The Braille Monitor January/February 2002

The Braille Monitor

Vol. 45, No. 1 January/February 2002

Barbara Pierce, Editor

Published in inkprint, in Braille, and on cassette by

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Contents

Vol. 45, No. 1 January/February, 2002

       Frontispiece

       Maxi-Aids Exposed Again, Part II: Able-Vision Established to Circumvent the VA's Proposed        Debarment
           by Barbara Pierce

Elliott Zaretsky Visits the National Center for the Blind
by Mark Maurer

Address to the 1956 Convention of the Tennessee Affiliate
by Kenneth Jernigan

Vending Opportunities for the Blind on Military Bases: A Victory in the Courts.
by Andrew Freeman

First-Timers' Convention Reports

The 2002 National Convention in the Making
by Cathy Jackson

Dick Edlund May Be Blind, But He Can See Right Through You
by Rebecca Shelton

Beyond Our Senses
by Chris Kuell