October Braille Monitor Available

From: David Andrews (dandrews@visi.com)
Date: Wed Oct 23 1996 - 22:48:42 PDT


     The Braille Monitor for October, 1996 is now
available for downloading or file request from NFB NET. It can
be had under the file names BRLM9610.ZIP or BRLM9610.TXT.
 
     the Monitor can be downloaded from NFB NET by calling (612)
696-1975, n,8,1 at
300 to 33.6K baud. You can also now reach NFB NET via the Internet by
Telnetting to nfbnet.org.

You can also file request it by using the magic file name monitor
from Fidonet 1:282/1045.
 
     You can also get the Braille Monitor via NfB's new file
distribution system called NFB-FDN. If you operate a
Fidonet-compatible BBS,
and wish to get connected to NFB-FDN, to receive NFB-related
files
automatically, then contact Fidonet 1:282/1045 for more
information. You must have a Fidonet-compliant BBS setup and be
able to process Tick files. We will deliver the Monitor and
other NFB-related files to your BBS doorstep, automatically, each
month.

     The Braille Monitor is also available on CompuServe. It is
located in Library 5 of the Disabilities Forum, "go disfor."
Finally, the Braille Monitor is available via anonymous FTP from
nfb.org or from our World Wide Web site on the Internet at
http://www.nfb.org.

     This month's Monitor is primarily devoted to residential schools for the
blind. Here is the Table of Contents for the October, 1996 Monitor.

THOUGHTS ON RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS FOR THE BLIND
  by Kenneth Jernigan

                     THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL

FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
  by Phil Hatlen, Ph.D.

                                THE KENTUCKY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

  by Ralph Bartley, Ph.D.

                      THE INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AS SEEN BY

ONE OF ITS GRADUATES: A COLD DINNER, A WARM FUZZY,
AND GOOD FOOD FOR THOUGHT
  by Michael J. Bina, Ed.D.

                            WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND

A RICH HISTORY AND A BRIGHT FUTURE
  by Dean O. Stenehjem, Ed.D.

                        OF OSTRICHES AND THE TEMPTATIONS OF POWER

THE STORY OF THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL
FOR THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED
  by Barbara Pierce

                                                        COMPLAINT

                            ARKANSAS SCHOOL CASE BACK IN THE NEWS

                                              NAC AND WATERSPOUTS

  by Peggy Elliott

                                         IN MEMORIAM--RON JOHNSON

  by Kenneth Jernigan

                                        IN MEMORIAM--NELL BONNELL

  by Kenneth Jernigan

OMISSIONS:
  by Peggy Elliott

                                                          RECIPES

                                               MONITOR MINIATURES

     Happy reading!

David Andrews



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