Volume LI March 2013 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 to improve 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
- ACB Braille Forum, March 2013 downloads
- President's Message: Making Sausage or, Those Devilish Details, by Mitch Pomerantz
- Audio Description Project Update - The White House is Described! by Joel Snyder
- ACB Conference and Convention: World of Learning, World of Fun by Janet Dickelman
- Have You Noticed Changes to the ACB Web Site? by Annette Carter
- Summaries of the Fall and Winter Board Meetings by Paul Edwards
- Join the DKM Tradition before April 1 by Allen Casey
- Worthy Nominees Sought for Prestigious ACB Awards! by Cindy Van Winkle
- Board of Publications Awards Your Excellence in 2013
- New Electronic Magazine Needs a Name
- Does Your ACB Affiliate or Chapter Have a Winning Brochure?
- More News from the Audio Description Project
- Filling the Financial Gaps in Medicare Coverage by Ron Pollack
- We Want to Worship Too by Donna Rose
- A Vision for Using Computers for Inclusive Worship by Rev. John Jay Frank
- A Hitch in Time by Carl Jarvis
- I Wandered into a Memory by Robert Kingett
- I Know, or Eye No by Philip Kutner
- World of Work by Larry P. Johnson
- Tips on Dealing with a Power Outage by Martha Hoch
- How Affiliates Grow Their Membership compiled by Ardis Bazyn
- Affiliate News
- Here and There by Sharon Strzalkowski
- High Tech Swap Shop
- ACB Officers, Board of Directors and Board of Publications
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