NFB INDEPENDENCE MARKET Products New at 2016 National Convention Braille Writing Supplies Free Matter Stamp: Qualifying large print (14 point or larger) and Braille materials may be mailed free of charge via the United States Postal Service. Use this rubber stamp to print "FREE MATTER FOR THE BLIND AND PHYS. HANDICAPPED" on your mail. Check with your local post office or the USPS website to learn more about "Free Matter" mail. A stamp pad or ink are not included. AIL04M; $3.00 Canes and Related Travel Products Mini Telescoping Cane: We are test-marketing a carbon fiber mini telescoping cane with nine sections. This cane is not designed to be someone's main travel aid, but an emergency backup. The canes are available from 51 to 59 inches in two inch increments in limited quantities. ACK##T; $45.00 Dream Essentials Black Contoured Sleep Mask: Comfortable padded lightweight sleepshades with eye cavities and adjustable Velcro strap; made from soft breathable polyester fabric. Hand washable. AIA04S; $13.00 Clocks Low Vision Digital LED Alarm Clock: This electric digital alarm clock displays the time in 3 inch high red digits. The alarm, which features a nine minute snooze function, can be set for high or low volume. Features a 9 volt battery backup (battery included). Measures approximately 8 3/4 × 2 1/4 × 4 3/4 inches. AIC44L; $25.00 Talking Travel Clock With Count Down Timer And Vibrating Alarm: This little oval-shaped travel clock is fully accessible and speaks in a male voice. Features include time and date announcements, an optional hourly announcement, an audible and/or vibrating alarm, and a countdown timer. The setting buttons and date announcement button are located under a protective cover. The LCD display shows the time and date. Includes foldout stand to facilitate ease of viewing. Measures approximately 3 1/2 × 2 1/2 × 1 inch. Uses two AAA batteries (included). AIW43T; $20.00 Household Items Loc-Dots: Clear round self-adhesive labels with a raised bump. Use these small, unobtrusive dots to mark items such as computer keyboards and buttons on household appliances. The label is 3/8 inch in diameter and the raised dot is 1/8 inch in diameter. Includes six dots. AIG93D; $1.25 Tactile Low Vision Timer (Black with White Numbers): Freestanding sixty minute timer featuring raised white numbers on a black background. Each minute is marked with a raised white line; the five minute intervals are indicated with longer lines. Equally accessible by blind and low vision users. Measures 8 × 2 3/4 × 8 1/2 inches. AIK49T; $16.00 Talking Infrared All-Purpose Thermometer: This hand held Talking Infrared Thermometer can measure the temperature of hot and cold items without physical contact. Use it to check the temperature of items bubbling on the stove as well as to verify your oven, refrigerator, and freezer temperatures. The scan function can be used to locate a hot burner on a flat cook top stove. The thermometer measures both in Fahrenheit (-94 to 716 degrees) and Centigrade (-70 to 380 degrees). The unit features a built-in talking quick tutor and speaks in 3 languages: English, Spanish, and French. The device measures approximately 5 3/4 × 1 3/4 × 1 1/4 inches. Uses two AA batteries (included). AIK48T; $99.00 Talking Thermostat (Vip3000): This talking thermostat is designed to be used in residential settings and can control most 24 Vac AC and Heating Systems, including the newest multi-stage furnaces, air conditioners, and heat pump systems. One can easily check the indoor temperature and the thermostat setting, and adjust the temperature. The weekday and weekend programs allow one to specify the temperature for heating and cooling for four different selectable time points during the day and night. The unit speaks during all aspects of setup. Includes audio and text-based instructions on CD. Measures approximately 7 × 3 1/4 × 1 1/4 inches. Uses four AA batteries (included). This thermostat must be professionally installed. AIG92T; $205.00 Leisure Activities I Am a Crayon. What color am I? by John Batron A tactile, braille and large print coloring and story book, for blind and sighted family and friends to share with their young children. Includes 9 unique tactile pictures. LSA15B; $14.00 Magnetic Checkers: The magnetic board measures 10 3/4 by 8 3/4 inches and the actual playing area is approximately 6 1/4 inches on each side. The white squares are raised and the black ones are recessed. There are fourteen each of the square (green) and round (yellow) game pieces, as well as five each of the square (blue) and round (red) king pieces. The king pieces are readily differentiated by touch as they feature a smaller square or circle (respectively) on top. This portable magnetic checkers board makes it easy to play the game on the go. AIG17C; $22.00 Quiddler Cards (Braille): A fascinating cross between Scrabble and Rummy, this card game can be played by anyone who can read and write. Includes Braille and print instructions. AIG95C; $12.00 Tactile Cribbage Board: Use this board to keep score when playing cribbage. The pegs are stored inside the