[Blindtlk] NFB Imagineering Our Future: Increasing the Odds for Success

Mark Riccobono JerniganInstitute at nfb.org
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Imagineering Our Future

      Issue 22
May 2010




In this issue:

    * Message from the Executive Director
    * What’s New
    * Education
    * Braille Initiative
    * Advocacy
    * Straight Talk About Vision Loss
    * Technology Talk
    * From the Jacobus tenBroek Library
    * Independence Market
    * Parent Outreach
    * Spotlight on the Imagination Fund
    * NFB Calendar
    * Citation


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    Message from the Executive Director

    Dear Friends,

    During the past month, I have been thinking 
about the fact that the diamond is said to be the 
April birthstone. I have been thinking about this 
partly because Melissa and I are expecting our 
second child any day­it will certainly be a May 
baby now. I have also been thinking about this 
because we have had groups of blind youth visit 
the Jernigan Institute almost every week this month. So, why diamonds?

    Mark, Austin, and Melissa Riccobono
    Photo: The Riccobono Family


    When most people see a blind child, they do 
not see the diamond or even the potential for a 
diamond.  They see something less, and they 
expect something less.  When young blind persons 
come in contact with the National Federation of 
the Blind they learn­frequently for the first 
time­that they can be a diamond. They learn that 
it is not their blindness that defines who they 
are or what their future will be. We believe in 
the diamond, and we build our education programs 
with the expectation that each blind child is a 
diamond and that our first job is to teach them 
all to expect more of themselves.

    This past month we have shared laughs and 
tears with blind middle school and high school 
students whose horizons were expanded because of 
their time here at the NFB Jernigan 
Institute.  We cooked over charcoal fires, 
learned about putting on makeup, debated issues 
of blindness, used power tools, changed tires on 
cars, learned leadership and advocacy skills, 
walked the halls of Congress, and much more. Most 
importantly, we saved another pile of diamonds 
and connected them to the National Federation of the Blind.

    This is what happens in each of the 
affiliates of the NFB on a daily basis.  We find 
blind people, and we help them understand that 
they are diamonds, and we teach them how to live 
full and independent lives. Your support of our 
work at the local, state, and national level 
helps us continue mining for diamonds and 
expanding the reach of our organization. Help 
spread the message of the National Federation of 
the Blind in your local community; you never know 
when you will help uncover a diamond!

    Thank you,

    Graphic: Signature of Mark Riccobono

    Mark A. Riccobono, Executive Director, NFB Jernigan Institute


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Featured NFB News




Our Main Event­The Cane Event

Join us for our annual fundraiser, 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=vN45DVF-DRn9FcxgowPQ_g..>The 
Cane Event, on May 1, 2010! The evening will 
feature casino games, a piano bar, food, drinks, 
music, silent and live auctions, and a $1,000 
raffle! Auction items include vintage French 
wine, hotel stays, Southwest tickets, sports memorabilia, and more!

Get your tickets before it’s too late! The 
proceeds from the event benefit our Imagination 
Fund, which supports programs at the NFB Jernigan 
Institute and in our state affiliates. 
Alternatively, you could become a 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=0ZdZaeEeaQ2EN7ei0lgttg..>Braille 
Literacy Champion, which comes with two tickets, 
plus you'll support a blind child’s right to read 
by sponsoring a Braille book to be sent through 
our 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=E811-d55dccYUQJo-PuoDQ..>Braille 
Reading Pals Club.

When you become a 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=Wa8DNAYPL49QFg3X5SBvwA..>sponsor 
or purchase 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=e3B0kPD3l3hsAjOXQxW_RA..>tickets, 
you support us as we empower the blind across the 
country! Thank you to our current sponsors, 
including Brown, Goldstein, and Levy, LLP; Morgan 
Stanley Smith Barney; M&T Bank; and Market Development Group.

