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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Calibri","sans-serif";color:#1F497D'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #B5C4DF 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From:</span></b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> CiviCRM Test Mailer (Mark Riccobono) [mailto:JerniganInstitute@nfb.org] <br><b>Sent:</b> Tuesday, December 04, 2012 8:31 AM<br><b>To:</b> erival@comcast.net<br><b>Subject:</b> Test Mailing: JI Newsletter - Giving Thanks<o:p></o:p></span></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=600 style='width:6.25in'><tr><td width=700 style='width:525.0pt;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p class=MsoNormal align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 align=left width=450 style='width:337.5pt;margin-right:11.25pt;margin-bottom:9.0pt;caption-side: bottom;float:left'><tr style='float:left'><td valign=top style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;float:left'><p style='margin-right:15.0pt'><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img width=100 height=100 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:~WRD008.jpg" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: NFBJI logo"></span><strong><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Imagineering Our Future</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr><tr style='height:4.5pt'><td width="30%" style='width:30.0%;padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt;height:4.5pt'><table class=MsoNormalTable border=0 cellpadding=0 width=500 style='width:375.0pt;background:#FFA12D'><tr><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Issue 48</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td><td style='padding:.75pt .75pt .75pt .75pt'><p align=right style='text-align:right'><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>December 2012</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=c12><a name=Top id=Top></a><span class=headline><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>In this issue:</span></b></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-bottom-alt:auto;margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level1 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><o:p> </o:p></p><p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="#Executive" title="Link to Message from Executive Director">Message from the Executive Director</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="#New" title="What's New">What’s News at the NFB</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="#Education" title=Education>Education</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><a href="#BrailleInitiative" title="Braille Initiative"><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Braille Initiative</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="#Advocacy" title=Advocacy>Advocacy</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="#Technology" title="Access technology">Product and Access Technology Talk</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="#Library" title="Jacobus tenBroek Library">From the tenBroek Library</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><a href="#Independence_Market"><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Independence Market</span></strong></a><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="#Events" title=Events>NFB Calendar</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p style='margin-left:1.0in;text-indent:-.25in;mso-list:l0 level2 lfo1'><![if !supportLists]><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Symbol'><span style='mso-list:Ignore'>·<span style='font:7.0pt "Times New Roman"'> </span></span></span><![endif]><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="#Quote" title=Citation>Citation</a></span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><h2 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=243 height=2 id="_x0000_i1026" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDD215.60D413B0" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: section divider"></span><o:p></o:p></h2><h3><a name=Executive id=Executive></a><span class=headline><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Message from the Executive Director</span></span><o:p></o:p></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Dear Friends,</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>This is truly a wonderful time of the year. We just finished <span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=100 height=170 id="_x0000_i1027" src="cid:image002.jpg@01CDD215.60D413B0" alt="Image removed by sender."></span>decorating the NFB Jernigan Institute for the holidays and enjoyed hosting the annual fall meeting of the NFB board of directors. It is always refreshing to review the progress that we have made and participate in discussions of what the future plans should be. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>While we were promoting Giving Tuesday and inviting people to explore our holiday giving book earlier this week, I could not help but be distracted by some of the barriers confronting us as blind people today. My wife, Melissa, who serves as president of the NFB of Maryland, has been spending time during the past month helping a blind father regain custody of his daughter. Sadly, the child was taken from her dad simply because he is blind, and a misguided social services worker could not imagine how he would be able to properly care for his daughter. It is hard to believe that such a thing could happen in late 2012, and it is more unbelievable that it is happening in the same city where my wife and I are raising our three young children.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>I am thankful that we have an organization that believes in the capacity of blind people, works daily to change the misunderstanding of blindness that exists in society, and protects the rights of the blind to live in the world. I am especially thankful to those who are helping to spread the word about our work and are sharing the truth about blindness with their friends and family. