





         The NFBF OUTREACH 



         The Official News Magazine of the 
         National Federation of the Blind 
         of Florida


          ISSUE #2  --  AUTUMN, 1992    



         President                        Editor 
                                
         Wayne Davis                       Dan Hicks
         1949 Marseille Drive              4608 West Longfellow Avenue
         Apartment 2                       Tampa, FL  33629
         Miami Beach, FL  33141            (813)837-4831      
         (305) 861-8425                                                

         
         TABLE OF CONTENTS 
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         FROM THE PRESIDENT                   Wayne Davis           Page 3

         1992 FLORIDA LEADERSHIP SEMINAR      Sherri Hicks          Page 4

         DISCRIMINATION IN THE FLORIDA 
         LAWS, OR  HOW TO KEEP THE 
         ANIMALS OUT OF THE ZOO               Marion Gwizdala       Page 5

         NFB INVADES CHARLOTTE                Dan Hicks             Page 8

         J O B NEWS                           Gloria Mills          Page 10
         
         SPOTLIGHT ON ASSOCIATES              Dan Hicks             Page 12
                        
         THREE NEW CHAPTERS                   Wayne Davis           Page 12
        
         CHAPTER NEWS                                               Page 14

         STATE LOSING FEDERAL FUNDS AS IT 
         SHORTCHANGES THE BLIND               The Tampa Tribune     Page 19

         ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUES                                     Page 21

         TECH TALK                            Otto Zamora           Page 23

         IN HARNESS                           Marion Gwizdala       Page 24

         OUT OF CONTEXT                                             Page 26

         WHAT'S COOKIN'?                                            Page 28

         SMILES                                                     Page 30

         EDITORIAL MATTERS                    Dan Hicks             Page 32
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         FROM THE PRESIDENT                --                 Wayne Davis 
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

         Fellow NFBF Members, 
              As state president, I get to talk to a lot of different blind 
         people across the state. A lot of them are not members of The 
         National Federation of the Blind, So I get asked about what we 
         really stand for, and who we really are. 
              I have given those questions a lot of thought.  Of course I 
         could give the stock answers about our being the largest 
         organization of blind people in the nation, and that we are 
         changing what it means to be blind.  Both those answers are true, 
         but what do they really mean? 
              Why are we the largest organization of blind people in 
         America?  I believe we are the largest organization of blind 
         people because our movement satisfies the needs of blind 
         individuals.  We, the National Federation of the Blind, are an 
         umbrella type of organization, offering programs for blind people 
         with a wide range of needs and interests.  We have Divisions for 
         people involved in various vocations, and with various skills and 
         interest.  We publish different magazines for many of these special 
         interest groups such as Voice of the Diabetic, Future Reflections, 
         which is a magazine for parents of blind children, and Slate and 
         Style, for members of the Writer's Division. 
              We have many common needs that bind us together, such as our 
         legislative interests, and our ongoing fight for equality, but the 
         NFB does not just deal with us as blind people.  It deals with us 
         as individuals with different wants and needs. 
              For example, NFB members who use guide dogs have their own 
         Division.  This Division, like many others, elects its own 
         officers, and holds regular meetings to address the problems 
         facing guide dog users.  They are still proud members of the 
         National Federation of the Blind, but their Guide Dog Division 
         serves their special interest. 
              Therefore, the NFB is many different things to many different 
         people.  It serves the needs of special interest groups, while 
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         working to provide us with legislation to improve our daily lives.  
         The National Federation of the Blind is just what its name says:  
         a federation of the blind.    It knows no national, sexual or 
         racial barriers.  It, through its members, provides each of us with 
         the strength to be all that we can be. 

