The Braille Monitor for December, 1997 is now
available for downloading or file request from NFB NET. It can
be had under the file names BRLM9712.ZIP or BRLM9712.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
including one by Curtis Chong, Director of NFB's new Technology
Department, concerning our problems using Microsoft Internet
Explorer version 4.0. Below is the complete Table of Contents
for the issue.
The City and the Fear
by Marc Maurer
Microsoft Takes A Big Step Backward
by Curtis Chong
The Owner-Executive Running the Montessori School
by Carla McQuillan
Advancing Science Through the Legal Profession
by Charles Brown
The Blind Lawyer Shaping Policy for the Nation's Power Companies
by Bruce Gardner
Food for Thought: Experience of a Blind Dietitian
by Lynn Mattioli
Parents Win Fight with School Board in Virginia
NFB Sues Law School Admissions Council
Setting the Record Straight about Sensory Safari
Living by the Numbers
by Susan J. Spungin, Ed.D.
The Other Side of the Mule
by Randy Cox
Seeing No Limits
by Don Melvin
Now Blind Can Scan the Newspaper
by Cala Byram
Distinguished Educator of Blind Children Award for 1998
by Sharon Maneki
The 1998 Blind Educator of the Year Award
by Stephen O. Benson
Recipes
Monitor Miniatures
Happy reading!
David Andrews
David Andrews (dandrews@visi.com)
or BBS: (telnet to nfbnet.org) or call (612) 696-1975
Net-Tamer V 1.10 Beta - Registered
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