The Braille Monitor

AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 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


AUGUST-SEPTEMBER 1986

FIGHTING A STRAW MAN
by Kenneth Jernigan

BLINDNESS: A LEFT-HANDED DISSERTATION
by Kenneth Jernigan

OF IDENTIFICATION AND BANK ACCOUNTS

OF SUCH AS THESE: COMMENTS ABOUT RUDOLPH AND MARTHA BJORNSETH
by Kenneth Jernigan

TRAIN DERAILMENT
by Ben Prows

BRAILLE STILL FIGHTS FOR SURVIVAL
by Joyce Scanlan

DIABETIC DIVISION LAUNCHES NEWSLETTER

A GLIMPSE OF AMERICA
by David Mann

CONGRESS TAKES A HAND IN THE AIRLINE DISCRIMINATION CASES

FURTHER AIRLINE INSANITY: THE WHIMS OF PEOPLE EXPRESS

PIEDMONT SWELLS THE THRONG

UNITED AIRLINES: SOMETIMES THEY DO, AND SOMETIMES THEY DON'T

STRIDING PAST THE BARRIERS

MR. SUNSHINE

HOW TO GET HELP FROM INDIANA REHABILITATION SERVICES: A PRESCRIPTION FOR GETTING THE AGENCY TO RESPOND WHEN YOUR COUNSELOR WON'T!
by Ronald Matins

INDIANA VENDING PROGRAM EXAMINED AND FOUND WANTING

NIGHTMARE OR REALITY
by Joseph Van Lent

LEGALIZED KIDNAPPING: STATE TAKES CHILD AWAY FROM BLIND MOTHER

TRIFORMATION'S OWNERS TAKE CONTROL OF MARYLAND COMPUTER SERVICES

ALASKA PROGRAM FOR THE BLIND RECEIVES RECOGNITION

TAPES AND EQUIPMENT FOR DIABETICS

ULDINE THELANDER DIES
by Ramona Walhof

AUDREY TAIT DIES
by Kenneth Jernigan

RECIPES

MONITOR MINIATURES

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