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Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 68, No. 7, July 2025Vol. 68, No. 7 July 2025 Contents Taking Back My Life: A Journey from Control to Freedom by Mary Azatyan-Witmeyer No Sights Necessary: Firearm Safety and Range Experience by Christine Faltz Grassman Dedicated Determination Can Help Create Change by Cindy Scott-Huisman houseman Looking Towards Our Future: Making Healthy Aging Accessible by Rishika Kartik and Christopher Liu lay-o Social Determinants of Health: A Framework for Communicating with Health Care Professionals and Policy Specialists about the Work of the Organized Blind Movement by Justin Salisbury Building a Museum Beyond Expectations: Blueprints for Change 2025-06-302h 23

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 68, No. 6, June 2025Contents Vol. 68, No. 6 June 2025 Convention Bulletin 2025 Welcome to New Orleans A Handful of Blind Little Boys and Girls from Tennessee Just Beat the Speaker of the House by James Brown My Kids Knew Their Dad Was Enough by Bruce Sexton Blind Americans and the End of Paper Benefit Checks: What You Need to Know by Jesse Shirek A Comparison of the Brailliant BI 40X and Braille eMotion Smart Displays by Karl Belanger What Is Your “Of”? by Shannon Cook Progress and Peril: Developments in Texas v. Kennedy by Chris Danielsen My Antarct...2025-05-302h 27

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 68, No. 5, May 2025Vol. 68, No. 5 May 2025 Contents Convention Bulletin 2025 New on the Agenda: The United States Access Board will be at National Convention From Fear to Empowerment: Moms’ Stories of Raising Blind Children by Z’Leah N. Liburd Crossing the Bay Bridge by Cassie McKinney A Mother of Faith and Strength: Interview with Mississippi's Linda Lankston Clay by LaShawna Fant Beyond the Chatbot: Innovations in the Fast-Changing World of AI by Jonathan Mosen Blindness in Current Political Discourse: Stemming a Toxic Tide by Chris Danielsen From the President’s...2025-04-302h 07

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 68, No.4, April 2025Vol. 68, No. 4 April 2025 Contents Convention Bulletin 2025 A Correction and a Legislative Update by Chris Danielsen The Lawsuit That Could Kill Section 504 by Chris Danielsen National Federation of the Blind Comments on Reduction in Force at Department of Education, Office of Civil Rights The Role of the Department of Education in Specialized Teacher Training and Beyond by Amy Parker Louis Braille: More Anniversaries Ahead by Philippa Campsie The Power of Audio Description by Corey Grandstaff From No Blind Life to Rockin’ the Blind Life by...2025-04-022h 50

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 68, No. 3, March 2025Vol. 68, No. 3 March 2025 Contents Convention Bulletin The 2025 Washington Seminar: New President, New Congress, New Approach by Chris Danielsen The Significance of Washington Seminar 2025 by Mark Riccobono Legislative Agenda of Blind Americans: Priorities for the 119th Congress, First Session Laws and Funding the Blind Depend On Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act Blind Americans Return to Work Act Additional Legislative Concerns of Blind Americans for the 119th Congress A Report from Washington Seminar by the Sout...2025-03-042h 38

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 68, No. 2, February 2025Vol. 68, No. 2 February 2025 Contents Convention Bulletin 2025 A Brief Report of the Meeting of the National Federation of the Blind Board of Directors Held December 6 and 7, 2024 by Gary Wunder Blind Merchants Lift Off in Nashville by Terry C. Smith Bullish on BLAST and the Blind by James Gashel We Dare to Be Remarkable by Anil Lewis Evolving Principles, Practices, and Philosophy An address delivered by Mark A. Riccobono Evolving Principles, Practices, and Philosophy at the Rehabilitation Services Administration by Danté Allen Innovate to Elevate: Fostering Excellence in Rehabilitation Services for Blind Youth by Carlos R. Serván Shaping...2025-02-072h 39

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 68, No. 1, January 2025Vol. 68, No. 1 January 2025 Contents Convention Bulletin 2025 A New Editor’s Introduction by Chris Danielsen Our Federation of the Blind and Physician-Assisted Suicide: When Shall We Speak, and What Strategy Shall We Use? by Nathanael T. Wales Breaking Barriers: My Journey as a Blind Juror by Marilyn Green Leading Courageously with Higher Expectations: Braille, Teacher Preparation, and the Continued Influence of the Organized Blind Movement by Casey Robertson Is Mobile Voting our Final Shot at Saving Democracy? Interview with Bradley Tusk and Mark Riccobono by Gina Healy and Jennifer Woodall Social Security Disability Insuranc...2025-01-102h 53

