The National Federation of the Blind Magazine for Parents and Teachers of Blind Children
Volume 27 Number 4 Fall 2008
Barbara Cheadle, Editor
ISSN-0883-3419
Copyright © 2008 National Federation of the Blind
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Volume 27 Number 4 Fall 2008
BULLETINS
Detroit Site of 2009 NFB Convention
The National Federation of the Blind Youth Slam 2009
FEATURE
An Ordinary Childhood
by Julie Reid
HAPPY BIRTHDAY, LOUIS BRAILLE
Louis Braille Touched Us All
by Deborah Kendrick
NFB Launches National Braille Literacy Campaign
Making Braille the Key to Literacy and Fun--The 2007-2008 Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest Report
by Becca Cordell
SCIENCE AND MATH
STEMming the Tide and Bridging the Barriers
by Eric Guillory
Comets, Kids, and Captain Whozit: Tales from the 2008 NFB Junior Science Academy
by Mary Jo Thorpe
PARENT POWER
Cutting Through Fears
by Carrie Gilmer, President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
My Moment of Liberation
by Jennifer Hu
What Matters Most--Thoughts from a Parent of Three Kids with Multiple Disabilities
by René Harrell
Iowa Parents of Blind Children Host Toys and Games Seminar
by Barbara Hammel
GAMES AND TOYS
Sound-Producing Toys--Too Much of a “Good” Thing?
by Jacki Harth, MS, LPP, BCBA
Rags to Riches? Just Pretend…
by Tina Bruce
Merry-Noel’s Game List
A List of Nonvisually Accessible Commercial Games
How to Adapt Milton Bradley’s “Twister” Game
by Loretta White
Merry-Noel’s Original Games
by Merry-Noel Chamberlain, TVI, NOMCT
ORIENTATION & MOBILITY
Reflections on Collaboration in Orientation and Mobility (O&M)
A Mother, Her Son, and Their O&M Instructor Share Thoughts and Experiences
by Fabiana Perla, Tina Fiorentino, and Rocco N. Fiorentino
TECHNOLOGY
Cell Phone Accessibility for Your Blind Child
by Wesley Majerus
CAREERS
Some Thoughts on Career Exploration
by Robin House
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