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Imagineering Our Future

     Issue 18 

December 31, 2009      

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

Message from the Executive Director

Dear friends,

We have come to the end of a successful 2009 for the National Federation of the Blind. It is hard not to end the year thinking about Abraham Lincoln and Louis Braille—two tremendous historical figures who have been honored during this year that represents the two hundredth anniversary of their birth.  Both emancipators in their own right, these two men are symbols of freedom and independence.  

Abraham Lincoln is credited as saying “Always bear in mind that your own resolution to succeed is more important than any other one thing.” This quote represents the spirit that Louis Braille brought to his dream of perfecting a system of reading and writing that would empower the blind to gain meaningful access to knowledge contained in the written word.  It also represents the spirit of the members of the National Federation of the Blind who are dedicated to achieving first-class citizenship, equality, and opportunity for all blind people.

Despite the world’s economic struggles, an increasing rate of unemployment, and other adversity, the National Federation of the Blind had a very successful year because of our own determination to keep marching.

This year was marked by a renewed commitment to Braille literacy and the sale of over two hundred thousand United States Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollars—generating funds necessary to continue improving Braille literacy instruction across America. We witnessed unprecedented activity around e-books and key victories that will give the blind access to more printed information than ever before.  We were moved by young blind people learning science and engineering and marching on the National Mall in Washington, D.C.  And, our imaginations were driven further when some of these youth drove the first prototype of a vehicle sparked out of the NFB’s Blind Driver Challenge.

These and hundreds of other moments were the expression of the Federation’s commitment to success.  Successful integration of the blind into society on terms of equality.  Successful expansion of our research and training programs so that we can continue to provide leadership in advancing opportunities for the blind.  Successful education of more members of the public about the capacity of blind people through your support of our mission and goals.

As you close out 2009 and make your own resolutions about 2010, we wanted you to know how deeply we appreciate your unwavering resolve to support the programs of the National Federation of the Blind. Your resolution to help the blind of America achieve their hopes and dreams through the work of the Federation makes a significant contribution in every community across this country.

On behalf of all of the staff at the NFB Jernigan Institute and the members of the NFB, we want to wish you the warmest and happiest holiday season ever.  We look forward to continued success in 2010 and hope that you will find personal success and greater opportunities in the coming year. 

Mark A. Riccobono, Executive Director, NFB Jernigan Institute 

Featured NFB News

Once again, Santa enlisted the help of the elves at the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute to get Braille letters out to hundreds of blind boys and girls this Christmas season.  

Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, explained: “Santa approached the National Federation of the Blind a couple of years ago and asked us to be his helpers.  I’m quite fond of the fellow and was delighted that we could assist him in his work.  Braille literacy is the key to success and opportunity for the blind, but unfortunately too few blind children are learning it today.  This program will not only be jolly good fun but will also serve an important educational purpose, as blind children will be able to practice reading Braille as they enjoy their letter from Saint Nicholas.”

Hundreds of parents requested Braille letters from Santa to blind boys and girls around the country.  The Braille letter was also accompanied by a print copy (for Mom and Dad to read).  The NFB partnered with Santa as part of the National Federation of the Blind’s national Braille literacy campaign, the largest ever undertaken in United States history.  

The popular program was covered in Baltimore in the linked newscast video and newspaper article. 

Education
National Center for Mentoring Excellence
For the past five years, the NFB Jernigan Institute has supported the National Center for Mentoring Excellence (NCME), a formalized mentoring pilot project funded through a demonstration grant from the U.S. Department of Education to develop mentoring programs in six states. Because this is the last year of the grant’s funding, our four replication states hosted events to celebrate the completion of two years in the mentoring project.  We are pleased to report that most of the states have acquired their own funding and will be continuing their programs on a local level.  We would like to share with you some of the highlights from these recent events.

On August 14-16, the Texas CHANGE (Connections Helping Another Navigate and Gain Excellence) Mentoring program went to a resort near Corpus Christi where the mentees learned to surf and build sand castles. The weekend culminated with mentoring pairs sharing dinner and participating together in closing ceremonies. 

