Should the Radio Talking Book Be Privatized?
By Tom Scanlan
"Privatization" is a leading buzz word in some political circles these days. It is based on the idea that private industry can do almost anything better than government can do it.
1996 Legislative Agenda
By Judy Sanders
Our activities at the Minnesota Legislature have started quickly. True to her promise, Representative Mindy Greiling managed a speedy hearing on HF1921, our bill to require a teacher competency test in braille for vision teachers. On Tuesday, January 23, the House Committee on Education heard our bill and referred it to their Quality Initiatives Subcommittee where it will probably have another hearing. There was no controversy at this hearing and we can hope that harmony will continue. Time will tell.
75 Years: Promoting Legislation to Help the Blind
By Peggy Chong
Les Affaires
Same Words, Same Tune: "Oh, You Misunderstood"
By Joyce Scanlan, President
Winter 1996
Volume LX, Number 3, Winter 1996
Quarterly Publication of the
National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, Inc.
100 East 22nd Street
Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404
(612) 872-9363
WE ARE CHANGING
WHAT IT MEANS
TO BE BLIND
Response To Resolutions
Since the resolutions we pass at our conventions set our policies, we always distribute them far and wide. We always receive responses to them, often from government officials. This letter is one of the responses to the 1994 annual convention resolutions. It shows our resolutions are taken seriously, and our policies have impact.
Resolutions Adopted at the 1994 Annual Convention
Resolution A‑94‑01
WHEREAS, the Minnesota Statewide Independent Living Council (SILC) is responsible for providing guidance for all independent living services in the state; and
1994 Annual Convention Report
The 1994 annual convention of the National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota was held over the weekend of November 4‑6, in North Mankato, at the Best Western Garden Inn. Representing our national office was Diane McGeorge, member of our National Board of Directors and Executive Director of the Colorado Center for the Blind. Our River Bend Chapter, ably lead by chapter president Chris Cuppett, hosted the convention, enlivening the program with many door prizes and generally making Federationists from throughout the state feel welcome. Our traditional bake auction r
The Word Sure Gets Around
By Peggy Chong
Some time ago, the Metro Chapter purchased several copies of the NFB 50-year history book Walking Alone and Marching Together. We intended to give copies to a few libraries that did not have the book in hopes that other libraries would see the need to have it in their collection.
Second Annual Braille Read-A-Thon Scheduled for Chicago
On Saturday, July 1, 1995, the National Association to Promote the Use of Braille (NAPUB) will sponsor the second annual braille Read-A-Thon at the Hilton and Towers Hotel in Chicago at the national convention of the National Federation of the Blind. Last year in Detroit, over forty Braille readers from all over the nation gathered to read pledged pages of Braille reading time, and together they raised over $3600. One half this money went to the NFB and one half went to NAPUB.