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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=njp@insightbb.com
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<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Friday, October 04, 2013 8:40 AM</DIV>
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<DIV style="font-color: black"><B>From:</B> <A title=JerniganInstitute@nfb.org
href="mailto:JerniganInstitute@nfb.org">Mark Riccobono</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Sent:</B> Thursday, October 03, 2013 11:30 AM</DIV>
<DIV><B>To:</B> <A title=njp@insightbb.com
href="mailto:njp@insightbb.com">NICKIE PRIDDY PEARL</A> </DIV>
<DIV><B>Subject:</B> National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute
Newsletter - October Opportunities</DIV></DIV></DIV>
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<P><STRONG><SPAN
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style="FONT-SIZE: small">Issue 57</SPAN></SPAN>
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<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: tahoma,arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small">October 2013</SPAN></SPAN>
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<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>In
this issue:</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<UL>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
id=#executive title="Link to Message from Executive Director"
href="#Executive" target=executive>Message from the Executive
Director</A></SPAN>
<LI><A id=news title="What's News at the NFB" href="#news"
target=news><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">What's
News at the NFB</SPAN></A>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
id=education title=education href="#education"
target=education>Education</A></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Braille Initiative" href="#BrailleInitiative">Braille
Initiative</A></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title=Advocacy href="#Advocacy">Advocacy</A></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Access technology" href="#Technology">Product and Access
Technology Talk</A></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Jacobus tenBroek Library" href="#Library">From the tenBroek
Library</A></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
href="#Market">Independence Market</A></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title=Events href="#calendar">NFB Calendar</A></SPAN>
<LI><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
href="#Citation">Citation</A><BR></SPAN></LI></UL>
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<H3><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: large; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
name=Executive></A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva">Message from
the Executive Director</SPAN></SPAN></H3>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Dear
Friends,</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">October
is NFB's Meet the Blind Month, and one of the best ways I know to
help the public understand the capacity of blind people is to
actively move around our communities. I began actively using a long
white cane shortly after I met the Federation and learned that I did
not need to pretend to see more than I was able and that it is
respectable to be blind. Whether we like it or not, as blind people,
every trip out the door is an opportunity to teach the public about
blindness. It can also be frustrating to realize how much impact
there is still to be made.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The
other day I had an early morning appointment at the dentist. The
office is about half a mile from my home. Knowing I would be going
right from the appointment to work, I was dressed in my suit and
tie. When I got to the final intersection where I needed to cross
both streets to get to the dentist's office, an interesting thing
happened. I crossed the first street which is wider and busier than
the second street. As I turned to wait for the light to change a
woman said to me that the light was green. The traffic rushing from
my left to my right very clearly told me that the light in the
direction I wanted to go was red. I told her I was fine and
continued to listen to the traffic. As the traffic in front of me
slowed down to a stop the woman told me the light was red and I
could go. I admit I was very tempted to mention that I learned
differently in kindergarten. I always wait until the parallel
traffic closest to me begins moving to ensure that I do not wrestle
with any vehicles turning left onto the street I am crossing. As I
started to step off the curb she told me that it was okay because,
"I've got you." </SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">I
learned from the NFB that I am the person responsible for me. So
often people ask us to wait, tell us where we are going even though
they have no clue what we are up to, or assert authority to be
responsible for our safety even when it is not required. The
question is: "How do we get the right type of encounters to happen
to change the perception of the people in our communities?" More
importantly, "How do we get to more newly blind people to teach them
this empowering lesson before they resign their lives to being under
the control of someone else?"</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Although
frustration happens, being out and about does make a difference. I
have been going to this dentist office for about three years now.
