[stylist] Future Reflections - guidelines for submission!

[Robert Leslie Newman]

Hi you all

 

Hey! You all know, and if you are new with the NFB, that we as an
organization have a special publication for parents of and educators for
blind children. That mag is - Future Reflections. Recently, a Division &
STYLIST member asked about the submission guidelines, and so I wrote the
editor and she responded with what we as writers need to know. And so below
is the text of her brief message. Additionally, following that is text about
the Future Reflections mag itself, that I grabbed from our nfb.org site. 

 

#1 Deborah Kent Stine's response:

 

Actually, there have never been any formal guidelines for submissions to
Future Reflections. Anyone is welcome to submit an article. I judge
submissions on the basis of relevance (must be of interest/use to parents
and teachers of blind children and youth), philosophy (must be consistent
with the attitudes we promote in the NFB), and writing quality. Length is
quite flexible. Articles average about 1,500 words, which means that many
run longer or shorter than that. If you or someone you know would like to
submit something, you're welcome to inquire about my interest in reading it,
or else just send it along. Thanks for asking!

 

Debbie

 

#2 Info from website about Future Reflections:

 

Future Reflections is a magazine for parents and teachers of blind children.
It is published quarterly by the American Action Fund for Blind Children and
Adults in partnership with the National Organization of Parents of Blind
Children. Future Reflections is available free of charge to subscriber
addresses in the U.S. in regular print, on USB thumb drive, via email, or
online on the NFB website (see below on this page). Canadian subscriptions
are $35 per year, and foreign subscriptions are $75 USD per year.  Checks
should be made payable to the National Federation of the Blind and sent to
the NFB, attention Future Reflections, 200 East Wells Street at Jernigan
Place, Baltimore, Maryland 21230.

*         To subscribe to Future Reflections by email, visit the following
site:  www.nfbcal.org/listserv-signup.html
<http://www.nfbcal.org/listserv-signup.html> , and follow the instructions.

*         To subscribe to Future Reflections in print or on USB thumb drive,
send an email to nfbpublications at nfb.org
<mailto:nfbpublications at nfb.org?subject=Subscribe%20to%20Future%20Reflection
s> . Include your preferred medium in the body.  Please include your
address, whether you are a parent of a blind child (and, if so, include your
child's name and birth date), a teacher, or other subscriber.

*         You may also subscribe to our RSS feed at:
https://nfb.org/images/nfb/audio/future_reflections/fr-rss/rss.xml or
subscribe to podcasts via iTunes.

Future Reflections covers the many topics surrounding blind children as they
grow from birth through college. Each issue provides resources and
information for parents and teachers as well as a positive philosophy about
blindness. Articles from teaching blind infants to discover and explore
their surroundings to campus issues such as access to Braille and recorded
textbooks offer answers to many of the common questions asked by parents and
provide solutions to common problems. Additionally, Future Reflections
offers a national network of contact with other parents who have shared
similar experiences and who can provide information, support and
encouragement. In addition, Future Reflections includes articles about
successful blind adults to serve as role models for blind children and their
parents.

Future Reflections is also a tool and guide for teachers and educators
working with blind children. Planning education programs, teaching Braille
in the school, and keeping blind children competitive with sighted
classmates are some of the issues addressed. Blind adults discuss their
experiences and their recommendations for helping blind children. Each issue
of Future Reflections is filled with articles about parents, teachers, blind
adults, and blind children who have, with the help of the National
Federation of the Blind incorporated a new way of thinking about blindness
into their daily lives.

 

***Respectfully yours, Robert Leslie Newman