Braille Monitor
The Braille Monitor is the flagship publication of the National Federation of the Blind. It covers the events and activities of the organized blind movement, addresses the issues we face as blind people, and highlights our members.
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Friday Mar 17, 2023
Friday Mar 17, 2023
Gary Wunder, Editor
The Braille Monitor is the flagship publication of the National Federation of the Blind.
Articles in this Issue:
Convention Bulletin 2023
Illustration: Working Together on Literacy
Corrections with Apology by Gary Wunder
The Evolution of Independence by Elizabeth Rouse
Archaeology Through Touch by Natasha Ishaq
Accessible Pedestrian Signals (APS): An Effort by the National Federation of the Blind of New Jersey, Northern Chapter, to Address this Concern in Essex County by Rick Fox and Ellen Sullivan
The 2023 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards by Everette Bacon
How Going Blind Helped Me Rediscover the Power of Optimism by Sameer Doshi
Central Valley Chapter Takes on Challenges in Blind Equality Achievement Month by Rachel Grider
You Can Make a Difference
Living the Life He Wants: Stoking Employment Opportunities through Movies, Sports, and Achievement by Jack Chen
Living the Life She Wants: Staying Grounded and Shooting for the Moon with Federation Philosophy by Deena Lambert
The Passing of Jim Omvig: A State President who Touched the World in so Many Ways by Gary Wunder
You're Golden: Reflections from the NFB National Senior Division's 2020 and 2021 Senior Retreats, Plus Some Additional Musings on Aging by Miss Ruth Williams
Blind to Problems: How VA's Electronic Record System Shuts Out Visually Impaired Patients by Darius Tahir
2023 Writers' Division Contest Guidelines
Seeing that Piano Tuning is for Both the Museum and the Agenda of the Movement by Don Mitchell
Rookie Tails: A Seeing Eye Dog Team's First National Convention by Alyssa and Jan Henson
NOPBC Conference Sharing Our CORE Values: Creating Opportunities, Raising Expectations by Carlton Anne Cook Walker
Monitor Miniatures
Learn more at nfb.org/publications.
About the publication
Distributed eleven times a year since 1957, 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 related to employment, education, legislation, and rehabilitation
- Provides news about products and technology used by the blind
The Braille Monitor is available online, via email, in fourteen-point inkprint, in Braille, and on USB flash drive. It is also available through our NFB-NEWSLINE® program and via podcast by searching for "National Federation of the Blind—Braille Monitor" in your podcast client. Learn more at nfb.org/publications.