December 1997 Braille Monitor Now Available

From: David Andrews (dandrews@visi.com)
Date: Thu Dec 11 1997 - 17:02:38 PST


     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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