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Braille Monitor

Vol. 52, No. 9 October 2009

Barbara Pierce, editor
Daniel B. Frye, associate editor

Published in inkprint, in Braille, and on cassette by

The National Federation of the Blind

Marc Maurer, president

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Vol. 52, No. 9 October 2009

Lead Photo Listen Now (MP3)

What I Wish I Had Learned as a Teen at NFB Youth Slam Listen Now (MP3)
by Mary Jo Thorpe-Hartle

My Experience as a Mentor Listen Now (MP3)
by Harriet Go

The Demand, the Crisis, the Solution in Education for the Blind Listen Now (MP3)
by Edward Bell

The Theory and the Practice: Education for the Blind in the Public School Listen Now (MP3)
by Denise M. Robinson

Why Do You Want to Make that Child Blind? Listen Now (MP3)
by Carol Castellano

A Second Look at Apple’s VoiceOver Listen Now (MP3)
by Steven M. Sawczyn