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Vol. 63, No. 6, June 2020 Illustration: Moving Forward and Staying in Place: How Innovation Gets it Done Navigating Uncharted Territory: Moving Toward our First Virtual Convention with a Little Less Stress and a Little More Yesssssss by Jessica Beecham Learning in the Time of COVID-19: The Impact on Blind Students of Current Guidance Issued by the US Department of Education Regarding Students with Disabilities by Carlton Anne Cook Walker A US Diplomat with an Extraordinary Global View by Marc Lacey with Prior Beharry Why I am a Federationist, and How the National Federation of the Blind of Illinois was Born by Rami Rabby Of Sleeping Dogs and Prancing Ponies: It's Time for the NFB to Act on Discrimination Against Blind Hams by Curtis Willoughby A Hobby that Taught me the Value of an Education, the Need for Self-discipline, How to Raise Money, and the Value of Networking by Gary Wunder Audible Traffic Signals: The Technology, the Reality, and the Possibilities by Curtis Chong It's Habit-Forming by Judy Sanders Harry Gawith, Hardworking Sighted Federationist by Ramona Walhof Leave a Legacy My Time at NFB EQ 2019 by Maura Loberg Convention Memory Minute Contest: Share Your First Convention Experience by Tracy Soforenko The Give 20 Campaign by Tracy Soforenko Celebrating the 2020 Braille Readers Are Leaders Winners Recipes Monitor Miniatures

Vol. 63, No. 7, July 2020 Illustration: Seventeen Active People Who Lead the National Federation of the Blind National Federation of the Blind Stands in Solidarity with All Those Impacted by Racial Injustice by Mark Riccobono The Room is Zoom: An Overview for Many of the National Convention Sessions by John Berggren and Stephanie Cascone Thoughts on Black Lives Matter and Bringing our Other Characteristics to the Table by Gary Wunder Being Black Helped Me Be Blind and Being Blind Helped Me Understand that #BlackLivesMatter by Anil Lewis The Coronavirus Brings Pain to the Federation Family: Brian Miller Dies at Age Fifty-Two by Gary Wunder The Game of Risks by Sarah Patnaude Leave a Legacy Using Bullet Shell Casings as Cane Shaft Reinforcements by Justin Salisbury Showing Up with Vision Loss Even When It's Hard by Maria Johnson President Mark Riccobono Recognized with Baltimore Business Journal Leaders in Diversity Award for 2020 by Chris Danielsen Dolphin GuideConnect by Matt Hackert Recipes Monitor Miniatures

Vol. 63, No. 8, August/September 2020 Illustration: The BELL Academy Comes to Your Home The 2020 Convention Roundup by Gary Wunder The National Federation of the Blind 2020 Convention Principles of Engagement Presidential Report 2020 by Mark A. Riccobono Scholarship Thank You to Sponsors Scholarship Remarks from Our 2020 Finalists The 2020 Scholarship Presentation by Cayte Mendez Language, Action, and Destiny: The Lived Experience of the Organized Blind Movement by Mark A. Riccobono Ray Kurzweil Remarks The Presentation of the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Interview with Speaker of the House, Nancy Pelosi Authentic Intelligence: A Blind Researcher Bringing Wisdom to the Future of Technology Innovations by Cynthia L. Bennett Not Blind to Color in the Federation: A Panel on the Experience of Black and Blind in America by Ever Lee Hairston, Denice Brown, Ron Brown, Bobbi Pompei, and Tarik Williams Equal Justice under Law: A Blind Clerk Blazes a Trail behind the Scenes at the Supreme Court by Laura Wolk You Can Make a Difference Our Roots: Advancing Human Rights and the Tradition of Serving Our Nation by Mariyam Cementwala Presenting the Distinguished Educator of Blind Children Award by Carla McQuillan Convention 2020 Resolutions: A Potpourri of Influences by Sharon Maneki 2020 Resolutions A Test of Strength and Equality: Blind Students Organized Against the College Board by Kaleigh Brendle Convention Miniatures

