February 1985
Published in inkprint, in Braille, and on talking-book discs by
The National Federation of the Blind
Dr. Kenneth Jernican, President
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ISSN 0006-8829
SOCIAL SECURITY DISABILITY INSURANCE: WHAT RULES GOVERN WORK? THESE ARE THE FACTS
by James Gashel
SOCIAL SECURITY AND SSI FACTS FOR 1985
by James Gashel
PRESIDENTIAL RELEASES
by Kenneth Jernigan
THE ROLLER COASTER RIDE WAS BUMPY
PASTRIES REPLACE POLITICS FOR RAMON A WALHOF
by Kitty Fleischman
FIGHTING DISCRIMINATION IN INSURANCE: THE ALAN CLIVE COMPLAINT
AND A POSTSCRIPT ON A PHONE CALL FROM LINCOLN NATIONAL
by James Gashel
THE VAN ETTINGERS: PARENTS OF COURAGE AND DETERMINATION
BRAILLE: THE FUNDAMENTAL SKILL FOR BLIND WRITERS
by Catherine Horn Randall
IS BRAILLE WORTH IT?
by Nancy Scott
THE BOUNDARIES OF COMPUTERDOM
by Kenneth Jernigan
CINCINNATI ASSOCIATION FOR THE BLIND STILL LOOKING BACKWARD
LOOKING AT THE LAW:
CAN STUDENTS AT THE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND SUE THE STATE?
by James Gashel
MONITOR NOW AVAILABLE IN BRAILLE FOR THOSE WHO WANT IT
by Kenneth Jernigan
MY DREAMS ARE GETTING BETTER ALL THE TIME
by Betty Niceley
MARSHA CRICKMORE WINS DISPUTE WITH IRS: REPORT FROM INDIANA
THE FEDERATION EQUATION--THE OHIO CONVENTION
by Peggy Covey and Paul Dressell
FACTS FROM THE FILES
by Gerald Paice
Copyright, National Federation of the Blind, Inc., 1985