Morgan Stanley Smith Barney Logo



Brown Goldstein Levy Logo




Graphic logo: M&T Bank



Market Development Group Gold Sponsor Logo


NIB Logo



 IBM Logo



Graphic: BISM logo


Graphic: RSF logo



Graphic: 1st Electric logo



Get more information online at 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=tXpoIm5ea_2Siqq0wXUWfA..>thecaneevent.org 
or call Karen Zakhnini at (410) 659-9314, ext. 2297.



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Education

Exploring the Carina Nebula by Touch. Photo 
credit:  NASA, ESA, and M. Mutchler (STScI/AURA) 
and N. Grice (You Can Do Astronomy LLC)
Photo: Exploring the Carina Nebula by Touch



Exploring the Carina Nebula by Touch

The Hubble Space Telescope’s dramatic glimpse of 
the Carina Nebula, a gigantic cloud of dust and 
gas bustling with star-making activity, is a 
glorious feast for the eyes. Energetic young 
stars are sculpting a fantasy landscape of 
bubbles, valleys, mountains, and pillars. The 
National Federation of the Blind is now helping 
to bring this celestial fantasyland into view for 
blind people. Max Mutchler, a research and 
instrument scientist at the Space Telescope 
Science Institute in Baltimore, and Noreen Grice, 
president of You Can Do Astronomy LLC and author 
of several tactile astronomy books, have created 
a touchable image of the Carina Nebula. Located 
7,500 light-years from Earth, thousands of stars 
are cycling through the stages of life and death 
in the three-million-year-old nebula. The nebula 
is 300 light-years wide, but Hubble captured a 
50-light-year-wide view of its central region.

The 17-by-11-inch color image is embossed with 
lines, slashes, and other markings that 
correspond to objects in the giant cloud, 
allowing blind people to feel what they cannot 
see and form a picture of the nebula in their 
minds. “The Hubble image of the Carina Nebula is 
so beautiful, and it illustrates the entire life 
cycle of stars,” says Mutchler, who, along with 
Grice, unveiled the tactile Carina image in 
January 2010, at the American Astronomical 
Society meeting in Washington, D.C. The NFB has 
received copies of this image and will be 
distributing them to select schools for the blind 
and libraries across the country later this summer.

For more information about this project, go to 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=cQ_9YTPQTZrvBwn80NsKxA..>the 
Hubble site.



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Braille Initiative




Braille Readers Are Leaders

Check out the winners of the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=-M9GI6nvRbK-z9UYwtGQIg..>Braille 
Readers Are Leaders Contest!  We had winners from 
twenty-two states between the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=n4vbdl2er9HeLL4E_tWk9A..>K-12 
and 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=oKAwuWPO3AY7tnWb0ySGtg..>adult 
contests this year.  Was your state represented? 
If not, start getting people excited about 
reading Braille now so when it’s time for the 
contest next year they are ready to read!


Onkyo Braille Essay Contest submission deadline

The NFB administers the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=PuAbz8RBy6RYfZxSxBWqwQ..>Onkyo 
Braille Essay Contest on behalf of the North 
America-Caribbean Region of the World Blind 
Union. Essays by contest participants, in English 
or their native language, must be completely 
original in nature and written in Braille. 
Entries of no fewer than 800 and no more than 
1,000 words in length and submitted by April 30, 
2010, are eligible for prizes ranging from $500-$2,000.

If you’d like to help support the Braille 
literacy efforts of the NFB Jernigan Institute, 
please consider making a 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=IhaQI4xWVjsfA25d-exmyw..>matching 
gift to the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=QLof081o5b31NpwvUsY0Uw..>Braille 
Readers are Leaders Campaign.



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Advocacy




2010 Census Alert

You may have received a form in the mail from the 
U.S. Census Bureau in late March.  All Americans 
are required to provide Census data under federal 
law­anyone over 18 years old who refuses or 
willfully neglects to complete the questionnaire 
or answer questions posed by Census employees may be fined up to $5,000.

