The Braille Monitor

Vol. 47, No. 6                                                                  June, 2004

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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The lobby of the Atlanta Sheraton Hotel.

Have you been putting off making your room reservation for this year's convention? The Marriott Marquis is just about full. Those holding room confirmations from the Hilton will have them honored. But the Atlanta Sheraton Hotel, 165 Courtland Street, is now our official overflow hotel. This newly refurbished facility is about two blocks from the Marriott. Room rates are the same at both hotels. To make a room reservation at the Sheraton, call (404) 659-6500.

Contents

Frontispiece

The First Jernigan Institute Technology Training Conference
      by Betsy Zaborowski

The Heart of the Technology-Training Conference
      by Anne Taylor

The Topography of Technology, Blindness, and the Luddite
      by Marc Maurer

Striving for Excellence: The Role of Technology and More
      by Joanne Wilson

Access Technology and Disabilities in the Twenty-First Century
      by Ray Kurzweil

Mermaid A-Calling
      by Katie Keim

Eddie and Maria Bell Have Adjusted Gracefully to Life--and Parenthood--without Sight
      by Sarah Rozeboom

Training on Blindness from the Blind Themselves
      by Mark A. Riccobono

The Latest News at NFB-NEWSLINE^�
      by John G. Par� Jr.

For Laura
      by Barbara Walker Loos

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