The ACB E-Forum Volume LIII February 2015 No. 8

The ACB E-Forum
Volume LIII February 2015 No. 8

Published by
the American Council of the Blind

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© 2015 American Council of the Blind
Melanie Brunson, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
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Table of Contents

President’s Message: Randolph-Sheppard: A Program Providing Opportunities, by Kim Charlson

The Bureau of Engraving and Printing Launches Phase 2 of Money Reader Distribution Program, by Melanie Brunson

Congress Passes ABLE Act: Major Victory for People with Disabilities and Their Families

Come to Dallas, Where the Stars Shine Bright, by Janet Dickelman

Come and Bid at the Lone Star Loot Auction!

There’s a First Time for Everything, by Allen Casey

Santa Comes to ACB Radio, by Carla Ruschival

Fighting for Equal Opportunities: Perkins’ trailblazing Kim Charlson makes history again as first woman president of the American Council of the Blind, by Bill Winter

MIT Ring-Like Device Scans Texts and Reads to the Blind in Real Time, by Rodrique Ngowi

Life Is Unpredictable – Embrace It, by Larry Johnson

Between Two Worlds: From Vision to Blindness, by Teddie-Joy Remhild

New Items in Store at the ACB Mini Mall, by Carla Ruschival

Affiliate News

Passings

Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski

High Tech Swap Shop


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