The information obtained through the Census may 
be used for legislative redistricting and the 
allocation of nearly $400 billion in governmental 
funding to public projects such as schools, road 
and infrastructure construction, hospital and 
health care services, rehabilitation programs, 
and disaster preparedness projects.

As equal, contributing members of society, it is 
crucial that the nation’s blind are 
counted.  Every Federationist should take 
advantage of one of the alternate methods for 
completing the 2010 Census as quickly as possible:
    *  By phone or at home: Call the Census 
toll-free help line at 1-866-872-6868 and talk 
with a representative or schedule a home visit by a Census worker.
    * In person and as a group: Individuals can 
visit 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=_1XezzprkeVW31FKQGrxBg..>Census 
Questionnaire Centers in person, or chapters and 
affiliates can request that a Census Partnership 
Specialist conduct a Census workshop and provide 
survey completion assistance for your group.


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  Straight Talk About Vision Loss

A new video has been added in the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=Z9yduakRA9iVjw4LDS-J-A..>Straight 
Talk About Vision Loss Web-based video 
series.  In Straight Talk About Vision Loss 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=bv3aNHERKrlcpRiv03J9bQ..>Episode 
30, NFBJI’s executive director talks with Ed 
Morman, director of the Jacobus tenBroek Research 
Library on Blindness, about access to books.



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Product and Access Technology Talk

The Access Technology team has been sharing their 
experiences and news from the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=TfM06e74fHWX0PorzJdWfw..>CSUN 
conference in San Diego­check the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=OZS8FKguYU4ips-jAuUexw..>Access 
Technology Blog for interviews and impressions.

For the National Convention in Dallas, the team 
has added a session to the Technology day (July 
3rd) line-up­a discussion about accessibility on 
the eBay site.  The NFB Access Technology team’s 
convention session on Apple products is now fully 
booked.  No registration is required for any of the other sessions.

In other news, the team has been busy updating 
and revising the Technology Resource List, our 
listing of nonvisual access technology available 
in the United States, and we expect to release that in the next few weeks.



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 From the tenBroek Library

Photo: Ugly Laws book cover



If you’ve been reading the last few issues of the 
Braille Monitor closely, you may have noticed an 
item that’s beginning to appear regularly. Your 
tenBroek Library staff is grateful to Braille 
Monitor editor Dan Frye for the opportunity to 
feature an interesting book in our collection as 
we have occasion to prepare a short book note. In 
case you’ve missed them, here are the ones that 
have appeared so far­as well as a full-fledged 
book review that Dan’s predecessor, Barbara Pierce, commissioned last fall:

~April’s selection was about an eccentric blind 
composer: 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=i8O4oXCVuTAbRVogou2vRw..>Moondog: 
Viking of Sixth Avenue by Robert Scotto;
~In March we presented the oldest book in the 
library’s collection: 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=LqaKTPYuK57Tfsp7OxwxAA..>Poems 
by Robert Blacklock;
~Our second oldest book, this one in French, was 
featured in February: 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=oqQZO9V31x-3FKjsV0xhVQ..>Essai 
sur L’Instruction des Aveugles by Sébastien Guillié;
~January’s book note was about a 
nineteenth-century novel: 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=fd7iEVQpBJEo6YiuTHwllA..>Poor 
Miss Finch by Wilkie Collins; and
~The series started out in December with a 
delightful memoir: 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=-_86kM4OYeIdnbPc-ePzNw..>Going 
Blind by Mara Faulkner.

The commissioned review, of 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=xY3Llad3QP85k6Y-vMC6Eg..>The 
Ugly Laws by Susan Schweiker, appeared in the November issue.

And just think of it, you have only a short time 
to wait for the next featured book, which will be 
Drawing & the Blind: Pictures to Touch by John M. 
Kennedy. Look for it in the May Braille Monitor!



