Future Reflections
The National Federation of the Blind Magazine for Parents and Teachers of Blind Children
Vol. 10, No. 3 Fall 1991
Barbara Cheadle, Editor
ISSN-0883-3419
Copyright © 1991 National Federation of the Blind
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CONTENTS
Vol. 10, No. 3 Fall 1991
Introduction by Barbara Cheadle
On Parenting the Visually Impaired Child by Norman Balot
What Blind Children Need by Tim Day
Education of the Blind Four-Year-Old
Blind Kids Love Sports, Too! by Tom Balek
Using Maps-Reprinted from: Handbook for Itinerant and Resource Teachers of Blind and Visually Impaired Students by Doris M. Willoughby and Sharon L. M. Duffy
The Work Ethic Applies to Blind Children, Too by Catherine Horn Randall
Functional Curriculum: Just Common Sense by Patty Merryman
Pouring in the Dark by Connie Weadon
Blindness and the Use of Partial Vision by Alfred P. Maneki, Ph.D.
Education of the Blind Mentally Retarded Child by Colleen Roth
Kids Corner
*The Fourth Generation on the Move
*Students Place High in Red Cross Competition
*Blind Foreign Exchange Student Visits U.S.A. by Karen Mayry
*My Trip With the Patriots to the Tournament of Roses by Rebbeca Hart
Myths and Realities About Parents
Readers and Braillists by Patricia Munson
Tips for Classroom Teachers by Carol Castellano
Kristin's Caterpillar by Kecia Binko
Distinguished Educator of Blind Children Award for 1992 by Sharon Maneki
Halloween Fun by Darlene Middleton
Sharon Duffy Talks About Cane Travel by Catherine Horn Randall and Sharon Duffy
The Possibilities of Art Education for the Blind by Kristy Bird
Who's Educating Whom? by Robert Scally
Illinois Parents Organize by Stephen O. Benson