JOBS, EQUALITY, AND THE BLIND
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June, 1989
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JOBS, EQUALITY, AND THE BLIND
by
Patricia Munson
Superintendent
Andrew Viscovich honors Pat Munson on her twenty-five years of teaching
in the Berkeley United School District
From the Editor.-
Patricia (Pat) Munson is one of the leaders of the National Federation of the
Blind of California.
This year I am celebrating
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June, 1989
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BLIND WORKERS CLAIM WAGES EXPLOITIVE
From the Editor: The
Southwest Lighthouse for the Blind in Lubbock, Texas continues to attract nationwide
publicity. Here is an article which appeared in the Columbia, Missouri, Daily
Tribune on March 6, 1989. It is one more indicator of the progress the National
Federation of the Blind is making and the changing public attitudes which are
accompaning it.
LUBBOCK, Texas (AP)
LrrERACY FOR THE BLIND AT SCHOOL AND WORK: A PANEL DISCUSSION
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June, 1989
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LITERACY
FOR THE BLIND AT SCHOOL AND WORK:
A PANEL DISCUSSION
Braille literacy is undoubtedly one
of the most important and pressing issues facing blind citizens today. Whether
blind adults of the coming decades will take their rightful place as fully-productive
members of their communities will depend in large measure on their ability to
PRESIDENT MAURER TESTIFIES FOR A NATIONAL BRAILLE BILL
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June, 1989
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PRESIDENT MAURER TESTIFIES
FOR A
NATIONAL BRAILLE BILL
On March 7, 1989, a hearing was conducted
before the Select Education Committee of the house
Committee on Education and Labor. Congressman Major L. Owens, Chairman
of the Select Education Subcommittee, invited President Maurer to appear
IS THERE A MISTAKE
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June, 1989
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IS THERE
A MISTAKE?
Spring is the time of year for housecleaning,
and that includes the Monitor mailing list. You can help us with this
task by taking a moment to check the mailing label on this magazine. If there
are any errors or changes you would like to have made in your name or address,.please
let us know. If you are receiving more than one copy of the Monitor by mistake,
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June, 1989
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Marc Maurer stands outside of the
National Center for the Blind in Baltimore
as the National Federation
of the Blind sign is about to be placed on top of
the building in the
fall of 1988.
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Monitor Miniatures
Voice-Dialer Telephone
Braille MonitorDecember 1986
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Voice-Dialer Telephone
by Kenneth Jernigan
Blind Pastor Gives Church Vision
Braille MonitorDecember 1986
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Blind Pastor Gives Church Vision
by Dale James
Times Religion Editor
The following article appeared in the September 27, 1986, Huntsville (Alabama) Times. As Monitor readers know, Reverend Frank Lee was elected to membership on the Board of Directors of the National Federation of the Blind at the convention last summer in Kansas City.
Spring Merchants Conference
Braille MonitorDecember 1986
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Spring Merchants Conference
by Ramona Walhof
(The Blind Merchants Division of the National Federation of the Blind has for a number of years held a meeting somewhere in the nation each spring. In view of the problems which are now occurring in the vending program throughout the country, it is especially important that blind vendors attend these meetings and inform themselves so that they may take collective action.)