JanuaryFebruary Braille Monitor Now available

From: David Andrews (dandrews@visi.com)
Date: Thu Jan 28 1999 - 04:02:19 PST


     The Braille Monitor for January/February, 1999 is now
available for downloading or file request from NFB NET. It can
be had under the file names BRLM9901.ZIP or BRLM9901.TXT.

     the Monitor can be downloaded from NFB NET by calling (651)
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, or by pointing your web
browser to http://www.nfbnet.org. You can also reach NFB NET via
anonymous FTP at ftp://ftp.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@nfbcal.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 entire Braille Monitor is devoted to remembering and
celebrating the life and work of Dr. Kenneth Jernigan. Here is
the table of contents from the issue.

In Memoriam

Eulogy
     by Marc Maurer

Kenneth Jernigan: the Monument and the Man
     by Marc Maurer

Kenneth Jernigan, 71, Advocate for the Blind
     by Richard Severo

The Jernigan Family Remembers
     Mary Ellen Jernigan
     My Brother, My Friend
          by Lloyd Jernigan
     Marie Antoinette Cobb

The Early Years:
     Federation Leader Appointed Director of Iowa Commission for
     the Blind
          by Jacobus tenBroek
     Profile of a Trailblazer
          by Anthony Mannino

Elected Officials Remember
     President William Clinton
     Senator Paul Sarbanes
     Congressman Robert Ehrlich, Jr
     Congressman Elijah Cummings

Public Officials Assess the Man
     Suzanne Mitchell
     Frank Kurt Cylke
     Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D.

Voices from Around the World
     Reflections on the Life of a Valued Friend and Colleague.
          by Euclid J. Herie
     Dr. Jernigan Will Always Be With Us
          by Pedro Zurita
     Jonathan Mosen
     Norbert Mueller
     Allan Dodds
     Sir John Wilson
     Thailand Speaks
          by Pecharat Techavachara
     Enrique Elissalde
     Hans Cohn
     Kua Cheng Hock
     Colin Low

Friends in the Business Community Speak
     Raymond Kurzweil, Ph.D.
     David Pillischer

Private Organizations Speak
     Jean Dyon Norris
     Susan J. Spungin, Ed.D.
     Tuck Tinsley, Ed.D.
     Lawrence F. Campbell
     Gerald M. Kass

Mass Mail Friends Say Thank You

The Students Speak
     Jim Portillo
     Jay Wolf
     Mariyam Cementwala

Words from Colleagues Old and New
     Peggy Elliott
     A Hero among Us
          by Michael Baillif
     Convention Reflections.
          by Stephen O. Benson
     Thomas Bickford
     Donald C. Capps
     Dr. Kenneth Jernigan: My Teacher, My Mentor, My Friend
          by Nell Cardwell Carney
     Of Grammar Lessons and Gold Tie Chains
          by Marsha Dyer
     Paul and Joan Flynn
     Mary Ellen Gabias
     James Gashel
     Deborah Kendrick
     Catherine Kudlick
     Larry A. McKeever
     Through the Hands of Such as These
          by James H. Omvig
     Barbara Pierce
     Ruth Hazel Staley
     Making It Count
          by Barbara Walker

The Fifth Generation Remembers
     by Nicolas Stockton

Recipes

Prayer

David Andrews

David Andrews, dandrews@visi.com
Telnet to nfbnet.org

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