This was the first time that the staff in that office realized that
I did not need a personal escort to go up and down the stairs, and
that I could carry my file upstairs like everyone else.<BR><BR>When
you are out in your communities this October, take a moment to look
for opportunities to teach others about the capacity of blind
people. Get involved in some of our NFB Meet the Blind Month
activities and learn more about how we can change the negative
perceptions the public has about blindness. I am tempted to go out
and cross streets with no other purpose other than to talk about the
tools and techniques blind people use to travel with every single
person that wants to get me across safely. Maybe I can get some of
my sighted friends to put on a blindfold and come out with me--I
think they will be surprised by what we find together.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Sincerely,</SPAN></P>
<P><IMG title="Graphic: Signature of Mark Riccobono"
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width=160 height=40><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mark
A. Riccobono, Executive Director</SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">NFB
Jernigan Institute</SPAN></P>
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<H2><SPAN
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name=news></A><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva">What's News
at the NFB</SPAN></SPAN></H2>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">NFB
Meet the Blind Month</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">NFB
Meet the Blind Month 2013 is officially underway! Affiliates and
chapters are hosting a variety of events, including a walk-a-thon, a
read-a-thon, an Orioles baseball game, health and wellness fairs,
"Who's Whozit" classroom presentations, and interactive community
discussions and demonstrations about blindness. Visit our new <A
title="Link to MTBM Events and Fundraising page"
href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2670&qid=248178">Events
and Fundraising Web page </A>to view the events listed by
state.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Additionally,
you can keep up with each state's fundraising progress by selecting
the fundraising progress link located at the bottom of each state's
event list. Fundraising updates will be communicated via <A
title="Link to NFB Facebook"
href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2590&qid=248178">Facebook</A>
and our affiliate listserv each Friday during the month of
October.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For
more information about this year’s campaign, please visit this
year’s<A title="Link to NFB Meet the Blind Month page"
href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2592&qid=248178">
NFB Meet the Blind Month page </A>and be sure to check the
newsletter in December for the challenge results.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"></SPAN></STRONG> </P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">NFB
Bid for Equality</SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Mark
your calendar for our fir-t annual NFB Bid for Equality online
auction, beginning on Black Friday, November 29, 2013, and
concluding on Giving Tuesday, December 3, 2013. Next month's
newsletter, as well as the November Braille Monitor, will contain
the auction’s Web site.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">If
you’re looking for a special get-a-way, we have vacation packages to
Puerto Rico, South Carolina, and Illinois, just to name a few. If
you’re looking for a unique experience, we have a Nevada helicopter
tour and a Wisconsin boat tour. We also have several exciting
state-specific gift baskets and restaurant gift cards to be included
in the auction. We are grateful for all of the wonderful
donations we've received and are excited for you to take advantage
of this opportunity.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Please
contact Ilana Posner at (410) 659-9314, extension 2283, or at <A
title="E-mail to Ilana Posner"
href="mailto:iposner@nfb.org">iposner@nfb.org</A> for more
information or with any questions.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P style="TEXT-ALIGN: center"><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The
Future Is in Your Bid. We appreciate your
support!</SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"> </SPAN>
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<H2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva"><A
name=education></A>Education</SPAN></H2>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>NFB
BELL Program</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">This
past summer, twenty-three NFB BELL programs were hosted in nineteen
states (California, Colorado, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois,
Louisiana, Massachusetts, Maryland, Mississippi, North Carolina, <A
title="Link to NFB NM BELL YouTube video"
href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2679&qid=248178">New
Mexico</A>, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas, Utah,
and Virginia). Over two hundred students applied for openings in the
twenty-three programs.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">During
the two-week programs, students used Braille in every way
imaginable. Children learned and used Braille music to sing and play
songs. Students learned how refreshable Braille can be used with
mainstream technology like iOS devices and computers. Students used
Braille in activities at zoos, museums, parks, swimming pools, in
the kitchen, in the woodshop, and on public transportation. Through
the NFB BELL program, students learned that Braille is useful in all
aspects of life; its usefulness is not limited to reading and
writing in school.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Blind
adult role models are an invaluable piece of the NFB BELL program.
Many young blind children do not know any blind adults. By meeting
adults like themselves, children learn that their opportunities are
as numerous as those of their sighted peers. One child from Ohio
remarked during the program, “So teachers can be blind.” The parent
of a girl that attended the NFB BELL program in Philadelphia said,
“This program has really helped my daughter realize that she's not
the only one struggling with sight.”</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">To
learn more about the NFB BELL program, visit <A
title="Link to NFB BELL"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2671&qid=248844">www.nfb.org/BELL</A>.</SPAN></P>
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<H2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva"><A
name=BrailleInitiative></A>Braille Initiative</SPAN></H2>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Braille
Certification Training Program</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Under
a contract with the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped, Library of Congress (NLS), the NFB
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 July 2013:</SPAN></P>
<H2><EM><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: small"><SPAN
style="FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Literary Braille
Transcribing</SPAN></SPAN></EM></H2>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">California</SPAN></STRONG><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
Sal Moreno, Folsom</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Connecticut</STRONG><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
Kelvin Omar Martinez, Windsor</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Indiana</SPAN></STRONG><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
Usama Ali Ammar, Bunker Hill<BR> Roger Dale Coy, Bunker
Hill<BR> Robert Norris, New Castle</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Maryland</STRONG><BR>
Karen Marie Berardi, Bel Air</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Michigan</STRONG><BR>
Patricia Brown Balassone, Lansing</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Missouri</STRONG><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