On August 22 and 23, mentors and mentees in the GEMS (Georgians Empowered through Mentoring Success) Program went to a farm in Waleska, Georgia, where they did outdoor activities such as riding on four wheelers and horseback. The participants stretched their comfort zones when they each had to grill their own steak for dinner. 

The U’nME (Utah Network for Mentoring Excellence) celebrated its two-year mentoring relationship on October 10.  At the activity, the mentoring pairs enjoyed the scenic mountainous area of Payson, Utah, and the mentees were prepared to go out into the world when they were taught about creating resumes, professionalism, and blindness philosophy. The time ended with heartfelt testimonials of the mentoring relationships. 

On October 16-18, the Ohio Mentoring Program hosted its completion event in Cincinnati. Mentors and mentees explored the city by going on a scavenger hunt. The weekend activities concluded with a nice dinner at the Montgomery Inn on the Ohio River and closing ceremonies. 

These programs have truly demonstrated how positive relationships with blind adult role models impact the lives of blind youth and increase their positive attitudes about blindness.  You can learn about the continuing states’ programs on the National Center for Mentoring Excellence page. 
Braille rocks a new bulletin board

The Betsy Zaborowski Conference Room now features a fully accessible and interactive bulletin board. This board, developed by the education team, serves two purposes.  It is a great way to show off what the Jernigan Institute is doing and a demonstration to teachers about how to make a bulletin board fully accessible and attractive.

The theme of the bulletin board will change quarterly. This quarter the title of the bulletin board is “Braille Rocks.”  The board features all the rock star Braille programs run by the Jernigan Institute.  There is a working electric blue guitar in the top right hand corner of the bulletin board. Shooting out from the bottom of the guitar are three bands of colored fabric (purple, red, and green).  Each band of color features a Braille program (NFB BELL program, Braille Readers Are Leaders, and Braille Pals).  Throughout the black background are yellow wooden stars featuring the twenty-six letters of the alphabet in print and Braille.  A large button in the middle of the board provides an audio description of additional Braille programs (Braille transcription, the Kenneth Jernigan Library, Braille books for blind children, and NFB ShareBraille).  Smaller buttons scattered around the board provide interesting facts about Braille in audio format.

The Leader Board

Another innovation in this year’s Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest—a Leader Board. Contestants have had the opportunity to update their reading logs throughout the contest to compete for a spot on the Leader Board. Data for the Leader Board was pulled and updated four times throughout the reading period. The contestants’ number of pages read were updated for the last time on December 23, 2009. The leaders in each category of the adult contest are as follows: beginner Lois Montgomery has read 2,016 pages, intermediate Judy Sanders has read 4,626 pages, advanced Benjamin Dallin has read 5,746 pages, expert Nicholas Wilcox has read 9,742 pages, and sighted Sheila Amato has read 547 pages. The K-12 competitors also vied for spots on the Leader Board. The students have really been reading. The last update of the Leader Board shows the following students are in the lead: Emily Wilson grades K-1 735 pages, Christian Adams grades 2-3 6,162 pages, Gabriella Welsh grades 4-5 5,964 pages, Merlyn Hileman grades 6-8 5,473 pages, and Niki White grades 9-12 4,406 pages. Congratulations to everyone who earned a spot on the Leader Board during the contest!

Braille Initiative

Another innovation in this year’s Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest—a Leader Board. Contestants have had the opportunity to update their reading logs throughout the contest to compete for a spot on the Leader Board. Data for the Leader Board was pulled and updated four times throughout the reading period. The contestants’ number of pages read were updated for the last time on December 23, 2009. The leaders in each category of the adult contest are as follows: beginner Lois Montgomery has read 2,016 pages, intermediate Judy Sanders has read 4,626 pages, advanced Benjamin Dallin has read 5,746 pages, expert Nicholas Wilcox has read 9,742 pages, and sighted Sheila Amato has read 547 pages. The K-12 competitors also vied for spots on the Leader Board. The students have really been reading. The last update of the Leader Board shows the following students are in the lead: Emily Wilson grades K-1 735 pages, Christian Adams grades 2-3 6,162 pages, Gabriella Welsh grades 4-5 5,964 pages, Merlyn Hileman grades 6-8 5,473 pages, and Niki White grades 9-12 4,406 pages. Congratulations to everyone who earned a spot on the Leader Board during the contest!

