[Nfbnet-master-list] FW: NFB Imagineering Our Future: Making summer plans
Miller, Pat Woelfer
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Imagineering Our Future
Issue 34
May 2011
In this issue:
* Message from the Executive Director
* What’s New
* Education
* Braille Initiative
* Research
* Advocacy
* Straight Talk About Vision Loss
* Product and Access Technology Talk
* From the tenBroek Library
* Independence Market
* Parent Outreach
* Spotlight on the Imagination Fund
* NFB Calendar
* Citation
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Message from the Executive Director
Dear Friends,
Many colleges and universities are wrapping
up another semester, and thousands of students
are thinking about summer vacations, employment,
internships, and other opportunities to expand
their horizons. At the Jernigan Institute, we are
looking forward to having a number of energetic
college students come for the summer as interns
working in a wide range of activities with us.
Despite the excitement and opportunity that comes
when talking about summer plans, I have been
thinking a lot about the struggles that many
blind college students face due to the inaccessibility of campus technologies.
I just returned from Columbus, Ohio, where I
was participating in a meeting of the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=paVFnnV6hutFYKrUyAVi3Q..>Advisory
Commission on Accessible Instructional Materials
in Post Secondary Education for Students with
Disabilities. This commission is examining the
status of instructional materials and will make
recommendations to Congress for improvements that
might be made in ensuring access for students
with disabilities. During the recent meeting, we
heard testimony from blind students who have
difficulty navigating the inaccessible systems
being used at their schools. We heard from blind
faculty who have had to work two and three times
as hard as their colleagues to earn tenure
because of the inaccessibility of systems used in
instruction and research. We also heard from
dedicated professionals working at universities
to improve accessibility who expressed
frustration over the constant adoption of new
technologies that have no accessibility built in.
I can only imagine the stress these students
and faculty must feel as they go into summer
break. What new technology will be adopted in the
fall that will not be accessible? Will professors
select textbooks that are available on eBook
platforms that are not accessible? Alternatively,
these same students and faculty may have comfort
in knowing that the National Federation of the
Blind is working day and night to change the
prospects for accessibility in colleges and
universities. Even more exciting, we have an
increasing number of universities and product
manufacturers who are actively working with us to
make the promise of technology a reality.
I encourage you to add your voice to our
efforts by sending your comments to the
Commission during the public hearing this summer.
If you or someone you know in any educational
setting (K-12 or post-secondary) have experienced
accessibility barriers, please encourage them to
complete our new
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=0WTXypquqFoEtNff5J5wdQ..>Digital
Technology and Accessibility in Schools
Questionnaire. Together, we truly can make summer
break a time for new opportunities.
Thank you for your continued support of our
work. I hope to see you this summer in Orlando!
Graphic: Signature of Mark Riccobono
Mark A. Riccobono, Executive Director, NFB Jernigan Institute
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Featured NFB News
2011 NFB National Convention Update
The NFB national convention is always the largest
gathering of the blind in the world each year,
but the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=qOblj2YRXGZGFIIm5Q_ibA..>2011
National Convention being held July 3-8 in
Orlando, Florida, is shaping up to be
exceptional. Our host hotel, the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=iUzm29Z81ua91dTA6UcxUw..>Rosen
Shingle Creek, has sold out for the entire
convention! But fear not, Rosen Shingle Creek
reservations agents will be happy to book a room
for you at the nearby Rosen Centre Hotel. Make
your room reservation as soon as possible by
calling (866)
996-6338.<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=MvHCsKSHwQzo6zGeJSFA1w..>
The Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
Photo: Rosen Shingle Creek Resort
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=Rzy7PUvF6Oo4CrzFaunGwg..>Preregister
online with NFB for the convention through May
31it’s more convenient and it saves you
money. Registration costs $20 in person but you
will pay only $15 online. Likewise, banquet
tickets, $60 on the ground in Orlando, will be
discounted to $50 if you get them ahead of time,
before June 1.
