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Braille Monitor - May 2019 Vol. 62, No. 5, May 2019 Illustration: Extending Accessibility in Financial Options for the Blind An Outside Expression of an Inner Conviction by Kathryn Webster Celebrating 100 Years of Success by Julie Deden Freedom Foundation Honors Twin Vision® Kindness is Greater than Fear: Changing Access Denials by Finding the Roots of Conflict by Sassy Outwater-Wright Big Opportunities in a Small Town: Thinking Outside the Box by Dennis Miller Leave a Legacy Facts About Blindness . . . According to Me by Joe Orozco Opening New Doors in Tactile Art with the Help of Arts in Society by Ann Cunningham The Power of Commitment by Nancy Burns Seminar for Computer Beginners by Curtis Chong Shaking Things Up by Jim Marks Child Care During National Convention: NFB Camp Infused with BELL Academy Activities by Carla McQuillan Blindness Skills: The Only Sure Bet in Vegas! by Carlton Walker Sharing a Room at Convention and How to Survive it with a Smile by Grace Warn See You in Washington at the Convention by Kenneth Jernigan Recipes Monitor Miniatures

Braille Monitor - April 2019 Vol. 62, No. 4, April 2019 Illustration: All Work and No Play Is  Not What We’re About Membership in the National Federation of the Blind: Equality, Opportunity,  and Security through Collective Action by Mark Riccobono My Journey to Becoming a Member by Jeannie Massay Trying to Make a Difference by Barbara Pierce From Member to Memorable: Rachel Olivero’s Legacy of Love by Mark Riccobono Membership is a Beach: The Water is Nice, but the Sand is Good Too by Stephanie Cascone Leave a Legacy Dogs, Donuts, and Much, Much More by Gary Wunder Reflections on My Hook by Barbara Loos My Experience of Being a Member of the National Federation of the Blind by Chris Walker Finding My Place, Accepting the Challenge, and Helping Others  as I Have Been Helped by Pam Allen Why I am a Member! by Everette Bacon An Ongoing Commitment: Why I Joined and Why I Continue My Work  in the National Federation of the Blind by Daniel Garcia The Importance of Building Membership: My Commitment to NABS and the Broader Federation Community are the Same by Rilee Sloan Why a Sighted Person Would Dedicate So Much of Her Energy to  the National Federation of the Blind by Carlton Walker The Kenneth Jernigan Convention Scholarship Fund by Allen Harris Recipes Monitor Miniatures

Braille Monitor - March 2019 Vol. 62, No. 3, March 2019 Illustration: World Braille Day: The World Acknowledges the Value of Literacy for the Blind  The 2019 Washington Seminar by Gary Wunder Legislative Agenda of Blind Americans: Priorities for the 116th Congress, First Session Access Technology Affordability Act Greater Accessibility and Independence through Nonvisual Access Technology Disability Employment Act We Will Not be Shut Down by Mark Riccobono How the Marrakesh Treaty Came to be Policy: The Perspective from a Longtime Legislator by Senator Charles Grassley National Federation of the Blind Celebrates Ratification of the Marrakesh Treaty by Chris Danielsen Growing Comfortable with the Uncomfortable by Trisha Kulkarni Leave a Legacy Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest Results by Deborah Kent Stein Summer Youth Programs A Network of Support by Mary Lou Grunwald Tactile Graphics in Education and Careers by Stacie Dubnow The Fifty-Year Perspective: An Interview with Ramona Walhof TO-ed at the OT by Lauren Merryfield The Kenneth Jernigan Convention Scholarship Fund by Allen Harris Recipes Monitor Miniatures 

Braille Monitor - February 2019 Vol. 62, No. 2, February 2019 Illustration: NFBEQ Making a Difference for Young People A Message from Our President by Mark Riccobono Fifty Years After tenBroek: The Right to Live in the World Today and Tomorrow by Stacy Dubnow Three Out-Castes of American Society by Professor Jacobus tenBroek On Expectations: Average vs. Amazing by Lisa Ferris Dear Teachers, Please Assume Competence When You Work with My Child by Crystal Kostick Speaking Over Me Won’t Stop Me by Aaron Rupp Betty Capps Dies by Gary Wunder The Secret to Winning a National Federation of the Blind Scholarship by Cayte Mendez Leave a Legacy Bengsten Offers Insight into Living without Sight by Jake Doetkott Spaghetti with Chopsticks by Justin Salisbury The Eltrinex V12Pro Talking Digital Recorder by Curtis Chong Improvising Independence: Finding My Own Solutions for a Career in Music Therapy by Kaiti Shelton Braille Letters from Santa are a Little Christmas Magic How the Louisiana Center for the Blind Helped Prepare Me for College by Vejas Vasiliauskas Recipes Monitor Miniatures 

Braille Monitor - January 2019 Vol. 62, No. 1, January 2019 Illustration: A Choir Serenades the National Federation of the Blind American Nightmare: How Workers with Disabilities are Denied Economic Prosperity by Mark A. Riccobono Shaping Automotive Innovation for the Future: An Alliance with the Blind of America by Mitch Bainwol Inaccessible Medical Devices Have Life or Death Consequences by Anil Lewis Leave a Legacy Busting Myths about Disability and Personal Finance by Kane Brolin Las Vegas Calls to the Members of the National Federation of the Blind by Terry Rupp I Voted Twice by Dan Burke Leading with Conviction: Making Equality for People with Disabilities a Priority for the United States of America by Neil Romano New JAWS and ZoomText Annual Home Licenses Now Available through the Freedom Scientific eStore by Curtis Chong This is Not a Stick by Nancy Burns Are We Handicapped, Disabled, or Something Else? by C. Edwin Vaughan Building the Federation Brand Part 4: A Second Look at Our Brand Values by Chris Danielsen The Future Is Ours by Ronza Othman Why We Question the Wisdom that Leads to Low Expectations for the Blind by Gary Wunder Of Elvis and Structured Discovery by Karl Smith Recipes Monitor Miniatures 

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Merilee Talkington: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/2018_convention_highlights/july_8/am/06_authentcally_blind_on_stage_and_screen.mp3   You Help Make Dreams Come True: nfb.org/donate2018 Set up a Facebook fundraiser   JP Williams: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/2018_convention_highlights/july_8/am/05_playing_your_hand.mp3   Cardtronics: www.nfb.org/legal   Southwest Airlines Works Towards Inclusion: https://theblindhistorylady.com https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm18/bm1809/bm180908.htm   Advancing Opportunities for the World’s Blind: www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/marrakesh/   Monitor Miniatures National Braille Press Touch of Genius Award: http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/technology/tog/tog_prize   Learn Music by Ear: www.MusicForTheBlind.com

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Editor: Gary Wunder

Bequest: http://www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift www.nfb.org/planned-giving   Tech Tools and Learning Modalities Level the Learning Field for Students with Impairments: http://www.learningally.org/Educators/Educator-Blog/PostId/907/tech-tools-and-learning-modalities-level-the-learning-field-for-students-with-vision-impairments   in brief section order new titles in UEB today: http://www.seedlings.org/browse.php?cat=12.%20 http://www.seedlings.org/order.php   Actiview: www.activiewapp.com www.activiewapp.com/download www.activiewapp.com/audio-description