Braille Initiative

December 11, 2009, was the final day to purchase the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar from the U.S. Mint. Any of these first U.S. coins to feature readable, tactile Braille remaining have been removed from sale and will be melted down. Procrastinators have a last chance to purchase this one-of-a-kind treasure from the limited supply in the NFB Independence Market. Remember, $10 from the sale of each coin will provide much-needed funding for critical education programs for the blind as part of the National Federation of the Blind’s efforts to end the Braille literacy crisis in America.

If you’ve purchased the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar, thank you so much for showing your dedication to Braille literacy. If you’d like to do more, consider making a matching gift to the “Braille Readers are Leaders” campaign.

A last note for you football fans, the University of Oregon and University of Montana joined the list of universities that tossed a 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar to start their football games!

Advocacy
The NFB’s effective advocacy was recognized by USA Today in the article  “GM working with the blind to give electric cars a little noise.”   It reports that General Motors will work with “one of the largest advocacy organizations for the vision-impaired to find ways for the next-generation electric cars to make enough noise that pedestrians can hear them coming.” The article continues, “GM says it’s working with the National Federation of the Blind on technology to make sure that near-silent electric cars and hybrids don’t sneak up on unsuspecting walkers or runners.”  

Dr. Maurer is quoted extensively: 

December 11, 2009, was the final day to purchase the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar from the U.S. Mint. Any of these first U.S. coins to feature readable, tactile Braille remaining have been removed from sale and will be melted down. Procrastinators have a last chance to purchase this one-of-a-kind treasure from the limited supply in the NFB Independence Market. Remember, $10 from the sale of each coin will provide much-needed funding for critical education programs for the blind as part of the National Federation of the Blind’s efforts to end the Braille literacy crisis in America.

If you’ve purchased the Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar, thank you so much for showing your dedication to Braille literacy. If you’d like to do more, consider making a matching gift to the “Braille Readers are Leaders” campaign.

A last note for you football fans, the University of Oregon and University of Montana joined the list of universities that tossed a 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar to start their football games!

Advocacy
The NFB’s effective advocacy was recognized by USA Today in the article  “GM working with the blind to give electric cars a little noise.”   It reports that General Motors will work with “one of the largest advocacy organizations for the vision-impaired to find ways for the next-generation electric cars to make enough noise that pedestrians can hear them coming.” The article continues, “GM says it’s working with the National Federation of the Blind on technology to make sure that near-silent electric cars and hybrids don’t sneak up on unsuspecting walkers or runners.”  

Dr. Maurer is quoted extensively: 

“I’ve had probably 25 blind people in the country tell me they’ve almost been hit by these cars,” says NFB President Marc Maurer. Vehicles brushed up against some or crushed their white canes, he says.

Maurer says he believes electric cars of the future will need to be equipped with a forward-directed sound device that operates without interruption while the car is in motion. All electric vehicles will have to make roughly the same artificial noise, he says, so that blind people will be able to distinguish them as moving vehicles.

Straight Talk About Vision Loss 

Maurer says he believes electric cars of the future will need to be equipped with a forward-directed sound device that operates without interruption while the car is in motion. All electric vehicles will have to make roughly the same artificial noise, he says, so that blind people will be able to distinguish them as moving vehicles.

Straight Talk About Vision Loss 

We invite followers of the Straight Talk About Vision Loss series to view this exciting video about the 2009 NFB Youth Slam.  It is narrated by the blind youth who attended the five-day science academy. The film details the Youth Slam participants’ amazing work in their varied activities, including building robots and driving a car!

Product and Access Technology Talk
It may be the holiday season, but the NFB Jernigan Institute’s Access Technology (AT) team is as busy as ever. The team posted a series of Christmas shopping tips on the AT Blog. For the Braille Monitor, the team took another look at Apple’s VoiceOver, giving some new perspectives on the operating system they reviewed earlier this year.  AT also presented on Web accessibility to a class of graduate students in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Baltimore.

