[NFBWV-Talk] [External] Braille Mirror

Sat Aug 3 02:00:45 UTC 2019

Hi Ed!

Yep, your memory is spot on.

Speaking of good old Tildy Ziegler, another important magazine that used to
appear monthly, and it would publish literally anything! 

For example, I remember when Tildy went digital, probably a premature move
on their part, but in fairness, they only rushed into the way things were
needing to go at the time, they published an article offering a blow up doll
for sale, *lol* The memory is so well planted in my head that I even
remember the name of the seller, but will be kind by not relating it here,
because it is entirely possible that someone reading this could likely know
him. As a way of showing how reliable my recollection is, however, I will
say that he lived in Kansas. That should make the field of possibilities
reasonably wide, *lol* After all, Dorothy lived there, until the day the
tornado came by for a visit, *lol* Those storms, they tend to change
everything in their path, *lol*

Cheers,
Dave 
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My memory is a little sketchy, but I believe I recall that the "Braille
Mirror" was one of the Braille magazines regularly received and housed by
the library at WVSB in Romney; however, I don't actually recall ever having
read it or what type of content it offered.  Don't know whether it was
original articles or reprints of articles from other sources.  It might be
interesting to learn how it compared in style and content with the Matilda
Ziegler magazine, which I believe would have started a little before the
Mirror.

Ed

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Braille Institute was founded in 1919 by the efforts of one man, J. Robert
Atkinson, and has grown enormously in the decades since. Here's how it all
happened:
1912 - An accidental gunshot wound leaves Montana cowboy J. Robert Atkinson
blind and without direction. He learns to read braille and soon begins
transcribing books for his personal library.
1917 - In less than five years Atkinson has transcribed nearly one million
words of ink print into braille.
1919 - Impressed by Atkinson, philanthropist Mary Longyear and her husband
John donate $25,000 to help him establish the Universal Braille Press. The
fledgling organization occupies several rooms and the garage of his Los
Angeles home until 1922.
1924 - Atkinson completes printing in revised braille the King James version
of the Bible in 21 volumes.
1926 - First issue of The Braille Mirror published, a braille magazine for
adults patterned after The Reader's Digest format. The magazine is published
continuously for 82 years.
1929 - Atkinson's lobbying efforts result in federal legislation to fund the
printing and national distribution of raised-print materials through the
Library of Congress Services for the Blind, known currently as the National
Library Service (NLS). The Universal Braille Press incorporates as Braille
Institute of America, Inc.
1933 - Atkinson moves his organization to 741 North Vermont Avenue in Los
Angeles. The headquarters is still there today and now takes up an entire
city block.
1934 - Braille Institute joins the NLS and becomes a Branch Library.
1936 - Determined to get more blind people working, Atkinson successfully
lobbies for a bill to provide rent-free space for blind vendors in federal
office buildings.
1938 - Braille Institute produces the first braille Webster's dictionary in
more than 100 years of braille printing.
1948 - The first edition of a brailled children's anthology, Expectations,
was published as a free gift to blind children. Originally titled Christmas
in Story and Verse, it was published continuously for 60 years.
1954 - Visual Aids consultants begin demonstrating magnification devices
that help people maximize their existing vision. Volunteers take on a bigger
role, with many teaching home management skills in the Institute's newly
expanded facility.
1964 - J. Robert Atkinson passes away at the age of 76.
1968 - Title of annual children's anthology changed to Expectations.
1971 - Braille Institute's first regional center opens in Anaheim.
1972 - The first Braille Institute Track and Field Olympics is held at the
Youth Center. This recreational program still runs each year.
1973 - A Rancho Mirage Regional Center is opened in rented space.
1983 - A new Santa Barbara Regional Center is dedicated, stretching our
services northward to the Tri-County area. A Sensory Aids Learning Center is
dedicated at the Sight Center and a Financial Subsidy Program begins.
1990 - Our permanent Rancho Mirage Regional Center opens to meet the needs
of people in Riverside and San Bernardino counties.
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facility.
1993 - A San Diego Regional Center is established in leased space near La
Jolla. With an eye on the future, Braille Institute acquires a 3.8-acre site
to build a permanent San Diego facility.
1998 - Braille Institute launches its first Web site at:
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1999 - Our permanent 28,000-square-foot San Diego Regional Center opens in
the University Towne Centre area near La Jolla to meet the needs of people
in San Diego and Imperial counties.
1999 - Mobile Solutions- a traveling display of our programs and services -
is launched, reaching out to people who are not able to come to one of our
five regional centers.
2000 - Sound Solutions, a free series of 14 educational audiotapes
presenting practical information for people with vision loss, is released.
First Braille Challenge(r) is held, for Southern California youths. It is an
academic contest designed to encourage blind youngsters to practice their
braille skills. It is expanding each year, now including more than 500
youths from across the United States and Canada.
2001 - The student shops get a facelift and a new name-Vistas.
The Braille Press becomes Braille Publishing, to develop and market our
press capabilities to a wider client base.
2004 - New Santa Barbara Center dedicated.
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and improved.
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Subject: [External] [NFBWV-Talk] Braille Mirror

Hi all!

In the recesses of my mind, I recall seeing a braille magazine that was
called the braille mirror.

I am sure it diseappared long before people were on line. I just want to
know what organisation was responsible for that publication. It came to mind
when I received word that Dialogue had suspended publication.

Thanks in advance for any help in recapturing this bit of history.

Cheers,
Dave

David Allen, Director
Blind-Sight Limited
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