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>As you consider what you are thankful for, I invite you to reflect on how far we have come as blind people and how much public education is left to be done. While I admit to feeling frustrated and even very angry about some of the truly discriminatory things happening to blind people, I am ultimately optimistic about the future. We have a greater network of chapters and members than ever before. More partners, businesses, and sighted individuals are actively working with us to change what it means to be blind and build new opportunities. And our resolve to fulfill our mission and innovate new solutions has never been stronger.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>As you gather with your family this holiday season, take a moment to share a story about the work of the NFB and why you believe it is important. That story might just be the flap of an angel's wing that ends up changing an encounter that a blind man has when he and his daughter are at the park, when a blind child talks to his guidance counselor about career options, or when a newly blind woman returns to work. If we each take a moment to educate a friend or family member this season, we will make 2013 begin with more hope and opportunity.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From my family to yours, have a joyous, safe, and warm holiday season. Thank you for all that you do to support the work of the NFB. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Warmly,</span><br><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:#993366'> <span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=160 height=40 id="_x0000_i1028" src="cid:image003.jpg@01CDD215.60D413B0" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: Signature of Mark Riccobono"></span><br></span><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";color:black'>Mark A. Riccobono, Executive Director<br>NFB Jernigan Institute</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'> </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=c29 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=243 height=2 id="_x0000_i1029" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDD215.60D413B0" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: section divider"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><h3><a name=News id=New></a><a name=New id=News></a><span class=headline><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>What's News at the NFB</span></span><o:p></o:p></h3><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The Holiday Giving Book Is Here! </span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>If you’re like most people, you have at least one person on your holiday shopping list for whom it is nearly impossible to find the perfect gift. This year, skip the traditional pair of socks or silk tie, and consider purchasing an item through our <a href="www.nfb.org/holiday-giving-book">holiday giving book</a>. Even “someone who has everything” might not have the satisfaction of knowing that a blind child received a letter from Santa in Braille in his or her name. Not many people can claim that a blind student gained confidence in his or her ability to succeed in the science, technology, engineering, and math fields because of a generous contribution made in his or her name. Use our holiday giving book to avoid the last-minute mall crowds and, instead, give the gift of independence, dignity, and hope. You can find the entire holiday giving book online at <a href="www.nfb.org/holiday-giving-book">www.nfb.org/holiday-giving-book</a>. Help us continue to build a future full of opportunities and consider making this tax-deductible gift today!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Sandy Relief Fund</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>At the recent NFB of New Jersey state convention, a fund was created to assist members who lost blindness-related adaptive equipment due to the hurricane. For more information on this fund, please contact either Jane Degenshein (Sandy committee chair) at 973-736-5785, or by e-mail at <a href="mailto:jdegen16@comcast.net">jdegen16@comcast.net,</a> or Joe Ruffalo (president, NFB of New Jersey) at 973-743-0075, or by e-mail at <a href="mailto:nfbnj1@verizon.net">nfbnj1@verizon.net</a>.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Open House</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The NFB Jernigan Institute will be hosting a holiday open house on Saturday, December 8, from 12:00 - 4:00 p.m. at the NFB Jernigan Institute at 200 East Wells Street in Baltimore, Maryland. We will be providing tours of the facilities, and demonstrating new technologies that are assisting blind people around the world. There will be a kids' zone with many fun educational tools and games the NFB offers to children of all ages. The atmosphere will be especially festive with a special visit from Santa Claus and delicious holiday treats. We will be raffling items from local restaurants and shops, as well. Everyone is welcome to ring in the holiday season with us at the open house!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'> <b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=243 height=2 id="_x0000_i1030" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDD215.60D413B0" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: section divider"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><h3><a name=Education id=Education></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Education</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Letters from Santa</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Santa has once again called upon his friends at the NFB Jernigan Institute to help him Braille letters and design other activities to share with boys and girls this Christmas season. In addition to a letter from Santa, children will receive a tactile coloring page, a couple of Santa’s favorite recipes, and some other fun surprises. To request a letter from Santa, visit our <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1164&qid=67250">Web site</a>. Also, check out the <a href="nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1149&qid=67004">"Letters from Santa" video</a> containing footage of Santa’s visit to the NFB Jernigan Institute, as well as a conversation between Santa and one of the elves from the NFB Jernigan Institute.