The Braille Monitor

Vol. 40, No. 11                                                                        December 1997

Barbara Pierce, Editor

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The National Federation of the Blind
Marc Maurer, President

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Contents


Vol. 40, No. 11                                                                         December 1997

 

The City and the Fear
by Marc Maurer

Microsoft Takes A Big Step Backward
by Curtis Chong

The Owner-Executive Running the Montessori School
by Carla McQuillan

Advancing Science Through the Legal Profession
by Charles Brown

The Blind Lawyer Shaping Policy for the Nation's Power Companies
by Bruce Gardner

Food for Thought: Experience of a Blind Dietitian
by Lynn Mattioli

Parents Win Fight with School Board in Virginia

NFB Sues Law School Admissions Council

Setting the Record Straight About Sensory Safari

Living by the Numbers
by Susan J. Spungin, Ed.D.

The Other Side of the Mule
by Randy Cox

Seeing No Limits
by Don Melvin

Now Blind Can Scan the Newspaper
by Cala Byram

Distinguished Educator of Blind Children Award for 1998
by Sharon Maneki

The 1998 Blind Educator of the Year Award
by Stephen O. Benson

Recipes

Monitor Miniatures

The NFB Pledge

Decorated tree with gifts   Man gathering gifts and placing them on a cart.

People seated at a long table in the Harbor Room

  Each year a live Christmas tree graces the reception area at the National Center for the Blind.  In the days preceding the staff Chtistmas party, presents for the gift exchange begin to accumulate around the tree.   On the night of the potluck party, someone gathers up the gifts and takes them all to the Harbor Room where Santa's helpers pass them out.  Mr. Ray (above right) is shown gathering up the gifts.  Center staff members and their guests (below) enjoy a festive meal together and then take turns displaying and describing their gifts to the entire group.

The Braille Monitor, December 1997 Complete Issue

ISSN 0006-8829

Copyright 1997, The National Federation of the Blind