Vol. 41, No. 10 November 1998
Barbara Pierce, Editor
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Table of Contents
Kenneth Jernigan, November 13, 1926, to October 12, 1998
by Barbara PierceU.S. Public School Education of the Blind in the Early Twentieth Century:
One Pupil's Account
by Jana L. Schroeder and Martha B. HaysNorth Carolina Agency Survives Surprise from Legislature
by Herman GruberSunday Papers
by Matt MaurerNFB Scholarship Winner Educates the Press
A Life-changing Experience
by Diana KnoxThe 1999 National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program
Bunsen Burners and Chemical Reactions
by Susan PovinelliIndependence and the Blind Child in a Mainstreamed Education
Program
by Denise MackenstadtMy Hols: For Sir John Wilson, Sound, Smell, and Touch Are His Compass
by John HattNew Talking Blood Glucose Monitor and Insulin Identifier
by Ed BryantDaddy Read Me
by Bonnie PetersonThe Wall-to-Wall Thanksgiving
by Barbara Pierce
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