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<DIV>I know that we have talked about the Monitor at recent Sligo Creek Chapter
meetings. We are part of a national movement doing amazing things. They don’t
all happen at conventions or at chapter meetings. They happen when we do what we
can to live the lives we want.</DIV>
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<DIV style="FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: 'Calibri'; COLOR: #000000">Lloyd
Rasmussen, Kensington, MD<BR>http://lras.home.sprynet.com</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=nfbmd@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbmd@nfbnet.org">Graham Mehl via NFBMD</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Saturday, July 16, 2016 1:57 PM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=nfbmd@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:nfbmd@nfbnet.org">'Maryland List'</A> ; <A
title=central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org
href="mailto:central-md-chapter@nfbnet.org">'nfbmd via Central-md-chapter'</A>
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<DIV><B>Cc:</B> <A title=blind@trailstone.com
href="mailto:blind@trailstone.com">Graham Mehl</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> [NFBMD] How you can get the Braille
Monitor</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Hi
Everyone,</SPAN><o:p></o:p></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Below, please see a message from
Braille Monitor editor and Missouri affiliate president Gary Wunder. He sent
this to the chapter presidents list. Like him, I did not realize the dearth of
knowledge about the Monitor that might be present among the membership. I will
endeavor to call greater attention to it at my chapter meetings—highlighting
potential articles of interest. I am forwarding this out to the general Maryland
membership to communicate how our members can get / subscribe to the Braille
Monitor.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">--<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d">Graham
Mehl<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN style="COLOR: #1f497d"><A
href="mailto:blind@trailstone.com"><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif'>blind@trailstone.com</SPAN></A></SPAN><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d'>NFB
Central Maryland Chapter, Vice President<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 14pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Arial",sans-serif; COLOR: #1f497d'>LCB
graduate, 2016<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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id=Picture_x0020_2 border=0 alt="JAWS Certified, 2016"
src="cid:AFB5AB95F6554B51A2AE2812022134AB@lras10" width=82
height=82></SPAN></A><SPAN
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<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>Greetings, chapter
presidents. I have just returned from convention, and I write to tell you what I
found when talking with members about the <I>Braille Monitor</I>. Normally I
thank people for reading and ask how we might improve the publication. To my
great surprise, I had many members tell me they had heard of the publication but
did not get the magazine because they do not read Braille. Others said that they
had never heard of the magazine through their chapters or their affiliates and
were embarrassed to realize the <I>Monitor </I>is our flagship
publication.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>For this reason I
write to those of you who have closest contact with our members to enlist your
help. We put a lot of time, energy, and money into this resource, and we must
find a way to get our members subscribed if they want to know as much as they
can about what is happening in the Federation. So, with the indulgence of those
of you who already know this by heart, let me say that the <I>Monitor </I>is
published eleven times a year. It is available in Braille, print, and in
narrated audio on a flash drive readable with an NLS player. It is available
through email and as a podcast which one can find through iTunes. It is on the
web as an HTML document and in Microsoft Word. It can also be read with human
narration by article.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>To subscribe, send
an email to <A href="mailto:slittle@nfb.org">slittle@nfb.org</A>, telling Sonia
the form in which you would like the publication. Give her your address if you
want an audio flash drive, Braille, or print. Remember that if you want the
podcast, this you will get through iTunes just as you would any other
podcast.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>So whether you
read Braille, print, or prefer to do your reading with the voice provided by
your screen reader, the Monitor is available to you. Whether you prefer your
portable Victor or HIMS product, the Monitor can go where you go. Enjoy the
Monitor with the markup you are accustomed to find in a DAISY book or take it as
a podcast and enjoy the convenience of it coming to you automatically. The
choice is yours.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>I ask that you not
only do this yourself but that you make the <I>Monitor a part of your chapter’s
agenda—letting people know it is available, seeing that they get signed up, and
talking about articles that appear each month. Many of the articles can act as a
springboard to philosophical discussions about being blind and can explain the
traditions and present challenges we face as brothers and sisters working in
this movement.<o:p></o:p></I></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><I><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN></I> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>Please write to me
with any questions or to offer ways in which I can make the Monitor more
interesting. And please, use this resource. I am attaching a copy for your
review.<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>Warmly,<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
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style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><o:p></o:p></SPAN> </P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>Gary Wunder,
Editor<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal style="TEXT-AUTOSPACE: "><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'>The Braille
Monitor<o:p></o:p></SPAN></P>
<P class=MsoNormal><SPAN
style='FONT-SIZE: 12pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Times New Roman",serif'><A
href="mailto:gwunder@nfb.org">gwunder@nfb.org</A></SPAN><o:p></o:p></P></DIV>
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