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Vol. 54, No. 11 December 2011
Gary Wunder, editor
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Vol. 54, No. 11 December 2011
Convention Bulletin 2012 Listen Now (MP3)
Reflection on the 2011 National ConventionListen
Now (MP3)
by Sandy Sommers
Equal Access to Information:
The Urgency and the LawListen
Now (MP3)
by Daniel Goldstein
Civil Rights for Disabled Americans Listen
Now (MP3)
by Samuel Bagenstos
Equal Access to Technology and
Programs in the United States Listen
Now (MP3)
by David M. Capozzi
The Evolution of Braille:
Can the Past Help Plan the Future? Part Three Listen
Now (MP3)
Tandem Surfboarding Brothers Listen
Now (MP3)
by Eric Vasiliauskas
I Thought I Was Oriented,
but I Was Mistaken
My Odyssey of Orientation
and Mobility Training Listen
Now (MP3)
by Mary A. Tozzo
Have Cane, Can Travel Listen
Now (MP3)
by Jennifer Dunnam
Imagine Buying a Coffee
and Walking to Work—Blind Listen
Now (MP3)
by Mark Patinkin
Distinguished Educator of Blind
Children Award for 2012Listen
Now (MP3)
by Cathy Jackson
The 2012 Blind Educator of the Year Award Listen
Now (MP3)
by David Ticchi
A Tribute to an Unsung Hero:
The Value of a Very Special Teacher Listen
Now (MP3)
by Fred Wurtzel
Featured Book from the Jacobus tenBroek Library
Talk Talk, by T. C. Boyle Listen
Now (MP3)
Reviewed by Ed Morman
Accentuate the Positive Listen
Now (MP3)
by Shirley Baillif
Social Security, SSI, and Medicare Facts for 2012 Listen
Now (MP3)
by Lauren McLarney
Complete Braille Monitor (Download Zipped Word Version)
Complete Braille Monitor Audio File (Zipped MP3 Version)
Complete DAISY Audio File (Zipped MP3 Version)
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