              I want to take his opportunity to urge each of you to attend 
         our 1992 State Convention.  We are going to have our biggest and 
         best State Convention ever, so make your plans to be there in 
         Orlando, October 16, 17, and 18, to be a part of the goings on.  
         It will be held at the Howard Johnson's Executive Center, 304 West 
         Colonial Drive, Orlando.  Room rates are $40.00 a night, plus 
         taxes.  Convention registration will cost only $10.00 and the 
         Banquet only $15.00.  Our National Representative this year will 
         be Ramona Walhof, NFB National Secretary. 
              There will be hands-on exhibits of the latest in computer 
         technology, seminars on topics of interest to everyone, and a 
         whole lot more! 
              Now is the time for you non-members to become Members of the 
         National Federation of the Blind.  You can join, even if there is 
         not a chapter in your area.  Maybe you could help us start one.
         For more information contact me at (305) 861-8425.  


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         1992 FLORIDA LEADERSHIP SEMINAR         --         Sherri Hicks 
         ___________________________________________________________________ 
         
         Sherri Hicks is a former President of the Florida Affiliate and a 
         member of our Greater Orlando Chapter. 

              I was fortunate to be able to attend the Leadership Seminar 
         held by the National Federation of the Blind of Florida, April 
         10th  through 12th, at the Florida Lion's Camp in Lake Wales.   
              The surroundings were very pleasant.  The air was clean.  The 
         weather was close to perfect, most of the time.  
              Between seventy and eighty people attended the Seminar.  I 
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         have been involved with NFB for quite a few years, but still 
         learned quite a few things.  
              James Gashell was our featured speaker and National 
         Representative.  He is the Director of Governmental Affairs for 
         the NFB.  
              Some of the many topics covered during the weekend were 
         Chapter building and development, fund raising, NFB history, and 
         transportation.  
              But the high point for me was a discussion of the Americans 
         with Disabilities Act and its implications for blind people.  Mr. 
         Gashell, an expert on the ADA, took us through it, section by 
         section, reading what each part said and then leading a discussion 
         on its interpretation and ramifications.  
              I had been somewhat uninvolved with the NFB of Florida for 
         awhile and have just gotten back into it.  One of the biggest 
         differences I noticed at the Seminar is how together and cohesive 
         the group seems.  Everyone went out of there way to be friendly 
         with one another and it was a really enjoyable experience. 
              I thank Wayne Davis, our very able President, for making this 
         weekend possible.      


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          DISCRIMINATION IN THE FLORIDA LAWS, OR 
          HOW TO KEEP THE ANIMALS OUT OF THE ZOO     --     Marion Gwizdala 
         ___________________________________________________________________ 
         
         Marion Gwizdala is Secretary of the Tampa Bay Chapter and has 
         recently been named Dog Guide Chairperson of the Florida NFB.  
         Look for his new column "In Harness", in this issue.        

