The
Braille Monitor
Vol.
47, No. 1 January
2004
Barbara
Pierce, Editor
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The
National Federation of the Blind
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Atlanta Site of 2004 NFB Convention
The 2004 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will take place in Atlanta, Georgia, June 29 through July 5. We will conduct the convention at the Marriott Marquis Hotel, a first-class convention hotel located at 265 Peachtree Center Avenue, Atlanta, Georgia 30303. The overflow hotel is the Hilton Atlanta and Towers, just across Courtland from the Marriott Marquis. Room rates for this year's convention are excellent: singles, doubles, and twins $59 and triples and quads $65 a night, plus tax of 14 percent at present. The hotels are 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, 2004. The other 50 percent is not refundable. For reservations call the Marriott Marquis at (404) 521-0000 and the Hilton Atlanta and Towers at (404) 659-2000.
Rooms will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations may be made to secure these rooms before June 1, 2004, assuming that rooms are still available. After that time the hotels will not hold their blocks of rooms for the convention. In other words, you should get your reservation in soon.
The Marquis is a beautiful fifty-story atrium hotel with a panoramic view of Atlanta, and the Hilton has beautifully appointed guest rooms and five superb restaurants. They are twelve miles north of the Atlanta-Hartsfield International Airport and are conveniently located off Interstate 85. Take Exit 96, International Boulevard, turn left onto International Boulevard, go to Peachtree Center Avenue, and turn right. The Marriott Marquis is on the right in the second block. To get to the Hilton, turn left onto International Boulevard, go to Piedmont Avenue, and turn right. The Hilton is on the left. The Marriott has three excellent restaurants and features indoor and outdoor pools, solarium, health club, whirlpool, and sauna. Guest-room amenities in both hotels include cable television, coffee pot, iron and ironing board, hair dryer, and dataport.
The schedule for the 2004 convention is a bit unusual:
Tuesday, June 29 Seminar Day
Wednesday, June 30 Registration Day
Thursday, July 1 Board Meeting and Division Day
Friday, July 2 Opening Session
Saturday, July 3 Tour Day
Sunday, July 4 Banquet Day
Monday, July 5 Business Session
Plan
to be in Atlanta;
The
action of the convention will be there
Contents
Vol. 47, No. 1 January, 2004
NFB
Research and Training Institute Director Named
by
Barbara Pierce
Consumer
Organizations as Partners in the Rehabilitation Process
by
Rosemary Lerdahl
Another
Perspective on Guide Dogs and Training Centers
by
Angie Matney
State
Braille Standards for Teachers of Students
Who
Are Blind or Visually Impaired: A National Survey
by
Barry B. Frieman
Barriers
Fall for Disabled Medical Students
by
Linda Villarosa
Open
Letter to a Blind Person: How to Get a Job
by
Mike Bullis
Learning
Braille: Notes from the Trenches
by Heidi Lasher Oakes
Appropriate
Use of the Electronic Notetaker in School
by
Curtis Chong
Georgia
on My Mind
by
Anil Lewis
The
Cane and I
by
Judy Sanders
Blind
Run TV Show Illustrates Capabilities of the Nonsighted
by
Stacey Palevsky
A
Labor of Love
by
Lee Frazier
For
the Thrill of It
by
Lohr McKinstry
Don't
Shoot the Piano Tuner: Should We Avoid the Blind Trades?
by
John Bailey
Research
Report
by John Jay Frank
Convention
Scholarships Available
by
Allen Harris
Complete Monitor (text zipped) (download)
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