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The 2005 National Federation
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2004 NFB Scholarship Winners on the Move
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2004 NFB Scholarship
Winners on the Move
From the Editor: As
you will discover elsewhere in this issue it is time again to spread the word
about the NFB scholarship program, far and away the most valuable collection
of scholarships available to blind postsecondary students in the United States.
I recently received a brief report on two of the 2004 winners. It came from
Two Small Camps, One Giant Leap into the Future for Blind Youth:
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Two Small Camps, One
Giant
Leap into the Future for Blind Youth:
The Next Generation of Rocket Scientists
by
Danica Taylor
From the Editor: One
of the most exciting efforts the NFB has undertaken in a number of years has
been the two science camps for blind students we conducted this past summer.
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Steven
Max Faults digs for fossils at the Maryland Science Center. In the background
is Bryce Gitzen.
Circle
of Life campers tour Goddard Space Flight Center. Left to right: Bryce
Gitzen (back), Andrew Wai, and Paul Howard.
The
Rocket On! science campers actually launched a rocket with the guidance
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My
First Mission Trip
by
Susie Stanzel
Susie Stanzel
From the Editor: Susie
Stanzel is president of the NFB of Kansas. The following story is her account
of her working visit to Guyana. She gathered courage for this adventure when
she heard another Federationist describe her mission trip to Russia. This is
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Reflection
on a Visit to LCB
and Louisiana Tech University's PDRIB
by
Jagdish Chander
Jagdish
Chander
From the Editor: Jagdish
Chander is a doctoral student in disability studies at Syracuse University.
He has also taught at the University of Delhi and is working to establish a
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Teaching Exploration:
Correcting a Glaring Flaw
in the Education Of Blind Children
by
Geerat J. Vermeij
Dr. Geerat Vermeij
From the Editor: Dr.
Geerat Vermeij is distinguished professor in the Department of Geology at the
University of California at Davis. Last summer he generously contributed his
[PHOTO/CAPTION: Peggy Elliott and Michael Gosse walk together using their
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I
Do Do It: Three Fundamentals of Cane Travel
by
Peggy Elliott
Peggy
Elliott and Michael Gosse walk together using their canes.
From the Editor: Peggy
Elliott is one of the best cane travelers I know. She is president of the Iowa
affiliate, second vice president of the National Federation of the Blind, and
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The Ties That Bind
by Kevan Worley
Kevan
Worley
From the Editor: Kevan
Worley is first vice president of the NFB of Colorado and a successful businessman.
He and his wife Bridget have recently adopted a young son. The following story
is reprinted from To Reach for the Stars, the twenty-fifth in the NFB's
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Pumping
Gas and Reaching for the Fan
by J. Webster Smith
J.
Webster Smith
From the Editor: Dr.
J.W. Smith is first vice president of the NFB of Ohio and Associate Professor
in the School of Communication Studies at Ohio University. In the following
story he recounts an important moment in the life of every blind person--the