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Independence Market

Photo: Healthy foods



The NFB Independence Market offers a variety of 
products and resources of interest to blind people living with diabetes.

Several devices enable blind diabetics to manage 
their diabetes needs independently.  The 
Count-A-Dose, a device used to fill a syringe 
with insulin without the aid of vision, has not 
been available for over two years.  Diagnostic 
Devices Inc. has brought this product back to 
market, and it is now available for purchase from 
the Independence Market.  The 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=Pf1DneRkKnfd-62bFP0jMQ..>Prodigy 
Count-A-Dose is designed to give tactile and 
auditory feedback while one is filling a 
syringe.  We also carry the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=kzpkBUSqdBxdEczTtTorrA..>Prodigy 
Voice, produced by Diagnostic Devices, a talking 
glucose meter that allows the user to test his or 
her blood sugar independently.

The following resources can be ordered from the Independence Market as well:

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=YaSAVLU86YFxrsItFMt9OA..>Bridging 
the Gap­Living With Blindness and 
Diabetes.  Focusing on nonvisual methods of 
managing diabetes, this volume has been prepared 
to answer common questions from blind diabetics. 
The book includes a collection of some of the 
best articles from the Voice of the Diabetic and 
a useful resource section.  Bridging the Gap can 
be ordered in large print or MP3 audio CD free of 
charge.  The text is now also available 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=yvbZR7cvH3pYz_IaitjbbQ..>on 
our Web site.

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=iPoiDItziuQnZ3SNi8DDGg..>Choose 
Your Foods: Exchange Lists for Diabetes 
(2008).  This booklet, produced and distributed 
by the American Dietetic Association and the 
American Diabetes Association, can be used to 
learn about healthy eating, the first step in 
managing diabetes. The information about 
carbohydrates, proteins, and fat in various food 
groups will assist with meal planning.  Choose 
Your Foods is available for purchase in either Braille or MP3 Audio CD.

For more information, please e-mail the 
<mailto:IndependenceMarket at nfb.org>Independence 
Market staff or call 410-659-9314, extension 2216.



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Parent Outreach

Photo: Baby in stroller holding tiny cane



Future Reflections is a magazine for parents and 
educators of blind children published in 
partnership with the National Organization of 
Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC).   To whet your 
appetite for the 2010 National Convention in 
Dallas, the winter Future Reflections issue, 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=XmqEjsfZCuhw9GdEHBDwdQ..>Volume 
29, Number 1, contains items about the 2009 
National Convention.  Longtime Future Reflections 
readers will enjoy the account of the surprise 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=Ml_IRKrTqWEhh1fkE23xIg..>2009 
Jacobus tenBroek Award  presentation to Barbara 
Cheadle (who edited Future Reflections from its 
beginning and served as president of the NOPBC 
for twenty-five years) and her husband, 
John.  Other articles include 
“<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=71Z9r9N2I0nfUAP6A2fpKQ..>The 
National Federation of the Blind Scholarship 
Class of 2009” (the value of cash and other prize 
winnings for these thirty students exceeded 
$200,000!) and 
“<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=nfw4N2eT-idMBjWDeDZ8fQ..>Why 
Do You Want to Make That Child Blind?,” a reprint 
of a plenary session address by current NOPBC president, Carol Castellano.

Coming soon­the spring 2010 issue of Future 
Reflections, a special issue on blind children 
with additional disabilities.  Watch for it on 
the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=vrByzOrEXJMZwrj1E3sQMw..>Future 
Reflections Web page or hear about it in this space.



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Spotlight on the Imagination Fund

Photo: Scooping up ocean life with a seine net



In addition to supporting the innovative programs 
of the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan 
Institute, the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=OJ6czSeSdsYJZD7W3bMaZw..>Imagination 
Fund provides grants to NFB state affiliates and 
local chapters to provide information and promote 
programs that encourage and educate the blind.

