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Braille Monitor
Vol. 61, No. 9 October 2018
Gary Wunder, Editor
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Contents
Vol. 61, No. 9 October 2018
Illustration: Strengthening the Team Who Works for You:
Comradery and Challenge for our NFB StaffListen Now (MP3)
Blending Assertiveness, Principle, Confrontation, and Collaboration:
The NFB Carries out an AER StrikeListen Now (MP3)
by Everette Bacon
Honesty and Telling It Like It IsListen Now (MP3)
by Gary Wunder
From My Blind Child to Our Blind Children—Why the National
Federation of the Blind Is the AnswerListen Now (MP3)
by Carlton Walker
Leave a LegacyListen Now (MP3)
Overcoming Obstacles and Recognizing Opportunities: A Blind Entrepreneur
Breaks through Barriers Everywhere He BuildsListen Now (MP3)
by Isaac Lidsky
The Senate Must Act on Legislation So Americans can Reap the
Benefits of Autonomous VehiclesListen Now (MP3)
by Mark Riccobono
No Borders to the World’s Knowledge: A Commitment to
Accessibility for the BlindListen Now (MP3)
by Francis Gurry
Equal Access in Air Travel for the Blind: Raising Expectations from the
United States Department of TransportationListen Now (MP3)
by Blane Workie
Networking that Empowers Innovation: Accessibility for
the Blind through FacebookListen Now (MP3)
by Monica Desai
Tommy Craig DiesListen Now (MP3)
by Zena Pearcy
Announcing New Accessibility Resources for
Consumers and IndustryListen Now (MP3)
by Anil Lewis
RecipesListen Now (MP3)
Monitor Miniatures Listen 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 2018 by the National Federation of the Blind
Denise Valkema, President National Federation of the Blind of Florida
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