The National Federation of the Blind Magazine for Parents and Teachers of Blind Children
Volume 28 Number 1 Special Issue: A Celebration of Braille
Barbara Cheadle, Editor
ISSN-0883-3419
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Volume 28 Number 1 Special Issue: A Celebration of Braille
FEATURES
The Other Side of History
by Fredric K. Schroeder
The 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar
FUN FACTS ABOUT BRAILLE
Louis Braille: The Father of Literacy for the Blind
by Deborah Kent Stein
Braille: What It Is and What It Is Not
by Sister M. Elaine George, IHM
Double Your Pleasure—Double Your Speed
by Jerry Whittle
“The War of the Dots” A Brief History of Braille
The Information Age Braille Technology Timeline
Compiled by Clara Van Gerven and Anne Taylor
The History of the Nemeth Code: An Interview with Dr. Abraham Nemeth
by Caryn Navy
Adapting the Braille Code to Music
by C. Michael Mellor
EARLY YEARS
Reading Pals Sparks Love for Braille
by Julie Durando, PhD, Barbara Cheadle, and Judith Chwalow, DrPH
Braille for My Baby
by Graciela Tiscareño-Sato
LOW VISION
In Praise of a Teacher: Thank You, Mrs. McGee
by Zena Pearcy
Print or Braille? Megan Reads Both
by Marla Palmer
EDUCATION
Kendra’s Kindergarten Year: As Good as it Gets…
by Stephanie Kieszak-Holloway
St. Lucy Day School Creates a Braille-Rich Environment
Writing with a Slate and Stylus is Easy!
by Ramona Walhof
Doing Math in Braille
by Carol Castellano and Dawn Kosman
BRAILLE EVERY DAY
Braille on the Job
by Gary Wunder
Braille Every Day in Every Way
by Lauren Merryfield
Braille Slate Pals Application
Heirloom Technology
by Bonnie Lucas
BRAILLE FOR THE SIGHTED
Sharing the Braille Code with Sighted Children
by Jolene C. Wallace
PARENT SEMINAR
The Future Is Ours and Theirs NOPBC 2009 Annual Conference
by Carrie Gilmer
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