Perhaps the biggest recent event was Anne Taylor’s presentation at Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) in Westminster, Colorado. She presented with Stephanie Cupp-Weeks, Blackboard’s Director of User Experience, and Deque CEO Preety Kumar on the work they have done on making the United States’ most prevalent online learning platform fully accessible to blind users. Anne also moderated a panel on e-book accessibility, “From Clay Tablets to the Kindle–implications of the new e-book technology,” at AHG. The other panelists were Gaeir Dietrich, HTCTU; Susan Anthes, CU-Boulder; and Zahavit Paz, LDRFA.

The team has also started planning for 2010. For the first time ever, the AT team has been invited to present a half-day session at the California State University at Northridge’s 25th Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Pre-Conference, and we are very excited to participate.

>From the tenBroek Library

We invite followers of the Straight Talk About Vision Loss series to view this exciting video about the 2009 NFB Youth Slam.  It is narrated by the blind youth who attended the five-day science academy. The film details the Youth Slam participants’ amazing work in their varied activities, including building robots and driving a car!

Product and Access Technology Talk
It may be the holiday season, but the NFB Jernigan Institute’s Access Technology (AT) team is as busy as ever. The team posted a series of Christmas shopping tips on the AT Blog. For the Braille Monitor, the team took another look at Apple’s VoiceOver, giving some new perspectives on the operating system they reviewed earlier this year.  AT also presented on Web accessibility to a class of graduate students in Human-Computer Interaction at the University of Baltimore.

Perhaps the biggest recent event was Anne Taylor’s presentation at Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) in Westminster, Colorado. She presented with Stephanie Cupp-Weeks, Blackboard’s Director of User Experience, and Deque CEO Preety Kumar on the work they have done on making the United States’ most prevalent online learning platform fully accessible to blind users. Anne also moderated a panel on e-book accessibility, “From Clay Tablets to the Kindle–implications of the new e-book technology,” at AHG. The other panelists were Gaeir Dietrich, HTCTU; Susan Anthes, CU-Boulder; and Zahavit Paz, LDRFA.

The team has also started planning for 2010. For the first time ever, the AT team has been invited to present a half-day session at the California State University at Northridge’s 25th Annual International Technology & Persons with Disabilities Pre-Conference, and we are very excited to participate.

>From the tenBroek Library

Documenting the life and work of Jacobus tenBroek

During his lifetime, Jacobus tenBroek filled more than thirty file cabinets with his correspondence and other papers.  These papers document tenBroek’s role as a leader in the NFB and the social welfare reform movement, a university professor, and a family man.  After his death, his widow Hazel tenBroek added to the collection, ultimately donating it to the NFB shortly before her own death.  Today, as the core collection of the Jacobus tenBroek Library, the tenBroek papers are a significant source of information about the early history of the blind civil rights movement, the evolution of social welfare, and the other social and political movements in which tenBroek participated.

To make the tenBroek papers accessible to researchers, library staff members in 2005 began creating a folder-by-folder inventory of the contents of these file cabinets.  This process accelerated in May 2009, when the NFB Jernigan Institute won a grant from the U.S. National Archives for basic processing of the tenBroek papers.  Grant funds have been used to hire a project archivist who is working with other library staff members to complete the inventory, re-house the documents that arrived in cardboard boxes, and organize the collection for optimal usefulness.  We are pleased to announce that a preliminary inventory has been completed and file folders assigned to series and subseries. 

When we complete work on the tenBroek papers, Federationists and other researchers will be able to explore the collection through an accessible finding aid. This document will provide information on tenBroek’s life, the topics and record types found in his papers, and how they are organized. In addition, an accessible database allowing users to search in greater detail within the collection will be available for use at the tenBroek Library.   

Independence Market

During his lifetime, Jacobus tenBroek filled more than thirty file cabinets with his correspondence and other papers.  These papers document tenBroek’s role as a leader in the NFB and the social welfare reform movement, a university professor, and a family man.  After his death, his widow Hazel tenBroek added to the collection, ultimately donating it to the NFB shortly before her own death.  Today, as the core collection of the Jacobus tenBroek Library, the tenBroek papers are a significant source of information about the early history of the blind civil rights movement, the evolution of social welfare, and the other social and political movements in which tenBroek participated.

