nfbwis.org » Publications and Media http://nfbwis.org NFB of Wisconsin Wed, 01 Feb 2012 06:00:00 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3 BRAILLE MONITOR January 2010 http://nfbwis.org/2010/01/braille-monitor-january-2010/ http://nfbwis.org/2010/01/braille-monitor-january-2010/#comments Sat, 23 Jan 2010 16:51:00 +0000 NFB Wis http://nfbwis.org/?p=41 The Braille Monitor is the leading publication of the National Federation of the Blind. It covers the events and activities of the NFB and addresses the many issues and concerns of the blind.

The Braille Monitor offers a positive philosophy about blindness to both blind readers and the public at large; serves as a vehicle for advocacy and protection of civil rights; addresses social concerns affecting the blind; discusses issues relating to employment, education, legislation, and rehabilitation; and provides news of products and technology used by the blind.

Read the January Braille Monitor

]]> http://nfbwis.org/2010/01/braille-monitor-january-2010/feed/ 0 Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 27 http://nfbwis.org/2009/09/straight-talk-about-vision-loss-episode-27/ http://nfbwis.org/2009/09/straight-talk-about-vision-loss-episode-27/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 04:00:00 +0000 NFB Wis http://nfbwis.org/?p=32 Mark Riccobono talks with NFB Jernigan Institute staff members Mary Jo Hartle and Natalie Shaheen about the Bell Program, a two-week pilot program held in the summer of 2009, which sought to expose children aged 4-12 to Braille.

]]> http://nfbwis.org/2009/09/straight-talk-about-vision-loss-episode-27/feed/ 0 The August/September 2009 Braille Monitor! http://nfbwis.org/2009/09/the-augustseptember-2009-braille-monitor/ http://nfbwis.org/2009/09/the-augustseptember-2009-braille-monitor/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:57:00 +0000 NFB Wis http://nfbwis.org/?p=31 The Braille Monitor is the leading publication of the National Federation of the Blind. It covers the events and activities of the NFB and addresses the many issues and concerns of the blind.

The Braille Monitor offers a positive philosophy about blindness to both blind readers and the public at large; serves as a vehicle for advocacy and protection of civil rights; addresses social concerns affecting the blind; discusses issues relating to employment, education, legislation, and rehabilitation; and provides news of products and technology used by the blind.

The August/September 2009 Braille Monitor!

]]> http://nfbwis.org/2009/09/the-augustseptember-2009-braille-monitor/feed/ 0 Summer 2009 Future Reflections http://nfbwis.org/2009/09/summer-2009-future-reflections/ http://nfbwis.org/2009/09/summer-2009-future-reflections/#comments Sat, 26 Sep 2009 03:54:00 +0000 NFB Wis http://nfbwis.org/?p=30 This quarterly magazine (published by the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults in partnership with the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children) offers parents and teachers a multitude of resources and information based on the positive NFB philosophy.

Summer 2009 Issue

]]> http://nfbwis.org/2009/09/summer-2009-future-reflections/feed/ 0 NOW AVAILABLE: The July 2009 Braille Monitor! http://nfbwis.org/2009/07/now-available-the-july-2009-braille-monitor/ http://nfbwis.org/2009/07/now-available-the-july-2009-braille-monitor/#comments Thu, 02 Jul 2009 02:52:00 +0000 NFB Wis http://nfbwis.org/?p=26 The Braille Monitor offers a positive philosophy about blindness to both blind readers and the public at large; serves as a vehicle for advocacy and protection of civil rights; addresses social concerns affecting the blind; discusses issues relating to employment, education, legislation, and rehabilitation; and provides news of products and technology used by the blind.

July 2009 Braille Monitor

]]> http://nfbwis.org/2009/07/now-available-the-july-2009-braille-monitor/feed/ 0 I Can Do More: Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar http://nfbwis.org/2009/04/i-can-do-more-louis-braille-bicentennial-silver-dollar/ http://nfbwis.org/2009/04/i-can-do-more-louis-braille-bicentennial-silver-dollar/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 04:05:00 +0000 NFB Wis http://nfbwis.org/?p=21 Learn more about the 2009 Louis Braille Bicentennial Silver Dollar, which was released on March 26, 2009. Proceeds from the coin will go to the National Federation of the Blind’s Braille Readers are Leaders campaign, which is devoted to reversing the downward trend in Braille literacy. You can order your coin today at www.usmint.gov.

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]]> http://nfbwis.org/2009/04/change-with-a-dollar/feed/ 0 NEW! Straight Talk About Vision Loss, Episode 23 http://nfbwis.org/2009/04/new-straight-talk-about-vision-loss-episode-23/ http://nfbwis.org/2009/04/new-straight-talk-about-vision-loss-episode-23/#comments Thu, 02 Apr 2009 01:50:00 +0000 NFB Wis http://nfbwis.org/?p=19 Mark Riccobono reports live from the 2009 Washington Seminar and speaks with Anil Lewis, chairman of the NFB Scholarship Commmittee, about the NFB’s scholarship program.

]]> http://nfbwis.org/2009/04/new-straight-talk-about-vision-loss-episode-23/feed/ 0 NOW AVAILABLE: Fall 2008 Future Reflections http://nfbwis.org/2009/01/now-available-fall-2008-future-reflections/ http://nfbwis.org/2009/01/now-available-fall-2008-future-reflections/#comments Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:43:00 +0000 NFB Wis http://nfbwis.org/?p=8 Future Reflections is a magazine for parents and teachers of blind children. It is published quarterly by the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children, a Division of the National Federation of the Blind (NFB).

Read the Fall 2008 Issue!

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