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=243 height=2 id="_x0000_i1031" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDD215.60D413B0" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: section divider"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><h3><a name=BrailleInitiative id="Braille Initiative"></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Braille Initiative</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><h5><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Braille Certification Training Program</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h5><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Under a contract with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress (NLS), the NFB administers the courses leading to NLS certification of Braille transcribers and proofreaders. Successful completion of these rigorous courses requires a great deal of time and effort on the part of the students. We congratulate the following individuals who earned certification during the month of September, 2012:</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Literary Braille Transcribing</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>California<br> Marion Mercadante Dawirs, Yorba Linda</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Florida<br> Susan Steele, Stuart</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Michigan<br> Debra Jeanette Walker, South Lyon</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Missouri<br> Robert Michael Hicks, Jefferson City</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Montana<br> Grace Angelee Palmer, Missoula</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>North Carolina<br> Jerry Pittman, Laurinburg</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Michigan<br> Nathaniel John Enright, Lincoln Park</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>New Jersey<br> Renee Migner, West Caldwell</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>North Carolina<br> Jerry Pittman, Laurinburg</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Texas<br> Edna TeQuanda Dotson Smith, Gatesville<br> Bobbi Joan Elvington, Gatesville<br> Karen Jo Moyer, Gatesville<br> Gerrett Heather O'Keefe, Burleson</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Wisconsin<br> James M. Howard, Oshkosh</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Literary Braille Proofreading</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Indiana<br> Danny Darling, Bunker Hill</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Nebraska<br> Danny Darling, Bunker Hill<br> Darryl L. Trafford, New Castle</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Mathematics (Nemeth) Braille Transcribing</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Maryland<br> Kathy T. Haskins, Hagerstown</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Music Braille Transcribing</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Iowa<br> Mitchell James Ronek, Anamosa</span><o:p></o:p></p><p align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=243 height=2 id="_x0000_i1032" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDD215.60D413B0" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: section divider"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><h3><a name=Advocacy id=Advocacy></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Advocacy</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Amazon.com is undertaking a massive effort to deploy its Kindle e-readers and Kindle e-books to K-12 schools across the United States. In some cases Kindle devices have been donated directly to schools, including schools that serve children who are blind or have other disabilities. More important, and more disturbing, is the fact that Amazon has also built a system called Whispercast that allows teachers and school administrators to distribute Kindle content to devices other than Kindles. The problem with all of these plans is that neither the Kindle devices nor the book files used in conjunction with them are accessible to students who are blind or who have other print disabilities. Since school districts have an obligation under federal law to purchase or deploy only accessible technology and content, Amazon must either make Kindle e-books accessible or cease and desist from its efforts to have them used in the classroom. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>On Wednesday, December 12, 2012, we will be holding an informational protest, regarding the distribution of inaccessible Kindle e-books in K-12 schools, outside of Amazon Headquarters in Seattle, Washington. We will be delivering letters from blind students, parents, and friends to Mr. Bezos, the founder and CEO of Amazon, as part of the protest. You are urged to send these letters to Chris Danielsen at <a href="mailto:Cdanielsen@nfb.org">Cdanielsen@nfb.org</a>. You are also urged to send a YouTube video of the student reading the letter. Template letters for this process are available on the <a href="nfb.org/kindle-books">NFB Web site</a>. For further details on the protest, please contact John Pare at (410) 659-9314, extension 2218, or by e-mail at <a href="mailto:jpare@nfb.org">jpare@nfb.org</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Even if you are unable to participate in our informational protest on December 12, you can still help make Amazon aware of the need to make its Kindle e-books accessible to blind K-12 students. Leading up to and during the protest, we will be posting live photo and video to our Twitter and Facebook feeds. We encourage you to share this content with your own networks. We also encourage you to create your own content - videos, photos, or blog posts - and share the content on social networks. When posting content about this issue on Twitter, please use our hash tag #KindleBooks4All, as well as the mainstream hash tags and Twitter handles popularized by Amazon and used by the general public. They are as follows: Twitter handles: @Amazon, @AmazonKindle, Hash tags: #Amazon #AmazonKindle #ebooks. We also encourage you to post comments to Amazon's relevant Facebook pages, <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1165&qid=67250">Amazon</a> and <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1166&qid=67250">Amazon Kindle</a>. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Another way to spread the message about the inaccessibility of Kindle e-books and the harm that will be done by distributing this inaccessible technology in K-12 schools is by leaving reviews on Amazon.com's <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1167&qid=67250">Kindle Web page</a> or other popular consumer review Web sites. If you are a blind child or teen or the parent of a blind child or teen and own one of the Kindle devices, you can share in the review that you and/or your blind child cannot use it because it is not accessible. