[NFBWV-Talk] [External] Braille Mirror

Sat Aug 3 20:48:54 UTC 2019

I kind of remember the Braille Mirror. I think it was reprints, 
entertainment type stuff -- but could be wrong.

Dave

At 02:02 PM 8/2/2019, you wrote:
>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.
>A new Library and Conference Center is dedicated at the Los Angeles 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: brailleinstitute.org
>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.
>Braille Publishing now including recording services and digital formats.
>Youth Center sold, with Child Development and Youth Services 
>reconfigured and improved.
>2005 - Our Braille Institute Library is named Network Library of the 
>Year by the National Library Service.
>2008 - Braille Institute gets a rebranding facelift, with a new 
>logo, mission statement and reorganization of several departments. 
>Capital Campaign begins for new Orange County Center.
>2010 - Braille Challenge(r) holds its 10th annual event, 
>highlighting Braille Institute's dedication to the awareness of 
>braille literacy.
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> Friday, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. (PST).
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>-----Original Message-----
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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
>
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