Recipes June 97
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Recipes
This month's recipes were submitted by
members of the National Federation of the Blind of Wisconsin.
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Margie Watson]
Macaroni Salad
by Margie Watson
Margie Watson is an active member of
the National Federation of the Blind of Wisconsin. Her daughter Katie is a vivacious
and confident member of the fifth generation of the Federation.
Ingredients:
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New Web Services Available:
The Greater San Antonio Chapter of the
National Federation of the Blind of Texas is pleased to announce the start-up
of its World Wide Web Site. You can visit us at http://www.txdirect.net/users/sdyer/nfb/
As a service to the blind community part of this site will contain a list of
Braille Monitor 6/97
The Braille Monitor
Vol.
40, No. 6
June 1997
Barbara Pierce, Editor
Published in inkprint, in Braille,
on cassette and
the World Wide Web and FTP on the Internet
The National Federation of the Blind
Marc Maurer, President
National Office
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
NFB Net BBS: (612) 696-1975
Web HomePage Address: http//www.nfb.org
Letters to the president, address changes,
Jernigan Honored
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Kenneth Jernigan is shown
here on the campus of MacMurray College on May 25, 1997. He has just received
the honorary degree of Doctor of Public Service at the MacMurray commencement.
Also shown in the picture is Federationist Catherine Horn Randall, who is one
of the leaders of the Jacksonville community and a member of the Board of Trustees
of MacMurray.
The Price of Cowardice
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The Price of Cowardice:
Missouri State Agency Denies Services to the Blind
by Barbara Pierce
Several years ago Gary Wunder, President
of the National Federation of the Blind of Missouri and a member of the NFB
Board of Directors, was the National Representative at the Ohio affiliate's
annual convention. During the weekend he had occasion to mention the constructive
Arizona Bill
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PHOTO/CAPTION: Governor
Symington signs the Arizona Braille bill, and Lindsey McHugh smiles in appreciation
while other members of the NFB of Arizona look on.
Arizona--Another Strong
Braille Bill
by Bruce A. Gardner
From the Editor: Bruce Gardner
is the President of the National Federation of the Blind of Arizona.
I am both pleased and proud to announce
Meet Kathie Mathis
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Meet
Kathie Mathis: A Fellow Federationist
by Deborah Kent Stein
From the Editor: The following biographical
sketch first appeared in the Summer, 1996, issue of the Braille Examiner,
a publication of the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois. It is part
of writer and Illinois affiliate First Vice President Debbie Stein's ongoing
Patent Dispute
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PHOTO/CAPTION: Larry Israel
Patent Dispute
Threatens Prices of Braille Displays:
Alva Takes Aim at Everybody
Every time one turns around one finds another example of the disadvantages
facing producers and
consumers alike in a small technology market like the blindness field. Here
is the latest crisis hanging
Victory In Maryland
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PHOTO/CAPTION: Loretta
White
Victory for Blind Students in Maryland
From the Editor: Blind students
and their parents know firsthand how many subtle and overt ways school systems
have found through the years to discriminate against them. Sometimes the students
are denied the chance to go places and do things that their sighted classmates
Taking A Stand
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PHOTO/CAPTION: John
Padilla
Taking a Stand at Rye
Playland
by John Padilla
From the Editor: John Padilla
is President of the National Federation of the Blind of Connecticut. In the
following anecdote he recalls the first time he stood up for the principle of
equality despite what it cost him.
Long before I ever became a Federationist,