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=c29 align=center style='text-align:center'><b><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=243 height=2 id="_x0000_i1033" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDD215.60D413B0" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: section divider"></span></b><o:p></o:p></p><h3><a name=Technology id=Technology></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Product and Access Technology Talk</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The access technology team has had quite a few projects going on, most of which involved trying out and demonstrating new products, or updates to existing ones. On November 9, the team presented on tablets and on iOS at the NFB of Maryland’s convention in Annapolis. The tablet session compared the Microsoft Surface RT, the Google Nexus 7, and the iPad. The iOS session was divided between covering some basics and talking about especially useful and/or good apps.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>The blog has been a hive of activity. We did our first-ever unboxing video (experimental!) and initial review of the Microsoft Surface; both the device and filming the unboxing were quite an adventure. We also did brief reviews of the Kindle Paperwhite and the Nook HD (tablet). We had a guest post from Elaine Ober from Pearson Higher Education about their accessibility work. Stop by and share your feedback at <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1150&qid=67250">www.nfb.org/at-blog</a>!</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Finally, we’ve had fun preparing some activities for the holiday open house that is happening on December 8 here at the NFB Jernigan Institute, so keep an eye out for us there as well.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=c29 align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=c29 align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=c29 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=243 height=2 id="_x0000_i1034" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDD215.60D413B0" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: section divider"></span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=c29 align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=c29 align=center style='text-align:center'> <o:p></o:p></p><h3><a name=Library id=Library></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>From the tenBroek Library</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Since 1957, the <em><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Braille Monitor</span></em> has been the flagship publication of the NFB, carrying the positive philosophy of the Federation to blind people across the United States and around the globe. While documenting the activities and events of the NFB and its membership, it also covers the full range of critical issues facing the blindness community as a whole, including employment, education, the Braille literacy crisis, blind parenting, legislation, and the ongoing struggles for equal access and civil rights. Its reputation has been built issue by issue over the last fifty-five years, and today the <em><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Braille Monitor</span></em> is not only considered the leading publication of its kind, it is also the voice of the nation’s blind.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>As part of the mission of the Jacobus tenBroek Library, we are committed to preserving this important historical resource for future generations and to making it available to all interested in the history of the organized blind movement in America. To achieve this goal, in 2010 the tenBroek Library partnered with the <a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1151&qid=67250">Internet Archive</a> to scan the legacy issues of the <em><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Braille Monitor</span></em> from the years 1957 to 1984. During the last two years, the library staff has worked to make these scanned issues fully accessible for all readers on the NFB Web site, and editions from 1957 to 1967 are now available at www.nfb.org/braille-monitor. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Our eventual goal is to have every issue of the publication available on the NFB Web site. However, at this time there are still eighteen years of the <em><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Braille Monitor</span></em> that are only available online through the Internet Archive. The years 1968 to 1984 were pivotal both to the development of the NFB and to the evolution of the blind civil rights movement. The historic events described within their pages include the death of Dr. tenBroek (1968), the struggles with the airlines (1970s-1980s), the standardization of the Nemeth Braille Code for Mathematics (1972), the passing of section 504 of the U.S. Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the establishment of NFB affiliates in all fifty states, including Puerto Rico and Washington, D.C. (1975), and the protests throughout the 1970s against the National Accreditation Commission for Agencies Serving the Blind and Visually Handicapped (NAC).</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>To learn more about these and other important landmarks in the history of the organized blind movement from 1968 to 1984, please go to www.archive.org and search for the <em><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Braille Monitor</span></em>. Issues are available for download in multiple formats, including full text, Daisy, EPUB, and PDF. Users can also have the text read aloud directly from the Web site or flip through the pages of the Internet Archive’s visually realistic eBook version. We highly encourage everyone to take advantage of this wonderful resource.