The Braille Monitor

Vol. 43, No. 9 October, 2000

 

Barbara Pierce, Editor

Published in inkprint, in Braille, and on cassette by

The National Federation of the Blind
Marc Maurer, President


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Contents


Frontispiece

Tensions Mount in Deadlock Between
Narrators and APH Management
       by Sheila Koenig

Redefining Employment Outcome:
       by Kristen Cox

Climbing in Thin Air: An Interim Report
       by Erik Weihenmayer

Climbing Next Door to the Top of the World:
The Ama Dablam 2000 NFB EXPEDITION
        by Didrik Johnck

A Meditation on CivilRights
        by Steve Jacobson

Federation Forms New Division in Texas
       by Kevin Worley

When Accidents Happen
Protect Your Financial Security

       by James Overholser

Braille Readers Are Leaders 20001 Contest
and 20001 Contest Form©

Trends in the Use of Braille Contractors
in the United States: Implications for UBC Decisions

       by Sally S. Mangold, Ph.D.

Standing, A Different Perspective
      by Stephen O. Benson

All in A Day's Work
      by Peggy Elliott

From Governor Glendening's Mail Basket

Have You Made Your Pledge Yet?

Recipes

Monitor Miniatures

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Creating Our Own Future: Building the National Research and Training Institute for the Blind
    by Barbara Pierce

Changing Patterns in the Rehabilitation System: Meeting the Needs of the Blind and Otherwise Disabled
    by Frederic K. Schroeder, Ph.D.

The Scholarship Class of 2000

The Personality of Freedom, an Address Delivered by Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, July, 2000
    by Marc Maurer

NFB Awards 2000

2000 Convention Resolutions Report
    by Sharon Maneki

Resolutions Adopted by the Annual Convention of the National Federation of the Blind, July 8, 2000

Convention Miniatures: A Salute to Georgia's Hospitality Suite Volunteers

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