board. Measures approximately 15 1/2 × 3 1/2 × 7/8 inches. Includes large print and Braille instructions. Card deck not included. AIG94C; $22.00 Recording and Playback Devices Olympus Note Corder Dp-311: Use this basic digital audio recorder with easy-to-use tactile controls to record voice memos, lectures, and more. Features include three recording modes; high quality, large microphone; built-in stand for recording; external microphone jack; variable playback speed; optional noise cancelation during playback; headphone jack; and high power speaker. Records in MP3 format. Recordings may be stored in the two-gig internal memory (166 hours of recording time) or on SD cards (not included). Measures approximately 4 1/8 × 2 1/8 × 3/4 inches. Uses two AAA batteries (included). AIA40R; $70.00 Watches Ladies’ Silver Braille Watch (Seculus): This Swiss-made watch features a silver-tone, 3/4 inch face with a chrome case and stainless steel expansion band. AIB31SE; $150.00 Specialty Items 2015 "75th Anniversary" Convention Mug: Handsome clear glass Irish coffee mug with the seventy-fifth anniversary logo etched in the glass. Supplies are limited. Not eligible for “Free Matter” shipping. LSM15O; $7.50 Rhythm of the Movement: The Federation Philosophy in Song (Audio CD): Get your NFB batteries recharged! This CD contains the stirring conclusion to President Riccobono's 2015 banquet speech and such songs as "Live the Life You Want," "Braille Is Beautiful," "Accessible Technology," "Convention Time," etc. The fourteen song tracks are a mixture of studio and live recordings. LPA83CD; $12.00 Sales Literature American Action Fund Handbook of Braille Contractions Contains alphabetical lists of contractions, commonly used symbols, and Braille indicators. Updated to reflect the changes in the Braille code with the introduction of Unified English Braille. Two versions are available: Twin-Vision® (Braille interleaved with print) and Braille only. • Twin-Vision®; LSA28; Braille with print; $5.00 • Braille Only; LSA26; Braille; $5.00 Crooked Paths Made Straight by Dr. Isabelle Grant (Print) Dr. Isabelle Grant was the first blind public school teacher in California and a longtime member of the National Federation of the Blind. In 1959 she set off on a year-long journey around the world with no definite plans, and her only companion was Oscar, her long white cane. Crooked Paths Made Straight is Dr. Grant's memoir of her extraordinary round-the-world journey. In Karachi she travels the streets by rickshaw and struggles to master the Urdu language. In India she explores the Taj Mahal, and in Burma she sleeps in a room where lizards race up and down the walls. Everywhere she goes, she visits schools, talks with teachers and students, and learns all she can about the educational opportunities for both sighted and blind children. At a time when solo travel was deemed too dangerous for a woman, and when blind people were seen as helpless and in need of protection, Isabelle Grant firmly defied social constraints. LSA114P; $18.00 The Future of Disability Law: Essays from the 2015 Jacobus tenBroek Disability Law Symposium edited by David Ferleger, ESQ. (Print) In celebration of the 25th anniversary of the enactment of the Americans with Disabilities Act, nationally recognized disability rights advocates looked ahead to the next twenty-five years of disability law in the United States. The essays in this book are based on their presentations and cover topics such as the future of disability law, civil rights movements and culture and policy change, the school to prison pipeline, aging and disability, and criminal justice and disability. LSA113P; $12.00 The McDuffy Reader: A Braille Primer for Adults (Print Companion to the Unified English Braille Edition of the Braille Student Manual) by Sharon L. Monthei (Print) Contains the text in print for a sighted individual assisting a Braille student. New symbols are shown in SimBraille while the rest of the text appears in a standard print font. This version of the McDuffy Reader will be helpful to sighted teachers and family members or friends aiding a blind Braille student using this curriculum. It should be noted that the print version is not intended to and will not serve as a Braille curriculum on its own. LSA111P; $20.00 The Power of Love: How Kenneth Jernigan Changed the World edited by Ramona Walhof (Print) The editor, a longtime friend of Kenneth Jernigan, draws together the distinctive voices of individuals who knew him and whose lives he touched through his work with the National Federation of the Blind. Each of the reflections begins with a brief biographical sketch that introduces the chapter’s author and ties his or her life to Kenneth Jernigan and his work. The book concludes with a chapter, “Blindness: The Federation at Fifty,” a retrospective written by Kenneth Jernigan himself in the last decade of his life. This volume gathers a polyphonic chorus of voices that tell how the power of love, coursing through the life of Kenneth Jernigan, changed the world for the blind and, in so doing, changed the world for everyone.