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.

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 Charlene Childrey at 507-354-2250 for meeting location

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

By Sarah Shonyo, Post-Bulletin, Rochester MN

(Editor’s Note: Jan Bailey is a member of the NFB of Minnesota board of directors and president of the Rochester Chapter. She is also a rehabilitation counselor in the Rochester office of State Services for the Blind. This article is from the Rochester Post-Bulletin of April 11, 2008.)

By Ivan Raconteur, Staff Writer, Delano Herald Journal

(Editor’s Note: Maureen Pranghofer is a member of the NFB of Minnesota Metro Chapter. This article is from the Delano Herald Journal of February 12, 2007, and I have edited it slightly to remove date-specific events that have passed.)

By RoseAnn Faber

(Editor’s Note: RoseAnn is a past president of the NFB of Minnesota Metro Chapter, and is currently the president of the board of directors of Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions (BLIND), Inc.)

By Sarah Leon

The airplane began to creep down the runway. I sat rigidly, gazing out the window and hoping for a safe flight. Little did I realize that I was about to embark on one of the most exciting episodes of my life.

An Open Letter to Parents, Teachers of Blind Students,

And Rehab Professionals

By Jennifer Dunnam, President

Volume 74, Number 2

Quarterly Publication of the

National Federation of the Blind of Minnesota, Inc.

100 East 22nd Street

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

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.