To make the tenBroek papers accessible to researchers, library staff members in 2005 began creating a folder-by-folder inventory of the contents of these file cabinets.  This process accelerated in May 2009, when the NFB Jernigan Institute won a grant from the U.S. National Archives for basic processing of the tenBroek papers.  Grant funds have been used to hire a project archivist who is working with other library staff members to complete the inventory, re-house the documents that arrived in cardboard boxes, and organize the collection for optimal usefulness.  We are pleased to announce that a preliminary inventory has been completed and file folders assigned to series and subseries. 

When we complete work on the tenBroek papers, Federationists and other researchers will be able to explore the collection through an accessible finding aid. This document will provide information on tenBroek’s life, the topics and record types found in his papers, and how they are organized. In addition, an accessible database allowing users to search in greater detail within the collection will be available for use at the tenBroek Library.   

Independence Market

The National Federation of the Blind publishes many materials on various blindness-related topics. Some of the articles originally published in the Braille Monitor are available as reprints in Braille and print for wider distribution.  Many of our members order copies of these articles from the NFB Independence Market to use in their public outreach efforts. Some of the articles that have been reprinted during the past few months are listed below.  
Braille:  

Braille in the Museum by Geerat J. Vermeij (Braille Monitor, October 2009), Order Information: Item LBB92; Braille/Print 
Teaching an Essential Skill: Braille (Braille Monitor, November 2009), Order Information: Item LBT37; Braille/Print
The Value of a Coin, of a Communication System, and of a Class of Human Beings by Fredric K. Schroeder (Braille Monitor, August/September 2009), Order Information: Item LBV13; Braille/Print

Diabetes:

Blind Diabetics Can Draw Insulin without Difficulty by Ed Bryant (Braille Monitor, December 2009), Order Information: Item LBB52; Print
Carbohydrate Counting and the Exchange List by Anna Smith (Braille Monitor, October 2009), Order Information: Item LBC68; Print

Education: 

Why Do You Want to Make That Child Blind? by Carol Castellano (Braille Monitor, October 2009), Order Information: Item LBW51; Braille/Print

NFB Jernigan Institute: 

>From the Center of History: Five Years into the Future of the NFB Jernigan Institute by Mark A. Riccobono (Braille Monitor, August/September 2009), Order Information: Item LBF49; Braille/Print  

Speeches and Reports:

2009 National Convention Banquet Speech—The Value of Decision by Marc Maurer (Braille Monitor, August/September 2009), Order Information: Item LAA09; Braille/2-Track Cassette/Print
2009 National Convention Presidential Report by Marc Maurer (Braille Monitor, August/September 2009), Order Information: Item LAB09; Braille/2-Track Cassette/Print

Social Security:

Social Security, SSI, and Medicare Facts for 2010 by Daniel B. Frye (Braille Monitor, December 2009), Order Information: Item LSS10; Braille/Print

Technology:

Tactile Access to the iPhone Is Here by Tony Olivero (Braille Monitor, November 2009), Order Information: Item LBT38; Braille/Print

Brochures and Forms: 

The Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards by Gary Wunder (Braille Monitor, November 2009), Order Information: Item LBD44; Braille/Print
Convention Bulletin 2010 (Braille Monitor, December 2009), Order Information: Item LCB10; Braille/ Print

To order any of the materials listed above, please e-mail the NFB Independence Market.  

Parent Outreach

Parent Outreach

The December Braille Monitor reports that nominations are now being taken for the Distinguished Educator of Blind Children Award for 2010:
The National Federation of the Blind will recognize an outstanding teacher of blind children at our 2010 convention next July. The winner of this award will receive an expense-paid trip to the convention, a check for $1,000, an appropriate plaque, and an opportunity to make a presentation about the education of blind children to the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children early in the convention. 