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=Z7LFJP3j8YucyObCHy_Vyg..>
The deadline for convention exhibitor application
submission is Friday, May 27, 2011. Applications
received after this deadline will only be given
consideration if space is still available, and in
such a case, the exhibitor will incur a late fee
of $100 per table space. Please visit the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=y69Sgl1GHHvq3oxAFWsoZA..>national
convention Web page for
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=h9Ch1IVxEabizD9W_nn5Ww..>exhibit
hall information, and contact
<mailto:mkobelinski at nfb.org>Melissa Kobelinski with any questions.
Rehabilitation and Orientation and Mobility Conference in Orlando
The Professional Development and Research
Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech
University, and the National Blindness
Professional Certification Board are sponsoring
the 10th Annual Rehabilitation and Orientation
and Mobility Conference at the Rosen Shingle
Creek hotel immediately prior to the NFB
convention on Sunday, July 3, 2011, from 8:00 a.m.-7:00 p.m.
National and international speakers will discuss
the origins of the Structured Discovery paradigm,
the influence of its implementation, its future,
and how it can improve meaningful outcomes for
rehabilitation consumers who are blind or visually impaired.
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=WFuvRxMI_AshH1x8EAntTQ..>Preregister
by Monday, June 27. Your cost of $100 for
professionals or $75 for students includes a
luncheon banquet and a “mix and mingle”
reception. For more information, please call
(318) 257-4554 or e-mail <mailto:ebell at latech.edu>Eddie Bell.
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Education
2009 NFB Youth Slam students
Photo: 2009 Youth Slam students
The third NFB Youth Slam is just around the
corner. One hundred fifty students from across
the country have been selected to attend this
unprecedented event, July 17-23 at Towson
University. Preparations are underway for
engaging content tracks, workshops, and social
events. Stay up to date on the Youth Slam by
following
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=oDYTNPvB-zgpwLnsHxPGEg..>NFBScience
on Twitter or visiting the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=Y7x1OkP0iMXvLI93_D9Heg..>NFBScience
blog.
The Education team of the NFB Jernigan Institute
kicked off the month of April by hosting fourteen
middle school and high school students from the
West Virginia School for the Blind on April 1 and
2. The theme of the weekend centered around five
steps to becoming a successful blind person. The
weekend activities included philosophy
discussions about various aspects of blindness,
presentations from positive blind adult role
models, lessons in how to grill burgers for the
students, and a rousing game of Minute to Win It.
The weekend concluded with presentations about
blindness from the students that they planned to
take back to their peers. It was exciting to have
the opportunity to mentor our future blind youth leaders from West Virginia!
NFB LAW program participant examining the Vietnam War Memorial
Photo: LAW program student at monument in DC
On April 8-12, 2011, twenty-four blind middle
school students and their chaperones attended the
second annual
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=XUqykWPM1b-bzc3PK2iVHw..>NFB
Leadership and Advocacy in Washington, D.C.,
(LAW) program. Throughout the program, student
participants learned about the history of the
organized blindness civil rights movement and the
process through which blindness legislation is
created. The parents and chaperones participated
in a seminar in which they discussed getting
better services and blindness skills for their
children. Parents and students learned more about
the inner workings of the National Federation of
the Blind, its advocacy work for blind
individuals, and available resources for blind
students and adults. In addition to their visit
to the National Federation of the Blind
headquarters here in Baltimore, the visit
included several trips to Washington, D.C. The
students met with former Congressman Bill Zeliff
on the floor of the House of Representatives;
received a guided tour of the U.S. Capitol; went
to the Department of Justice to meet with Mazen
Basrawi, a blind leader who is Counsel to the
Assistant Attorney General; and had appointments
with representatives at their local congressional
offices in D.C. The students and chaperones
attending the program had competent blind adult
role models and leaders of the National
Organization of Parents of Blind Children as
mentors. During the program the students learned
about the struggles of leaders of the National
Federation of the Blind and how they coped with
these struggles. The event concluded with a
banquet during which the students sat with
leaders of the National Federation of the Blind
and interacted with them personally. We were sad
to see the students leave at the end of the LAW
program, but glad to hear comments such as this
one from Gabriel Lopez of California: “That was a
wonderful and life-changing program.”
