The Braille Monitor for November, 1997 is now
available for downloading or file request from NFB NET. It can
be had under the file names BRLM9711.ZIP or BRLM9711.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 wide variety of articles. Below is the
complete Table of Contents.
He Can't Buy An Island: Total Victory in the Sember Case
by Barbara Pierce
Convention Bulletin 1998
Insights from an Instructional Assistant
by Denise Mackenstadt
Around the Block, to the Mall, and Beyond
An All Too Familiar Story
>From Bad Philosophy to Bad Policy:
The American Braille Illiteracy Crisis
by James H. Omvig
The 1998 National Federation of the Blind
Scholarship Program
Blind Artist Sees Ways to Share Her Creativity
by Barbara Tomovick
Of Numbers and Independence
by Suzanne Rowell
Funding Closed Circuit Televisions
Through Medical Insurance
by Greg Trapp
Magoo Debate Moves to UK
Delivering the Coffee
by Mary Ellen Gabias
A New Sheriff in Town
by Peggy Elliott
Reflecting on Fear of Blindness
by Seville Allen
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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