In 2009, the Texas Parents of Blind Children 
(TPOBC) applied for and was awarded an 
Imagination Fund grant to create a “Saturday 
School” designed to provide supplementary support 
in academics and blindness skills to blind 
school-age children. This pioneering program 
meets one Saturday each month and teaches and 
reinforces blindness skills (such as Braille use 
and cane travel) in a fun, social atmosphere.

All too frequently, the capacities of blind 
children are underestimated, and blind children 
do not receive the tools and encouragement needed 
to pursue their dreams. To counterbalance, the 
TPOBC Saturday School promotes independence and 
instills self-confidence with activities designed to be educational and fun.

“<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=qyc8z7mi1bnlm7rRg8d9Lw..>What 
We Did Last Summer” describes a Saturday School 
activity that allowed blind children to learn 
about plant life and the coastal ecosystem while 
enjoying a day by the ocean. The children gained 
new skills and benefited from positive social interaction with their peers.



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NFB Calendar

It’s time to prepare for the 2010 National Convention:

    * Make room reservations for the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=7AAVREXj3B-3uaMk5xvZ6w..>2010 
National Convention by writing directly to the 
Hilton Anatole Hotel, 2201 Stemmons Freeway, 
Dallas, Texas 75207, or calling (214) 761-7500.
    * Avoid the lines and save money when you 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=GYtZ5koj3Dlx4iEy4vr0Qw..>pre-register 
with the NFB.  With online conference 
registration by May 31st, the pre-registration 
fee for convention is $15 ($20 on-site), the cost 
of a banquet ticket is $40 ($45 on-site), and the 
cost of the BBQ tickets is $40 ($45 on-site).
    * If you are interested in becoming an 
exhibitor, complete an 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=hbcB9Z1xiySTdwn9ZLPMXg..>online 
application on the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=J7MC8KW7YCRs020V7sPUrQ..>Exhibitor 
Information page.
    * Show your support of the blind across the 
country by becoming a 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=9XMLWsbAxJQxYUWOJ6aZRg..>convention 
sponsor! For more information, please e-mail 
<mailto:kzakhnini at nfb.org>Karen Zakhnini or call (410) 659-9314, ext. 2297.
    Race for Independence Logo


    * Register as an Imaginator in the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=HnGwc3VBtI1nAHLkDGeIcw..>Race 
for Independence, then achieve your fundraising 
goal. This will earn you the opportunity to visit 
the exclusive showroom for the Blind Driver 
Challenge vehicle in the Hilton Anatole hotel, 
and you can even compete for the right to serve 
as a beta tester during the 2010 National 
Convention of some of the technology being used in this prototype automobile.

See you in Dallas!


April 30, 2010  Deadline for 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=wie3kdl87Ntuy-0cvGxmXA..>Onkyo 
Braille Essay Contest, administered by the NFB 
for the North America-Caribbean Region of the World Blind Union.

May 1, 
2010 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=TCQc78p3GvmUHSCCraHHJA..>The 
Cane Event, National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute.

Our annual fundraiser features casino games, live 
entertainment, heavy hors d’oeuvres, drinks, 
dancing, and more!  The proceeds from the evening 
benefit our Imagination Fund, supporting programs 
at the NFB Jernigan Institute and in our state 
affiliates.  For more information, 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=Tq92LM7gUQItg0-RCvZ8Mg..>tickets, 
or to become a 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=MjPy_uiF_nt8g0akrD0Nrg..>sponsor 
of The Cane Event, e-mail 
<mailto:kzakhnini at nfb.org>Karen Zakhnini or call (410) 659-9314, ext. 2297.


May 31, 2010  Deadline to 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=fanH0tK4bpJZHIPOQGY-ZQ..>pre-register 
online for the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=pJpK5MWTLS6STQ1H1xdZow..>2010 
NFB National Convention, Hilton Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas.