This year, the NFB Jernigan Institute once again
hosted thirty high school students from the LEAD
(Leadership, Education, Advocacy, and
Determination) youth programs in New Jersey and
Delaware, on April 16 and 17, 2011. The
activities for the weekend all revolved around
the potential for present and future employment.
The program included a blindness philosophy
discussion, interview dos and don'ts, a panel of
blind professionals, and sessions on using
alternative techniques for jobs that the
participants can do now. Throughout the weekend,
we demonstrated that blind youth have the
potential to do any career, and they need to
drive their own future, not leave it to others!
TeachBlindStudents.org initiative
Graphic: Teacher of Tomorrow Program logo
The NFB’s
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=lMxKaBOAbu1Q905JHBxkkQ..>TeachBlindStudents.org
initiative, a resource for those interested in
exploring what it would be like to be a teacher
of the blind, includes the Teacher of Tomorrow
program, which connects students who are
preparing to teach blind children with the
support, resources, and positive blindness
philosophy of the National Federation of the
Blind. Our congratulations go out to a member of
the current Teacher of Tomorrow class, Tara
McCarthy from Ohio State University, who was
recognized with an award at the Council for
Exceptional Children Annual Convention and Expo,
held in D.C. She received the Student of the
Year award at the Division on Visual Impairments
general business meeting on April
26. Applications will close on May 31 for the
next
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=CpGZsmUTuyNarYFgXWft0g..>Teacher
of Tomorrow class, so
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=x2DlP3j3N1gG7QhSQK1Nkw..>get
your materials and apply now.
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Braille Initiative
Braille Certification Training Program
The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan
Institute is in its fifth year of working under
contract with the Library of Congress, National
Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped, to administer the courses leading to
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=Z0d-I79w25gLAZIxohVrOA..>certification
for Braille transcribers and proofreaders. In
this past year alone, we graded some 5,000 course
lessons and approximately 400 certification
tests. As of this writing, we have forwarded to
the Library of Congress the names of 1,000
individuals who have earned certification as
transcribers or proofreaders of literary, Nemeth, or music Braille.
Jennifer Dunnam manages Braille programs for the
Jernigan Institute, including the Library of
Congress Braille Certification Training Program.
But she has other talents. As she recently
tweeted on Twitter, she was “happy to have been
one of the 2,052 singers in
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=URUAK77Z7YUN1RgFjY3yrA..>@EricWhitacre’s
global #VirtualChoir!”
Braille Readers Are Leaders Contest
Jonathan Welscott announces the West Michigan
Whitecaps game Friday night at Fifth Third Park.
Photo credit: T.J. Hamilton | The Grand Rapids Press
Photo: Jonathan Welscott announcing game
Jonathan Welscott is well-known in the
Federation; he has participated in NFB Junior
Science Academy and Leadership and Advocacy in
Washington, D.C., (LAW) programs, attended
national convention, and been one of the winners
in the Braille Readers Are Leaders contest. Now
he has attained a measure of celebrity in his
hometown in Michigan. Two newspaper articles
about Jonathan have found their way to
Imagineering Our Future. On April 13, the Grand
Rapids Press reported as follows in
“<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=JtoJtZPxVSNSeBS_l7YmQQ..>National
Federation of the Blind Honors Jonathan Welscott”:
A blind student’s announcing at Grandville Middle
School sporting events earned him a national
honor in an annual Braille Readers and Leaders contest.
The National Federation of the Blind gave
Jonathan Welscott a community service award.
Jonathan uses Braille when announcing at the
school’s basketball and volleyball games, athletic director Mike Porko said.
As part of the award, the eighth-grader won a
trip to this summer’s NFB national convention in
Orlando, Florida, said Natalie L. Shaheen,
director of education at the Baltimore-based NFB Jernigan Institute.
Later, on April 30, this feature-length article
appeared:
“<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=R2oB8XNc8PsOoys_tbGlqA..>Blind
teen sports announcer gets time behind mic for Whitecaps.” It begins:
With fluidity and unbridled enthusiasm, Jonathan
Welscott has announced the names of his
classmates in front of scattered groups of
spectators in Grandville Middle School’s gymnasium.
