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Good morning everyone,

I don’t know how many of you receive the Jernigan Institute newsletter, but I found this one extremely interesting.

Susie

From: Mark Riccobono [mailto:JerniganInstitute at nfb.org]
Sent: Friday, July 20, 2012 9:15 AM
To: Stanzel, Susan - FSA, Kansas City, MO
Subject: JI Newsletter - The Travel Issue

[Image removed by sender. Graphic: NFBJI logo]Imagineering Our Future

Issue 43

July 2012

In this issue:

     *   Message from the Executive Director
     *   What’s New
     *   Education
     *   Braille Initiative
     *   Advocacy
     *   Product and Access Technology Talk
     *   From the tenBroek Library
     *   Independence Market
     *   NFB Calendar
     *   Citation

Message from the Executive Director

Dear Friends,

One of the great traditions of summer is the family vacation. For many of us the summer is marked by an annual trip to what we fondly think of as a family reunion—the NFB national convention. Although the NFB convention is hardly a vacation as it includes more than two hundred formal meetings and many informal gatherings to plan the activities of the organized blind movement. All of those
meetings are tied together with the annual renewing of friendships and establishment of new relationships with other blind people and supporters around the country and the world.

The blind have more freedom of movement than ever before. Our work has opened up more possibilities for the blind to enjoy a summer vacation. It is incredible to think that it was only forty-five years ago (1967) that New Mexico became the first state to adopt the model white cane law. The concept of the model white cane law was first introduced by Dr. Jacobus tenBroek in 1966, and during that year the NFB convention passed a resolution urging that the law be adopted in every state. The model white cane law helped to establish the right of the blind to participate in travel and other aspects of the community that we take for granted today. It was not all that long ago that the blind had to fight for the basic right to be out in the world traveling independently. Although we have more freedom, we still run into problems largely due to misunderstanding.

 During our convention, we launched a new online survey to gather information about the travel experience of blind people. This was centered around the experience of booking travel for, and traveling to, our convention. However, we are going to expand the survey to gather general information about travel. Difficult Web sites, uninformed airport personnel, and inaccessible check-in kiosks are just part of the normal experience of a blind person attempting to go off for a nice summer vacation. The NFB is committed to breaking down those barriers so that the blind have even greater access to the services that facilitate the tradition of summer vacations. I invite you to participate in the travel survey<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=371&qid=17998> to help us gather data about the barriers being experienced by blind travelers.

At this year’s convention, Southwest Airlines was a first-time sponsor and Southwest personnel were all over the convention gathering input about their services. Likewise, Travelocity gave a presentation about their partnership with the NFB to ensure that their online services are fully accessible. Similarly, the convention received a presentation from U.S. Secretary of Transportation Ray LaHood who discussed the many areas where the NFB and DOT can work together to improve access to travel and improve safety for all. I believe this is just the beginning of an expanded network of travel providers who recognize that the blind want to take summer vacations too, and that more effort needs to be put into ensuring that those services are accessible to the blind.

Your support of the NFB allows us to continue to expand the possibilities for the blind in travel. With proper training and equal access to travel services, the blind can vacation in all of the same places as their sighted friends and family. Next time you observe a blind couple strolling down the beach with their long white canes, blind parents taking their children to the amusement park, or a blind person doing some leisurely fishing on the local lake, be reminded that your support of the National Federation of the Blind has helped establish a new standard for the right of the blind to live in the world.

Enjoy your summer vacation!

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Mark Riccobono

Sincerely,

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Mark A. Riccobono, Executive Director
NFB Jernigan Institute

P.S. I would sincerely appreciate your making a contribution to the NFB Imagination Fund<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=314&qid=17998> prior to July 31, 2012, in order to help us fuel the dream machine and create opportunities for the blind across the country. Please note that I referred you so I know you contributed. Thank you for your support!

Featured NFB News

The BELL Program

At the recent national convention, the fifth annual Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards were presented to five innovators in the blindness field.  The ten affiliates (listed below) were collective recipients for conducting the Braille Enrichment for Literacy and Learning (BELL) program this summer.  This joint award, in the amount of $30,000, was based on the critically important work these programs perform by bringing Braille and literacy into the lives of blind and low-vision children and their parents.