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 67, No. 11, December 2024Vol. 67, No. 11 December 2024 Contents Convention Bulletin 2025 Announcing a New Editor and Why It Should Matter to You by Mark Riccobono Reflections on and Appreciation for My Time as Editor by Gary Wunder Neither Dog nor Cane nor Blindness Should Deprive Us of a Ride by Chris Danielsen A Mountain, a Waterfall, a Cracked Pool, and a Christmas Tree Color Wheel by Ray McGeorge Beyond the Reason Why by Edwin Cooney Leading Courageously in Art: Poetry, Sensibility, and Aesthetics of Sharing Our...2024-12-053h 05

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 67, No. 10, November 2024Vol. 67, No. 10 November 2024 Contents Reporter Calls his Blindness an Asset for Key Trump Shooting Interview: “Vision Could Get in the Way” by Ramon Antonio Vargas A Season for Counting Our Blessings by Barbara Pierce and Gary Wunder So Much Regulation, So Little Change by Peter Slatin Will the US Supreme Court’s Loper Bright Decision Burn Blind Students? by Carlton Anne Cook Walker Dreaming Big: The Influence of Blind-Centered Experience and Direction on Artificial Intelligence by Bryan Bashin The Sugar by Anil Lewis ...2024-10-302h 08

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 67, No. 9, October 2024Vol. 67, No. 9 October 2024 Contents Illustration: Caravan for Disability Freedom and Justice visits the Jernigan Institute Being Trained in the Law but not Knowing How to Enforce My Right to Accessible Textbooks.......................................................................................................... by Julie Orozco Raising Expectations at Social Security: The Influence of the Organized Blind in Improving and Modernizing Essential Programs by Roderick Hairston Uber Almost Got Me Killed! by Ronza Othman From Lyndon Johnson to Joe Biden: a Journey through Sixty Years of White Cane Safety Day Presidential Proclamations by Kyle Walls ...2024-10-103h 45

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 67, No. 8, August-September 2024Vol. 67, No. 8 August/September 2024 Contents Convention Roundup #NFB24 by Chris Danielsen 2024 Presidential Report by Mark A. Riccobono Distinguished Educator of Blind Students Presentation by Carla McQuillan Presentation of the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards by Everette Bacon Dignity, Respect, and Determination: The Momentum of the Blind People’s Movement by Mark A. Riccobono Inclusion by Example: Adventures of a Blind Woman Navigating the Oceans of STEM Professionals by Amy Bower Remarks of the Scholars...2024-09-116h 56

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 67, No. 7, July 2024Vol. 67, No. 7 July 2024 Contents Illustration: Stevie Wonder Visits the Jernigan Institute and Engages in Some Sports Fun Reflections on How an Investment in Training Has Shaped My Last Twenty-Five Years by Mark Riccobono Safeguarding the Legacy, Investing in Inheritance by Jonathan Mosen Building the Movement: Achieving Our Dreams through Strategic Investments by Denise Avant, Trisha Kulkarni, Lisamaria Martinez, Sanho Steele-Louchart, and Denise Brown Charcoal and Challenges by Marc Maurer Public Access Barriers for Guide Dog Teams: Survey Report by The Seeing Eye Celebrating Fatherhood: An Interview...2024-06-242h 28

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 67, No. 6, June 2024Vol. 67, No. 6 June 2024 Contents Interview with Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind Taken from Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association, State of AV 2024 Dr. Natalie Shaheen Wins $1.5 Million NSF CAREER Grant by Aubrey Henson Artificial Intelligence Directed by the Blind: Progress and Possibilities with Be My Eyes by Mike Buckley On Becoming a Father by Marco Carranza How a 19th Century Dutch Ophthalmologist Can Impact Your 21st Century Rights by Greg Trapp, JD How I Became a Blind Home Owner in Fifty Short Days by Daniel Garcia Supp...2024-06-043h 01

