THE BRAILLE MONITOR

The Braille Monitor

Vol. 48, No. 6 June 2005

Barbara Pierce, Editor

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Contents

Vol. 48, No. 6 June 2005

Frontispiece

A Dark Day for Rehabilitation
by Fredric K. Schroeder

Expedience Plus Ignorance Equals Betrayal
by Christopher Fields

BPS' Diane Ditmars Is Honored for Her Work
by Bill Hafer

Stop, Look, and Listen: Quiet Vehicles and Pedestrian Safety
by Deborah Kent Stein

Beyond Vision: Integrating Touch into Museums
The Tactile Museum of the Lighthouse for the Blind in Athens, Greece
by Amalia S. Levi

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