We are pleased to present this long-overdue issue of the Minnesota Bulletin! This publication has long documented the activities of our organization and shared a positive message of blindness through stories from the lives of individuals and from our collective experience. Although some time has passed since the last issue, activities of the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota have continued apace.
Volume 89, Number 1, Spring 2025
A Publication of the
National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, Inc.
2801 Hennepin Ave. S. #126
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55408
Voice: (612) 872-9363
Website: www.nfbmn.org
Corbb O'Connor, President
Jennifer Dunnam, Editor
We owe great thanks to the people who help with the production of this publication. Judy Sanders proofreads and provides corrections for both the print and braille editions. Dave Andrews marks up and posts the NFB-NEWSLINE® edition. Many others assist wherever they are needed. Thank you all!
- September 1: National Presidential Release
- September 10: NFB of Minnesota's Walk for Opportunity
- First Thursday in October and December: Meetings of State Rehabilitation Coun
by Jennifer Dunnam
(Editors' Note: Jennifer Dunnam currently serves as the treasurer of the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota.)
The Minnesota Braille and Talking Book Library, in partnership with the Communication Center at State Services for the Blind, has braille eReaders available to be sent to eligible users of braille. The braille eReader has a 20-cell braille display and an eight-key, Perkins-style keyboard. For those who have a BARD account, it can download books directly from the library over wi-fi.
by Lina Howard
(Editors' Note: Lina Howard is a busy student and an active member of the Minnesota Association of Blind Students, currently serving as secretary of the division. We appreciate that she found enough hours in her day to offer the following sage advice for students that can also help any of us.)
(Editors' Note: The following report on our first-ever walk-a-thon is reprinted from the Fall, 1982 issue of the Minnesota Bulletin.)
Walk-a-thon A Success
Early Saturday morning, September 11, Calhoun Beach at Lake Calhoun in Minneapolis marked the starting point for a significant event in the lives of Minnesota’s organized blind—the first-ever walk-a-thon fundraiser sponsored by National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota.
by Tom TeBockhorst