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 67, No. 5, May 2024Contents Vol. 67, No. 5 May 2024 Perhaps Corrections Should be a Regular Column by Gary Wunder Fostering Inclusion: Blindness Doesn’t Define Us by Cricket Bidleman and Karen Smith It’s More About the Fellowship than the Food by Eileen Rivera Ley Talk, Text, and Train the Trainers by Jane Hager On Becoming a Commercial Realtor: A Blind Person’s Pathway out of Poverty and Penury by Charles Innes Tidbits, Quotations, and Words to Live by 2024-05-012h 40

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 67, No. 4, April 2024Vol. 67, No. 4 April 2024 Contents Enhancing Live Radio Broadcasts at Major Sporting Events: A Partnership with the Utah Jazz by Everett Bacon and Mark Riccobono How to Host an Event that no one Attends Absent-Tea by Cindy Scott-Huisman Red, White, and Blind: Your Way, If Not My Way, Toward Serving by Kyle Ryan Kiper To Equalize the World of Audio, Let's Add Accessibility to the Mix by Michelle Guadalupe Felix Garcia Fighting the War on ‘Image Poverty’ by Claire Rojstaczer The Advantages...2024-03-292h 20

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 67, No. 3, March 2024Vol. 67, No. 3 March 2024 Contents Convention Bulletin 2024 The 2024 Washington Seminar: Back in the Groove Again by Gary Wunder The Significance of Washington Seminar 2024 by Mark Riccobono Washington Seminar Agenda Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act (H.R. 5813/S. 2984) Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (H.R. 1328/S. 3621) Blind Americans Return to Work Act Additional Legislative Concerns of Blind Americans for the 118th Congress How My Life Experience Led Me to Become a School Social Worker by Jhaliyah Anderson ...2024-03-112h 46

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 67, No. 2, February 2024Vol. 67, No. 2 February 2024 Contents Convention Bulletin 2024 How Blessed to be Living a Life in which Gratitude Plays a Part by Gary Wunder How Difficult it Sometimes is to be a Good Citizen by Rose Warner Not Letting the Flood of Doubt Win by Marinela Ortiz The 2023 End of Year Board Meeting by Gary Wunder An Interview with Kimble Funchess: Mississippi School for the Blind's Music Educator by LaShawna Fant Tom Page: Musician, Audio Engineer, Mentor 2024-02-082h 00

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 67, No. 1, January 2024Vol. 67, No. 1 January 2024 Contents Why Do Some Voting Advocates Fight Equal Access for the Blind? by Mark Riccobono Online Voting for the Blind: Security Should Not Supersede Access by Curtis Chong Why the NFB is Bringing STEM to You by Ashleigh Moon Deep in the Federation Lies a World of Breakthroughs by Michelle Felix Garcia A Report of the Blind Christians Group by Tom Anderson An Investment with Huge Returns by Peggy Chong Kenneth Jernigan Convention...2024-01-092h 47

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 66, No. 11, December 2023Vol. 66, No. 11 December 2023 Contents Illustration: Karla Gilbride Confirmed to the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission Convention Bulletin 2024 Convention Location Update and Planning by Mark Riccobono Innovation Rocks: Positive Progress Centered on the Blind An Address Delivered by Mark A. Riccobono, President Securing Equal Protection under the Law: The Essential Role of the Organized Blind Movement by Eve Hill The 2024 Blind Educator of the Year Award by Robin House Shattering Injustice and Raising Expectations: Dedication to Equality by a Blind Attorney by Karla Gi...2023-12-083h 46

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 66, No. 10, November 2023Vol. 66, No. 10 November 2023 Contents An Apology and Thoughts about What Goes Into an Editorial Note by Gary Wunder A Roller Coaster of Emotion: The Highs and Lows of Federal Regulations on Website Accessibility (or the Lack Thereof) by Kyle Walls Updating and Clarifying the Regulations Implementing the Americans with Disabilities Act by Representative Tony Coelho What is Blind: Reframing the Narrative by Casey Martin Words Matter by Michael Hingson Unlocking the Virtual Front Door—Ensuring Accessible Government Technology for People with Disabi...2023-11-032h 05

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 66, No. 9, October 2023Contents Illustration: Celebrating our Work throughout the Movement Together Living Blindfully: Perspectives on the Wisdom of the Shared Blind Community by Jonathan Mosen Blindness, Hope, and Belief from Liberia to Littleton and Back by Dan Burke Idaho’s Blind Share Our Stories on YouTube by Ramona Walhof Yes, Virginia, Chapters Can Pass Resolutions by Daniel Garcia Guillory Presented the National Educator of Blind Children Award by Cathi Cox-Boni...2023-10-062h 08

