Vol. 43,
No. 6 June
2000
Barbara Pierce, Editor
Published
in inkprint, in Braille, and on cassette by
THE NATIONAL FEDERATION
OF THE BLIND
MARC MAURER, PRESIDENT
National
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ISSN
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Contents
Vol. 43, No. 6 June 2000
Connecticut Attorney General Works with
NFB to Make Tax-Preparation
Web Sites Accessible
by Curtis Chong
Philosophy in Practice
by Angela Howard
New Computer Programs to Assist Blind
Mathematicians
by Christopher Weaver
The Universality of a Nuisance
The National Center: A First-Time View�
by Ruby Polk
Mowing the Lawn�
by Thomas Bickford
The New Impressionists
by Blake Gopnik
Gelding the Bull or Shoveling the Manure...It
Just Depends on Your Perspective�
by Lisa LaNell Mauldin
A Fundamental Lesson�
by Michael Baillif
Cat-and-Mouse Games�
by Lynn Mattioli
Between Kindness and Honesty
by Gary Wunder
Being a Role Model Is a Responsibility
He Takes Seriously���
by Steve Dolan
Hanging Up My Painter's Hat
by Connie Leblond
Doctor Finds a New Life: Loss of
Sight No Trouble Now����
by Jamie P. Olmstead
A Compilation of Meaningful and Meaningless
Typographical Errors on Blindness and
Visual Impairment
by Corinne Kirchner, Ph.D.
Christmas in June
by John and Mary Rowley
Sharing the Vision
by Donald C. Capps
Draft Honor Roll: The Campaign to Change What It Means to Be Blind
Bill Gallagher Dies
by Marc Maurer
Recipes����
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The Materials Center at the National Center for the Blind is housed in a room 250 feet long and 80 feet wide. It has gradually become clear that the heating and air conditioning system for the area needed extensive renovation. Tackling the project required first finding space outside the Materials Center to store the shelves, materials, and literature before everything could be moved out. Then the center was emptied and the ceiling taken down to expose the duct work and air conditioning units so that the necessary work could be done. The picture above shows the way the Materials Center looked in late April. If you were one of those who called hoping to purchase aids and appliances or order literature during April, this picture tells you why orders could not be filled until May. Below is a picture of the temporary storage area for the Materials Center. By the time you have this issue, the Materials Center should be fully restored to efficient order with air conditioning that will keep everything at an even temperature.
