The Braille Monitor for December, 1996 is now
available for downloading or file request from NFB NET.  It can be had under 
the file names BRLM9612.ZIP or BRLM9612.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 contains a wide variety of articles.  Here is the 
Table of Contents.
How Can Specialized Agencies for the Blind Be Saved
  by Kenneth Jernigan
                                            Been There, Done That
  by Betty Niceley
                            Convention 1997: We Go to New Orleans
  by Kenneth Jernigan
                                New Orleans--the City with a Past
  by Jerry Whittle
                                          You Have Taught Me Well
  by Connie Leblond
                                Agreement Reached with Seeing Eye
                                    Now That I Have Time to Think
  by Clarence Parks
                                           Distinguished Educator of Blind 
Children Award for 1997
  by Sharon Maneki
                       The 1997 Blind Educator of the Year Award
  by Stephen O. Benson
                                A Federationist in A Strange Land
  by Greg D. Trapp
                                Statement Supporting Residential Schools for 
the Blind
  by Kenneth Jernigan
                Social Security, SSI, and Medicare Facts for 1997
  by James Gashel
                                                          Recipes
                                               Monitor Miniatures
     Happy reading!
David Andrews
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