              In the early 1940s, through the efforts of the National 
         Federation of the Blind, the Florida Legislature passed "The White 
         Cane Law".  This law recognizes the white cane as the symbol of 
         blindness and mandates that traffic must stop when a blind person 
         is crossing a street using the white cane or a dog guide.  It also 
         protects the blind person's right to free and equal access of "any 
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         place the public is invited" and permits the blind person to be 
         accompanied by a dog guide. 
              Most dog guide users have experienced the humiliation, 
         embarrassment, and fear that accompany an encounter with an 
         individual who is either unaware of the legal rights of the blind 
         or feels the law wasn't intended for them.  Seldom has law 
         enforcement needed to intercede, since we are usually able to 
         resolve the problem through a little education. 
              In May of 1987, Bobbi Schurmann, a dog guide user, and her 
         friends, had planned a day at Sunken Gardens, a botanical and 
         zoological attraction.  Sunken Gardens denied Ms. Schurmann 
         access, contending her dog presented a safety and health risk to 
         the uncaged birds inside.  Unable to resolve the situation 
         herself, she sought the assistance of the Pinellas County 
         Sheriff's Office.  Sunken Gardens was adamant in their refusal. 
              Soon afterward, Sunken Gardens spearheaded a lobbying effort 
         to change the law.  In true custodial fashion, the State of 
         Florida has seen fit to restrict the right of the blind to free 
         and equal access with their dog guides.  With no demonstration of 
         necessity nor input from the blind, the Florida Legislature has 
         stated that "any place which keeps or displays live animals for 
         public enjoyment or education" may refuse us access.  Without so 
         much as a debate, the doors of free and equal access were slammed 
         in our faces!  The legislature acted only on the unsubstantiated 
         claims of the tourist industry, one of the strongest and 
         wealthiest lobbies in the State, that the presence of a dog guide 
         would compromise the health and safety of their animals. 
              I have been to Lowry Park Zoo in Tampa with my dog guide 
         Diamond several times.  On only one visit was I questioned.  Two 
         police officers approached me and asked if they could speak with 
         me.  I thought they were going to ask me to leave.  One of them 
         asked if Diamond was a dog guide (his words; education does pay 
         off).  I told him he was and they asked for his I.D.  They asked 
         to check his tag.  "We mostly wanted to be sure he was under 
         control.  Thank you for your cooperation.  Enjoy the park."  The 
         end. 
              My daughter, Aislinn, and I saw elephants, monkeys, albino 
         alligators, and all kinds of birds.  I waited outside the petting 
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         zoo as my four-year-old petted the animals.  We sat in the front 
         row for the bird show.  There seemed to be little or no concern on 
         behalf of the other animals.  Why should there have been?  With 
         thousands of human animals looking at them all day long, why 
         should they react to another species?  With respect to arguments 
         that the presence of a dog would compromise the safety of the 
         animals, don't monkeys often become agitated over the presence of 
         a child?  Should we, therefore, prohibit children from the zoos of 
         Florida? 
              Enough about zoos.  What about pet stores?  They "keep and 
         display live animals for public enjoyment or education". I guess 
         we better leave our dogs home when we go shopping.  I frequent a 
         Chinese restaurant that has a fish tank.  Those fish are "live 
         animals for public enjoyment or education". Let's not forget those 
         two great Florida spectator sports---dog and horse racing.  A 
         police officer once told me that Diamond would distract the other 
         dogs on the track.  That sounded good to him.  But with seven 
         other dogs on the track, all chasing after one rabbit, what 
         difference will one more dog in the stands filled with people 
         make?  Only his watch commander could help him understand this.  
         Now he has the law to keep us out. 
              Discrimination is legal in all states in the form of legal 
         ages, insurance premium rating, and more.  There is statistical 
         evidence to support the claim that males under the age of 25 are 
         at higher risk of a car accident than women.  Illegal dis-
         crimination occurs when it is done arbitrarily and without 
         evidence of necessity. 
              This law serves to legalize arbitrary discrimination by those 
         with influence.  No legislator has ever observed a dog guide in a 
         setting with other animals to determine if there is a safety risk.  
         There is only one airborne disease, psittacosis, which can be 
         transmitted between animals in a zoo. It is a rare disease carried 
         exclusively in the feces of birds.  Guide dogs do not carry the 
         disease and it can only be contagious to them in very high 
         concentrations.  Never was there any discussion with Southeastern 
         Guide Dogs, Inc., the only school in the State.  Neither the 
         National Federation of the Blind of Florida nor any dog guide user 
         was asked to testify before the Legislature. 
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              We have work to do.  There are two things that you can do to 
         protect yourself.  A resolution will be introduced at Convention 
         in Orlando.  Your input on this issue will strengthen this measure 
         and is requested.  Your support of this resolution by attending 
         Convention is encouraged.  Also at Convention, a Florida Chapter 
         of the National Association of Dog Guide Users, a Division of the 
         National Federation of the Blind, will be organized.  Please see 
         the new column "In harness", in this and future issues of OUTREACH 
              Through the strong organized force of the National Federation 
         of the Blind, we do make a difference in Florida. 

