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Imagineering Our Future

    Issue 29
December 2010

In this issue:

  * Message from the Executive Director
  * What’s New
  * Education
  * Braille Initiative
  * Advocacy
  * Straight Talk About Vision Loss
  * Product and Access Technology Talk
  * From the tenBroek Library
  * Independence Market
  * Parent Outreach
  * Spotlight on the Imagination Fund
  * NFB Calendar
  * Citation

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  Message from the Executive Director

  Dear Friends,

  This weekend our family decorated the Christmas tree at our home. As our
four-year-old becomes more engaged in the process, the tree decorating is
becoming more and more a part of the new set of traditions we are
establishing for our family.  For decades I have been a part of traditions
but it is exciting to be establishing new patterns that combine the familiar
with the emerging personality of our family unit.

  Photo: The Riccobono family

  The process of traditions and establishing new patterns of thought and
action is very much like the work of the National Federation of the Blind.
Built on an unwavering belief in the capacity of blind people, our outreach
and educational programs continue to establish new patterns that raise our
expectations for the future. I recently was preparing for a trip to the <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=wMTGyAottvKlmGBvThZzJg..>Virginia
International Raceway to participate in testing of new developments in the <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=osmgfcLhVfO-36dNwTke_Q..>NFB
Blind Driver Challenge. I was talking with my son Austin about the trip and
about the prospect of a blind person driving a car. Austin asked if he could
ride along with me when I started driving. Our discussion got me thinking
about how different the patterns will be for him compared to those I
experienced. When I turned sixteen, the notion of driving for me or any
other blind person was unimaginableeveryone believed that it would never be
a reality, and therefore I shared that belief. As I came to know the
National Federation of the Blind my understanding of the possibilities
changed, and I have established new patterns of thought.

  One of the patterns that persists during this time of the year is
reflection of where we have been and our hope for the future. As I establish
new traditions with my family, it is wonderful to know that the future is
bright with promise. I am comforted in the knowledge that the National
Federation of the Blind continues to improve opportunities for the blind in
every aspect of life. I am not sure when I will jump in the driver’s seat
and take my son to the market to buy a Christmas tree. On the other hand,
the NFB has empowered me to know that the only limit to establishing new
patterns in my personal life or throughout society is the lack of
willingness to dare to go beyond the current pattern of thought.

  As you enjoy the traditions of the season, I hope that you continue to
seek new possibilities in your life and in improving your community. I also
wish to thank you for your continued commitment to the work of the National
Federation of the Blind. I can assure you that your commitment to this
organization has made it possible for hundreds of thousands of blind people
to establish their own traditions in celebration of this joyous season of
hope.

  Merry Christmas and happy New Year!

  Graphic: Signature of Mark Riccobono

  Mark A. Riccobono, Executive Director, NFB Jernigan Institute

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Featured NFB News

Christmas at the NFB
Photo: Life-sized nutcracker holding a long white cane

National Federation of the Blind Partners with Santa to Promote Braille
Literacy

Once again, Santa has enlisted the help of the elves at the National
Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute to get Braille letters out
to hundreds of blind boys and girls this Christmas season.

Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said:
“Santa approached the National Federation of the Blind a couple of years ago
and asked us to be his helpers.  I’m quite fond of the fellow and was
delighted that we could assist him in his work.  Braille literacy is the key
to success and opportunity for the blind, but unfortunately too few blind
children are learning it today.  This program will not only spread holiday
cheer but will also serve an important educational purpose, as blind
children will be able to practice reading Braille as they enjoy their letter
from merry Saint Nicholas.”

Through December 20, parents can go online and fill out a <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=xKrzxh-RyS_LrYAmrlFC9A..>Santa
Braille Letter request form.  The form can also be printed and faxed to
(410) 685-2340.  Braille letters will be accompanied by a print copy for mom
and dad to read.

Braille letters from Santa have already started going out to boys and girls
around the country.  The deadline for letter requests is December 20, to
ensure that a return letter in Braille is received before Christmas.

National Federation of the Blind will Award $50,000 in Dr. Jacob Bolotin
Awards

Nominations are now being accepted for the 2011 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards.
 Nominate individuals or organizations that have made outstanding
contributions toward achieving the full integration of the blind into
society on a basis of equality, and the National Federation of the Blind
will distribute $50,000 to the winners.

For further details, go to the <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=HW2UDcrTwxvP9KnvTLoTaA..>Dr.
Jacob Bolotin Award page. You can also read about the <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=eBCwi9ape1ZJfHmJN9b__g..>2010
recipients of this annual award.