Kevin Wayne Harmon, Jefferson City<BR> Derrick Lamont
Jones, Jefferson City<BR> Joshua Allen Wolf, Jefferson
City</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">N<STRONG>evada</STRONG><BR>
Jason Arthur VanBuskirk, Las Vegas</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>New
Jersey</STRONG><BR> Kathy Rohr, Pompton
Plains</SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG>New York</STRONG><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
Eileen Susan Ryerse, Brockport</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>North
Carolina</STRONG><BR> Emerson Hernandez,
Lincoln</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>North
Carolina</STRONG></SPAN><BR><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
Darlene Faye Lowery, Rowland</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Ohio</STRONG><BR>
Patrick Francis Janson, South Euclid</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Oklahoma</STRONG><BR>
Tory M. Sweeney, Sayre</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>South
Carolina</STRONG><BR> Kimberly D. Martin,
Greenwood</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Texas</STRONG><BR>
Sonya Marie Mena, Gatesville<BR> Bernadette Perusquia,
Gatesville</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Virginia</STRONG><BR>
Donna M Mayberry, Concord</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Wisconsin</SPAN></STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
<BR> Allen L. Heckert, Oshkosh<BR>
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<H2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva"><A
name=advocacy></A>Advocacy</SPAN></H2>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Self-Advocacy
in Higher Education:</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Accommodations</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Colleges
and universities are generally obligated to provide students with
disabilities accommodations under the Americans with Disabilities
Act and Section 504 of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973 to ensure
equal participation in college and university programs.
Unfortunately, securing accommodations from a college or university
is not always easy. While every campus is different, the
following recommended best practices can help you to prevent or
mitigate complications: </SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">1.
Request accommodations in writing from your school’s disability
support services (DSS) office as early as possible and well before a
new semester begins. Think through each accommodation
you will need and list each accommodation with
specificity. Be prepared to explain why you need the
specific accommodation requested; for example, why you need all
instructional materials in Braille rather than audio or other
formats.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">2.
Request an accessible copy of your accommodation letter or form from
the DSS office and review this letter to ensure accuracy. Note
if the document includes the entirety of the accommodations you
requested and if any specification is made as to when these
accommodations will be provided. If there are
discrepancies, note these in writing as an addendum to your
accommodation letter and resubmit it to the DSS office.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Remember,
too, that in an effort to gather current information regarding the
technology that schools are implementing, particularly what is
accessible versus inaccessible, the NFB maintains the Digital
Technology and Accessibility in Schools survey. Please
complete this survey every semester--your feedback helps to drive
the NFB’s advocacy and legal agendas. You can locate the
survey at <A title="Link to Digital Tech Access survey"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2646&qid=248844">http://nfb.org/digital-tech-access</A>.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For
additional information, contact Valerie Yingling, paralegal at the
NFB, at <A title="E-mail to Valerie Yingling"
href="mailto:vyingling@nfb.org">vyingling@nfb.org</A>, or (410)
659-9314, extension 2440.</SPAN></P>
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<H2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva"><A
name=Technology></A>Product and Access Technology Talk</SPAN></H2>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">In
access technology news, the team has been busy behind the scenes,
and some of that shows on the technology section of the NFB Web
site--there is a new blog post up on talking magnifiers at <A
title="Link to access technology blog"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2593&qid=248844">https://nfb.org/at-blog</A>.
In addition, our even-more-epic-than-usual 2013 Technology Resource
List is now available for download from <A
title="Link to Technology Resource List"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2594&qid=248844">https://nfb.org/technology-center</A>
in BRF, straight from our desks to your embosser!</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">As
usual, we have our fair share of new technology in the IBTC for your
perusal--the new Google Nexus tablet is being tested as we speak. A
new Eclipse Scan and Read Station has been set up for those looking
for a dedicated scan, read, and media computer. Probably the most
exciting additions, however, are the Orion graphing calculator from
Orbit Research and the Eye-Pal Ace. The Orion is a very
welcome addition to the limited selection of tools for blind math
and science students. The Eye-Pal Ace brings Abisee’s
well-established expertise in scan and read devices to a completely
new format. The Ace is small enough to travel easily, but it
provides more features than similarly sized OCR devices. It displays
magnified text, allows for saved photos and imported documents, and
contains a built-in alarm. And it holds the promise of further
improvements implied in the ease with which the software can be
upgraded.</SPAN></SPAN></P>
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<P><STRONG><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva"><A
name=Library></A>From the tenBroek
Library</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></STRONG></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The
NFB’s positive philosophy about the abilities of blind people who
are given the opportunities and training to succeed spreads far
beyond the fifty thousand members scattered across the country. This
foundational belief in the capabilities and equality of blind people
is also the basis for the techniques and teaching methods at the
three NFB-sponsored training centers in Louisiana, Minnesota, and
Colorado. Each of these facilities puts the theory into practice
every day by helping to give blind people the skills they need to
succeed, and each of them have enjoyed a long and positive
relationship with the NFB.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">The
youngest of these training centers, the <A
title="Link to Colorado Center"
href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2603&qid=248178">Colorado
Center for the Blind </A>(CCB), recently commemorated its
twenty-fifth anniversary on September 13 and 14, 2013, with a <A
title="Link to Denver Post article on celebration"
href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2672&qid=248178">two-day
celebration </A>at its headquarters outside Denver. Events included
tours with current students, rides in the <A
title="Link to Blind Driver Challenge"
href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2673&qid=248178">NFB’s
Blind Driver Challenge </A>vehicle, and a gala banquet dinner with
students, alumni, staff, and friends.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">One
of the CCB’s earliest and staunchest supporters was Former NFB
President, Kenneth Jernigan (1926-1998). Proof of his support is
preserved in the archives at the Jacobus tenBroek Library in a
letter that he wrote on the occasion of the CCB’s tenth anniversary.
