Volume LXIII February 2025 No. 6
Published by the American Council of the Blind
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Scott Thornhill, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
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Table of Contents
- President’s Message: Is “No” Your Final Answer?, by Deb Cook Lewis
- Big Dreams, Bold Ideas, by Janet Dickelman
- Keep Advocating, by Claire Stanley
- The ACB Constitution and Bylaws Committee Wants to Hear from You, by John McCann
- Introducing the BADIE Blog!
- Are You a Leader Searching for More?, by Zelda Gebhard
- Join Us in the March 29th Multi-State Auction!
- What Is Love, by Larry Johnson
- Meeting Ed, by Toni Eames
- An Unexpected Love, by Abbie Taylor
- A Conventional Couple, by Anthony Corona and Gabriel Lopez Kafati
- I Found My True Love in a Newspaper Article, by Tammy Robbins
- Ship Shaped or Ship Shocked: There Are None So Blind as Those Who Are at Sea!, by Janet Di Nola Parmerter
- A Visionary for the Blind for 45 Years, Nun Taught Children to Have Faith in Themselves, by Annysa Johnson
- Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins
- ACB Officers, ACB Board of Directors, ACB Board of Publications
- Accessing Your ACB Braille Forums
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Upcoming Forum Themes and Deadlines
April 2025: theme: multicultural affairs committee/diversity; deadline: February 21, 2025
May 2025: theme: Older Americans Month/AAVL; deadline: March 21, 2025
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