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Education

2011 NFB Youth Slam

The dates and location for the <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=0veoWiDkUGy69Knfhmo-5Q..>2011
NFB Youth Slam have been chosen!

In the summer of 2011, the National Federation of the Blind will have its
third NFB Youth Slam, a five-day experiential academy for blind high school
students (ages 14-18) focusing on science, technology, engineering, and math
(STEM) fields. This year’s program will be held at <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=UWLyBUVamfdgdB21CBJVmw..>Towson
University, July 17-23, 2011.

Registration for student attendees is underway. Adult volunteers are also
being sought to help facilitate the program. If you are interested in
attending the NFB Youth Slam in either capacity, visit <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=ar2-XzTcpdxDQzdxuYlWRw..>
www.blindscience.org to complete an online application, call Mary Jo Hartle,
Director of Education, at (410) 659-9314, extension 2407, or e-mail <mailto:
youthslam at nfb.org>youthslam at nfb.org.

2011 NFB Leadership and Advocacy in Washington, D.C.

The second <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=26yc4NvFGocbHYgSYoMcyg..>NFB
Leadership and Advocacy in Washington, D.C., (LAW) program will take place
April 8-12, 2011. This is an exciting opportunity for students ages 12-16 to
learn about the importance of collective action, blindness legislation, and
the history of the organized blind movement first hand. <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=ohrVRxCUSvYIIVLL_q_qzQ..>Applications
are available online.

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Braille Initiative

Marina Alonzo. Photo credit: News-Journal | Sean McNeil
Photo: Marina Alonzo and her new Braille writer

Braille Writer Gifts

Late this year, the National Federation of the Blind received six Braillers
to donate to needy youth.  The Braillers were made available through the
generosity of the Heloise Bowles Fund and Perkins School for the Blind.
 Heloise Bowles was the columnist who authored the “<
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=oMgLzJ_qKIHzTLsT3AhSTw..>Hints
from Heloise” column in newspapers around the country. She died in 1977 and
donated money to <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=DF4q62xg1wlEtXAhwa6NUQ..>Perkins
School for the Blind to purchase Braillers for blind students in the United
States. At her request, each Brailler includes a label inscribed with “Sent
with love, Heloise,” in a script imitating the design used by Heloise in her
columns and books.

The NFB identified six blind children who had attended our summer programs
and were in need of Braillers. They range from third through seventh grades
and live in Florida, Indiana, Maryland, Pennsylvania, and Utah.

This gift, just in time for the holidays, prompted the feature article “<
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=lwg6G4EYLgohPf9DgV5wjw..>New
Smyrna Beach girl receives Braille writer” in the Daytona Beach
News-Journal.

NFB Braille Readers Are Leaders Program

Less than one month left of the twenty-ninth annual Braille Readers Are
Leaders contest. For those interested in joining who have not done so,
please visit the <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=hUyZT01XO3NbIUbv9njABg..>BRAL
page to register. The contest ends on January 4, 2011, so keep those fingers
going and read your Braille!

NFB Braille Reading Pals Club

Registrants for the new year of the <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=gf1XBwwOAwEwiULR6zn-IQ..>NFB
Braille Reading Pals Club will receive their packets starting in January.
This is a great program that promotes early Braille literacy for blind
children ages birth to seven. We continue to accept participants throughout
the year, so those interested and eligible to participate in the program
should <http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=4EWPIkP4u_fLPQin6b9zOQ..>sign
up today.

NFB Sharebraille.org

Have a Braille reader on your holiday shopping list? Visit <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=xa0bLXUM1-j8JYDjcb8CUQ..>
www.sharebraille.org to find free Braille books in a variety of genres!

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Advocacy

The NFB has requested an investigation of Pennsylvania State University
(Penn State) for violating the civil rights of blind students and faculty.
 A variety of computer- and technology-based services and Web sites at Penn
State are inaccessible to blind students and faculty, and federal law
requires public state universities to offer equal access to their programs
and services.   Read more about the the violations in the NFB’s <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=uUKVlB-kJ63v7dw6qdxmkA..>statement
to the U.S. Department of Education, Office for Civil Rights.

