THE BRAILLE MONITOR
Vol. 42, No. 5 June, 1999
Barbara Pierce, Editor
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Vol. 42, No. 4 June, 1999
Contents
Introducing the Atlanta Marriott Marquis Hotel
by Barbara Pierce
University of Louisville Honors President Maurer
The Inclusionary Express
by James Bickford
Braille Reading Speed Are You Willing to Do What It Takes?
by Susan Ford and Ramona Walhof
Reflections of a Braille Student
by Barbara Pierce
Garden of Knowledge, Garden of Beauty
by William P. Rowland, Ph.D.
The Miracle of Dallas
by Sally Miller
Skydiving Over Kapowsin
by Tom Hicks
More to Life Than Meets the Eye
by Deborah Kent Stein
To Take the Plunge
by Doug Elliott
Competing on Terms of Equality
by Kenneth Jernigan
China's Disabled Are Victims of a New Economy
Children and Chain Saws
by Marc Maurer
The Feeling of Art
By Molly Miron
The Danger of Passing
by Jody W. Ianuzzi
Mrs. Pelzer Retires
by Mary Ellen Thompson
A Stalwart Retires
by Marc Maurer
Recipes
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Braille Monitor, June 1999, Complete Issue
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Posted June 7, 1999