Volume L June 2012 No. 10
Published by the American Council of the Blind
The American Council of the Blind strives to increase the independence, security, equality of opportunity, and to improve quality of life for all blind and visually impaired people.
Mitch Pomerantz, President
Melanie Brunson, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
National Office:
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THE BRAILLE FORUM (TM) is available in braille, large print, half-speed four-track cassette tape, data CD, and via e-mail. Subscription requests, address changes, and items intended for publication should be sent to Sharon Lovering at the address above, or via e-mail to slovering@acb.org.
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Table of Contents
- President's Message: Discovering Madrid, ACB Style by Mitch Pomerantz
- It's Your Convention: Join Us In Louisville! by Janet Dickelman
- BOP Goes Full Steam Ahead With 2012 Candidates Page
- Get Fit And Have Fun At The Annual ACB WALK/RUN! by Rebecca Bridges
- EXTRA, EXTRA! Convention Newspaper Now Seeking Volunteers
- Fabulous Florida And Georgia Vacation Packages Just A Bid Away!
- You Could Win A Bookport Plus Or Other Great Prizes! by Ron Milliman
- Committee News
- One Book, One ACB by Marcia Dresser
- Affiliate News
- How To Obtain 501(C)(3) Tax-Exempt Status For Your ACB Affiliate Or Chapter, Part 1 by Ron Milliman
- One Touch: New Self-Defense Program Trains Blind Instructors by Jim Pilkington
- Letters To The Editor
- Here And There edited by Sue Lichtenfels
- High Tech Swap Shop
- ACB Officers, Board of Directors and Board of Publications
FORUM SUBSCRIPTION NOTES
You can now get "The Braille Forum" by podcast! To subscribe, go to "The Braille Forum" page on www.acb.org. If you do not yet have a podcast client, you can download one from the Forum page.
To subscribe to "The Braille Forum" via e-mail, go to www.acblists.org/mailman/listinfo/brailleforum-L.
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