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The ACB Braille Forum Volume LIII July 2014 No. 1

The ACB Braille Forum Volume LIII July 2014 No. 1

July 7, 2014

The ACB Braille Forum
Volume LIII July 2014 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.

Kim Charlson, President
Melanie Brunson, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor

National Office:
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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.

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American Council of the Blind

All content created initially for use by ACB in publications, in any media on any web site domains administered by ACB, or as a broadcast or podcast on ACB Radio, archived or not, is considered to be the property of the American Council of the Blind. Creative content that appears elsewhere originally remains the property of the original copyright holder. Those responsible for creative content submitted initially to ACB are free to permit their materials to appear elsewhere with proper attribution and prior notification to the ACB national office.

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Table of Contents

President’s Message: More Prescription Drug Access Coming to Your Neighborhood, by Kim Charlson

Staying Connected in Vegas, by Janet Dickelman

ACB at the Other End of Your Telephone Wire, by Marlaina Lieberg

Getting Health Insurance When You Retire Early, by Ron Pollack

Board of Publications Gives You the Chance to Let Your Voice Be Heard

Why Do We Fear the Blind?, by Rosemary Mahoney

Blind Purdue Grad Works to Make Science Accessible, by Hayleigh Colombo

Musings: ACB Past, Present and Future, by Paul Edwards

Affiliate News

Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski

High Tech Swap Shop

** Forum Subscription Notes

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