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

Exciting times are coming in NFB conventions. Keep these in mind as you plan your activities throughout the coming year.

The Semiannual NFB of Minnesota Convention will be May 8, 2010 at the NFB of Minnesota building in Minneapolis. Members have received a letter with details, and the letter is on our website at www.nfbmn.org.

October 23-25, 2009

By Judy Sanders, Secretary

CELEBRATING BRAILLE

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.

(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.

By Emily Zitek

General Public

Anywhere, USA 00000-0000

Blind Person

Everywhere, USA 11111-1111

April 1, 2010

Dear GP:

Blind crime victim whose laptop was replaced aids student in similar straits

By Mara H. Gottfried

By Jennifer Dunnam

President, National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota

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