The Braille Monitor
Vol. 45, No. 8��� October 2002
Barbara Pierce, Editor
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Vol. 45, No. 8 October
2002
Frontispiece
Minnesota
Agency Director Dismantles Services for the Blind:
The Federation Strikes
Back
by
Joyce Scanlan
Accessible
Web Applications and the Implications
of Technology in
the Years Ahead
by
David Greco
Advocating
for Willie
by Ed and Toni Eames
Coming
to Terms with Independence
by
Denna Lambert
Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest Form
A
Conversation with Whozit
by
Mary Ellen Jernigan
The
Escalation of History
and the Work
of the National Federation of the Blind
by Gary Mackenstadt
Kenneth
Jernigan's Prophetic Vision
by
Ray Kurzweil
The
Challenge of Change:
Freedom
Scientific Responds to Customer Input,
Unveils
New, Leading-Edge Products
Complete
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