THE
Braille Forum
Volume XLVIII September 2009 No. 3
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
National Office:
2200 Wilson Blvd.
Suite 650
Arlington, VA 22201
(202) 467-5081
Web Site: http://www.acb.org

THE BRAILLE FORUM (TM) is available in braille, large print, half-speed four-track cassette tape, and via e-mail. Subscription requests, address changes, and items intended for publication should be sent to Sharon Lovering at the address above, or via e-mail to [email protected].
Submission deadlines are the first of the month.

The American Council of the Blind (TM) is a membership organization made up of more than 70 state and special-interest affiliates. To join, visit the ACB website and complete an application form, or contact the national office at the number listed above.

Those much-needed contributions, which are tax-deductible, can be sent to Mike Godino at the above mailing address. If you wish to remember a relative or friend, the national office can make printed cards available for this purpose. To remember the American Council of the Blind in your Last Will and Testament, you may include a special paragraph for that purpose. If your wishes are complex, contact the ACB national office.

Join the MMS program and help improve tomorrow today in ACB. Contact Ron Milliman by e-mail, [email protected], or by phone at (270) 782-9325 and get started making tomorrow look brighter today!

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Copyright 2009
American Council of the Blind

TABLE OF CONTENTS

President's Report to the National Convention, Part I, by Mitch Pomerantz
H.R. 571: A Bill That Would Benefit ACB and Its Affiliates, by Melanie Brunson
ACB in Orlando – Something for Everyone!, by Penny Crane
ACB Walk/Run Team Finishes with Flair, by Dan Dillon
Who Won the Olympus Digital Recorder?, by Ronald E. Milliman
We Did It Again!, by Brenda Dillon
Affiliate News
The Vision Lost, by Kae Seth
Is He, Or Is He Not?, by Philip Kutner
How Forgiveness Got Me A Job, by Lisa Brooks
Reading Print the Easy Way, by Steve Dresser
A Surprising Second Half of Life Career, by Teddie-Joy Remhild
Here and There, edited by Sue Lichtenfels
High Tech Swap Shop

FORUM SUBSCRIPTION NOTES

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