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The Braille Monitor
Vol. 47, No. 11 December, 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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Contents
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Vol. 47, No. 11 December, 2004
The
Journey from Plumb Confused to Peachy Keen
by Mary Tadum Chappell
My
Convention Treasures
by Caroline Rounds
Talking
Turkey about Household Appliances and Consumer Electronics
by Brad Hodges
Accessibility
to Microsoft Products
by Curtis Chong
The
Blind Pilot Flying the Channel
by Miles Hilton-Barber
Reflection
on the Holidays and the Federation
by Tai Tomasi
Santa's
Little Helper
by Darrel Kirby
Distinguished
Educator of Blind Children Award for 2005
by Sharon Maneki
The
2005 Blind Educator of the Year Award
by Stephen Benson
Third
Annual Meet-the-Blind-Month Campaign
by Jerry Lazarus
Social
Security, SSI, and Medicare Facts for 2005
by James McCarthy
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