The Braille Monitor
Vol.
46, No. 4
April 2003
Barbara Pierce, Editor
Published in inkprint, in Braille, and on cassette by
The National Federation of the Blind
Marc Maurer,
President
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Louisville Site of 2003
NFB
Convention
The 2003 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will take place in Louisville, Kentucky, June 28-July 5. We will conduct the convention at the Galt House Hotel and the Galt House East Tower, a first-class convention hotel. The Galt House Hotel, familiarly called the Galt House West, is at 140 N. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202. The Galt House East Tower, or Galt House East, is at 141 N. Fourth Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202. Room rates for this year's convention are excellent: singles, doubles, and twins $57 and triples and quads $63 a night, plus tax. The hotel is accepting reservations now. A $60-per-room deposit is required to make a reservation. Fifty percent of the deposit will be refunded if notice is given to the hotel of a reservation cancellation before June 1, 2003. The other 50 percent is not refundable. For reservations call the hotel at (502) 589-5200.
Rooms will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations may be made to secure these rooms before June 1, 2003, assuming that rooms are still available. After that time the hotel will not hold the block of rooms for the convention. In other words, you should get your reservation in soon.
Our overflow hotel is the Hyatt Regency at 320 W. Jefferson Street, Louisville, Kentucky 40202, phone (502) 587-3434.
Those who attended the 2002 convention can testify to the gracious hospitality of the Galt House. This hotel has excellent restaurants, first-rate meeting space, and other top-notch facilities. It is in downtown Louisville, close to the Ohio River and only seven miles from the Louisville Airport.
The 2003 convention will follow what many think of as our usual schedule:
Saturday, June 28 Seminar Day
Sunday, June 29 Registration Day
Monday, June 30 Board Meeting and Division Day
Tuesday, July 1 Opening Session
Wednesday, July 2 Tour Day
Thursday, July 3 Banquet Day
Friday, July 4 Business Session
Plan to be in
Louisville;
The action of the convention
will be there!
Contents
Vol. 46, No. 4 April 2003
Federal Appeals Court Rules against Mandated Described TV
by Chris Danielsen
Effective
Dialogue in Albuquerque: A Positive Beginning
by Melody Lindsey
Blazing
a Trail
by Carissa Richards
Getting
Around Downtown Louisville
by
Dennis Franklin
Touch
the Universe: A Review
by Carol Castellano
Laptop
Computers and Electronic Notetakers for the Blind: A Comparison
by
Curtis Chong
Schedule
of NOPBC-Sponsored Events for Parents,
Teachers,
and Youth at the 2003 NFB Convention
by
Barbara Cheadle
NOPBC 2003 Activities Preregistration
UPS
Delivers More Than Parcels: Braille Readers Are Leaders
Celebrates
20th Anniversary
by
Sandy Halverson
Dialysis
at National Convention
by
Ed Bryant
Vision
Quest 2003: A Self-Discovery Conference for
Young
Blind Women Registration Form
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