Anyone who is currently teaching or counseling blind students or administering a program for blind children is eligible to receive this award. It is not necessary to be a member of the National Federation of the Blind to apply. However, the winner must attend the national convention. Teachers may be nominated by colleagues, supervisors, or friends. The letter of nomination should explain why the teacher is being recommended for this award. 
Award Chairman Cathy Jackson invites, “Help us recognize a distinguished teacher by distributing this form and encouraging teachers to submit their credentials.”  

Spotlight on the Imagination Fund 

Spotlight on the Imagination Fund 

Two thousand nine has been a wonderful year for the Imagination Fund.  This year we educated our friends, neighbors, and coworkers about the hope that the NFB brings to us all.  We raised almost $400,000 so that our affiliates and the NFB Jernigan Institute can continue carrying out groundbreaking programs and bringing much needed resources to blind Americans.  We woke early and walked together in our third March for Independence through the streets of yet another city—Detroit, Michigan.  

Now as the new year approaches we are increasing our pace; we are no longer marching for independence, we are racing for it.  What does that mean for you and me?  In the new year you’ll learn the details and discover the new and exciting places our imaginations are taking us.  We look forward to more success for the Imagination Fund in the coming year and to continuing to travel together toward a brighter future.

The Imagination Fund provides support for the outreach efforts of local Federation chapters and affiliates throughout the United States as well as the research, technology, and education programs and initiatives of the NFB Jernigan Institute. The Imagination Fund was established January 2004 with the Grand Opening of our NFB research and training institute. 

NFB Calendar
2009  Year of Louis Braille’s Bicentennial, launch of the first United States coin containing readable Braille, and kickoff of the NFB Braille Literacy Campaign. 

January 1, 2010  Room reservations open for 2010 National Convention.  Write directly to the Hilton Anatole Hotel, 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75207, or call (214) 761-7500.

January 4, 2010  End of Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest reading period.

January 8, 2010  Last day Braille Reading Pals prize entry forms will be accepted.

February 1, 2010  Applications due for NFB Leadership and Advocacy in Washington (LAW) Program, for blind students in grades 6-9, National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute and Washington, D.C.  Apply online now. 

February 1-4, 2010  NFB 2010 Washington Seminar, Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, S.W., Washington, D.C.

March 31, 2010  Deadline to apply to win a 2010 NFB Scholarship, thirty awards ranging from $3,000 to $12,000, plus a trip to the 2010 National Convention for blind postsecondary scholars.

April 15-16, 2010  2010 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute.  

April 16-20, 2010  NFB Leadership and Advocacy in Washington (LAW) Program, for blind students in grades 6-9, National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute and Washington, D.C.

May 1, 2010  The Cane Event, National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute. 

July 3-8, 2010  NFB National Convention, Hilton Anatole Hotel, Dallas, Texas. 

July 28-August 1 and August 4-8, 2010   2010 NFB Junior Science Academy, A STEM program for blind children in grades 3-6 offered by the NFBJI’s National Center for Blind Youth in Science (NCBYS).  See a video about the 2009 NFB Youth Slam science academy for high school students.  

Coming Summer 2011—NFB National Convention in Orlando, Florida!

Citation
>From all of us at the National Federation of the Blind, we thank you for your continued support and wish you a happy holiday season.  Some celebrate Christmas, some celebrate Chanukah, and some have other celebrations that bring peace and happiness.  I like Christmas, but I share in the joy of other celebrations as well.  I find, especially at this time of the year, that small miracles occur and sometimes big ones.  Though 2009 has been a challenging year, we’ve seen more exciting progress in our movement than ever before.  From the first U.S. coin to feature readable, tactile Braille, to the launch of the largest Braille literacy campaign yet, to blind youth at Youth Slam being able to experience the thrill of driving for the first time—it has been a truly remarkable year for the blind of America.  We could not have achieved these wonderful things without your help.  

We have no doubt that the next year will be just as wonderful as this one has been, and we will keep you posted on the progress made throughout 2010.  We hope the coming year will bring you and your loved ones much joy and prosperity.

Sincerely, 
Marc Maurer, President
National Federation of the Blind

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