis must have a transient patient packet and physician's statement filled
out prior to treatment. Conventioneers must have their unit contact the desired
Frontispiece
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May 2004
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April
7 and 8, 2004, marked the first conference conducted in the new NFB Jernigan
Institute. The June issue will include a complete report of the event. In the
picture above, conferees were beginning to gather in Members Hall on the top
floor of the Institute for the festive closing dinner. The view to the west
of the facility can be seen from the windows facing Byrd Street.
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AIDB Board Votes to De-NAC
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May 2004
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AIDB Board Votes to
De-NAC
by
J. Michael Jones
Michael
Jones
From the Editor: Michael
Jones is president of the NFB of Alabama and for fourteen years was an employee
of the Alabama Institute for Deaf and Blind (AIDB). At AIDB he served as an
instructor/counselor and as an administrator. He resigned in late 2002 to complete
Center Helps Those Who Recently Lost Sight
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May 2004
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Center Helps Those Who
Recently Lost Sight
to
Relearn Life's Skills
by
Sam Tranum
From the Editor: The
following article appeared on January 15, 2004, in the South Florida Sun-Sentinel.
In a state as riddled with agencies accredited by the National Accreditation
Council for Agencies Serving People with Blindness or Visual Impairment (NAC)
Spring 2004 NAC Membership Report
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May 2004
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Spring 2004 NAC Membership
Report
The
six states with more than one NAC-accredited agency are shown with solid
fill. The thirteen with one each have striped fill. The states with no
NAC-accredited agencies are clear.
It's been awhile since
we reported on NAC's progress in persuading agencies, schools, and workshops