The BELL program was started in 2008 by members of the Maryland affiliate.  After their success that year, the NFB Jernigan Institute adopted the program so that they could provide support and a consistent curriculum as the program spread.  Each year it has grown steadily.  The purpose of the BELL program is to provide intensive Braille instruction to children ages 4-12 that are not receiving sufficient Braille in school or who could benefit from additional Braille instruction.  The program is structured with fun, hands-on activities for the children and their parents, and frequently includes lesson-specific field trips.  For more information on the BELL program, or any specific state program, go to the Web site http://www.nfb.org/bell-program/<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=315&qid=17998>.

The state affiliates that were jointly awarded the Dr. Jacob Bolotin award:

• BELL CO
  o Metro Denver, CO 7/23-8/3
  o Colorado Springs, CO 7/16-7/27
• BELL GA
  o Atlanta, GA 7/9-7/20
  o Savannah, GA 7/30-8/10
  o Valdosta, GA 6/4-6/15
• BELL ID
  o Boise, ID 7/23-8/3
• BELL MA
  o Springfield, MA 7/15-7/27
• BELL MD
  o Baltimore, MD 7/30-8/10
  o Glendale, MD 7/30-8/10
• BELL NC
  o Raleigh, NC 7/16-7/27
• BELL NE
  o Fremont, NE 7/16-7/27
• BELL TX
  o Houston, TX 6/4-6/15
  o Abilene, TX 7/9-7/13
  o Beaumont, TX 7/16-7/20
  o Austin, TX 7/30-8/9
• BELL UT
  o Salt Lake, UT 6/11-6/22
• BELL VA
  o Richmond, VA 7/16-7/27
  o Virginia Beach, VA 7/16-7/27
  o Arlington, VA 7/23-8/3

The Louisiana affiliate also added a last-minute BELL program this year, held in Ruston, LA, on 6/10-6/16.

A tremendously successful Groupon Grassroots fundraising effort to benefit the BELL program took place July 11 through July 18, generating just under $17,000 in donations.  This was a nationwide campaign where subscribers could easily donate increments of $15 through their computer, cell phone, or other mobile device.

A huge "Thank You!" to everyone that contributed to the Groupon campaign. Your donation is appreciated by everyone at the NFB Jernigan Institute, as well as everyone participating in the BELL program.

Education

Project Innovation
This month the NFB is unveiling the newest NFB youth science program. The week of July 24, twenty Junior Innovators (blind students ages seven through eleven) and ten Senior Innovators (blind students ages fourteen through eighteen) are coming to the NFB Jernigan Institute in Baltimore. These students have been in contact with the NFB Jernigan Institute since the beginning of July to plan their personal projects. Students were asked to choose a topic they wanted to learn more about, and to plan an investigation around that topic. Not surprisingly, the students have an incredible range of interests. Starting July 25, the NFB Jernigan Institute will be full of students studying shark teeth, building space elevators, and making ice cream as well as performing many other investigative activities.  The week will culminate in the Innovation Expo on July 28, which will give the students an opportunity to reveal the results of their investigations.

VDRDC

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The first class of Video Description Quality Specialists

In May, the NFB Jernigan Institute, in partnership with the Smith-Kettlewell Video Description Research and Development Center, hosted the first-ever video description professional development workshop.  Nine participants received training in video description at this inaugural workshop. The primary instructor was Rick Boggs, a blind professional currently working in this field. Rick and his team spent five days instructing participants.  The history of audio description, the ten principles of description, and the quality-control process were just a few of the topics covered. At the conclusion of the seminar, participants received their certification as Description Quality Specialists. In addition to the course content, participants had the opportunity to take part in several confidence-building activities such as grilling and running the chainsaw, which have become a tradition for visitors to the Jernigan Institute.

New Bulletin Board

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New Bulletin Board

There is a new bulletin board in the Betsy Zaborowski Conference Room designed to educate visitors on the fair wages effort.  This display is divided into three sections. The top three-quarters consists of two of the three sections: Problem (on the left) and Solution (on the right). Under the Problem heading are four items: FLSA Section 14(c), $0.07, commensurate wage, and special wage certificate—all in blue letters on a white background. Under the Solution heading are four items: HR 3086, Employment First, competitive integrated employment, and the Alliance for Full Participation. The color scheme for these words is white letters on a blue background. At an angle and spanning the border between the two sides is the title of the board “Fair Wages.” Across the bottom of the board are eight QR codes mounted on foam-core board. These lead either to a Web site with information about one of the eight topics or to text describing the item. On the back of each QR code is text in print and Braille that provides information about that item for people who do not have a device to scan the QR code. We intend for visitors to scan the QR codes, learn about each topic, and then match the QR code with the corresponding problem or solution.  The visitor can move each QR code and affix it next to the selected problem or solution using Velcro.  The third section, the bottom quarter of the board, provides a short simulation of a work task in a sheltered shop. Visitors move one hundred pennies from the can on the left to the can on the right in thirty seconds. If they do not meet this standard, they are given figures to calculate the commensurate wage they have earned. This section of the board is red. The border outlining the entire display features actual coins on a red background.

