[PHOTO/DESCRIPTION: The large model of Whozit that comes to conventions
is crowned with tinsel and sports a large bow on his c
Braille Monitor
December
2004
(next)
(contents)
Whozit is ready for the holidays at the National Center for the Blind.
May this season of light bring greater peace and understanding to blind
people everywhere and to every nation in the world.
(next)
(contents)
Recipes
Braille Monitor
November
2004
(back)
(next) (contents)
Recipes
This month's recipes
have been provided by the NFB of West Virginia. Come have dinner with members
of the Harrison County Chapter from appetizer through dessert. Clarksburg, the
county seat of Harrison County, is the home of West Virginia's Italian Heritage
Festival held every year during Labor Day weekend.
Cheese Ball
by
Marlene Lamp
Marlene Lamp is a homemaker
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Seville Allen]
Braille Monitor
November
2004
(back)
(next) (contents)
The
Blind Witness History Too
by
Seville Allen
Seville
Allen
From the Editor: Seville
Allen is first vice president of the NFB of Virginia and a longtime resident
of the greater Washington, D.C., area. The following article appeared in the
Summer/Fall issue of the Vigilant, the publication of the NFB of Virginia.
This is what she says:
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Dr
Braille Monitor
November
2004
(back)
(next) (contents)
Freedom and Individual
Choice
by
C. Edwin Vaughan
Dr.
Ed Vaughan
From the Editor: Dr.
Ed Vaughan is a frequent contributor to these pages. He is professor emeritus
of sociology at the University of Missouri and currently dean of international
programs and adult education programs at Menlo College in Atherton, California.
New Opportunities for Michigan Youth
Braille Monitor
November
2004
(back)
(next) (contents)
New Opportunities for
Michigan Youth
by
Katie Munck
From the Editor: In
the October issue we reported on the impact high expectations and challenging
activities are having in a program for young people in Hawaii. NFB attitudes
and expectations can make a powerful difference in the lives of blind kids.
Braille
Monitor
November
2004
(back)
(next) (contents)
Gift Guide 2004
by
Brad Hodges
Brad
Hodges
From the Editor: Last
fall the staff in the International Braille and Technology Center (IBTC) compiled
a list of gift ideas for the holidays. Brad Hodges, IBTC technology accessibility
manager, has taken the opportunity to add to it for the coming season. This
is what he says:
Can it really be that the
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Peggy Elliott]
Braille Monitor
November
2004
(back)
(next) (contents)
Paying the Bill
by
Peggy Elliott
Doug
and Peggy Elliott
From the Editor: The
following story first appeared in The Car, the Sled, and the Butch Wax,
the twenty-fourth in our Kernel Book series of paperbacks. It begins with President
Maurer's introduction:
Peggy Elliott lives
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Dave Hyde]
Braille Monitor
November
2004
(back)
(next) (contents)
Half a Cup
by
Dave Hyde
Dave Hyge
From the Editor: Dave
Hyde currently serves as secretary of the Rock County chapter of the NFB of
Wisconsin, is the affiliate's director of governmental affairs, coordinates
the Imagination Fund for Wisconsin, and is the newly elected secretary of the
affiliate. At work he develops and schedules professional development activities
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Patricia Hubschman]
Braille Monitor
November
2004
(back)
(next) (contents)
It's All in Your Point
of View
by
Patricia Hubschman
Patricia
Hubschman
From the Editor: The
human spirit has a great deal of elasticity. Sighted people often express the
fear that, if blindness befell them, they would not be able to make the adjustment.
My usual response to such a comment is that people mostly sell themselves short.
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Kimberly Aguillard stands between her grandparents
Braille Monitor
November
2004
(back)
(next) (contents)
The Gift Goes On
by
Kimberly Aguillard
Kimberly
Aguillard stands between her grandparents.
From the Editor: When
Kimberly Aguillard sent me this article, she mentioned that she had written
it for her grandparents and then decided that it might be of interest to me.