The Braille Monitor for April, 1997 is now
available for downloading or file request from NFB NET. It can
be had under the file names BRLM9704.ZIP or BRLM9704.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."
You can also now have the Monitor sent to you via internet
e-mail.
Send a message to listserv@braille.org and leave the subject
blank.
Put "subscribe brl-monitor <your name>" in the body of the
message.
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 contains a number of articles on travel
and blind travel instructors. the complete Table of Contents is
as follows:
Stacking the Deck Against Blind Travel Instructors
by Marc Maurer
Teaching Cane Travel Blind?
by Arlene Hill
A Letter from the Trenches: Straight Talk About Cane Travel
by Georginia Kleege
Helping the Sighted to See
The 1997 Washington Seminar
by Barbara Pierce
Legislative Agenda
Winning the Chance to Earn and Pay Taxes: How the Blind
Person's Earnings Limit in the Social
Security Act Must be Changed
Braille Literacy and the Individuals with Disabilities
Education Act
Blindness, Rehabilitation, and the Need for Specialized
Programs
Telling Our Story
by Michael Baillif
Disability Simulation That Works
by John W. Smith
New Orleans--Something for Everyone
by Jerry Whittle
1997 Convention Attractions
Recipes
Monitor Miniatures
Happy reading!
David Andrews
David Andrews (dandrews@visi.com)
or BBS: (telnet to nfbnet.org) or call (612) 696-1975
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