THE BRAILLE FORUM Volume L July-August 2011 No. 1
THE BRAILLE FORUM Volume L July-August 2011 No. 1
THE
BRAILLE FORUM
Volume L July-August 2011 No. 1
Published by
the American Council of the Blind
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The American Council of the Blind strives to increase the independence,
security, equality of opportunity, and to improve quality of life for all
blind and visually impaired people.
Mitch Pomerantz, President
Melanie Brunson, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
National Office:
2200 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22201
(202) 467-5081
fax: (703) 465-5085
Web site: http://www.acb.org
THE BRAILLE FORUM (TM) is available in braille, large print, half-speed
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address changes, and items intended for publication should be sent to Sharon
Lovering at the address above, or via e-mail to slovering at acb.org.
The American Council of the Blind (TM) is a membership organization made up
of more than 70 state and special-interest affiliates. To join, contact the
national office at the number listed above.
Those much-needed contributions, which are tax-deductible, can be sent to
Attn: Treasurer, ACB, 6300 Shingle Creek Pkwy., Suite 195, Brooklyn Center,
MN 55430. If you wish to remember a relative or friend, the national office
has printed cards available for this purpose. Consider including a gift to
ACB in your Last Will and Testament. If your wishes are complex, call the
national office.
To make a contribution to ACB via the Combined Federal Campaign, use this
number: 11155.
For the latest in legislative and governmental news, call the "Washington
Connection" toll-free at (800) 424-8666, 5 p.m. to midnight Eastern time, or
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Copyright 2011
American Council of the Blind
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TABLE OF CONTENTS
President's Message: Presidential Potpourri, by Mitch Pomerantz
Legislative News and a Request from the National Office, by Melanie Brunson
MLK Library, DCPS and BRS Unite to Benefit Students with Print Disabilities,
by John M. Williams
Old Attitudes Die Hard, by Carl Jarvis
The Accessibility Lesson Which My Co-Workers and I Learned During Dinner, by
Ron Brooks
15 Ways to Maximize Your ACB Membership, by Kenneth Semien Sr.
Affiliate News
Passings
Letter to the Editor
Set Your Course
Here and There, edited by Sue Lichtenfels
High Tech Swap Shop
CORRECTION
Due to an editing error, there were references in "ACB's Audio
Description Project Updates" (June 2011) to the year 2010. They should have
read "2011." We regret the error.
FORUM SUBSCRIPTION NOTES
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