[NFBOH-Cleveland] Read the December Braille Monitor!

[Cheryl Fields]

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Braille Monitor
Vol. 60, No. 11                                      December 2017
Gary Wunder, Editor
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 Contents
Vol. 60, No. 11                                     December 2017
Illustration: Technological Team-Up: The Federation
Sponsors Its First HackathonListen Now (MP3)
Convention Bulletin 2018 Listen Now (MP3)
The Wall-to-Wall ThanksgivingListen Now (MP3)
by Barbara Pierce
Merchants’ BLAST Conference Soars
to New HeightsListen Now (MP3)
by Terry Smith
Why Not Hire Yourself?Listen Now (MP3)
by Mike Bullis
The Secret to Winning a
National Federation of the Blind ScholarshipListen Now (MP3)
by Cayte Mendez
Social Security, SSI, and Medicare
Facts for 2018Listen Now (MP3)
by John Paré
The Dr. Jacob Bolotin AwardsListen Now (MP3)
by James Gashel
National Federation of the Blind and Automakers Host
Conference on the Promise of Autonomous
Vehicles and the Disability CommunityListen Now (MP3)
The 2018 Blind Educator of the Year AwardListen Now (MP3)
by Edward Bell
Confrontation at the Capitol:
The Fight to Stop H.R. 620Listen Now (MP3)
by Kyle Walls
The Blind Can Participate in Worship
and Bible StudyListen Now (MP3)
by Susan Povinelli
Running to Catch the Elusive Dream of
Fitness and AccomplishmentListen Now (MP3)
by Jessica Beecham
The Power of the Mind: Research Exploring the
Capacity of the BlindListen Now (MP3)
by Marina Bedny
Preparing His Granddaughter for a
Life Without SightListen Now (MP3)
by Jon Tevlin
Teachers Talk: Working with Parents
Who Happen to be BlindListen Now (MP3)
by Melissa Riccobono
The Story of EleListen Now (MP3)
by Naomi Mills
Make a Difference Listen Now (MP3)
by Patti Chang and Anna Adler
The Kenneth Jernigan Convention
Scholarship FundListen Now (MP3)
by Allen Harris
The 2018 Distinguished Educator of Blind
Students AwardListen Now (MP3)
by Carla McQuillan
The Holman Prize Sets Sail: Who Won This Year’s Prize for “Blind Ambition,”
and WhyListen Now (MP3)
by Sheri Wells-Jensen
Supporting Equality for Blind Americans: A New Sheriff
in the United States House of RepresentativesListen Now (MP3)
by Val Demings
Independence Market CornerListen Now (MP3)
by Ellen Ringlein
Meet the Blind Month and White Cane
Awareness Day in CincinnatiListen Now (MP3)
by Annie McEachirn Carson
RecipesListen Now (MP3)
Monitor MiniaturesListen Now (MP3)
         Complete Braille Monitor
         Complete Braille Monitor (Zipped Word Version)
         Complete Braille Monitor Audio File (Zipped MP3 Version)
         Complete DAISY Audio File (Zipped MP3 Version)
Copyright 2017 by the National Federation of the Blind

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Happy Reading!

Cheryl E. Fields

Secretary

National federation of the Blind of Cleveland

216-566-4317

cherylelaine1957 at gmail.com

nfbohio.org

nfb.org


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celebrate the realization of my dreams with my Federation family.