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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link="#0563C1" vlink="#954F72"><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>All stories that I shared were from a KERNEL BOOK published by NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND called, The Freedom Bell<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Freedom Bell Cover<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kenneth Jernigan, Editor<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Table of Contents<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Editor's Introduction<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Competing on Terms of Equality<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Kenneth Jernigan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Birthday Party <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Lauren L. Eckery<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The Freedom Bell <o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Joanne Wilson<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Being Blind ( My true story)<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Sindy Greenwell<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I Was a Young Mother Being Stifled by Blindness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Barbara Pierce<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>My Journey Into Blindness<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Claire McCuller<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>On Emptying Wastebaskets<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Catherine Horn Randall<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A Woman On Horseback<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Diane Starin<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Is There Shame?<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Jan Kafton<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>I Want That<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Peggy Pinder<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Confessions of a Scholarship Winner<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Jennifer Lehman<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Hamburgers and the Practice of Law<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Marc Maurer<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>--------------------------------------------------------------------------------<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Large Type Edition<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>A KERNEL BOOK published by NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Copyright © 1992 by the National Federation of the Blind<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>ISBN 0-9624122-3-6<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>All Rights Reserved<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Printed in the United States of America<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>EDITOR'S INTRODUCTION<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>by Kenneth Jernigan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>This is the second of the Kernel Books. In introducing it I can do no better than repeat some of the things I said last year when we issued What Color<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>is the Sun, the first of the series.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>For at least twenty years I have been appearing on radio and television and in the newspapers as the spokesman of the National Federation of the Blind,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>and lately something has been happening with increasing frequency, something which I probably should have anticipated but didn't. Total strangers keep<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>stopping me on the street or in the supermarket or airport to ask me about blindness. Well, not exactly about blindness as such, but about what it's like<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>to be blind-about the everyday experiences and the ordinary happenings in the lives of blind people. I do the best I can to tell them, but usually neither<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>they nor I have the time for me really to do it right. This book is an attempt to remedy that situation. Even so, I still don't know that I have done it<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>right, but at least it is better than a hurried attempt in a supermarket.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The persons who appear in the pages of the book are people that I know friends, former students, colleagues in the National Federation of the Blind. Mostly<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>they tell their own stories stories of ordinary men and women, who think about last night's dinner, today's taxes, and tomorrow's hopes and dreams. These<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>are people I think you would like to know, so I am introducing them to you. And I am also telling you a little about myself. When you have finished reading<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>these personal accounts and reminiscences I hope you will have a better picture of what it is like to be blind and how blind people feel. Mostly we feel<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>just about the same way you do.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Kenneth Jernigan<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>Baltimore, Maryland<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>1992<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>WHY LARGE TYPE<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The type size used in this book is 14 Point for two important reasons: One, because typesetting of 14 Point or larger complies with federal standards for<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>the printing of materials for visually impaired readers, and we wanted to show you exactly what type size is necessary for people with limited sight.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>The second reason is because many of our friends and supporters have asked us to print our paperback books in 14 Point type so they too can easily read<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>them. Many people with limited sight do not use Braille. We hope that by printing this book in a larger type than customary, many more people will be able<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>to enjoy these heartwarming and inspirational stories.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>National Federation of the Blind of Ohio (NFBO)<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Suzanne Turner, Ohio Affiliate Vice President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Cleveland Chapter, President<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'> (216) 990-6199<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>Please click on the links below to learn more about the organization<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>The Ohio Affiliate<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><a name="_Hlk18941617"></a><a name="_Hlk14090147"></a><a name="_Hlk14085768"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14090147'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk18941617'></span></span></a><a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGe_1qGbkX8"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14085768'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14090147'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk18941617'><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TGe_1qGbkX8</span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14085768'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14090147'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk18941617'></span></span></span></a><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14085768'><span 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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial",sans-serif'><o:p> </o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14085768'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14090147'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk18941617'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk18067489'>Visit and take a moment to like our Facebook Page!<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14085768'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14090147'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk18941617'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk18067489'></span></span></span></span><a href="https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/"><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14085768'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14090147'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk18941617'><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk18067489'>https://m.facebook.com/NationalFederationOfTheBlindOfOhioClevelandChapter/</span></span></span></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14085768'><span 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Every day we raise the expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want; blindness is not what holds you back.<o:p></o:p></span></span></span></span></span></p><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk18067489'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk18941617'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14090147'></span><span style='mso-bookmark:_Hlk14085768'></span><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>