The Braille Monitor

May-June 1986

Published in inkprint, in Braille, and on talking-book discs by

The National Federation of the Blind
Dr. Kenneth Jernigan, President

National Office
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230


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ISSN 0006-8829


Contents


May-June 1986

 

EDITOR'S NOTE

ILLEGAL ACTION BY UNITED AIRLINES

FRONTIER AIRLINES MAKES A STAND FOR SANITY

FOCUS ON SUCCESS THE DREAM, THE DESIRE, AND THE STRATEGY

IF YOU COULD SEE WHAT I HEAR

IRS RIDING THE RAILS TAX SPECIALISTS ON A ROLL ANSWERING
COMMUTER QUESTIONS

by Jim Quinlan

WHAT HAPPENS TO THE BLIND IN PRISON?
by Loraine Stayer

KANSAS CITY IN JULY MEANS PROGRESS FOR THE BLIND
by Richard Edlund and Gary Wunder

WHAT A WASTE

THE PRICE OF EQUALITY
by Gary Wunder

PATTI WILL RIDE
by Peggy Pinder

NFB TESTIFIES ABOUT WORKSHOPS

TO PRACTICE WHAT IS PREACHED
by Carol Clark

DESCRIPTIVE VIDEO SERVICE

BLIND SWEDE PROVES POINT IN POST

NO EXTERNAL EVIDENCE IS REQUIRED

REHABILITATION AND DEVELOPMENT OF PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES
by Rami Rabby

OF DOG GUIDES AND GUIDE DOGS

PROFILE-JAMES GASHEL DIRECTOR OF GOVERNMENTAL
AFFAIRS NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND

NFB WRITERS WORKSHOP

MARCH ON WASHINGTON

RECIPES

MONITOR MINIATURES

Copyright, National Federation of the Blind, Inc., 1986