                   
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         NFB INVADES CHARLOTTE                 --              Dan Hicks 
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

              In many ways, Charlotte, North Carolina seems like a city 
         that was designed just to host conventions.  Anyway, residents of 
         the "Queen City" got their chance to take part in the NFB's fifty-
         second annual Convention, held from June 28 through July 4. 
         Meetings were held in the Charlotte Convention Center and in the 
         four hotels necessary to hold all the Federationists who came. 
              Activities began in ernest on Sunday, with several workshops 
         and seminars on various topics including NFB-Net, self-defense, 
         public relations, HAM radio, and the interests of parents of blind 
         children.  Florida State Board Member Gloria Mills, who is also 
         President of the Tampa Bay Chapter and Florida's JOB Chairperson, 
         spoke at the annual JOB seminar on Sunday.  All of these events 
         were packed near or beyond seating capacity.  
              The first---and, in my opinion, the best---of many Convention 
         parties was held Sunday evening, on the roof of the Holiday Inn. 
              Registration began on Monday and continued throughout the 
         week.   The process seems to become smoother and more efficient 
         every year.  Maybe in a few years it will have sped up to the 
         point where nobody remembers having registered at all!  Well, 
         maybe not, but the National staff and numerous volunteers do all 
         they can to make it as painless as possible.  By the end of the 
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         convention 2,481 participants had registered, including 65 
         Floridians, putting us in twelfth place.  We are a large and active 
         bunch.  
              There were so many interesting Division and Committee 
         meetings and seminars on Monday and Tuesday that Convention goers 
         could only wish that they could be in several places at once.  
              The National Board meeting, which is always well-attended, 
         was held Tuesday morning.  A new Affiliate---Puerto Rico---was 
         welcomed into our large but growing family.  One thing that 
         probably would not have happened a few years ago is that Floridian 
         Paul Edwards, National First Vice President of the American 
         Council of the Blind, attended the Convention and was recognized 
         and asked to speak at the meeting.  He took the mike, thanked the 
         NFB for being nice and helpful to him, said that he was merely 
         there as an observer, and expressed hope that the ACB and NFB 
         could work together on issues we see in common.  
              Tuesday evening saw two performances of To Those Who Wait, a 
         play written by Louisiana Federationist Jerry Whittle. 
              Thursday morning was election time.  The only real surprise 
         for me was that Diane McGeorge, who has been National 
         Representative at at least two Florida State Conventions, and 
         National First Vice President for the past eight years, stepped 
         down from that position.  She received a standing ovation for her 
         work as First Vice President and was elected to remain on the 
         Board of Directors as a Board Member.  Here is the way our 
         National Board now stands:  President, Marc Maurer; First Vice 
         President, Joyce Scanlan; Second Vice President, Peggy Pinder; 
         Secretary, Ramona Walhof; Treasurer, Allen Harris; Board members, 
         Charles Brown, Don Capps, Glen Crosby, Priscilla Ferris, Sam 
         Gleese, Frank Lee, Diane McGeorge, Betty Nicely, Fred Schroeder, 
         Joanne Wilson, and Gary Wunder.  
              One of the hottest topics was a planned commission on the 
         education and rehabilitation of blind persons.  This commission 
         was suggested in a proposed revision of the Rehabilitation Act. 
         The NFB opposed the creation of this commission as a waste of 
         taxpayer's money, and as one more probable obstacle that would be 
         placed in our path when it comes to dealing with our elected 
         representatives.  At the very least, if this commission is 
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         established, it should be made up largely of blind consumers and 
         not of sighted "professionals" in the field of work with the 
         blind. 
              Everyone had a chance to visit the Exhibit Area, where 
         numerous companies, charitable agencies, and NFB Chapters and 
         Affiliates gave away literature and sold everything from computers 
         to cheese curds, tee-shirts to teddy bears, raffle tickets to 
         reading aids, and from jewelry to junk food (no offense---
         Conventions make one hungry)!  Floridians gave up their time to 
         help sell tickets for a drawing that grossed almost $500.00. 
              Of course there were speeches and laughter and (friendly) 
         arguments and parties and resolutions and a North Carolina style 
         barbecue and more speeches and more parties and a banquet speech 
         by President Marc Maurer that will live on in the NFB archives---
         not to mention in the minds of Federationists who herd it first-
         hand---for decades to come.  An article like this simply cannot do 
         justice to this or any other National NFB Convention.  If you want 
         to know more about it, see the article "Convention Roundup" by 
         Barbara Pierce in the August---September, 1992 Braille Monitor.   
         If you were there it will bring back happy memories.  And if you 
         weren't, well the only thing I can say is: See you in Dallas in 
         1993!
         