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p> <o:p></o:p></p><p class=c29 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=243 height=2 id="_x0000_i1035" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDD215.60D413B0" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: section divider"></span><o:p></o:p></p><h3><a name="Independence_Market" id="Independence Market"></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Independence Market</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>In a recent issue of <em><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Imagineering Our Future</span></em> it was announced that most of the brochures published by the NFB, and distributed to our members and the general public through the NFB Independence Market, can now be read online. The first three brochures listed below are newly available online in Braille, also. We are providing links to the HTML text as well as the links to the Braille version for your convenience. </span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>What Is the National Federation of the Blind? brochure</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="www.nfb.org/what-is-nfb">www.nfb.org/what-is-nfb</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/brochures/LBW04B-WhatistheNationalFederationoftheBlind.brf">www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/brochures/LBW04B-WhatistheNationalFederationoftheBlind.brf</a></span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Do You Know a Blind Person? brochure</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="www.nfb.org/Do-You-Know-Blind-Person"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>www.nfb.org/Do-You-Know-Blind-Person</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/brochures/lbd38-doyouknowablindperson.brf"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/brochures/lbd38-doyouknowablindperson.brf</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Meeting a Working Guide Dog Team brochure</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="www.nfb.org/WorkingGuideDogTeam"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>www.nfb.org/WorkingGuideDogTeam</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/brochures/LBG12P-MeetingaWorkingGuideDogTeam.brf">www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/brochures/LBG12P-MeetingaWorkingGuideDogTeam.brf</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>NFB Jernigan Institute brochure</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="www.nfb.org/institute-brochure"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>www.nfb.org/institute-brochure</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>NFB-NEWSLINE® brochure</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><a href="www.nfb.org/newsline-brochure"><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>www.nfb.org/newsline-brochure</span></a><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>To order hard copies of these brochures in either print or Braille, please contact the NFB Independence Market via e-mail to <a href="mailto:independencemarket@nfb.org">independencemarket@nfb.org</a>, or by phone at 410-659-9314, extension 2216. Please note that we are now only accepting calls Monday through Friday from 1:00 p.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time. We welcome visitors to the Independence Market from 9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m., and encourage you to stop by during the morning hours, so that we may better serve our phone customers in the afternoon.</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=c29 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=243 height=2 id="_x0000_i1036" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDD215.60D413B0" alt="Image removed by sender. Graphic: section divider"></span><o:p></o:p></p><h3><a name=Events id=Events></a><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>NFB Calendar</span></strong><o:p></o:p></h3><p><strong><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Upcoming Events</span></strong><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1152&qid=67250">NFB Holiday Open House</a>: December 8, 2012</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1153&qid=67250">Washington Seminar</a>: February 5-7, 2013</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1154&qid=67250">Tactile Graphics Conference</a>: April 12-13, 2013</span><o:p></o:p></p><p><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="nfb.org/law-symposium">Jacobus tenBroek Law Symposium</a>: April 18-19, 2013</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=c29 align=center style='text-align:center'><span style='font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif";border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=243 height=2 id="_x0000_i1037" src="cid:image001.jpg@01CDD215.60D413B0" alt="Image removed by sender. 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Photo: Young woman playing flute"></span><o:p></o:p></p></td></tr></table></div><p> <o:p></o:p></p><h4> <o:p></o:p></h4><p><strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'>Interesting links:</span></strong><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=c6><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1120&qid=67250" target="_blank" title="Link to Straight Talk About Vision Loss">Archive of Straight Talk about Vision Loss videos</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=c6><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1121&qid=67250" target="_blank" title="Link to National Center for Blind Youth">National Center for Blind Youth in Science</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=c6><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1122&qid=67250" target="_blank" title="Link to Access Tech tips">Access Technology Tips</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=c60><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Tahoma","sans-serif"'><a href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=1123&qid=67250" target="_blank" title="Link to teachblindstudents.org site">TeachBlindStudents.org</a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=c61> <o:p></o:p></p><div align=center><table class=MsoNormalTable border=1 cellpadding=0 width="10%" style='width:10.0%'><tr><td width="10%" style='width:10.0%;padding:1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt 1.5pt'><p class=MsoNormal><span style='border:solid windowtext 1.0pt;padding:0in'><img border=0 width=80 height=80 id="_x0000_i1042" src="cid:image008.jpg@01CDD215.60D413B0" alt="Image removed by sender. 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