A message to institutions of higher education:  Does your institution’s
online program serve your blind students? You are covered by the Americans
with Disabilities Act and the Rehabilitation Act of 1973.  This means that
your online course offerings and other programs must be accessible to
students who are blind or have other disabilities.  The National Federation
of the Blind works with institutions of higher education and developers of
online learning platforms to ensure that online courses are fully accessible
to students who are blind.  To learn more about ensuring that you are in
compliance with federal law, contact <mailto:ataylor at nfb.org>Anne Taylor or
<mailto:cdanielsen at nfb.org>Chris Danielsen or visit our <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=ZIxuZ7L8rOc7PssD_YtmcA..>Accessibility
Resources for Higher Education Web page.

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Straight Talk About Vision Loss

Photo: Newsline brochure cover

The <http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=HDUcMajOJvaFI1jr2H2luw..>Straight
Talk About Vision Loss series continues this month with <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=RdmK7huLk-tJdwgxsysvLg..>Episode
35.  Mark Riccobono talks with Scott White about the newest innovations to <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=fsgqSHiECg_Yj3BWml-z7A..>NFB-NEWSLINE®,
a free service that provides independent access by print-disabled people to
hundreds of local and national publications, job listings, and TV schedules.

NFB-NEWSLINE® provides blind and physically impaired people with
unprecedented easy access to hundreds of newspapers and magazines for free.
 Using this innovative service, people who would otherwise not be able to
read a newspaper can independently access, at any time and at any place, the
same essential and entertaining news that their neighbors, classmates, and
colleagues enjoy.

Subscribers to NFB-NEWSLINE® have unlimited access to over three hundred
local and national newspapers and wire feeds as well as numerous magazines.
 Just by picking up a phone or using our online access methods, subscribers
have instant access to such publications as the New York Times, Wall Street
Journal, USA Today, The New Yorker, Economist, AARP Magazine, Science News,
ESPN, Rolling Stone, and Vogue.

Get <http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=W18NC3vh3gtJ-c4CsK3l6w..>more
information or sign up for NFB-NEWSLINE®, learn about the <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=kq6DcBJNUWWUEqkh3qYnFA..>online
access methods and keep abreast of service enhancements and additions, or
follow NFB-NEWSLINE® on <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=Ud9T0PwdgoCdCBbHWLKvBg..>Twitter.

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Product and Access Technology Talk

The Access Technology team is ramping up its preparations for 2011. Three
presentations for the 26th Annual <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=pnA-cDg0V5DfSQrFWaIRsQ..>International
Technology & Persons with Disabilities Conference in San Diego have been
approved. The presentations will cover the use of social networks by the
blind, tactile graphics, and comparing notetakers and mainstream
alternatives.

Meanwhile, our resources have not gone neglected. The <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=sTx32x2ceRVoAZh0l2Gkfw..>Access
Technology Blog’s current topics are the new Pronto notetaker and low-cost
screen magnification software. The team has also added a Web page dealing
specifically with <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=tlgpnD4jvEY9Z9ru_PleUg..>Web
accessibility in higher education, which offers a step-by-step guide on how
to achieve accessibility. Finally, the online version of the <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=-uAW6LabZRw9z2NEERc15Q..>technology
resource list is in the process of being updated to include training
resources.

A last noteworthy item is AT’s involvement with the Department of Justice’s
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=sIyNUxzK59Ugk8RCqHA-Ew..>Advance
Notice of Proposed Rulemaking on Web accessibility. To ensure that access to
the Web improves under federal regulations, the team testified at the
Chicago hearing on this subject.

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>From the tenBroek Library

We want your stuff.

What stuff? Whatever you have about your life as a blind personor as an
ally of the blind in their struggle for equality, security, and opportunity.
Close-up of tactile map
Photo: Portion of handmade tactile map

The tenBroek Library is committed to documenting the history of the blind in
this country (and elsewhere, too), and we’re doing this by making sure that
experiences of blind people from all walks of life are represented in our
collections. For example, one member recently gave us some fascinating
material, including:

• children’s picture books that his mother Brailled, so that they could read
together
• the manuscript of a chapter of a book his mother was writing about him as
he was growing up
• tactile maps that he made with his father

Do you have letters that you wrote home while you were at residential
school?
Do you have old photographs?
Do you have scrapbooks?
Do you have old diaries or have you written your memoirs?

We want your stuff!!

We also want your memories and the memories of other Federationists and
blind people. So please also plan to participate in the Jernigan Institute <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=9gBTnsQ9zA45ktAoAj7xGg..>Oral
History Project.

Remember, you serve the cause of independence for the blind by letting
others know the path you took to become the person you are!