But the 14-year-old isn't your typical announcer
who calls all the action before him. That’s because he is blind.
Jonathan, an eighth-grader, has called middle
school and high school games in the past two
years, but his voice was heard by an entirely different audience Friday night.
Jonathan was at Fifth Third Ballpark, and
announced batters in the third inning of the West
Michigan Whitecaps game against the Lansing
Lugnuts, briefly replacing Whitecaps announcer Michael Newell.
Congratulations Jonathan, and keep reading!
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Research
We strongly urge you to participate in a survey
being conducted by our colleagues at the
Professional Development and Research Institute
on Blindness at Louisiana Tech University. Here is the announcement:
Adult Rehabilitation and Employment Survey
This survey is intended for adults who are blind
or visually impaired, and who are of employment
age. The purpose of the survey is to gain some
information about your experiences with
Vocational Rehabilitation through your state
services or rehabilitation counselor, and your
experiences with adjustment training, education,
and employment. If you are legally blind or
significantly visually impaired, and if you are
of employment age (at least 18 years old), you
are invited to complete this survey.
For your convenience, we have two options for you
to complete the survey. They are:
* Complete the questions
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=CxePD3sonhj5Prl12tVcFA..>online.
* If you prefer, you can contact our office
and someone will take your responses over the
phone. You can call 318-257-4554 or e-mail
<mailto:dseilhan at latech.edu>Dianne Seilhan to make these arrangements.
This survey should not take more than ten minutes
of your time. All of your responses will be kept
strictly confidentialno information you share
will be released about you in any form. This is
entirely voluntary, and you may exit out of the
survey at any time. Your experiences are very
important to us, and if you do exit the survey,
your information will not be used, so we appreciate your cooperation.
We cannot thank you enough for your time and
attention to our work. For those who do
participate in this survey, you will be entered
into a drawing where five individuals will win a
$100 VISA gift card. So, take ten minutes to
share your experiences with us and get a chance to win!
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Advocacy
LSAC Will Make its Web Site Fully Accessible to the Blind
The NFB has settled a lawsuit with the Law School
Admissions Council, Inc. (LSAC) regarding access
to the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=c3-CGjmI1WBAiNt7R2ddsQ..>LSAC
Web site by blind people. As part of the
settlement, LSAC will provide full and equal
access for blind users to its Web site by
September 1, 2011. Changes will be made to the
LSAC Web site that will allow blind users
utilizing screen access technology, which
converts what is on the computer screen into
synthesized speech or Braille, to read and
interact with it. The accessibility requirements
extend to all parts of the Web site on which
services or products are made available to
prospective law school applicants or to LSAT and
Credential Assembly Service registrants,
including, but not limited to, the process of
applying to law schools through lsac.org and the
documents and practice tests LSAC makes available online.
Under the settlement, the National Federation of
the Blind will perform semi-annual accessibility
testing of the LSAC Web site until September 1, 2012.
Ticketmaster Makes Web Site Fully Accessible and Fan-Friendly to Blind Users
The NFB also announced a cooperative agreement
with Ticketmaster, the global event ticketing
leader and one of the world’s top five eCommerce
sites, to make its Web site fully accessible to
the blind. Under the agreement, the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=qh4UTQba4XPf2W-xwcmuqQ..>Ticketmaster
Web site will be made fully accessible to blind
users utilizing screen access technology by
December 31, 2011. Screen access technology
converts what is on the computer screen into synthesized speech or Braille.
Pursuant to the agreement, Ticketmaster will
develop a comprehensive accessibility program
that will include the development of an
accessibility guidelines manual, as well as the
appointment of both an accessibility coordinator
and an accessibility committee.
Additionally, Ticketmaster will continue to work
with officials of the National Federation of the
Blind to ensure that the Ticketmaster services
remain accessible to the blind. Ticketmaster will
submit its Web site to the NFB
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=NEkwtIwdrDU573NstVfbTQ..>Nonvisual
Accessibility (NFB-NVA) Web Certification
program, a rigorous procedure by which Web sites
and applications that have made efforts to be
accessible to the blind can be identified and
recognized. The NFB-NVA Web Certification program
continually monitors participating sites to
ensure that they remain compliant with
certification criteria. If a site remains
accessible, its certification is renewed on an
annual or a version basis. If accessibility
issues arise, the National Federation of the
Blind will work with the site developers to remedy them.
