Future Reflections
The National Federation of the Blind Magazine for Parents and Teachers of Blind Children
Vol. 13, No. 1 Winter 1994
Barbara Cheadle, Editor
ISSN-0883-3419
Copyright © 1994 National Federation of the Blind
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CONTENTS
Vol. 13, No. 1 Winter 1994
Snapshots from the 1993 NFB National Convention
Michigan: Host of the 1994 National Parents Seminar and National Federation of the Blind Annual Convention
Reflections from Home: Report on the 1993 National Convention of
the National Federation of the Blind, Dallas, Texas
by Jude Lincicome
Through the Screen Door
A poem by Nancy Scott
NFB Recognizes Outstanding Individuals
Gift of Independence: Teacher Helps Blind Find Their Own Way
1994 Distinguished Educator of Blind Children Award
by Sharon Maneki
Childhood on the Lower East Side
by Dr. Abraham Nemeth
Meeting the Needs of the Deaf-Blind Child
Family Support of Emergent Literacy Practices for Children with Visual Impairments by Chris Craig
1993 Gus Gisser Memorial Braille Readers Contest Report
by Sandy Halverson
Chesnee Girl Wins Braille Award
NAPUB Plans National Braille-A-Thon for Detroit
by Jerry Whittle and Betty Niceley
The Nature of Independence
by Dr. Kenneth Jernigan