Volume XLIX January 2011 No. 7
Published By The American Council of the Blind
THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND STRIVES TO INCREASE THE INDEPENDENCE, SECURITY, EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, AND QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE.
Mitch Pomerantz, President
Melanie Brunson, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
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Table of Contents
- President's Message: Change Versus Tradition in ACB, by Mitch Pomerantz
- Calling All Members of State Rehabilitation Councils and Similar Advisory Groups, by Melanie Brunson
- 2011 Conference and Convention: ACB Goes Gold in the Silver State, by Carla Ruschival
- ACB Scholarship Announcement
- A New Year's Resolution You Can Easily Keep, by Ray Campbell
- The Challenge of Aging and Blindness: How ACB Can Make a Difference, compiled by Ardis Bazyn
- ACB Members in Action: Blind People Helping Each Other, by Maureen Comiskey
- Getting Off the Bench, by Sheila Styron
- Using Penfriend to meet health needs
- Affiliate News
- Here and There, edited by Sue Lichtenfels
- High Tech Swap Shop
- ACB Officers, ACB Board of Directors, and Board of Publications