THE BRAILLE MONITOR
Vol. 42, No. 8 October, 1999
Barbara Pierce, Editor
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Vol. 42, No.8 October, 1999
Contents
Message from Guide Dogs
for the Blind, Inc.
by Debra Barnes
Role Models in Reverse?
by Mary Ellen Gabias
With Strength, Knowledge,
and Passion: The Future Is Ours
by Alan Tu
The 2000 National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program
The Road Runner(R), A
Review
by Richard Ring
A Teacher's Perspective
by Sheila Koenig
Braille Readers Are
Leaders Contest Form
Please Don't Be Offended If I Refuse Your Offer of Help
by Donna Blake
Expanding the View: a
Technology Access Conference
by Betsy Zaborowski
Seminar at Sea
by Donald J. Morris
Nebraska Orientation
Center for the Blind Celebrates Its Twenty-fifth Anniversary
by Fatos Floyd
In Memory and Celebration
of Donald Drapinski
by Allen Harris
Braille Monitor, October, 1999 Complete Issue
Copyright (C) 1999 National Federation of the Blind
Patti
Schonlau,Braille teacher at the
Missouri School for the Blind, stands
with Barbara Cheadle, NOPBC President.
The Missouri School was the 1999 winner
of the Outstanding Participation Award,
presented by the National Association to
Promote the Use of Braille.
Alex Kaiser of New Jersey reads
John Miller and Arthur Given,
Braille at a table.
both of Missouri, read Braille while
Betty Walker stands behind them.
Macy McClain of Ohio sits on
the floor reading Braille.