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         J O B NEWS                      --                  Gloria Mills
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

         Gloria Mills is JOB Chairperson for the Florida Affiliate.     
         
         GOING INTO BUSINESS
         
              As we discussed in this column in the Spring Issue, Visually 
         impaired persons have the highest rate of underemployment of all 
         disabled groups.  Hence, we spoke about Job opportunities for the 
         Blind.  If you would like ot sign up with JOB or send your resume' 
         you may call 1-800-638-7518.  
              This year at our National Convention in Charlotte, JOB hosted 
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         a breakfast for entrepreneurs.  Among those who attended was one 
         of our own, Janet Caron.  Janet makes lovely costume jewelry, 
         which she sells to the public.  This is how she makes her living.  
         All of Janet's items are unique, and she can usually tell you 
         every stone and every piece that she combines to make her lovely 
         necklaces.  One of the fun parts of Janet's business is making a 
         yearly trip to Italy to find precious stones for her jewelry 
         business.  You can find Janet at our State Convention at one of 
         the exhibit room tables.  
              What interests or hobbies do you have?  You can probably make 
         a home business out of one of them.   I will be glad to talk 
         further to anyone who is interested in starting a business.  It is 
         very important that you thoroughly research before starting any 
         business.  Your community will have small business development 
         centers or chambers of commerce, and, yes, even the Division of 
         Blind Services (DBS) can help you. 
              Another way of going into business is by going through DBS's 
         Vending Facilities Department.  There are various types of these 
         facilities available, from small snack bars to cafeterias that 
         seat over a hundred people.  These businesses are located in 
         public buildings and recently at interstate rest stops.  
              Ruth Filyaw, a member of the Tampa Bay Chapter, is the 
         manager of a cafeteria at the Hillsborough County Courthouse.  She 
         has been an entrepreneur for eighteen years, working her way up 
         from salad maker to manager.  
              Ruth goes to work at 6:20 a.m. to be there when the sales 
         people bring the food to be prepared and served that day.  She 
         closes at 3:00 p.m., and then must do her banking.   This is more 
         than a forty hour a week job.  Ruth feels that, "Florida gave me a 
         break."  Her counselor up North suggested that she get married so 
         she would have someone to support her.  But Ruth says she is 
         independent and wants "to earn my own living".   She really likes 
         what she does but regrets the fact that, in this state, vendors 
         are not offered group health insurance and she must purchase her 
         own.  
              Here are just two fine examples of what people can do to earn 
         their living.  For more information contact me at (813)837-4831.   
         
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         SPOTLIGHT ON ASSOCIATES               --              Dan Hicks 
         ___________________________________________________________________ 
         
              How does the Florida Affiliate rank in the NFB on a National 
         scale?  Well, at the end of the 1992 Convention our state was 
         16th in overall contributions. 
              We were 20th place in Associates gathered.  This is due in 
         large part to the efforts of State Associates Chairperson Janet 
         Caron, who has personally recruited more associated than everyone 
         else in Florida combined!  As of April, Janet ranked number 18 out 
         of 488 participants in the Associates program.  Remember, this is 
         Nationally!  Janet Caron is one to watch.  And to follow. 
              This program is one of the most vital ways we have of funding 
         our Movement, and we can all get involved. 
              If you wish to know more about the NFB Associates program or 
         just need to receive some Associate Membership forms, contact: 
                        
                        Janet Caron, Associates Chairperson 
                        National Federation of the Blind of Florida 
                        281 SE 12th ST 
                        Pompano Beach, FL  33060 

