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Braille Monitor

Vol. 52, No. 11                                                                 December 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. 11                                                                 December 2009

 

Lead Photo                         Listen Now (MP3)

Convention Bulletin 2010                      Listen Now (MP3)

Driving Independence and Innovation through Imagination
The NFB Blind Driver Challenge
                      Listen Now (MP3)
by Mark A. Riccobono

The Fastest Braille in the World
Transforming Mythology into Action
                      Listen Now (MP3)
by Marc Maurer

Revisiting the Mac Using OS X and VoiceOver                      Listen Now (MP3)
by Wesley Majerus

A Meet the Blind Month Coup for the NFB of Kansas                       Listen Now (MP3)

Update on Freedom Scientific v. GW Micro Patent Lawsuit                      Listen Now (MP3)

Christmas Recollections                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Mary Ellen Gabias

Ask Miss Whozit                      Listen Now (MP3)

Distinguished Educator of Blind
Children Award for 2010
                      Listen Now (MP3)
by Cathy Jackson

The 2010 Blind Educator of the Year Award                      Listen Now (MP3)
by David Ticchi

Blind Diabetics Can Draw Insulin without Difficulty                      Listen Now (MP3)
by Ed Bryant

The Ziegler Abandons Hard-Copy and Recorded Publication                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Daniel B. Frye

A knfbReader for Christmas?                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Michael Hingson

Featured Book in the Jacobus tenBroek Library                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Ed Morman

Social Security, SSI, and Medicare Facts for 2010                      Listen Now (MP3)
by Daniel B. Frye

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