The Braille Monitor

Vol. 44, No. 5����������������������������                                                    May 2001

Barbara Pierce, Editor

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Contents
Vol. 44, No. 5                                                                              May 2001

Philadelphia Site of 2001 Convention

Frontispiece

A New Day in Rehabilitation for the Blind

Empowerment, Partnership, and High Expectations

Just Words, or the Foundation of Effective Rehabilitation?
    by Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D.

U.S. Backs the Disabled in Suit against Cruise Industry
���� by Warren Richey

From the President's Mail Basket: Reflections on Descriptive Videos
���� by Marc Maurer

Recent NFB Resolutions Concerning Descriptive Video

American Council of the Blind Adds Bad Taste to Bigotry and Self-Deception
��� by Barbara Pierce

From the Listservs: More about Descriptive Video

Reflections on the Long White Cane
���� by Kevan Worley

Walking with an NFB Cane
���� by John Bailey

Victory in Indiana
���� by Pam Schnurr

Shopping for Braille Notetakers? Take Note
���� by Brad Hodges

Blind Doctor Sees Patients in a Different Way
���� by Helen O'Neill

Negotiating the Dark
���� by Stephen O. Benson

Interesting Employment Phenomena in the State of Utah
���� by Sherrie Crespo

The Philadelphia Marriott, Your Home for a Week This Summer
���� by Jim Antonacci

Encountering History
���� by Toni Whaley

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