By Patrick A. Barrett

Several years ago, my wife Trudy and I wanted to get more involved in that year’s election.  We are both blind.  We rode the bus to our local caucus meeting in February, and called a cab to go home afterward.  We voted for the candidate of our choice.  We asked the officials for help if we needed it for the small amount of print material.

By Nancy Burns

(Editor’s Note:  The following article appeared in the September 2013 issue of Que Pasa, the newsletter of the National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico.)

It has been written about the ancient poet Homer that he was compensated for his blindness with the gift of poetry.  Such reflections are made all too often about those of us who happen to be blind.  Is it possible that Homer was a talented poet and just happened to be a blind guy?

By Emily Zitek

By Lori Peglow

Meet the Members

Central MN Chapter of the NFB

By Jennifer Dunnam

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

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.

The purpose of the National Federation of the Blind is two-fold — to help blind persons achieve self-confidence and self-respect and to act as a vehicle for collective self-expression by the blind.  By providing public education about blindness, information and referral services, scholarships, literature and publications about blindness, aids and appliances and other adaptive equipment for the blind, advocacy services and protection of civil rights, development and evaluation of technology, and support for blind persons and their families, members of the NFB strive to educate the publi

At Large Chapter — Meets by conference call on the third Sunday of every
month; contact Aaron Cannon at (319) 400-0157 or cannona@gmail.com for
meeting details

Central Minnesota Chapter — St. Cloud area; meets at 12:30 on the second Saturday of every month at the American Legion in Waite Park

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 is May 16 at the NFB of Minnesota building in Minneapolis.  Members will receive a letter with details, and the letter will be on our website at www.nfbmn.org.