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Braille Monitor

Vol. 53, No. 1                                                                 January 2010

Daniel B. Frye, 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. 53, No. 1                                                                 January 2010

 

Lead Photo                         Listen Now (MP3)

Dallas Site of 2010 NFB Convention                       Listen Now (MP3)

Monitoring Our History
A Generation at the Editor’s Desk
                      Listen Now (MP3)
by Barbara Pierce

Reflections on the Contributions of an Editor: Barbara Pierce                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Marc Maurer

Saluting the Editor                       Listen Now (MP3)

The History of the Monitor                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Hazel tenBroek

Colorado-to-Ethiopia Journey
Completes Circle for Former Child Beggar
                      Listen Now (MP3)
by Kevin Simpson

Announcing the Intel Reader                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Lindsay Paul

Initial Thoughts on the Intel Reader                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Gary Wunder

Representing the City of Chicago                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Patti Chang

Looking Good without Looking
A Guide to Personal Style for the Visually Impaired
                      Listen Now (MP3)
by Linda Zani

My Fifty-Year Love Affair with the Internal Combustion Engine                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Marcus Simmons

Remarks by Louis Braille                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Robert Leslie Newman

Working to Empower Blind Students
to Participate Fully and Independently in Science Classrooms and Laboratories
                      Listen Now (MP3)
by Cary A. Supalo

Ringing a BELL for Braille Literacy                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Natalie Shaheen

A New Number
"Average Glucose" Will Soon Be a Key Part of Your Diabetes Tool Kit
                      Listen Now (MP3)
by Katie Bunker

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

Talking about Texas                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Angela Wolf

Convention Scholarships Available                       Listen Now (MP3)
by Allen Harris

Recipes                       Listen Now (MP3)

Monitor Miniatures                       Listen Now (MP3)

          Complete Braille Monitor

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