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 BRLM9611.ZIP or BRLM9611.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 contains a wide variety of articles. Here is the
Table of Contents.
Who Are the Blind Who Lead the Blind
Why I am Building Reading Machines Again
by Ray Kurzweil
Braille Readers Contest Makes a Difference
by Miki Causey
Literacy, Learning, and Louis Braille
Is It Too Late to Rescue Braille Literacy?
by Emerson Foulke
Window of Opportunity
by Susie Stanzel
1997 National Federation of the Blind Scholarship Program
Frank Kurt Cylke Receives 1996 Dr. Dayton M. Forman Memorial Award
Sighted Electronics
by David Pillischer
Optacon User Alert
by Steve Britt
NPR Hears From Montana's Blind
Recipes
Monitor Miniatures
Happy reading!
David Andrews
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