The Braille Monitor for October, 1996 is now
available for downloading or file request from NFB NET.  It can be had under 
the file names BRLM9610.ZIP or BRLM9610.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."   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 primarily devoted to residential schools for the 
blind.  Here is the Table of Contents for the October, 1996 Monitor.
THOUGHTS ON RESIDENTIAL SCHOOLS FOR THE BLIND
  by Kenneth Jernigan
                     THE CONTINUING EVOLUTION OF THE TEXAS SCHOOL
FOR THE BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED
  by Phil Hatlen, Ph.D.
                                THE KENTUCKY SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
  by Ralph Bartley, Ph.D.
                      THE INDIANA SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND AS SEEN BY
ONE OF ITS GRADUATES: A COLD DINNER, A WARM FUZZY,
AND GOOD FOOD FOR THOUGHT
  by Michael J. Bina, Ed.D.
                            WASHINGTON STATE SCHOOL FOR THE BLIND
A RICH HISTORY AND A BRIGHT FUTURE
  by Dean O. Stenehjem, Ed.D.
                        OF OSTRICHES AND THE TEMPTATIONS OF POWER
THE STORY OF THE NEW MEXICO SCHOOL
FOR THE VISUALLY HANDICAPPED
  by Barbara Pierce
                                                        COMPLAINT
                            ARKANSAS SCHOOL CASE BACK IN THE NEWS
                                              NAC AND WATERSPOUTS
  by Peggy Elliott
                                         IN MEMORIAM--RON JOHNSON
  by Kenneth Jernigan
                                        IN MEMORIAM--NELL BONNELL
  by Kenneth Jernigan
                                                        OMISSIONS:
  by Peggy Elliott
                                                          RECIPES
                                               MONITOR MINIATURES
     Happy reading!
David Andrews
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