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Braille Monitor

Vol. 51, No. 9                                                     October 2008

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


Vol. 51, No. 9                                                     October 2008

 

Lead Photo                              Listen Now (MP3)

Climbing Mountains, Changing Lives                              Listen Now (MP3)
by Daniel B. Frye and Barbara Pierce

Growing into Success
Summer Programs at the CCB
                             Listen Now (MP3)
by Barbara Pierce and Daniel B. Frye

High Expectations and New Hope for Seniors Losing Vision                              Listen Now (MP3)
by Barbara Pierce and Daniel B. Frye

Disability Law: From tenBroek to the Twenty-First Century                              Listen Now (MP3)
by Daniel B. Frye

Disability and Responsibility: Aspects in the
Creation of an Adequate Legal System
                             Listen Now (MP3)
by Marc Maurer

Twenty-Five Years of Program Initiatives
For Parents and Their Blind Children
                             Listen Now (MP3)
Barbara Cheadle, Panel Moderator

In Celebration of NOPBC’s First 25 Years                            Listen Now (MP3)
by Carol Castellano

Coming to Adulthood in the NOPBC                              Listen Now (MP3)
by Angela Wolf

Why I Am a Federationist                              Listen Now (MP3)
by Laura Weber

Twenty-Five Years of Parent Initiatives                              Listen Now (MP3)
by Jim Beyer

My Friends in the NFB                              Listen Now (MP3)
by Lauren Beyer

Comets, Kids, and Captain Whozit:
Tales from the 2008 NFB Junior Science Academy
                           Listen Now (MP3)
by Mary Jo Thorpe

Braille Readers Are Leaders 2008-2009                              Listen Now (MP3)
by Jennifer Dunnam

2008 Braille Reading Pals Program Information and 2007 Report                              Listen Now (MP3)

National Federation of the Blind and Target
Agree to Class Action Settlement
                             Listen Now (MP3)
by Chris Danielsen

Recipes                              Listen Now (MP3)

Monitor Miniatures                                 Listen Now (MP3)

 

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