Vol. 63, No. 9, October 2020 Illustration: Sometimes We Can Solve Problems Where We Live Meet the Blind Month 2020 by Liz Wisecarver Leveraging the Power of the Americans with Disabilities Act to Secure Our Right to Live in the World for Thirty Years by Scott LaBarre, Marc Maurer, Dan Goldstein, Eve Hill, and Timothy Elder Within the Grace of God, an Address Delivered by Professor Jacobus tenBroek by Jacobus tenBroek Movie Enjoyment Made Easy: Innovations to Include All Subscribers at Netflix by Greg Peters With the Normal People by Trevor Soderstrum Leave a Legacy My Life in Politics and My Life as a Blind Person by Ryan Boudwin Using Knowledge to Inform, Inspire, and Engage: Perspectives on Equal Access from the Largest Library in the World by Carla Hayden Making Gains for Blind Americans: Leadership in the United States Congress by Senator Dick Durbin Mississippi's Sam Gleese: Continuing to March Forward in the Movement by LaShawna Fant On the Passing of Betty Woodward by Nathanael Wales Why I'm Teaching My Blind Child Not to Be Color Blind by Alison Clougherty Recipes Monitor Miniatures

Vol. 63, No. 10, November 2020 Illustration: Voting Privately and Independently Is for Blind Americans Too The Complexity of Being Human: A Conversation with Jackie Anderson by Deborah Kent Stein Mastering the Skills of Deafblindness by Danielle Burton Protecting and Expanding the Right of the Blind to Live in the World: The Report from the Advocacy and Policy Department by John Paré, Jeff Kaloc, and Stephanie Flynt Washington Seminar 2021: Our First Virtual Week on the Hill by Kyle Walls The Things We Must Dare to Say by Gary Wunder A Mother in Wonderland: Securing Services for My Blind Child by Carla Keirns The Importance of Expectations by Steve Jacobson A Note to Motivate Myself and Clarify My Path by Maureen Nietfeld The Diabetes Action Network Is as Important as Life and Death by Debbie Wunder Leave a Legacy Rich and Blind: I'm Here to Tell Ya by Peggy Chong Free iOS App Now Available by Scott White Braille Bank Statements: What Should We Do to Get Them? by Curtis Chong Federationists Continue to Express Our Commitment in Song: "My Vote" ("My Shot" Parody Lyrics) by Precious Perez Recipes Monitor Miniatures

Vol. 63, No. 11 , December 2020 Contents: Illustration: Celebrating the Life and Work of a Very Special Couple A Correction for the November Issue, by Gary Wunder Love, Leadership, and the Truth about Decisions, by Mark Riccobono A Family Commitment, by Marc Maurer A Day in the Life of the Director of Community Relations of the National Federation of the Blind, by Patricia Maurer Maurer: Raising the Family and the Bar for the Blind, by Dianna Marie and David Patrick Maurer How I Came to Know the Maurers and the Love of the Federation, by Anil Lewis A Tribute to the Maurers, by Barbara Loos Marc Maurer: Our Colleague, Our Leader, and My Life-Long Friend, by James Gashel Tribute to a Dear Friend, by Kevan Worley The Maurers: Mentors and Friends, by Scott C. LaBarre What Marc and Patricia Maurer Have Meant to Us, by Pam and Roland Allen One Doughnut or Two, by Jessica Reed The Man I Feared Might Get Me Jailed Helped Set Me Free, by Gary Wunder Braille Monitor from August of 1975 "...The Same as Everyone Else” [Reprinted from the Broadcaster publication of Blue Cross in Indiana] NFB 2021 Scholarship Program, by Cayte Mendez The 2021 Blind Educator of the Year Award, by Robin House The 2021 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards, by Everette Bacon The 2021 Distinguished Educator of Blind Students Award, by Carla McQuillan Kenneth Jernigan Convention Scholarship, by Tracy Soforenko AbilityOne and Section 14(c): Dinosaurs of Disability Employment Policy, by Kyle Walls “I Didn’t Feel Like I was Good Enough Because I Couldn’t See” Vision and Visions of a Young Artist: A Visit with Rebecca Bruyere, by Allan Schneider NFB and Freedom Scientific Announce the More Than Ever Campaign Social Security Facts for 2021, by Stephanie Flynt Deafblind People Are Blind and Belong to the Blind Community, Too! by Marsha Drenth Recipes Monitor Miniatures