Braille Initiative

Braille Certification Training Program

Under a contract with the National Library Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress (NLS), the National Federation of the Blind 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 May, 2012:

Literary Braille Transcribing

California

 Steven Robert Nary, Camarillo

Connecticut

 Jeffrey Brisson, Windsor
 Alberto Rivera, Windsor

Florida

 Carolyn Jean Shelton, Plant City

Idaho

 Robert Lewis Fuerstinger, Boise

Missouri

  Ramsey W. Pickens, Jefferson City

Nebraska

 Nathaniel Deckard, Lincoln

Nevada

 Dwight Elliott Carnes, Las Vegas
 Robert Holmes, Las Vegas
 John Martin Wineman, Las Vegas
 Christopher Joe Wultsch, Las Vegas

North Carolina

 Barbara Kepchar Dysart, Concord
 Joshua Ortel Hatfield, Laurinburg
 Montague McLaughlin, Laurinburg

Ohio

 Nikki D. Adams, Union
 Mitchell Raymond Geiogue, Grafton

Oklahoma

 Luis Jesus Macias, Sayre

Mathematics (Nemeth) Braille Transcribing

Indiana

 James E. Manley, Bunker Hill

Advocacy

Resolutions & Amazon.com

The resolutions that pass form the policies of the NFB.  Here is the list of resolutions that passed this year at convention.  There are two resolutions that are primarily focused towards the company Amazon.com (Resolution 2012-02 and Resolution 2012-14).

On June 27, 2012, just days before the start of the convention, the NFB filed a complaint with the Office of Civil Rights for the United States Department of State, alleging that the State Department’s plan to purchase and deploy 35,000 Amazon Kindles throughout the world violates federal law because blind people cannot independently access and use the devices or their content.  The State Department had announced plans to purchase these e-reading devices under a sole-source contract, at a cost of $16.5 million.  More details can be found here on the NFB Web site<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=357&qid=17998>.

The press conference that had been scheduled to announce the deal has been postponed, without explanation, by the State Department.

Product and Access Technology Talk

The access technology team had a busy time at convention this year.  In addition to running our technology day on Saturday, we co-hosted a number of sessions with Apple on Sunday afternoon. These Sunday sessions, which were introductory presentations about VoiceOver on iOS and the Mac, were very popular and very enthusiastically received. The Saturday, more broadly ranging, presentations, which covered iOS vs Android, Intuit, Deaf-Blind Technology and Windows on the Mac, were also well-attended by the usual crowd of (more-geeky-than-average) users.

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 Steve Dumaine

Due to our ongoing partnerships, the team facilitated a number of presentations during general session at convention. Steve Dumaine from Travelocity spoke eloquently and with insight about what he and his team are doing to make Travelocity.com more blind-friendly.  Richard Orme from the Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) talked about some very exciting developments going on in the UK, where the first mainstream TVs with talking scheduling information are now available. There were more than a few envious sighs at that presentation and the accompanying demonstration. Finally, Rob Sinclair, long-time director of Accessibility at Microsoft, gave a few glimpses of what is ahead for Windows 8. The release of the new Microsoft operating system is anticipated with some trepidation, and we look forward to an entirely made-over Narrator speech access.

Back in Baltimore, we return to planning the first-ever tactile graphics conference hosted by the NFB. The schedule will be available shortly, so keep an eye on www.nfb.org/tactilegraphicsconference<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=358&qid=17998>, as we have a real who’s who of tactile graphics presenting and exhibiting.

From the tenBroek Library

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A recently discovered photo-portrait of Dr. tenBroeck

The editors of the Braille Monitor are kind enough to include a contribution from the tenBroek Library in each issue of the Monitor (except for the annual convention round-up issue).  We alternate between presenting a document from our archival collections and featuring a published book that the library owns.  Readers of the Monitor know that we try to identify sources for accessible editions of the books—whether Braille, audio, or electronic, and whether from the National Library Service network or some other agency.

