THE BRAILLE MONITOR
Vol. 42, No. 6 July, 1999
Barbara Pierce, Editor
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Vol. 42, No. 6 July, 1999
Contents
Merger Madness by Wayne E. Shevlin
Separate Agency for the Blind: Best Practice for Success by James H. Omvig
Seeing Is Believing They Told Us We Couldn't Take Care of Our Children Because We're Blind by Lori K. Baker
Banks Sued over ATM Use Advocates for the Blind Say Mellon and PNC Should Provide Voice-operated Machines by Joseph A. Slobodzian
Amylin Analog (Pramlintide) Studies Reveal Better Glycemic Control by Ed Bryant
From Discrimination to a Dream Come True by Vicky Chapman
Huge Surplus Amassed by Guide Dog Charity Critics Say Group Sitting On Too Much Wealth by David Dietz
To Touch the Untouchable Dream by Toni and Ed Eames
Lessons Brought to Light by Daniel B. Frye
Everyday Heroes Acts That Count by Taylor Syphus
Linkage Bill Introduced in House
Admiration by Kathleen Lusk
Sitting in a Corner? Not Me! by Tobias (Toby) Longface
Baking Our Daily Bread by Barbara Pierce
The Technical Braille Center by John J. Boyer
Donald C. Capps Receives the Jefferson Award by David Houck
Recipes
Monitor Miniatures
The In-Touch program for parents of blind children is a three-and-a-half-day intensive Braille literacy and assistive technology seminar conducted at the International Braille and Technology Center for the Blind. Through this program parents get a comprehensive overview of what's available in Braille, speech, and tactile adaptive for the blind.
They see demonstrations, do some hands-on exercises, review the factors that go into making decisions about what technology to buy, and discuss how to get technology into an IEP. This technology learning is linked to discussions about the importance of Braille literacy, methods of learning Braille, low-tech Braille technology, and resources available to parents and their children.
The first 1999 seminar for parents took place June 3 to 6. Pictured above are several of the children of the June seminar participants. The second parent seminar will occur October 7 to 10. At this writing a few spots are still available. If you are interested, call Barbara Cheadle, (410) 659-9314. In-Touch is funded by the Annie E. Casey Foundation, the Seraph Foundation, and the UPS Foundation.]
Braille Monitor, July, 1999, Complete Issue
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Posted July 16 , 1999