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 2 Summer 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 2 Summer 2009
A Letter from the Editor
by Deborah Kent Stein
FEATURE
The Way It All Began: Building a Magazine for Parents and Teachers of Blind Children
EDUCATION
A New Model of Education for Blind and Low Vision Students
by Dr. Denise Robinson
Celebrations: A Year in the Life of My Resource Room
by Gloria Moyer
My Canadian Education Experience
by Ana Gschwend
ARCHIVE
The Blind Child and Its Development
by Kate M. Foley
BRAILLE
Enriching Your Child's Life with Foreign-Language Braille
by Dr. Eric Vasiliauskas
What Braille Means to Me
by Lindsay Upschulte
EARLY CHILDHOOD
Beginnings and Blueprints
by Mary Jo Thorpe-Hartle
Sleep Baby, Sleep
by Stephanie Kieszak-Holloway
Music to Teach By
by Amber Bobnar
GROWING UP
The Girl at Disney World
by Kim Cunningham
Witnessing History
by Sean M. Whalen
Dating and Marriage
by Doris Willoughby
FAMILY FUN
What We Did Last Summer
by Kim Cunningham
REVIEW
Empowerment through Knowledge: A Review of Courses for Parents of Blind Children
from Hadley School for the Blind
by Stephanie Kieszak-Holloway
ANNOUNCEMENT
Welcome to the New NOPBC Board!
Braille Readers Are Leaders! Winners of the 2008-09 Contest
Complete Future Reflections - Zip file (WORD)
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