There is one source of accessible (well, sort of accessible) books that we have consistently failed to mention, and we’re here to tell you about it now.  It’s the Jacobus tenBroek library itself!

Even before the Jernigan Institute opened in 2004, NFB leadership committed itself to digitizing all published ink-print material in the tenBroek Library; and in 2010 we began shipping books to a scanning center operated by the Internet Archive<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=359&qid=17998>.  The Internet Archive is a nonprofit that began as an effort to preserve snapshots of Web sites and soon expanded its efforts to include preservation of all sorts of textual and audiovisual material.  (Incidentally, if you are interested in seeing what the NFB Web site looked like in the early days of the Web, you can use the Archive’s “Wayback Machine” to get you there.)

As of this summer we have digitized approximately half of the ink-print books and magazines that are identified in our catalog, THE BLIND CAT<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=360&qid=17998>. For material that is not copyright-protected or for which we have permission, there are direct links from the catalog entry.  Check out the links on some of these:

• http://webopac.infovisionsoftware.com/nfb/details.aspx?cat_no=3188<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=361&qid=17998>
• http://webopac.infovisionsoftware.com/nfb/details.aspx?cat_no=6330<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=362&qid=17998>
• http://webopac.infovisionsoftware.com/nfb/details.aspx?cat_no=924<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=363&qid=17998>
• http://webopac.infovisionsoftware.com/nfb/details.aspx?cat_no=3687<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=364&qid=17998>
• http://webopac.infovisionsoftware.com/nfb/details.aspx?cat_no=2690<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=365&qid=17998>

If we are unsure of the copyright status of an item and do not have permission to link directly to a digital copy, we keep the URL hidden.  We will, however, make such material available to eligible blind and print-disabled people.  Establishing eligibility is very simple: you just have to be a registered user of NFB-NEWSLINE®.  Once you are on our list, all you need do to get the URL of a desired book is to certify that you will not provide the digital file to anyone else.  Here are some examples of copyright-protected items that we can make available to eligible people:

• http://webopac.infovisionsoftware.com/nfb/details.aspx?cat_no=5523<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=366&qid=17998>
• http://webopac.infovisionsoftware.com/nfb/details.aspx?cat_no=2205<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=367&qid=17998>
• http://webopac.infovisionsoftware.com/nfb/details.aspx?cat_no=5815<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=368&qid=17998>
• http://webopac.infovisionsoftware.com/nfb/details.aspx?cat_no=2711<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=369&qid=17998>
• http://webopac.infovisionsoftware.com/nfb/details.aspx?cat_no=1533<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=370&qid=17998>

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An Internet Scanning Center

One final point:  Please note how we qualified our

claim about the accessibility of books scanned by the Internet Archive: we added in parentheses “well, sort of accessible.”  Here’s why some of the material is only “sort of” accessible.The Internet Archive does mass digitization quickly and at a surprisingly low price.

Our experience is that the Archive does a good job, given the speed and low cost.  However, the digital product is only as good as the material allows it to be.  Therefore, depending on the age and format of the book, the type font, and the presence of smudges and other marks, the plain text version on the Internet Archive Web site may in places not make sense.  Neither our partners nor Jernigan Institute staff have the resources to review each newly scanned item to clean it up.

The situation is different for NFB publications digitized by the Internet Archive.  The tenBroek Library has also contracted with the Internet Archive for retrospective digitization of the Braille Monitor and Voice of the Diabetic.  For these NFB publications—which we are mounting on our own Web site—our staff does review every article to make sure the HTML version is clean.

We are interested in hearing from Federationists and others who read texts digitized by the Internet Archive.  You can be certain that we are all working to make the literature of blindness more widely accessible.

Independence Market

New Products at the Independence Market

The NFB Independence Market was open for business at our annual national convention at the beginning of July in Dallas, Texas. Visitors had an opportunity to browse our entire collection of products and much of the free literature available from the NFB on various blindness-related topics. Our customers also had a chance to examine and purchase new items we have recently added to our product line.

