Volume XLVII February 2009 No. 8
Published by the American Council of the Blind
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© 2009 American Council of the Blind
Mitch Pomerantz, President
Melanie Brunson, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
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Table of Contents
- President’s Message: A Historic Meeting for ACB, by Mitch Pomerantz
- Executive Director’s Report, by Melanie Brunson
- ACB Convention 2009: The Serious Side of Orlando, by Carla Ruschival
- Florida Host Committee Seeks Your Help, by Sila Miller
- Seeking Nominations, by Cindy Van Winkle
- Board of Publications Awards: This Year It Could Be You!
- Talking the Talk about Walking the Walk, by Ken Stewart
- My Cane, by John Lee Clark
- Book Review: Rachael Scdoris’ ‘No End in Sight,’ by Ken Stewart
- Of Dogs and Iowa, by Paul Edwards
- From Your Perspective: ‘Stay in Your Place,’ by Carl Jarvis
- Letter to the Editor
- Here and There, by Sue Lichtenfels
- High Tech Swap Shop
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