THE BRAILLE MONITOR

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The Braille Monitor

Vol. 48, No. 8 August/September 2005

Barbara Pierce, Editor

Published in inkprint, in Braille, and on cassette by

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MARC MAURER, PRESIDENT

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Contents

Vol. 48, No. 8 August/September 2005

Frontispiece

2005 Convention Roundup
by Barbara Pierce

Presidential Report 2005
by Marc Maurer

Innovation, Inspiration, and Influence: the National Federation of the Blind
Jernigan Institute Implements the Will of the Organized Blind
by Betsy Zaborowski

Imagine!
by Kevan Worley

The 2005 Awards