<html xmlns:v="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:vml" xmlns:o="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:office" xmlns:w="urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:word" xmlns:m="http://schemas.microsoft.com/office/2004/12/omml" xmlns="http://www.w3.org/TR/REC-html40"><head><meta http-equiv=Content-Type content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><meta name=Generator content="Microsoft Word 15 (filtered medium)"><style><!--
/* Font Definitions */
@font-face
{font-family:"Cambria Math";
panose-1:2 4 5 3 5 4 6 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Calibri;
panose-1:2 15 5 2 2 2 4 3 2 4;}
@font-face
{font-family:Tahoma;
panose-1:2 11 6 4 3 5 4 4 2 4;}
/* Style Definitions */
p.MsoNormal, li.MsoNormal, div.MsoNormal
{margin:0in;
font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;}
a:link, span.MsoHyperlink
{mso-style-priority:99;
color:blue;
text-decoration:underline;}
span.visually-hidden
{mso-style-name:visually-hidden;}
span.EmailStyle22
{mso-style-type:personal-reply;
font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif;
color:windowtext;}
.MsoChpDefault
{mso-style-type:export-only;
font-size:10.0pt;}
@page WordSection1
{size:8.5in 11.0in;
margin:1.0in 1.0in 1.0in 1.0in;}
div.WordSection1
{page:WordSection1;}
--></style><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapedefaults v:ext="edit" spidmax="1026" />
</xml><![endif]--><!--[if gte mso 9]><xml>
<o:shapelayout v:ext="edit">
<o:idmap v:ext="edit" data="1" />
</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple style='word-wrap:break-word'><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>For your information. <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Camille <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><div style='border:none;border-top:solid #E1E1E1 1.0pt;padding:3.0pt 0in 0in 0in'><p class=MsoNormal><b>From:</b> NFBF-L <nfbf-l-bounces@nfbnet.org> <b>On Behalf Of </b>Denise Valkema via NFBF-L<br><b>Sent:</b> Wednesday, January 6, 2021 7:46 AM<br><b>To:</b> NFBF <nfbf-l@nfbnet.org>; NFBF <nfbf-leaders@nfbnet.org><br><b>Cc:</b> Denise Valkema <valkemadenise@aol.com><br><b>Subject:</b> [NFBF-L] BRAILLE MONITOR Vol 64 No 1 January 2021<o:p></o:p></p></div></div><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><div><p style='background:white'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'>Vol. 64, No. 1 January 2021</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210101.htm">Illustration: The Five Hundredth Presidential Release: Communication is the Key (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/03_the_500th_presidential_release_communication_is_the_key.mp3">Illustration: The Five Hundredth Presidential Release: Communication is the Key</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/03_the_500th_presidential_release_communication_is_the_key.mp3">(MP3)</a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210102.htm">A Walk Taken Today and a Walk Taken Eighty Years Ago (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/04_a_walk_taken_today_and_a_walk_taken_80_years_ago.mp3">A Walk Taken Today and a Walk Taken Eighty Years Ago</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/04_a_walk_taken_today_and_a_walk_taken_80_years_ago.mp3">(MP3)</a><br>by Mark Riccobono</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210103.htm">2021 Washington Seminar Update from Government Affairs: The Issues (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/05_2021_washington_seminar_update_from_government_affairs.mp3">2021 Washington Seminar Update from Government Affairs: The Issues</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/05_2021_washington_seminar_update_from_government_affairs.mp3">(MP3)</a> </span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210104.htm">National Federation of the Blind Code of Conduct (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/06_nfb_code_of_conduct.mp3">National Federation of the Blind Code of Conduct</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/06_nfb_code_of_conduct.mp3">(MP3)</a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210105.htm">The National Federation of the Blind Stands in Solidarity with Victims and Survivors (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/07_the_nfb_stands_in_solidarity_with_victims_and_survivors.mp3">The National Federation of the Blind Stands in Solidarity with Victims and Survivors</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/07_the_nfb_stands_in_solidarity_with_victims_and_survivors.mp3">(MP3)</a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210106.htm">Open Letter of Apology from President Riccobono (HTML) </a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/08_open_letter_of_apology_from_president_riccobono.mp3">Open Letter of Apology from President Riccobono</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/08_open_letter_of_apology_from_president_riccobono.mp3">(MP3)</a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210107.htm">From My Head to My Heart (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/09_from_my_head_to_my_heart.mp3">From My Head to My Heart</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/09_from_my_head_to_my_heart.mp3">(MP3)</a><br>by Michael Colbrunn</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210108.htm">Remote Science Learning Advancements for the Blind (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/10_remote_science_learning_advancements_for_the_blind.mp3">Remote Science Learning Advancements for the Blind</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/10_remote_science_learning_advancements_for_the_blind.mp3">(MP3)</a><br>by