Volume XL March 2002 No. 9
Published By The American Council of the Blind
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© 2002 American Council of the Blind
Christopher Gray, President
Charles H. Crawford, Executive Director
Penny Reeder, Editor
Sharon Lovering, Editorial Assistant
Table of Contents
- The Cost of Computing: How Much Can We Really Afford?, by Charles H. Crawford
- Getting in Touch with Literacy Conference, by Winifred Downing
- Seeking Daylight, Discovering Dignity in Disability: The Chronicles of Andy Potok, by Penny Reeder
- "A Matter of Dignity" Preface, by Andrew Potok
- Your Opportunity with the Durward McDaniel Fund, by Catherine Skivers
- ACB Information Access Committee Hard at Work, by John Mattioli
- Affiliate News
- Letters to the Editor
- My Multi-Cultural Exchange Experience in Costa Rica, by Andrea Siow
- Funding Withdrawn for Some Audiobooks in Canada
- Talking ATMs Have Come to Iowa, Utah -- Just in Time for the Olympics!
- Here and There, by Billie Jean Keith
- High Tech Swap Shop
- Sighted People Have Rights Too, by Peggy Shoel
- The Insight Which More Than Meets the Eye, by Adele R. Minissale
- Engineer Takes Safety Challenge: Blindfolded, he tests intersections that lack audible signals for blind, by Felicia Thomas-Lynn
- Convention Countdown Continues
Clarification
In the January article regarding award nominations, we left some information out. You may nominate people by writing a letter (500 words or less) and send it to Awards Committee, American Council of the Blind, 1155 15th Street NW, Suite 1004, Washington, DC 20005. You may also e-mail your nomination letter to Terry Pacheco, whose e-mail address is: [email protected]. Please state "Award Nomination" in the subject line. Or you may FAX your nomination to ACB at (202) 467-5085. All award nominations must be in by April 14, 2002.
The American Council of the Blind strives to increase the independence, security, equality of opportunity, and to improve quality of life for all blind and visually impaired people.