National Federation Of The Blind - Braille Monitor

Braille Monitor - May 2019 Vol. 62, No. 5, May 2019 Illustration: Extending Accessibility in Financial Options for the Blind An Outside Expression of an Inner Conviction by Kathryn Webster Celebrating 100 Years of Success by Julie Deden Freedom Foundation Honors Twin Vision® Kindness is Greater than Fear: Changing Access Denials by Finding the Roots of Conflict by Sassy Outwater-Wright Big Opportunities in a Small Town: Thinking Outside the Box by Dennis Miller Leave a Legacy Facts About Blindness . . . According to Me by Joe Orozco Opening New Doors in Tactile Art with the Help of Arts in Society by Ann Cunningham The Power of Commitment by Nancy Burns Seminar for Computer Beginners by Curtis Chong Shaking Things Up by Jim Marks Child Care During National Convention: NFB Camp Infused with BELL Academy Activities by Carla McQuillan Blindness Skills: The Only Sure Bet in Vegas! by Carlton Walker Sharing a Room at Convention and How to Survive it with a Smile by Grace Warn See You in Washington

Braille Monitor - April 2019 Vol. 62, No. 4, April 2019 Illustration: All Work and No Play Is  Not What We’re About Membership in the National Federation of the Blind: Equality, Opportunity,  and Security through Collective Action by Mark Riccobono My Journey to Becoming a Member by Jeannie Massay Trying to Make a Difference by Barbara Pierce From Member to Memorable: Rachel Olivero’s Legacy of Love by Mark Riccobono Membership is a Beach: The Water is Nice, but the Sand is Good Too by Stephanie Cascone Leave a Legacy Dogs, Donuts, and Much, Much More by Gary Wunder Reflections on My Hook by Barbara Loos My Experience of Being a Member of the National Federation of the Blind by Chris Walker Finding My Place, Accepting the Challenge, and Helping Others  as I Have Been Helped by Pam Allen Why I am a Member! by Everette Bacon An Ongoing Commitment: Why I Joined and Why I Continue My Work  in the National Federation of the Blind by Daniel Garcia The Importance of Building Membership: My Commitment

Braille Monitor - January 2019 Vol. 62, No. 1, January 2019 Illustration: A Choir Serenades the National Federation of the Blind American Nightmare: How Workers with Disabilities are Denied Economic Prosperity by Mark A. Riccobono Shaping Automotive Innovation for the Future: An Alliance with the Blind of America by Mitch Bainwol Inaccessible Medical Devices Have Life or Death Consequences by Anil Lewis Leave a Legacy Busting Myths about Disability and Personal Finance by Kane Brolin Las Vegas Calls to the Members of the National Federation of the Blind by Terry Rupp I Voted Twice by Dan Burke Leading with Conviction: Making Equality for People with Disabilities a Priority for the United States of America by Neil Romano New JAWS and ZoomText Annual Home Licenses Now Available through the Freedom Scientific eStore by Curtis Chong This is Not a Stick by Nancy Burns Are We Handicapped, Disabled, or Something Else? by C. Edwin Vaughan Building the Federation Brand Part 4: A Second Look at Our Brand

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Merilee Talkington: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/2018_convention_highlights/july_8/am/06_authentcally_blind_on_stage_and_screen.mp3   You Help Make Dreams Come True: nfb.org/donate2018 Set up a Facebook fundraiser   JP Williams: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/2018_convention_highlights/july_8/am/05_playing_your_hand.mp3   Cardtronics: www.nfb.org/legal   Southwest Airlines Works Towards Inclusion: https://theblindhistorylady.com https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm18/bm1809/bm180908.htm   Advancing Opportunities for the World’s Blind: www.wipo.int/treaties/en/ip/marrakesh/   Monitor Miniatures National Braille Press Touch of Genius Award: http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/technology/tog/tog_prize   Learn Music by Ear: www.MusicForTheBlind.com

Bequest: www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift   New accessibility resources: accessibilityswitchboard.org   Washington Seminar: https://www.ihg.com/holidayinn/hotels/us/en/washington/wassm/hoteldetail?qAdlt=1&qBrs=6c.hi.ex.rs.ic.cp.in.sb.cw.cv.ul.vn.ki.va.sp.nd.ct&qChld=0&qFRA=1&qGRM=0&qGrpCd=NB8&qIta=99801505&qPSt=0&qRRSrt=rt&qRef=df&qRms=1&qRpn=1&qRpp=20&qSHp=1&qSmP=3&qSrt=sBR&qWch=0&srb_u=1&icdv=99801505&setPMCookies=true   Ride to Vote: Vote.org

Roundup GreenDrop: www.gogreendrop.com host affiliate remarks: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/2018_convention_highlights/july_6/am/01_welcoming_ceremonies.mp3. remarks from Jose Rivera of the WBU: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/2018_convention_highlights/july_7/am/02_common_bonds_of_blindness_around_the_world.mp3 Remarks by Darren Soto: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/2018_convention_highlights/july_7/pm/02_raising_expextations_for_the_nation.mp3 remarks from Nicky Gacos: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/2018_convention_highlights/july_8/am/01_the_untapped_potential_of_blind_entrepreneurs.mp3 Ray Kurzweil: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/2018_convention_highlights/july_8/pm/07_artificial_intelligence_and_authentic_experience.mp3   Bequest: www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift www.nfb.org/planned-giving   miniatures: Blind history lady: www.theblindhistorylady.com NFB Career Mentoring Program: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm18/bm1804/bm180414.htm Seedlings: http:

Bequest: http://www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift www.nfb.org/planned-giving   Tech Tools and Learning Modalities Level the Learning Field for Students with Impairments: http://www.learningally.org/Educators/Educator-Blog/PostId/907/tech-tools-and-learning-modalities-level-the-learning-field-for-students-with-vision-impairments   in brief section order new titles in UEB today: http://www.seedlings.org/browse.php?cat=12.%20 http://www.seedlings.org/order.php   Actiview: www.activiewapp.com www.activiewapp.com/download www.activiewapp.com/audio-description

Report on Science, Technology, Engineering, and Math Tutoria: http://access2science.com/indexAccessibility.html   Leave a Legacy: www.nfb.org/make-gift www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift   Driving Blind on the Information Superhighway: www.google.com www.bing.com www.nfb.org www.wikipedia.org www.nfbnewslineonline.org www.youtube.com www.youdescribe.org www.target.com www.expedia.com www.twitter.com www.facebook.com www.wikipedia.org www.google.com www.nfb.org https://www.howtogeek.com/115664/42-text-editing-keyboard-shortcuts-that-work-almost-everywhere/   Independence Market Corner: https://nfb.org/independence-market   New list for small appliances: www.nefnet.org/mailman/listinfo/small-appliance-cooking_nfbnet.org   Employment Committee Tools for Getting a Job: https://employment.nfb.org/ https://employment.nfb.org/Convention%20Page.html https://employment.nfb.org/Job%20Seeking%20Tips%20Page.html https://employment.nfb.org/Where%20The%20Blind%20Work.html  

NFB Philosophy: What it Is: https://nfb.org/literature-philosophy   NFB EQ: www.blindscience.org   Open Letter to Chapters: https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm85/bm8502/bm850203.htm   NOPBC 2018 Conference: http://nopbc.org/2018nopbc https://nfb.org/convention   Minimum Wage Exemption for People with Disabilities Eliminated: http://labor.alaska.gov/news/2018/news18-04.pdf   Leave a Legacy: www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift   NFB Mentorship Program: www.nfb.org/mentorapplication www.nfb.org/menteeapplication   Driving Blind—Screen Readers: https://nfb.org/firefox-57-and-screen-reader-compatibility https://webaim.org/projects/screenreadersurvey7/ www.freedomscientific.com http://www.freedomscientific.com/Training/Surfs-Up/_Surfs_Up_Start_Here.htm www.nvaccess.org http://accessibilitycentral.net/nvda%20audio%20tutorials.html https://www.nvaccess.org/help/ www.applevis.comm   NFB EQ miniature: http://www.blindscience.org/nfbeq http://www.blindscience.or

Here are the show notes and links for the March 2018 edition of the Braille Monitor.   Washington Seminar: www.nfb.org/washington-seminar Mentor application: www.nfb.org/mentorapplication Bolotin Award: www.nfb.org/bolotin/ Rideshare monitoring program: www.nfb.org/rideshare PAC plan: https://nfb.org/images/nfb/documents/pdf/pac-form-fillout-accessible.pdf Aira: http://go.aira.io/nfb AIM HIGH: www.nfb.org/aim_high Access Technology Affordability Act: www.nfb.org Leave a legacy: www.nfb.org/planned-giving General donations: www.nfb.org/make-gift Sprint and KNFB Reader: www.knfbreader.com Summer Program CCB: https://www.youtube.com/watch?x-yt-cl=84503534&v=6yBomtj12KU&x-yt-ts=1421914688&feature=player_embedded#t=0 NFB BELL Academy: https://nfb.org/bell-academy Blind Merchants Division Washington Fly-In: https://blindmerchants.org/day-hill-may-21-22-2018/ LCB summer programs: www.louisianacenter.org NFB EQ: http://www.blindscience.org/nfbeq Krafter Korner: www.kraftersKorner.org BISM summer pr

Browsers: https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/ https://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/organizations/all/ https://www.google.com/chrome/browser/desktop/index.html   leave a legacy: www.nfb.org/planned-giving www.nfb.org/make-gift   The Library Leadership Forum: https://archive.org/details/NationalFederationoftheBlind www.nfb.org/theblindcat http://openlibraries.online/accessibility/   Disney Research Creates Tactile Fireworks Display: https://www.disneyresearch.com/publication/feeling-fireworks/   OrCam: Pointing Towards the Future: www.orcam.com   Independence Market Corner: https://nfb.org/independence-market   Eligible Sprint Customers can get KNFB Reader Enterprise for free: sprint.com/vision   Seedlings Adds Five New Books: http://www.seedlings.org/browse.php?cat=12 http://www.seedlings.org/order.php   Learn to play: www.MusicForTheBlind.com

Gary Wunder, Editor These show notes contain links found in the January 2018 issue of the Braille Monitor. Ending Accreditation without Authenticity https://www.facebook.com/AERBVI/ Why Accreditation Failed Agencies https://nfb.org/Images/nfb/Publications/bm/bm98/bm980603.htm

Gary Wunder, Editor

Gary Wunder, Editor

Gary Wunder, Editor

Gary Wunder, Editor

Gary Wunder, Editor

Editor: Gary Wunder

Editor: Gary Wunder