THE BRAILLE MONITOR

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The Braille Monitor

Vol. 47, No. 9 October, 2004

Barbara Pierce, Editor

Published in inkprint, in Braille, and on cassette by

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MARC MAURER, PRESIDENT

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Contents
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Vol. 47, No. 9 October, 2004

Frontispiece

I Am a Recovering Rehabilitation Professional
by Amy C. Phelps

Baby Steps, Long Strides, and Elephant Seal Humps
by Priscilla Leigh McKinley

I Do Do It: Three Fundamentals of Cane Travel
by Peggy Elliott

Teaching Exploration: Correcting a Glaring Flaw
in the Education Of Blind Children
by Geerat J. Vermeij

Reflection on a Visit to LCB
and Louisiana Tech University's PDRIB
by Jagdish Chander

Progress in Hawai`i

All You Need to Know about Blindness
You Could Learn from a Four‑Year‑Old Girl
by Sheri Wells Jensen

My First Mission Trip
by Susie Stanzel

Coming to Terms: A Review
by Peggy Chong

Your Panels Leave Me Flat
by Terri Uttermohlen and Jim McCarthy

Recipes

Monitor Miniatures

Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest and Literacy Program
for Blind Youth and Prereaders

Complete October Braille Monitor

Complete October Braille Monitor (download Zip version)