Find out more in the NFB’s press releases about
the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=485rqw4N74RO-YA8BpAfkw..>LSAC
settlement and the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=74IX4KCzv5AiaOIAg_UKSw..>Ticketmaster
cooperative agreement.
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Straight Talk About Vision Loss
Laura Weber
Photo: Laura Weber
The Jernigan Institute’s video series
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=b6PlqZOGO4Hd5uQAojaFSQ..>Straight
Talk About Vision Loss continues with
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=7auAwfTPMNXw0mR_WiMDrQ..>Episode
37. NFB Jernigan Institute executive director
Mark Riccobono interviews Laura Weber, the
president of the NFB’s
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=lQ-RHVznn9lEt5iA_rC7HA..>National
Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC) division.
Laura learned of the NFB’s positive message about
blindness when her daughter was two months old,
and she soon started a Texas parents of blind
children chapter. At the 2010 convention, Laura
was elected to head the national parents
division. In this Straight Talk interview, she
speaks of the NOPBC’s current activities and
plans to expand. The NOPBC’s seminar at the 2011
national convention will be held on July 3, and
families who haven't been involved in the NFB
before are encouraged to attend.
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Product and Access Technology Talk
The Access Technology team has done its fair
share of getting the word out about accessibility
this past month. On March 24 the team spoke at
Drexel University as part of their
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=iYIHlDUuugiwT4NoVcYs-A..>eLearning
conference on achieving accessibility through
partnerships with national organizations. The
team gave guidance on accessible Learning
Management Systems, Web sites, and other computer
systems. True to the high profile of Web
accessibility, there was an entire track, and the
entire conference luncheon keynote, dedicated to
the topic at the Drexel conference.
On April 14, the team presented to the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=MbSRMbDZXKCRCV_NTM8-wA..>National
Council of State Agencies for the Blind (NCSAB)
about the current state of accessible mainstream
ebook technology as part of the 2011 NCSAB Spring Conference.
April 15, we co-hosted the HAVA Voting Work Group
Seminar on Accessible Voting Technology, which
brought a group of accessibility advocates to the
International Braille and Technology Center for a
lively conversation about what the biggest
current barriers are to accessible voting. The
team looks forward to tackling some of these
issues and working with this group on building better solutions.
Finally, the latest post on the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=6YjAAEU4VYBS6Ft7NIX8hQ..>Access
Technology blog is a little different from our
usual fare–a discussion of the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=_yYt8O6jDiUDtxFYoqJSeg..>Snapfon
senior phone, which we hope will be useful to
some seniors with vision loss who want an easy-to-use phone.
eBay Jobs Development Program Update
Since the Jernigan Institute started training
blind entrepreneurs who want to start a business
on
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=H0ZJFiQwEAh2ubYrnzLROw..>eBay,
Imagineering Our Future has been profiling some
of the trainees. This month’s featured seller is
native Kentuckian Tonia Gatton. Tonia has always
had a strong interest in technology. She had
been an eBay buyer, but the training course for
blind entrepreneurs made her feel that she could
now become an eBay seller, and she began selling
immediately after the training meeting concluded.
Tonia enjoys 100% positive feedback, and she is
currently featuring items that would make very
good Mother’s Day and Father’s Day
presents. Visit her
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=TGZiHjnOo07juTpI9HHrVA..>eBay
My World page to view her current listings, and enjoy shopping!
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From the tenBroek Library
Documenting the History of the Organized Blind
Your
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=ePu-JnIkmYB2dlV5wuj8cQ..>Jacobus
tenBroek Library is nearing the conclusion of our
grant-funded basic processing projects. Support
from the National Historical Publications and
Records Commission (a federal agency within the
National Archives and Records Administration)
enabled project staff to complete work on the
Jacobus tenBroek papers last year. That project
produced an excellent
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=QKzuhIS7QnhCxnYx14lSYw..>finding
aid that has attracted the attention of scholars
at work not only on blindness issues, but on all
of tenBroek’s varied interestsincluding
university teaching and administration, public
welfare policy, disability rights, and social
activism on behalf of all minorities.