June 10-12, 
2010 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=lBDF7943UF3jRZvHp-eR3g..>Research 
in the Rockies international seminar devoted to 
Braille reading and writing, Denver, 
Colorado.  For more information, please contact 
<mailto:jchwalow at nfb.org>Dr. Judith Chwalow, NFB 
Jernigan Institute Director of Research.

July 3-8, 2010  NFB 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=C2xJXV-Q3pw806RkR13iNA..>National 
Convention, Hilton Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas.

The annual meeting of the NFB and the largest 
gathering of the blind in the country, drawing 
approximately three thousand blind people from all across the United States.


July 28-August 1 and August 4-8, 
2010 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=xzOHsXW8hpWBg3wJCohQgA..>2010 
NFB Junior Science Academy, A STEM program for 
blind children in grades 3-6 offered by the 
NFBJI.  See a 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=T7eo71s8JyaceuZqgLKtLQ..>video 
about the 2009 NFB Youth Slam science academy for high school students.


Coming Summer 2011­NFB National Convention in Orlando, Florida!


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Citation

Graphic: ND 2010 honorary degree winners. Credit: Sofia Iturbe, Observer
Graphic: Honorary 2010 ND degree recipients



Honorary ND degree recipients announced

Notre Dame will award eight honorary degrees at 
this year’s Commencement in addition to the 
honorary degree it will give Commencement speaker 
Brian Williams, the University announced Tuesday.

Williams, anchor of NBC Nightly News, will 
receive an honorary doctor of laws degree.  The 
additional recipients come from a variety of 
backgrounds, such as education, engineering, law, 
philanthropy and the Church. . . .

Marc Maurer, a 1974 Notre Dame alumnus, will 
receive a doctor of laws degree. Maurer, who was 
blinded by an overexposure to oxygen after birth, 
now serves as president of the National 
Federation of the Blind (NFB). Under his 
leadership, NFB has expanded its headquarters and 
accelerated development of innovative education, 
technology, products and services to facilitate 
the independence of blind people.

     ­"<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=xC__xPkI1tT13qmaUu6yDA..>Honorary 
ND Degree Recipients Announced," Sarah Mervosh, 
News Editor, The Observer, The Independent 
Newspaper Serving Notre Dame and Saint Mary’s, March 31, 2010


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Thank you for reading the NFB Jernigan Institute’s Imagineering Our Future.




Mentor Trevor Attenberg leads campers along the nature trail






Photo: Group on white water raft



Support the Jernigan Institute through the 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=1lpAZ6U2Oq6MKLHxlfu0nw..>Imagination 
Fund







Photo: Young woman playing flute









Interesting links:

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=xMahlBdeKkO8NQNlwYwB3g..>Archive 
of Straight Talk about Vision Loss videos

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=fMZR-A7Ojf-3K8zrrjY8Hg..>National 
Center for Blind Youth in Science

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=AbF7vewIo2lk_QZ0qM8oeg..>Access 
Technology Tips






Photo: Youth practicing martial art








Blogs:

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=PHrQdVpXFlmW_yyQIGYmGA..>Access 
Technology

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=P97UYKIzXUDmm1ZKgQC0hA..>Voice 
of the Nation’s Blind








Photo: Senior couple









Publication archives:

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=D7_CdL-MO27agEPSp7E3rw..>Voice 
of the Diabetic

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=xckvOFwHx8AMeNBeutzgUQ..>Future 
Reflections

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=W1sGbqjUq7X6HBJvhaMZQA..>Braille 
Monitor









Photo: Mom and son take a moment and a hug






Graphic Logo: National Federation of the Blind
















Photo: Blind little girl with cane











Photo: Blind youth reading Braille book










Photo: Blind girl examining model of constellations












Photo: Blind boy with tactile globe












Blind Teens Carry the 2007 Youth March for Independence Banner


Visit us at 
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=nN0kI409uJz0w6wxc2C5Mg..>nfb.org



Imagine a Future Full of Opportunity




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