His heartfelt words leave little doubt that he would be equally
pleased with the continued progress and accomplishments of the CCB
throughout its twenty-five years of operation.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Here
is what he wrote:</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">February
19, 1998</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">To
the Staff, Students, and Friends of the Colorado Center for the
Blind:</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
Ten is a wonderful birthday. It symbolizes moving out of
childhood toward full maturity. Ten years ago the Colorado Center
for the Blind came into being, and it now celebrates the completion
of a decade of progress. You have not only made life better for the
blind of the state of Colorado but throughout the country and, to
some extent, the world. This is an achievement in which pride should
justifiably be taken.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">
My purpose in writing is to congratulate all involved on the
accomplishments of the last ten years and to express my hope and
certainty that the next ten years will be even better for the
Colorado Center.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Kenneth
Jernigan</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
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<H2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva"><A
name=Market></A>Independence Market</SPAN></H2>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Through
its Independence Market, the NFB sells blindness-related products
that enhance the independence of the user. Many of the items
fall in the low-tech, less-expensive end of our product range.
Products such as signature guides and other writing guides,
needle-threaders and self-threading needles, sock locks for keeping
one's socks paired up while doing laundry, various stick-on bumps
for marking items, 20/20 pens, Braille labeling tape, and more cost
less than $5.00 each, and enable a person to accomplish basic
everyday tasks.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Some
items available for purchase, such as the <A
title="Link to Victor Reader Stream"
href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2675&qid=248178">New
Generation Victor Reader Stream </A>book reader/multi-media player
and recorder, are more in the high-tech end of the product
spectrum. While we introduced this product in an earlier
edition of the newsletter, the most recent software upgrade has
added some enhanced functionality that we thought would interest our
readers and any potential customers. The Stream's navigation
functions and book-marking features make it easy for the user to
read and study any materials downloaded to this device. Users
can listen to several different types of audio books and magazines,
including those from the National Library Service for the Blind and
Physically Handicapped, Learning Ally, and Audible.com, as well as
text-based materials from such sources such as BookShare and
NFB-NEWSLINE®. For those who don't know, <A
title="Link to NFB NEWSLINE"
href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2676&qid=248178">NFB-NEWSLINE®,
</A>a free service available to anyone who is legally blind, makes
the texts of hundreds of local and national newspapers, as well as
television broadcast schedules, localized weather alerts, and job
listings available on demand to blind readers in an easily
accessible format, through various interfaces. The most recent
free software update for the New Generation Victor Reader Stream
makes use of its built-in Wi-Fi capability, so that users can now
download content from NFB-NEWSLINE® and BookShare directly onto
their reading device without having to resort to a computer.
If one has access to Wi-Fi, one can automatically receive the latest
editions of the NFB-NEWSLINE® publications in one's favorites list,
even before indulging in the first cup of coffee in the
morning. Of course, starting immediately, the Victor Reader
Stream units purchased from the NFB Independence Market will have
this latest software update installed.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">For
more information about any of our products and literature, please
contact the NFB Independence Market by <A
title="E-mail to Independence Market"
href="mailto:independencemarket@nfb.org">e-mail</A>, or call us at
410-659-9314, extension 2216, Monday through Friday from 8:00 a.m.