The Archives
Photo: Filing Cabinets
Our second major project has been to organize and
produce a finding aid for the Federation’s
archives. To provide a sense of the scope of the
NFB Archives project, consider how it compares
with the tenBroek papers project.
The tenBroek papers were large enough; they were
stored in forty file cabinets and more than a
dozen boxes of varied size and condition. In
contrast, even after consolidation and discarding
of items that were not worth retaining, the Federation Archives occupy:
* 108 filing cabinets
* 289 Paige boxes
* 100 Hollinger boxes
* 45 Bankers boxes, and
* 21 oversized folders.
Piled on top of each other, the archival files
would extend about a half-mile up. Librarians
usually talk about running feet of shelf space
that a collection occupies. The Federation
archives would take up (if we removed the files
from the file folders) 1,758 linear feet.
While the vast majority of the material in both
collections is in ink-print, we encourage anyone
interested in Jacobus tenBroek and the organized
blindregardless of how they readto consider
visiting the Jernigan Institute to use this
material. For those who cannot read print we have
a list of local sighted readers who have been
recommended by Federationists in the Baltimore
area (which is not to say that you cannot bring your own reader with you).
Now that the inventory is complete, project staff
have begun work on a series-level finding aid for
the Federation Archives. Stay tuned for further
word on this and other news of the tenBroek
Library’s archival and manuscript collections!
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Independence Market
The NFB Independence Market is in the process of
adding new items to our product offerings which
we hope will be of interest to blind individuals
as well as their friends and families. This month
we are highlighting three accessible board games
newly available through the Independence Market.
Nine Men’s Morris
Photo: Nine Men's Morris game
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=MdszIv17HKkJSUhtGTM48g..>NINE
MEN’S MORRIS: Ancient strategy board game for
two. Players try to create lines of three in
order to remove their opponent’s game pieces. The
plastic game pieces are white (round) and black
(square) with pegs on the bottom which fit in
holes on the game board. The composite wood game
board, which measures 11-9/16 x 9-1/2 inches,
features tactile lines indicating how the game
pieces can move. Includes Braille and print directions.
Shut the Box
Photo: Shut the Box game
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=DBg-wpT6zVam122pI-YoaA..>SHUT
THE BOX: Easy math game for two or more players,
ages three and up. Players flip (shut) one or
more numbered tiles corresponding to the value of
the rolled dice. The wooden game tray, which is
lined in felt, measures 10-1/2 x 7-1/2 inches and
features nine hinged tiles numbered 1-9 in print
and Braille on both sides. Includes two tactile
dice as well as Braille and print instructions.
Solitaire and Fox and Geese
Photo: Solitaire & Fox & Geese game
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=eUbZ2LPbnCV8uyebw-ZgyQ..>SOLITAIRE
AND FOX AND GEESE: Two ancient strategy games
played on the same boardSolitaire for one player
and Fox and Geese for two. The composite wood peg
board measures 11-1/2 x 11-1/2 inches and
includes 33 plastic game pieces. Solitaire is
played with the 32 orange (10-sided) pegs, which
at the start of the game occupy the holes in the
cross-shaped play area. Fox and Geese is played
with 15 orange pegs as the geese and the brown
(6-sided) peg as the fox. Includes Braille and print directions.
Games in the NFB Independence Market may be
ordered
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=EahrISHzY3s6-20H0NfKIA..>online
or by phone. For more information contact the
NFB Independence Market at 410-659-9314,
extension 2216, or by <mailto:IndependenceMarket at nfb.org>e-mail.
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Parent Outreach
Parent Activities at National Convention
The April Braille Monitor contains information
that parents attending the NFB national
convention need to
know.
“<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=D9JVTRQutSYOp1utcs66sg..>When
I Grow Up
2011 NOPBC Conference for Families and
Teachers” by Laura Weber gives convention
highlights of particular interest to families as
well as tips to help parents stay organized and
take advantage of all of the opportunities to be
found there.