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         THREE NEW CHAPTERS                    --             Wayne Davis 
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              We are growing, quickly, but carefully.  It does no good to 
         form a Chapter, abandon it, and watch it die on the vine.  Here 
         are three strong, health additions to the NFBF family.  We now 
         have seventeen fully functioning, healthy Chapters, and will be 
         adding more very soon 
         
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         PINELLAS CHAPTER 
                                                                       
              In March of this year, First Vice President Dan Hicks, Second 
         Vice President Jeff Harmon, Mrs. Erlinda Harmon, State Secretary 
         Leroy Schaffer, State Treasurer Theresa Schaffer, State Board 
         Member Judy Black, State Board Member Gloria Mills, Marion and 
         Janet Guestalla, well known members of the Tampa Bay Chapter, and 
         Carmen Davis traveled with me to St. Petersburg, Florida.  The 
         reason for our trip was the formation of the Pinellas Chapter of 
         the National Federation of the Blind of Florida. 
              Doug Towne was elected president of the Pinellas Chapter. 
         Many of you got to meet Doug at our Leadership Camp in April, but 
         for those of you who did not, you can take it from me that Doug 
         Towne is a bright young man with a lot of good ideas. It is a 
         pleasure to welcome Doug and the members of the Pinellas Chapter 
         into our organization.  My personal thanks go out to State Board 
         Member Gloria Mills who worked so hard to make the Pinellas 
         Chapter come to life.  She made several trips to St. Pete and a 
         lot of phone calls to arrange for everything it takes to form a 
         new Chapter.  Gloria works five days a week, and beside her duties 
         as  a State Board Member, she is also President of the Tampa Bay 
         Chapter of the NFBF.   Thank you, Gloria, for all of your hard 
         work. 

         
         POMPANO BEACH CHAPTER          

               We have another new NFBF Chapter in Pompano Beach.  I 
         chaired their first meeting in early May of this year. Jeff 
         Harmon, our second vice president and his wife Erlinda, were at 
         that meeting with Carmen and me.  Mr. Joe Naulty, past President 
         of the South Palm Beach Chapter, was elected president.  State 
         Board Member Janet Caron was elected as vice president.  With 
         leaders  like Joe and Janet that chapter is destined for great 
         things.  Well done, Pompano Beach, and welcome to the NFBF. 

          
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         GATOR CHAPTER
          
              On June 5, 1992, our state secretary Leroy Schaffer and our 
         state treasurer, Theresa Schaffer went up to Gainesville to chair 
         the first meeting of the Gator Chapter of the National Federation 
         of the Blind of Florida.  Ms. Julaine Arient-Rollman was elected 
         president of the Gator Chapter. Julaine and her husband Ken are 
         not newcomers to the NFB.  Julaine is a past Secretary of the 
         Black Hills Chapter of the NFB of South Dakota.  South Dakota's 
         loss is our gain.  We welcome both of them and the Gator Chapter 
         to the NFBF.  
               I Want to thank Leroy and Theresa for going up to Gainesville 
         for us.  I was told that they did a great job.  That is no 
         surprise, though, because they always do a well on any assignment I 
         ask them to perform.   
         
                   
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         CHAPTER NEWS 
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

         From Hazel Patterson, President, Citrus Chapter...
         
              Greetings Fellow Federationists!
              We in our Chapter have had a very busy year, so far. and it 
         will continue to be that way.  
              In January we had the pleasure of Melody Lindsey's company, 
         not only to preside over the Installation Ceremony for our new 
         Officers, but she also favored us with a very inspiring and 
         educational talk, which was enjoyed by all. 
              Our Membership Chairperson Grace Thayer worked very hard 
         getting our membership up to 66, and we are deeply grateful for 
         her dedication.  I'm sure she'll undertake this project for 1993.
              It would be so greatly appreciated if all our members could 
         attend our monthly meetings, but like so many other Chapters, we 
         have transportation problems.  However, we average 25 to 30 in 
         attendance at our meetings, and thank our members for their 
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         efforts.  
              Our Vice President and Program Chairperson, Mike McDonnough     
         secures speakers for each meeting, with the exception of June, 
         when we had a pot lunch picnic social.  We have had speakers on 
         such subjects as travel accommodations, fire prevention, and 
         controlling diabetes.  
              Our only fund raising activity so far has been a raffle for 
         $100.00.  After expenses, we netted over $400.00, with some of 
         that helping me to attend our National Convention in Charlotte, 
         NC.  
              As for White Cane Day, we will join the open house affair 
         here at the Citrus Center for the Blind, which is celebrating its 
         fifth year.  We will have a table with NFB literature and make 
         known our efforts here in Citrus County  Many of our members are 
         either students or volunteers at the training center, so we tend 
         to work together in reaching out to blind people. 
              We will be making plans and preparations to help establish a 
         Chapter in Ocala.   
              