Ashley Neybert</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210109.htm">From the Director's Desk (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/11_from_the_directors_desk.mp3">From the Director<span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>�</span>s Desk</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/11_from_the_directors_desk.mp3">(MP3)</a><br>by Jennifer M. Kennedy</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210110.htm">Tolling Bells and Ocean Swells (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/12_tolling_bells_and_ocean_swells.mp3">Tolling Bells and Ocean Swells</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/12_tolling_bells_and_ocean_swells.mp3">(MP3)</a><br>by Stacie Dubnow</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210111.htm">Navigating Healthcare When All They Can See is that You Can't (HTML) </a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/13_navigating_healthcare_when_all_they_can_see_is_that_you_cant.mp3">Navigating Healthcare When All They Can See is that You Can<span style='font-family:"Tahoma",sans-serif'>�</span>t</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/13_navigating_healthcare_when_all_they_can_see_is_that_you_cant.mp3">(MP3)</a><br>by Deborah Kent Stein</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210112.htm">When Voting In-person is not an Option, the Blind Still Need Their Vote (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/14_when_voting_in_person_is_not_an_option.mp3">When Voting In-person is not an Option, the Blind Still Need Their Vote</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/14_when_voting_in_person_is_not_an_option.mp3">(MP3)</a><br>by Chris Danielsen</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210113.htm">Leave a Legacy (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/15_leave_a_legacy.mp3">Leave a Legacy</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/15_leave_a_legacy.mp3">(MP3)</a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210114.htm">Mentoring Cultivates and Nurtures Relationships that Contribute to Lifelong Learning and to Living the Lives We Want (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/16_mentoring_cultivates_and_nurtures_relationships.mp3">Mentoring Cultivates and Nurtures Relationships that Contribute to Lifelong Learning and to Living the Lives We Want</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/16_mentoring_cultivates_and_nurtures_relationships.mp3">(MP3)</a><br>by Maurice Peret</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210115.htm">COVID-19 Reflections On Our Strange New World (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/17_covid_19_reflections_on_our_strange_new_world.mp3">COVID-19 Reflections On Our Strange New World</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/17_covid_19_reflections_on_our_strange_new_world.mp3">(MP3)</a><br>by Maurice Peret</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210116.htm">Dr. Sachin Dev Pavithran Named Executive Director of the US Access Board (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/18_dr_sachin_dev_pavithran_named_executive_director_of_the_us_access_board.mp3">Dr. Sachin Dev Pavithran Named Executive Director of the US Access Board</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/18_dr_sachin_dev_pavithran_named_executive_director_of_the_us_access_board.mp3">(MP3)</a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210117.htm">Honoring our Blind Ancestors: Anita O'Shea (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/19_honoring_our_blind_ancestors_anita_oshea.mp3">Honoring our Blind Ancestors: Anita O'Shea</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/19_honoring_our_blind_ancestors_anita_oshea.mp3">(MP3)</a><br>by Peggy Chong</span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210118.htm">Recipes (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/20_recipes.mp3">Recipes</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/20_recipes.mp3">(MP3)</a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p style='background:white;-webkit-text-size-adjust: auto'><span style='font-size:13.5pt;color:black'><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm210119.htm"><em><span style='font-family:"Calibri",sans-serif'>Monitor</span></em> Miniatures (HTML)</a><br><span class=visually-hidden><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/21_monitor_miniatures.mp3">Monitor Miniatures</a></span><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/braille_monitor/2021/january/21_monitor_miniatures.mp3">(MP3</a></span><span style='font-size:13.5pt'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a href="https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm2101tc.htm">https://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm21/bm2101/bm2101tc.htm</a><o:p></o:p></p></div><p class=MsoNormal><br>Forward Together, <o:p></o:p></p><div><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Denise Valkema, President<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>National Federation of the Blind of Florida<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="mailto:President@nfbflorida.org">President@nfbflorida.org</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><span style='color:black'>(305)972-8529</span><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'><a href="http://WWW.NFBFLORIDA.ORG">WWW.NFBFLORIDA.ORG</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Follow us @nfbflorida<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal style='margin-left:.5in'>Live the life you want.<o:p></o:p></p></div></div></body></html>