Vol. 43, No. 2 February 2000
Barbara Pierce,
Editor
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THE NATIONAL FEDERATION
OF THE BLIND
MARC MAURER, PRESIDENT
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Contents
Vol. 43, No. 2 February 2000
An
Open Letter to Monitor Readers
by Marc Maurer
The Campaign to Change What it Means to Be Blind
A
Word from the Georgia Affiliate
by Alfred Falligan
From
Russia with Love
by Linda Goodspeed
The
Blind Lead the Sighted
Technology for People With DisabilitiesFinds a Broader Market
by Eric A. Taub
Roommates
From Hell
by Debbie Kent Stein and Anne Emerick
Talking
Blood Gucose Monitoring Systems
by Ed Bryant
Reflecting
Upon the Bamboo Tree
by Sheila M. Koenig
The
Voice Mate An Aural Organizer that Really Works
by Curtis Chong
The
Colonies, the Court, and the Kittens
by Marc Maurer
How
Much High-Tech Does a Blind Person Need for Independent Travel?
by Tom Bickford
Fran
Allison and Me
by Stephen O. Benson
A
Roof with a View
by Michael Baillif
Why
Customer Service? Reasons, Plans, and What I Hope to Accomplish
by Kimberly Mitchell
New
United States Citizens
by Doris M. Willoughby
NEWSLINE�
Still Growing
by Peggy Chong
Copyright � 2000 National Federation of the Blind
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The architect's model of the
National Research and Training
Institute for the Blind as it will look as part of the National
Center for the Blind