to 5:00 p.m. You can also browse our product offerings <A
title="Link to Independence Market"
href="https://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2677&qid=248178"
target=_blank>online</A>.</SPAN></P>
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<H2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva"><A
name=calendar></A>NFB Calendar</SPAN></H2>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Upcoming
Events</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Washington
Seminar – Great Gathering-In – January 27, 2014</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>State
Conventions<BR></STRONG></SPAN><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFB Alaska"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2609&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Alaska</A> -- <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">October
4-6, 2013</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBAR"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2609&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Arkansas</A> -- October 4-6, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">NFB
of Iowa -- <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">October
4-6, 2013</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFB Kentucky"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2674&qid=248844">NFB
of Kentucky </A>-- <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">October
4-6, 2013</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBNY"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2610&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of New York</A> – October 4-6, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBGA"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2611&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Georgia</A> – October 10-13, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBCA"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2612&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of California</A> -- October 11-13,
2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBVT"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2613&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Vermont</A> -- October 12, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBCO"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2614&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Colorado</A> -- October 17-21,
2013</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBDC"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2614&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of District of Columbia</A> -- October 17-20,
2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBIN"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2615&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Indiana</A> -- October 18-20, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBMI"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2616&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Michigan</A> -- October 18-20, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBWA"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2617&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Washington</A> -- October 18-20,
2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBIL"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2618&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Illinois</A> -- October 25-27,
2013</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBME"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2619&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Maine</A> -- October 25-26,
2013</SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBMN"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2620&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Minnesota</A> -- October 25-27, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBMT"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2621&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Montana</A> – October 25-27, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBNE"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2622&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Nebraska</A> -- October 25-27, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBRI"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2623&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB or Rhode Island</A> -- October 25-26,
2013</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBVA"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2624&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Virginia</A> -- October 25-27, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBCT"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2625&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Connecticut</A> -- November 1-3,
2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBNV"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2626&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Nevada</A> -- November 1-3, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBOH"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2627&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Ohio</A> -- November 1-3, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBOR"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2628&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Oregon </A>-- November 1-3, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBKS"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2629&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Kansas</A> -- November 8-10, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBMD"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2630&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Maryland</A> – November 8-10, 2013</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBNJ"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2631&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of New Jersey</A> <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">--
November 8-10, 2013</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBPA"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2632&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Pennsylvania</A> <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">--
November 8-10, 2013</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBTX"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2633&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Texas</A> <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">--
November 8-10, 2013</SPAN></SPAN></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to NFBPR"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2634&qid=248844"
target=_blank>NFB of Puerto Rico</A> -- November 16,
2013<BR></SPAN></P>
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<H2><SPAN style="FONT-SIZE: medium; FONT-FAMILY: verdana,geneva"><A
name=Citation></A>Citation</SPAN></H2>
<P> <SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">When
I look into the hearts of Federation members, I know that there is
absolutely nothing that can prevent us from completing our mission.
It will not be easy or simple. However, we know our business, we
know the language of diplomacy, we are prepared to bide our time if
we must, and we know how to work. We possess the dedication, the
commitment, the courage, and the talent; nothing else is
required.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Whatever
the costs, we will pay them. Whatever the challenges, we will meet
them. Whatever the sacrifices, we will make them. We have the
capacity to wait if we must, but not forever. We are on the move;
the opportunities are great; and the time is now.</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">Ours
is an unquenchable spirit. We go to the work with joy, and we will
not fail. Our future cannot be determined by others; the decision is
in our own hands. Join me, and we will build our own
tomorrow!</SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif">--Marc
Maurer. "Independence and the Necessity for Diplomacy." Banquet
speech, 2001 NFB National Convention, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania,
July 6, 2001.</SPAN></P>
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style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Interesting
links:</STRONG></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to Straight Talk About Vision Loss"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2638&qid=248844"
target=_blank>Archive of Straight Talk About Vision Loss
videos</A></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to National Center for Blind Youth"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2639&qid=248844"
target=_blank>National Center for Blind Youth in Science</A></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to Access Tech tips"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2640&qid=248844"
target=_blank>Access Technology Tips</A></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to teachblindstudents.org site"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2641&qid=248844"
target=_blank>TeachBlindStudents.org</A></SPAN></P>
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src="http://nfb.org/images/nfb/images/image/jinewsletter/martial-arts.jpg"
width=80 height=80></TD></TR></TBODY></TABLE>
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style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><STRONG>Blogs:</STRONG></SPAN>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to Access Tech blog"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2642&qid=248844"
target=_blank>Access Technology</A></SPAN></P>
<P><SPAN
style="FONT-SIZE: x-small; FONT-FAMILY: arial,helvetica,sans-serif"><A
title="Link to Voice of the Nation's Blind blog"
href="http://nfb.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=2643&qid=248844">Voice
of the Nation's Blind</A></SPAN></P>
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