Volume LVII May 2019 No. 11
Published by the American Council of the Blind
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© 2019 American Council of the Blind
Eric Bridges, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
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Table of Contents
- President's Message: Home Isn't Always Where Your Heart Is, by Kim Charlson
- Summary of the February 2019 Board Meeting, by Deb Cook
- May's Themes Focus on Convention and Travel
- Get Ready to Register for Rochester!, by Janet Dickelman
- Affiliate News
- What I've Been Hearing about the GDUI Convention, by Mr. A., as told to his dog-mom, Andrea Giudice
- Conventional Wisdom, by Paul Edwards
- Earn Continuing Education Units with ACB, by Carla Ruschival
- Put a Spring in Your Step and Walk with ACB in Rochester, by Katie Frederick
- Want to Propose an Amendment to ACB's Constitution and Bylaws? Here's How, by John Huffman
- How to Be Resolute in Rochester, by Mark Richert
- Come Learn How to Build Membership hrough Outreach and Communication, by Ardis Bazyn
- Picture the Future at the Mini Mall, by Carla Ruschival
- Here and There, edited by Sharon Strzalkowski
- ACB Officers, ACB Board of Directors, ACB Board of Publications
- Accessing Your ACB Braille and E-Forums
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