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Independence Market

The NFB <http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=aDx9GR8weusJWhqTccLRJw..>Independence
Market has some specials, which may be of interest as you are completing
your holiday shopping.
Photo: Victor Reader Stream

We have been selling the Victor Reader Stream, an accessible palm-sized book
reader and recorder with built in text-to-speech capability, for some time.
 This device can play DAISY books from the National Library Service for the
Blind and Physically Handicapped, BookShare, and Recording for the Blind and
Dyslexic as well as downloads from Audible.com and other podcasts.  Users
can also listen to text and HTML files using either a male or female
synthetic voice.  The extensive navigation and bookmarking features make
this device indispensable to students of any age.  The ability to make
recordings adds another useful dimension to the VR Stream.

While supplies last, the <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=QARhO4wIGcHVGU-GU5upPQ..>Victor
Reader Stream is available from the Independence Market with an additional
“SoftPac” installed at no additional charge and can be ordered online. The
$49-value software upgrade enables the Stream to also play MP4 files from
iTunes, unprotected EPUB books, and Microsoft Word 7 DOCX files as well as
to record in MP3 and WAV formats.

The Independence Market still carries the <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=Hxl__qihVmvZwOcReEOgkw..>Louis
Braille Commemorative Silver Dollar which the United States Mint released in
2009 to honor the 200th anniversary of Louis Braille’s birth.   Both
uncirculated and proof coins make for great stocking stuffers and can be
ordered online.

Two elegant women’s talking watches are on special (25 percent off) for the
holidays.  For more information visit the home page of our <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=C2flnjmhk0yitPCLi09bsw..>e-commerce
site.

For questions or to place an order, please contact the NFB Independence
Market staff at (410) 659-9314, extension 2216, Monday through Friday from
8:00 a.m. to 5:00 p.m. eastern time.

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Parent Outreach

Required reading this month for all parents and educators:
  * <http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=dCJGXFqlB-3eV6mlvbpGQQ..>Future
Reflections,<
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=dCJGXFqlB-3eV6mlvbpGQQ..> Volume
29 Number 4, the report on the NFB’s 2010 annual national convention.
  * The <http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=XoexK-Bs2CIDegf7qMhKtw..>Braille
Monitor<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=XoexK-Bs2CIDegf7qMhKtw..>,
Volume 53, Number 10, November 2010, especially <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=LZRLZ8ahBHGZb_oJcP4o1w..>“<
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=OdPomNmtBLyGoTVD05XFYA..>Whose
Child Is This if Mom and Dad Are Blind?” by Gary Wunder and <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=6InsbdZwqlfXdKr1IVSrYw..>“<
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=8m5Zc367lk1yQ2kz0sse3A..>Parenting
Without Sight: What Attorneys and Social Workers Should Know about
Blindness.”

Nominate an outstanding teacher for the NFB Distinguished Educator of Blind
Children Award for 2011!  The education of blind children is one of the
National Federation of the Blind’s most important concerns. The NFB will
recognize an outstanding teacher of blind children at its annual convention
in Orlando, Florida, in July 2011. The winner of the Distinguished Educator
of Blind Children Award will receive an expense-paid trip to the convention,
a check for $1,000, an appropriate plaque, and an opportunity to make a
presentation about the education of blind children to the <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=zTrlY1b15-ul8zDKzzrPpg..>National
Organization of Parents of Blind Children early in the convention. Anyone
currently teaching or counseling blind students or administering a program
for blind children is eligible to receive this award. It is not necessary to
be a member of the National Federation of the Blind to apply.  Teachers may
be nominated by colleagues, supervisors, or friends through May 15, 2011. Go
to the December 2010 Braille Monitor <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=mMYKXgGWywSVT4oUrflyyA..>article
about the award for more information and the application form.

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Spotlight on the Imagination Fund

Graphic: Imagine a Future Full of Opportunity

The 2009-2010 Imagination Fund project grants have been awarded!

The NFB Imagination Fund distributed over $60,000 to NFB affiliates and
divisions for projects and programs that will improve opportunities for the
blind all over the country. Twenty grants to seventeen of our affiliates and
divisions were awarded (see <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=vv3n3o4U9ncUqKf9hM3fHg..>complete
list). Funds will be used for projects and programs at the local level that
will further our mission by reaching out to blind people and their families,
providing innovative educational opportunities for blind students, educating
the general public about the capabilities of the blind, and developing
members into significant leaders of our movement.

