Report of the Annual Convention
October 23-25, 2009
By Judy Sanders, Secretary
CELEBRATING BRAILLE
Truncated Domes: A Modest Proposal
By Dick Davis
Recently I had a revelation about the truncated domes that grace our light rail platforms and an increasing number of street intersections. These domes are detectable warnings for blind people so they know when they are approaching the edge of a street curb, ramp or platform.
The Courtesy Rules of Blindness
(Editor’s Note: A major purpose of the National Federation of the Blind is to educate people about blindness. To that end, these rules are a regular part of many NFB publications.)
Ten simple, straightforward pointers that encourage sighted persons to feel comfortable and at ease with blind persons, is also helpful to know.
Thank You For Asking
By Emily Zitek
An Open Letter to General Public
General Public
Anywhere, USA 00000-0000
Blind Person
Everywhere, USA 11111-1111
April 1, 2010
Dear GP:
When Robber Struck, She Got Help. Now, It's Her Turn.
Blind crime victim whose laptop was replaced aids student in similar straits
By Mara H. Gottfried
President's Column
By Jennifer Dunnam
President, National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota
Spring 2010
Volume 76, Number 2
Quarterly Publication of the
National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, Inc.
100 East 22nd Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
Voice: (612) 872-9363
Website: www.nfbmn.org
Tom Scanlan, Editor
E-mail tom.scanlan@earthlink.net
WE ARE CHANGING
WHAT IT MEANS
TO BE BLIND
Acknowledgements
Many people are involved in getting this issue to you. The writers can write and the editor can edit, but until the material is printed, brailled, recorded, and distributed, it is just a computer file. Therefore, we owe great thanks to the following people for the work they do in producing this publication.
Tim Aune duplicates the cassette tape edition and makes the master copy for the compact disc edition.
Chapter and Other Meetings to Remember
Metro Chapter — Twin Cities area; meets at 2:00 p.m. on the third Saturday of every month at NFB of MN Headquarters, 100 East 22nd Street in Minneapolis
Riverbend Chapter — New Ulm area; meets at 9:00 a.m. on the third Saturday of every month in New Ulm; contact Monica Buboltz at 507-354-5680 for meeting location