A Magazine for Parents and Teachers of Blind Children published by
the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults in partnership
with the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children.
Volume 28 Number 3 Fall 2009
Deborah Kent Stein, Editor
ISSN-0883-3419
Copyright © 2009 American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
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Volume 28 Number 3 Fall 2009
FEATURE
NFB Youth Slam: What I Wish I Had Learned As a Teen
by Mary Jo Hartle
EDUCATION
A New Way to Set Up a Program for Deaf-Blind Students
by Dr. Denise M. Robinson
My Child Goes to Boarding School
by Tammy Raulerson
A PSAT Story: The Test Was the Easy Part
by Barbara Mathews
JOURNEYS
Kendra's Story
by Richard A. Holloway
Are We There Yet?
by Beth Sturman
ART
Tapping the Creativity of Blind and Visually Impaired Students
by Chris Kuell
Arts, Culture, and Blindness: A Study of Blind Students in the Visual Arts
Reviewed by Ann Cunningham
BEYOND THE CLASSROOM
Swimming with a Blind or Visually Impaired Child
by Mary McDonach
Building Leadership through Scouting
by Lenora J. Marten
Study Abroad: More Than Learning about Another Culture
by Corbb O'Connor
ADVOCACY
"You Gotta Know the Rules If You're Gonna Play the Game"
by Graciela Tiscareño-Sato
An Effective Complement: Advocacy and Forgiveness
by Joan Guthrie Medlen
TECHNOLOGY
Cell Phone Accessibility for Your Blind Child
by Wesley Majerus
PROGRAMS
Walking the Walk: Learning through the National Center for Mentoring Excellence
by Treva Olivero
A Life in the STEP Program at the Louisiana Center for the Blind
by Emily Weidner
FAMILY FUN
Christmas Shopping for My Family
by Ana Gschwend
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