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Braille Monitor

Vol. 52, No. 6                                                     June 2009

Barbara Pierce, editor
Daniel B. Frye, associate 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. 52, No. 6                                                     June 2009

 

Detroit Site of 2009 NFB Convention                          Listen Now (MP3)

Lead Photo                              Listen Now (MP3)

Fighting for the Right to Read
A Campaign to Preserve Unlimited Access to the Text-to-Speech Feature of the Kindle 2
               Listen Now (MP3)
by Daniel B. Frye

To Have Made Some Difference                            Listen Now (MP3)
by Fredric K. Schroeder

Exercise Class                            Listen Now (MP3)
by Terri Griffon

Report on the Ease of Access of the Apple OS 10.5 Leopard Environment with VoiceOver                Listen Now (MP3)
by Wesley Majerus

Mentors and Mentees on the Move                            Listen Now (MP3)
by Treva Olivero

Diabetic Peripheral Neuropathy                            Listen Now (MP3)

More Progress in the Javits-Wagner-O'Day Program
Establishing Best Practices for a Quality Work Environment
                           Listen Now (MP3)
by James H. Omvig, Sr.

Caring for Your Commemorative Coins                            Listen Now (MP3)
by Dick Davis

Join the Club: The knfbReader Mobile--A Product of Teamwork                            Listen Now (MP3)
by Michael Hingson

NFB-NEWSLINE Online Offers Blind Readers More Options for Accessing the News                  Listen Now (MP3)
by Renee West

A Thank You to Louis Braille                            Listen Now (MP3)
by David Hyde

Recipes                            Listen Now (MP3)

Monitor Miniatures                           Listen Now (MP3)

          Complete Braille Monitor

          Complete Braille Monitor (Download Zipped Word Version)

          Complete Braille Monitor Audio File (Zipped MP3 Version)

Copyright 2009 by the National Federation of the Blind