“<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=ZR6YjvmMyWuBkuK8y0yfYA..>Child
Care at Convention” explains some of the special
activities planned to occupy the kids while
parents participate in other activities, child
care’s hours of operation, and the fee schedule.
Please note that space is limited, and
preregistration for child care is required.
The Future Reflections magazine
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=zDYkIl-5EOY_9heQJ4opdw..>Winter
2011 issue includes
“<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=B37yBGQRlZhSbB3ddINPyg..>Visiting
the Disney Parks: Tips and Tricks” by Lenora J. Marten.
The National Organization of Parents of Blind
Children (NOPBC) reminds our newer families that
they must make several separate registrations:
for the national convention
(<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=_V4jFOlDJGPZ4SHUrvwklg..>preregister
here through the end of this month only, or take
care of on site), with the hotel for a room
(phone 866-996-6338), with the NOPBC division for
the parents conference (through June 10, contact
<mailto:carol_castellano at verizon.net>Carol
Castellano for preregistration forms, after June
10, register on site), and with child care (see article linked above).
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Spotlight on the Imagination Fund
The Imagination Fund builds programs of the
National Federation of the Blind at the national,
state, and local levels. The Thru Our Eyes radio
program, now in its sixth year, has received
grants from the Imagination Fund to help with its
operations. The radio show is designed to
provide information about blindness and foster a
positive attitude towards dealing with blindness issues.
Rolex 24 poster
Photo: Rolex 24 at Daytona poster
The program that aired on April 20, 2011, was
dedicated to describing the history and functions
of the Imagination Fund and the current Race for
Independence. Visit the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=XB_LaPGaBt3CwY8mxHos0g..>podcast
player page of the Thru Our Eyes Web site to
listen to episode 254 to learn about the Race for
Independence and how you can be involved.
This episode also offers color commentary of the
historic drive by Mark Riccobono at the Daytona
International Speedway prior to the start of the Rolex 24 on January 29, 2011.
For a limited time only, you can win an official
Rolex 24 poster, signed by Mark Riccobonothe
driver of the Blind Driver Challenge™ vehicle
that was first demonstrated at the Daytona
International Speedway. One winner will be
selected from all eligible entrants. In order to
be eligible for the drawing, visit the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=Mh9ChexMdXZlJ8ebO7jfQg..>Race
for Independence site and register to become an
Imaginator and then raise $35 or more before May
31. Or, if you are already an Imaginator, raise
$35 between now and May 31, 2011.
Hurry, time is limited to get your piece of
history! For questions or additional
information, please
<mailto:ImaginationFund at nfb.org>e-mail the Imagination Fund. Good luck!
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NFB Calendar
The Spring Convention Season finishes up this
month with the yearly meetings of the NFB’s state
affiliates in Utah and Florida. To look up when
the NFB of (insert your favorite state) meets or
for more information, see the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=_-1CB2OqzL3Ur2ulwmuLWg..>state
conventions page on the NFB’s Web site.
May 15, 2011 Distinguished Educator of Blind
Children Award nominations close. Details are in
the December Braille Monitor
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=Y6HmMhmCW2BgLmXubiHoJg..>article.
May 31,
2011
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=WDpmad7eTPj97bl9X71DiA..>Preregistration
ends for 2011 NFB National Convention.
July 3-8, 2011 The
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=r_ZgUFDF2DfVbRCuLqZfjQ..>71st
Annual NFB National Convention,
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=2_GxQ2kilvUWftytbj47PA..>Rosen
Shingle Creek Resort, Orlando, Florida; More
details are found in the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=jlAHrgx7_gaFEEj7hQy1YQ..>2011
Convention Bulletin.
NOTE: The Rosen Shingle Creek Resort is now out
of rooms. To make your reservation for the
overflow hotel, the Rosen Centre, please call (866) 996-6338.