          
         From Janet Caron, Vice President, Pompano Beach Chapter...
               
              I am pleased to announce that on May 2, 1992, the Pompano 
         Beach Chapter was organized and the following Offers were elected: 
         President, Joseph B. Naulty; Vice President, Janet Caron; 
         Secretary, Michelle Biondolillo; Treasurer, Karen L. Christensen; 
         and Board Member, Ernest E. Canosa.
              State President Wayne Davis and his wife Carmen, as well as 
         State Second Vice President Jeff Harmon and his wife Erlinda 
         attended our meeting, along with seventeen Members of our newly 
         organized Chapter.  
              There has long been a need for the National Federation of the 
         Blind in this area, and we have high hopes and aspirations of 
         building up our new Chapter into a strong, active, and 
         enthusiastic group of Federationists, striving to spread the 
         philosophy and ideals of NFB far and wide.  
              I was thrilled and honored recently to have been awarded my 
         very first plaque as "Advocate of the Year" by the Broward County 
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         Human Relations Division, Advisory Board for Persons with 
         Disabilities.  
              We are changing what it means to be blind! 
         Editor's note: Pompano Beach President Joe Naulty informs me that 
         this Chapter has grown from 17 to 60 Members. Congratulations 
         Pompano Beach! 


         From Gloria Mills, President, Tampa Bay Chapter... 

              The Tampa Bay Chapter is doing very well indeed.  We have a 
         strong core group and most of us our friends.  
              Six of our members went to the Leadership Seminar last April.  
              Jan Gwizdala was super for going all over the county to pick 
         everyone up.  We enjoyed the Camp very much.  
              Our main goal still seems to be to work with the Disad-
         vantaged Transportation Commission in order to improve our less 
         than perfect transportation situation.  Our Chapter has par-
         ticipated in more public hearings and other meetings, the most 
         recent being on September 8th, which was a public hearing of the 
         Transportation Commission, where the NFB was very vocal.  
              We had a great picnic at Frank and Frances Pisacane's 
         riverfront home.  We shared fellowship, great music, and lots of 
         good food.   
              Five members of our chapter went to Charlotte to attend our 
         National Convention.  All had a great time and reported at our 
         last meeting that everyone should have this opportunity, to be 
         part of the National scene.  
              Most recently, on Friday, September 18th, several of us 
         attended a Division of Blind Services open forum.  All areas of 
         DBS were represented, including Carl McCoy, Director.  The best 
         thing about this Forum was that DBS was there to listen to us talk 
         about our needs.  There were many participants who were not afraid 
         to say that they were Federationists.  
              Future events include a flea market to be held at Jan and 
         Marion's to raise funds for our travel to the State Convention, 
         and a "Turkey Shoot" bowling Tournament. 


