From: David Andrews 
Subject: August/September Braille Monitor Now Available
     The Braille Monitor for August/September, 1997 is now
available for downloading or file request from NFB NET.  It can
be had under the file names BRLM9709.ZIP or BRLM9709.TXT.
     the Monitor can be downloaded from NFB NET by calling (612)
696-1975, n,8,1 at
300 to 33.6K baud.  You can also now reach NFB NET via the
Internet by Telnetting to nfbnet.org.
You can also file request it by using the magic file name monitor
from Fidonet 1:282/1045.
     You can also get the Braille Monitor via NfB's new file
distribution system called NFB-FDN.  If you operate a
Fidonet-compatible BBS, and wish to get connected to NFB-FDN, to
receive NFB-related files automatically, then contact Fidonet
1:282/1045 for more information.  You must have a
Fidonet-compliant BBS setup and be able to process Tick files.
We will deliver the Monitor and
other NFB-related files to your BBS doorstep, automatically, each
month.
     The Braille Monitor is also available on CompuServe.  It is
located in Library 5 of the Disabilities Forum, "go disfor."
You can also now have the Monitor sent to you via internet
e-mail.
Send a message to listserv@braille.org and leave the subject
blank.
Put "subscribe brl-monitor " in the body of the
message.
Finally, the Braille Monitor is available via anonymous FTP from
nfb.org or from our World Wide Web site on the Internet at
http://www.nfb.org.
     This month's Monitor is completely devoted to the 1997
national convention of the National Federation of the Blind.  It
contains an overview of the convention, the Presidential Report,
banquet address, resolutions, and more.  Below is the complete
Table of Contents.
1997 Convention Roundup
     by Barbara Pierce
Presidential Report
     by Marc Maurer
The Scholarship Class of 1997
Awards for 1997
The Day After Civil Rights
     by Kenneth Jernigan
Services for the Consumers:
     The Challenge of Rehabilitation Today
     and in the Decades to Come
     by Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D.
Partnership: Working in Cooperation with Consumers
     by Mae Nelson
Resolutions Adopted by the Annual Convention of the
     National Federation of the Blind, July, 1997
The Constitution of the National Federation of the Blind
     Happy reading!
David Andrews
David Andrews (dandrews@visi.com)
or BBS: (telnet to nfbnet.org) or call (612) 696-1975
Net-Tamer V 1.09  - Registered
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