Volume LX October 2021 No. 4
Published by the American Council of the Blind
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© 2021 American Council of the Blind
Eric Bridges, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
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Table of Contents
- President’s Message: It’s All About the Perfect Key Lime Community Pie, by Dan Spoone
- Summary of the July 16, 2021 Meeting of the ACB Board of Directors, by Penny Reeder
- On to Omaha, by Janet Dickelman
- Moving Forward after COVID: Renewing, Rebuilding and Enhancing Ridership, by Patrick Sheehan
- How I Nearly Became Roadkill on a Routine Trip to the Doctor, by Chris Millsap
- If Separate Is Not Equal, Then What about Paratransit?, by Ron Brooks
- Why Restructure ADA Paratransit?, by Daveed Mandell
- Accessing Transit Services Is More Than Wheels on the Road; There’s Also Feet on the Pavement, by Barbara Salisbury
- Letter to the Secretary of the Department of Transportation
- Passings
- How to Reach People Without or Uncomfortable with Technology, compiled by Ardis Bazyn
- Affiliate News
- Here and There, edited by Cynthia G. Hawkins
- ACB Officers, ACB Board of Directors, ACB Board of Publications
- Accessing Your ACB Braille and E-Forums
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