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NFB Calendar

November 1, 2010    Application period begins for 2011 <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=qfHUeoHD-QtbH6MjIvKG3g..>NFB
Scholarship Program

December 20, 2010 <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=q8sNCJpRqlXKZE7KsifqQA..>Braille
Letter from Santa request deadline

January 1, 2011    Room reservations open for <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=5BTpal2zpOiyhdJunkivGg..>2011
National Convention.  Call (866) 996-6338

January 4, 2011  Louis Braille’s birthday; <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=tUQZnoBfnlAf-u_KSI8TtA..>Braille
Readers Are Leaders contest reading period ends

January 22, 2011   Deadline to make room reservations for <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=CViLbIs0NAgTyVey6hrTGA..>Washington
Seminar. Do not contact the hotel; call (303) 778-1130, extension 219, or
e-mail <mailto:lbonderson at cocenter.org>Lisa Bonderson

January 29, 2011 <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=W0VDqjPq8gApFWX0ziOuLA..>Blind
Driver Challenge first public <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=ouThLL_569Bak5plgWIJdg..>demonstration
at the Rolex 24 at Daytona International Speedway, Daytona Beach, Florida

January 31-February 3, 2011   NFB <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=24Ok-IcZ7GdGhVgccsy4RA..>Washington
Seminar, Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, S.W.; Washington, D.C.

March 1, 2011    NFB <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=zD_KOCXxGeBcb5nToN6g0w..>2011
Youth Slam application deadline

March 31, 2011  Deadline to apply to win one of thirty 2011 <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=p24HMm_ZUXNd6wxLu7a2NQ..>NFB
Scholarships

March 31, 2011   Deadline for <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=42lA0laWCQyS7kbEwcGs6Q..>Dr.
Jacob Bolotin Award nominations

April 8-12, 2011 <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=KHbqD9g8GUteSJ5-gRrwQg..>Leadership
and Advocacy in Washington, D.C., (LAW) Program, Baltimore and D.C.

April 14-15, 2011 <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=096aFFAjkkBJQQBkwUptsA..>Jacobus
tenBroek Disability Law Symposium, National Federation of the Blind Jernigan
Institute, Baltimore

July 2011  The <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=ETZcxbqFOBU3g3YUfkXIxg..>71st
Annual NFB National Convention, <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=0xk8OAcDFkwwSsdcDLc1hQ..>Rosen
Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando, Florida

July 2011  The 3rd Biennial NFB <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=JL2F93X0zAW5fmNPomq4RA..>Youth
Slam, Towson University, Maryland

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Citation

Photo Credit: Ed Pfueller/The Catholic University of America
Photo: Jessica Bachicha and her voice coach

It’s been so refreshing to work with musicians who recognize me as a peer
and realize that it’s not that different from working with a sighted singer.
The thing that matters most is musicianship, and the faculty here judge me
on that alone.

Jessica Bachicha, blind Doctor of Musical Arts degree candidate, on her
role as Queen of the Night in Catholic University of America’s production of
Mozart’s The Magic Flute.

Back to Top

Thank you for reading the NFB Jernigan Institute’s Imagineering Our Future.

Mentor Trevor Attenberg leads campers along the nature trail

Photo: Group on white water raft

Support the Jernigan Institute through the <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=kWmCRWeGptnYxMSjs9_tOg..>Imagination
Fund

Photo: Young woman playing flute

Interesting links:

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=StteysoZgU_qYfS9mESfEg..>Archive
of Straight Talk about Vision Loss videos

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=5_A8pN88oylLPacvWp8lWw..>National
Center for Blind Youth in Science

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=IG7fVc8x2Kp_86EJuA94ow..>Access
Technology Tips

Photo: Youth practicing martial art

Blogs:

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=tjAWpQmCx1I60adDSDDKiw..>Access
Technology

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=1dKM9of6lIGwdYwo6liMug..>Voice
of the Nation’s Blind

Photo: Senior couple

Publication archives:

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=x-IOx2X84rfbnfSWxTaxnA..>Future
Reflections

<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=uApSiinMIBdKI34i2xPZfg..>Braille
Monitor

Photo: Mom and son take a moment and a hug

Graphic Logo: National Federation of the Blind

Photo: Blind little girl with cane

Photo: Blind youth reading Braille book

Photo: Blind girl examining model of constellations

Photo: Blind boy with tactile globe

Blind Teens Carry the 2007 Youth March for Independence Banner

Visit us at <
http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=WPEw_dwJfACLWp1UWX7GQg..>nfb.org

Imagine a Future Full of Opportunity

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Jernigan Institute, National Federation of the Blind
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