Our heartfelt thanks to the 2011 NFB National
Convention sponsors: eBay, HumanWare, UPS,
Ingram-VitalSource, Market Development Group
Incorporated, Oracle, Freedom Scientific BLV
Group LLC, IBM, National Industries for the Blind
(NIB), Research in Motion Limited (RIM), GW Micro
Inc., HIMS, Independence Science, Learning Ally
(formerly Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic),
LevelStar, Sendero Group LLC, and Toyota.
Graphic: eBay logo
Logo: HumanWare
Logo: UPS
Graphic: Market Development Group logo
Graphic: Oracle logo
Graphic: Ingram-VitalSource logo
Logo: Freedom Scientific
Graphic: IBM logo
NIB Logo
Graphic: RIM logo
July 17-23, 2011 The 3rd Biennial NFB
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=MjqlS-hekQoheslV7K52NA..>Youth
Slam, Towson University, Maryland.
[]
Citation
Nothing worthwhile comes without cost. To gain
freedom demands not just money, but will,
imagination, guts, and courage. These must be
available not just now and then, but all of the
time. Furthermore, these qualities cannot be
contributed by somebody elsethey must come from us.
Will the educational system for the blind get
better? Yes, because we will make it so. Will the
rehabilitation system become more responsive?
Yes, because we will demand the responsiveness
and keep working until we get it. Will the
scientific community come to know us as partners?
Certainly, because we have the intellectual
ability to create the circumstances that require
it. Will other management systems of our society
welcome us? Indeed they will. Our sighted
brothers and sisters will come to value us for
the people we are and will share our dreams for a brighter tomorrow for us all.
The objectives we have established are enormously
demanding, and they will require all that is best
within us. However, we do not fear the challenge;
we welcome it. No matter the cost, we will meet
it. No matter the requirement, we will fulfill
it. No matter the obstacle, we will overcome it.
Is there knowledge to be gathered about blindness
that we do not already possess? You bet there is,
and we are learning it as fast as we can. But
this is only one of the elements of the future we
intend to create. We are also teaching all who
will listen. Our hearts are strong; our will is
firm; and our determination is unshakable. The
members of the National Federation of the Blind
have been in the frontlines of change for more
than two-thirds of a century. Because of the
spirit we share, our progress cannot be slowed,
and our ultimate objectives will be met. Come,
join me, and we will make tomorrow our own!
Dr. Marc Maurer,
“<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=8e7rAZSwST99zcNQzjyhQA..>The
Advantage of Uncertainty,” an address delivered
at the banquet of the annual convention of the
National Federation of the Blind, Dallas, Texas, July 8, 2010
Back to Top
Thank you for reading the NFB Jernigan Institute’s Imagineering Our Future.
Mentor Trevor Attenberg leads campers along the nature trail
Photo: Group on white water raft
Support the Jernigan Institute through the
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=xX0U3FfLt4Fnqzc1d5tuTA..>Imagination
Fund
Photo: Young woman playing flute
Interesting links:
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=2v7TT8P8rUbslwl8jv43hA..>Archive
of Straight Talk about Vision Loss videos
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=M6zOYwIULojoPPIdiVTzEA..>National
Center for Blind Youth in Science
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=c_p-nipFF_gTTMO97EOXOg..>Access
Technology Tips
Photo: Youth practicing martial art
Blogs:
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=hPH-0-5y14arzId0SaWHPw..>Access
Technology
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=ohHoz3puGtzK7WH_h2dFyg..>Voice
of the Nation’s Blind
Photo: Senior couple
Publication archives:
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=qbLwzBkiN38bTqK7Xr0SmQ..>Future
Reflections
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=e38aRNc-8NNUjRLM_Ewg2g..>Braille
Monitor
Photo: Mom and son take a moment and a hug
Graphic Logo: National Federation of the Blind
Photo: Blind little girl with cane
Photo: Blind youth reading Braille book
Photo: Blind girl examining model of constellations
Photo: Blind boy with tactile globe
Blind Teens Carry the 2007 Youth March for Independence Banner
Visit us at
<http://www.raceforindependence.org/site/R?i=6DV3pol8V_wjdZ398OCB8Q..>nfb.org
Imagine a Future Full of Opportunity
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forth by the BBB Wise Giving Alliance and is
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