The Braille Monitor, Vol. 45, No. 10

The Braille Monitor

Vol. 45, No. 10 December 2002

Barbara Pierce, Editor

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The National Federation of the Blind
Marc Maurer, President

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Contents

Vol. 45, No. 10 December 2002

Frontispiece

Convention Bulletin 2003

NAC: A Moribund System Hoping for Revival
by Marc Maurer

Rhode Island Department of Education:
Cutting or Gutting Services to Blind Children?

Victory for the Blind in California Rehabilitation
by Jim Willows

What to do in Washington, D.C.
by Sandy Halverson

By Their Fruits Ye Shall Know Them
by Peggy Elliott

Pierce Makes It Possible for Blind and Visually Impaired
Students to Earn a College Degree
by Patricia Rucker