Vol. 64, No. 1, January 2021 Contents: Illustration: The Five Hundredth Presidential Release: Communication is the Key A Walk Taken Today and a Walk Taken Eighty Years Ago, by Mark Riccobono 2021 Washington Seminar Update from Government Affairs: The Issues National Federation of the Blind Code of Conduct The National Federation of the Blind Stands in Solidarity with Victims and Survivors Open Letter of Apology from President Riccobono From My Head to My Heart, by Michael Colbrunn Remote Science Learning Advancements for the Blind, by Ashley Neybert From the Director’s Desk, by Jennifer M. Kennedy Tolling Bells and Ocean Swells, by Stacie Dubnow Navigating Healthcare When All They Can See is that You Can’t, by Deborah Kent Stein When Voting In-person is not an Option, the Blind Still Need Their Vote, by Chris Danielsen Mentoring Cultivates and Nurtures Relationships that Contribute to Lifelong Learning and to Living the Lives We Want, by Maurice Peret COVID-19 Reflections On Our Strange New World, by Maurice Peret Dr. Sachin Dev Pavithran Named Executive Director of the US Access Board Honoring our Blind Ancestors: Anita O'Shea, by Peggy Chong Recipes Monitor Miniatures

Vol. 64, No. 2, February 2021 Contents: Illustration: Imagining the Lenses of Image Descriptions NFB Philosophy: What I Wish I’d Known by Sanho Steele-Louchart Evaluating and Removing Barriers to Blind People Flying with our Guide Dogs by Raul A. Gallegos Why Publish the Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research? by Gary Wunder Joyce Scanlan Remembered by Jennifer Kennedy and Steve Jacobson Lessons from the Charcoal Pit by Joyce Scanlan When Survivors Lead: Introducing the Survivor Task Force by Briley O'Connor Family Dynamics and the Journey of Overcoming Cultural Stigmas of Blindness by Priscilla Yeung The NFB Challenge: Accelerating in 2021 by Mark Riccobono Limitations for Non-Attorney Advocates in Special Education Matters by Valerie Yingling An Introduction to the Concept of Microaggressions by Joanne Gabias Expanding and Explaining Our Philosophy in Modern-Day Parlance by Gary Wunder Katie goes to Blind School by Katie Carmack Mississippi School for the Blind: Equipping Blind Students with a Quality, Rigorous, Data-driven Education by LaShawna Fant There be Dragons in These Books by Jenivieve White All I Don’t Know and Still Have to Learn by Gary Wunder Recipes Monitor Miniatures

Vol. 64, No. 3, March 2021

Contents:

Illustration: The Presidential Release

 

The Washington Seminar Roundup

by Gary Wunder

 

Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act

 

Access Technology Affordability Act

 

Americans with Disabilities Voting Rights Act

 

Twenty-First Century Mobile Apps and Website Accessibility Act

 

Congratulations to our 2020-2021 Scholarship Program Winners

 

Announcing the 2021 Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest Winners

 

We are Women and Sisters Forever

by Danielle McCann

 

Walking While Blind in Manhattan During the Pandemic

by Peter Slatin

 

Meet Our 2021 Teachers of Tomorrow

 

Seeing is Believing, or is it?

by Gary Wunder

 

Federation Philosophy and Reproductive Rights

by Justin Salisbury

 

Independence Market Corner

by Ellen Ringlein

 

Using Labels to Assist us in Our Life Hacks

by Danielle McCann

 

Recipes

 

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Vol. 64, No. 4, April 2021

 

Contents:

 

The 2021 Convention is at Hand

by John Berggren

 

Visit the Presidential Suite at the 2021 Convention

by Melissa Riccobono

 

Inclusion in the Theatre: Embrace Your Passion for Performance

by Elizabeth Rouse

 

Will He Still Be Here at Nightfall?

by Anonymous

 

Protecting Your Family

by Carlton Walker

 

Two Milestones Crossed at AIM Conference on Automated Nemeth Braille Translation

by Al Maneki

 

Getting into "Good Trouble"

by Deanna O'Brien

 

Raising Expectations: That's What We Do in the National Federation of the Blind

by Curtis Chong

 

A Letter of Reflection and Thanks

by Lashawna Fant

 

You Can Make a Difference

 

Independence Market Corner

by Ellen Ringlein

 

Reconsidering Our Resistance to the Idea of Blind Culture

by Justin Salisbury

 

Introducing the COVID Vaccine Promo

 

Structured Discovery Cane Travel in Context: Arguments for Its Continued Practice in Our Current Environment

by Ryan Carsey

 

Recipes

 

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