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Jensen Interactive AM/FM Talking Dual Alarm Clock Radio

Some of our new offerings include:

Jensen Interactive AM/FM Talking Dual Alarm Clock Radio with Voice Recognition<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=373&qid=17998>:
This clock radio features two separate alarms with a snooze function and a sleep timer. The alarm can trigger the radio, one of three nature sounds, or an alarm sound. The sleep timer can play the radio or one of the nature sounds for up to sixty minutes. When the voice trigger is on, the user says "Smart Talk" to activate the clock. One can inquire about the current time and set the time as well as manage the alarms and sleep timer with voice commands. The AM/FM tuner and the volume are adjusted with knobs. All the functions can also be set manually. The clock also features an auxiliary input jack. The screen displays the time in numerals that are 1 3/4 inches in height. The unit measures 7 1/2 by 2 1/2 by 3 1/2 inches and operates on AC power (AC adapter included). AIC34T; $45.00

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Moshi Talking Desk Clock

Moshi Voice Controlled Talking Desk Clock<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=374&qid=17998>:
The Interactive Voice Response feature enables the user to obtain information from the clock by using voice commands. If the clock is using AC power and the "IVR" trigger is enabled, one can initiate commands by saying "Hello Moshi." If the clock is operating on batteries or the voice trigger is disabled, the user must first nudge the screen before making voice queries. One can inquire about the time, date, and indoor temperature as well as set the time, manage the alarm, and sleep sound function, and activate the nightlight. Three alarm sounds, three sleep sounds, and a snooze function are available. Asking for "help" lists all the available spoken prompts. The date must be set manually. The temperature can be announced in either Fahrenheit or Celsius. The screen displays the time in numerals that are 2 inches in height. The clock measures 7 1/2 by 3 1/4 by 4 1/2 inches and includes an AC adapter and three AAA batteries. AIC36T; $39.00

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Moshi Talking Travel Clock

Moshi Voice Controlled Talking Travel Clock<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=375&qid=17998>:
The Interactive Voice Response feature enables the user to obtain information from the clock by using voice commands. After pushing the "IVR" button, one can inquire about the time and indoor temperature as well as set the time and manage the alarm. Three alarm sounds as well as a snooze function are available. Asking for "help" lists all the available spoken prompts. The time and alarm can also be set manually. The temperature can be announced in either Fahrenheit or Celsius. The key lock button prevents key operation during travel. The clock measures 3 3/4 by 2 3/4 by 1 inches and uses 3 AAA batteries (included). AIC37T; $24.00

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Talking Alarm Clock

Talking Alarm Clock with Six Recordable Alarms<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=376&qid=17998>:  The clock speaks the time and date. Activate up to six alarms to manage daily tasks. The alarms can either trigger a beep or a message the user has recorded. The clock speaks at a very high volume. The time, day, and date are displayed on the screen. The unit measures 5 by 2 1/2 by 1 1/2 inches and can operate either on AC power or on batteries (both the AC adapter and 2 AA batteries are included). AIC35T; $42.00

We will be sharing more information about other new items available from the Independence Market in this newsletter over the next month or two. To request a print or Braille list of items new at this year's convention or to order a complete catalog in various formats, please e-mail us at independencemarket at nfb.org<mailto:independencemarket at nfb.org>, or call us at 410-659-9314, extension 2216.

NFB Calendar

Upcoming Events

Project Innovation – July 23-29, 2012

NFB of West Virginia State Convention – August 3-5, 2012

Braille Symposium – September 27–30, 2012

NFB of Arkansas State Convention – October 5-7, 2012

NFB of Maryland State Convention – November 9-11, 2012

Tactile Graphics Conference – Late Fall, 2012

Citation

As to man, in any event, nothing could be more essential to personality, social existence, economic opportunity—in short, to individual well-being and integration into the life of the community—than the physical capacity, the public approval, and the legal right to be abroad in the land.

--Dr. Jacobus tenBroek, "The Right to Live in the World: The Disabled in the Law of Torts."<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=377&qid=17998> California Law Review, Vol. 54, No. 2, May, 1966.

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Interesting links:

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National Center for Blind Youth in Science<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=385&qid=17998>

Access Technology Tips<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=386&qid=17998>

TeachBlindStudents.org<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=387&qid=17998>

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Blogs:

Access Technology<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=388&qid=17998>

Voice of the Nation’s Blind<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=389&qid=17998>

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Publication archives:

Future Reflections<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=390&qid=17998>

Braille Monitor<http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=383&qid=17998>

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