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 66, No. 8, August September 2023Gary Wunder, Editor The Braille Monitor is the flagship publication of the National Federation of the Blind Articles in this issue The 2023 Convention Roundup by Gary Wunder Statement of the Board of Directors to the Federation Community Regarding Location of 2024 National Convention Presidential Report 2023 by Mark A. Riccobono Belief, Courage and Wisdom: Centering on the Blind People’s Movement by Mark A. Riccobono The Dr. Jacobus tenBroek Award Present...2023-09-135h 56

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 66, No. 7, July 2023Gary Wunder, Editor The Braille Monitor is the flagship publication of the National Federation of the Blind Articles in this issue Blind Students Win Lawsuit against Los Angeles Community College District: Jury Finds Schools Discriminated and Failed to Make Reasonable Accommodations Define Your Future by Patti Chang National Federation of the Blind 2023 Strategic Plan by Stephanie Cascone The Role of Forgiveness in Advocacy Work by Daniel Hodges What a...2023-06-262h 28

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 66, No. 6, June 2023Gary Wunder, Editor The Braille Monitor is the flagship publication of the National Federation of the Blind Articles in this issue Illustration: Money Doesn’t Grow on Trees Convention Bulletin 2023 Jacob’s Ladder: Hosting Sports Fans in a Rising Career by Jamal Mazrui Transformation in Employment: Smart Partnership to Build the Future Together by Regina Kline Blindness: Handicap or Characteristic by Kenneth Jernigan Blindness...2023-05-312h 15

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 66, No. 5, May 2023Gary Wunder, Editor The Braille Monitor is the flagship publication of the National Federation of the Blind. Articles in this issue Illustration: From a Dream to Really Riding in an Autonomous Vehicle A Welcome to Nebraska and Some Inspiration for Us All by Shane Buresh, Amy Buresh, and Jeremy Fifield A Heart-felt Apology and a Chance to Start Again by Shir Ekerling After the Miracle: The Political Crusades of Helen Keller by Max Wallace Reviewed by Gary Wunder Pedaling for Those Who M...2023-05-092h 16

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 66, No. 4, April 2023Gary Wunder, Editor The Braille Monitor is the flagship publication of the National Federation of the Blind. Articles in this issue: Convention Bulletin 2023 Houston, We Don’t Have a Problem by Norma Crosby Celebrating 2023 Women’s History Month: Two Women Share a Historical Position on how a Leader in the National Federation of the Blind has Helped to Shape their Vision into Reality by Suzanne Turner and Rachel Kuntz Growing My Federation Heart Started with a Scholarship by Kinshuk Tella We Need Your Help Normality: The Key to Low Expectations by Cricket Bidleman A Movi...2023-05-042h 15

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 66, No. 3, March 2023Gary Wunder, Editor The Braille Monitor is the flagship publication of the National Federation of the Blind. Articles in This Issue Convention Bulletin 2023 Illustration: Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics are for Blind People Too! Reunion and Recommitment: The Blind Return to Washington, DC by Gary Wunder The Significance of the Washington Seminar 2023 by Mark Riccobono Legislative Agenda of Blind Americans, Priorities for the 118th Congress, First Session Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act Blind Americans Return to Work Act Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act Celebration of Life: Scott C. LaBarre Remarks by Anahit LaBarre ...2023-03-172h 07

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 66, No. 2, February 2023Gary Wunder, Editor The Braille Monitor is the flagship publication of the National Federation of the Blind. Articles in this Issue: Convention Bulletin 2023 Illustration: More Than an Emotionally Touching Case for Braille? The Federation Loses a Longtime Leader and a Strong Advocate for Becoming all One Can Be by Gary Wunder President's Message by Mark Riccobono Engineering a New Response: Transforming At-Home Testing through Partnership with the Blind by Jill Heemskerk What You Should Know to Win Yourself a Scholarship by Catherine Mendez Who Are the Blind Who Lead the Blind: Those Elected in 2022 S...2023-03-172h 25

Braille MonitorBraille Monitor Vol. 66, No. 1 January 2023Gary 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 o...2023-03-172h 55