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         From Jane Karle, Corresponding Secretary, Pasco Chapter

              We are sorry to report the deaths of two active members.
              Harold Ytzen, 89 years old, died April 24, 1992.  Memorial 
         services were held April 26th.  He is survived by a loving wife 
         Hazel, who is 95.  Harold was very active in the Methodist Church, 
         a 50-year Mason, and a 25-year Lions Club member.  He was a former 
         Clinton, IA Street Commissioner.
              Warren Simon, 70, died April 29, 1992, at home.  He came here 
         twelve years ago from New Jersey.  He was an Army Veteran of World 
         War II and a member of the Unity Church.  He was Vice President of 
         the Pasco Chapter and a Life member of Disabled American Veterans, 
         Hernando.  Mr. Simon is survived by his loving wife Marian, son 
         Craig, daughter Janet Zakosek, sister Margaret Frenz, and 
         three granddaughters.  Services were held May 3rd.
              Pasco Chapter mourns their passing.  
              In March, we had a table  at the Chasco Festival in New Port 
         Richey, an annual affair, but the first time for us.  Our officers 
         were present to meet people and we had NFB literature to give our. 
         We also demonstrated helpful equipment for everyday living, such 
         as writing boards and talking clocks.  Jane Karle had sighted and 
         legally blind people put on masks so they could not see as they 
         followed instructions on how to use various devices.  People were 
         amazed at how well they did.  They asked where they could get such 
         devices.  
              In april we did the same demonstration at the Police Athletic 
         League Festival. We find these events worth the time of making 
         posters and other preparations.  We meet people to add to our 
         mailing list and interested persons who are searching for help in 
         techniques of daily living.  
              This year we made contact with the Pasco County School System 
         and offered to teach parents who could teach their children in 
         mobility and daily living skills. The School System was interested 
         and saw the need and worked very hard with us.  We wrote up the 
         materials and they made the contacts.  Of course, they are not 
         allowed to give us the parents' names.  So far, the parents have 
          not responded, even though we offered to conduct some sessions at 
         night.  We trust something will develop for the future.  This 
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         seems like a good opportunity to start a parent's group, and to 
         meet and get to know more blind children.   


         From Wayne Davis, President, Greater Miami Chapter... 

              We have been involved in an ongoing battle with the Metro-
         Dade County government to improve our Special Transportation 
         System.  That is nothing new though, because it is a never ending 
         effort on our part.                  
              We have arranged to produce twelve half hour television  
         shows this fall for one of our cable Public Assess channels.  We 
         just finished producing four of them.  This means a lot of work 
         for our Chapter Members, but we see it as a a golden opportunity to 
         reach a lot of people with facts concerning blind people in our 
         county.  We will be doing shows on transportation, employment, 
         education, technology and legislation.  
              I want to thank all of you who expressed concern for us down 
         here during Hurricane Andrew.  Please see my article "Miami Lost", 
         in the next issue of the OUTREACH. 


         From Jeff Harmon, President, and Erlinda Harmon, Martin 
         Chapter... 

              On June 27, 1992, our Chapter members who were unable to 
         attend our National Convention represented the NFB at the YMCA 
         Health Fair, sponsored by Martin memorial Hospital and other civic 
         organizations.  The response was good; many people took the book 
         What Color is the Sun? and other literature.  
              Also on June 27, we attended our National Convention in 
         Charlotte, North Carolina. along with close to seventy other 
         Federationists from Florida.  We participated in all general 
         meetings and some special meetings, and found them all to be very 
         informative.  While there, we placed an order for our new book The 
         Freedom Bell , which will be distributed in Martin County by our 
         Chapter.   
              Among the other activities we attended at Convention were the 
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         Beach Party, atop the Holiday inn, the Reception and Dance, and 
         the barbecue.  We took a tour of the city of Charlotte and found 
         it to be very historical.  
              By the way, this year, several NFB of Florida members won 
         door prizes; that was very exciting.  
              As Seminarians we were assigned to host the Presidential 
         Suite on two occasions; we were very honored to be given this 
         privilege.  We hope each of you will be able to attend our 
         National Convention next year.
              Our next project in Martin County is fund raising.  This will 
         help finance other activities as well as helping members who wish 
         to attend our October State Convention.  
              We have purchased the NFB book Walking Alone and Marching 
         Together, to be donated by our Chapter to the Martin County 
         Library, on White Cane Day.   
                
                                    
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         STATE LOSING FEDERAL FUNDS AS IT SHORTCHANGES THE BLIND               
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

         The following Editorial appeared in the Tampa Tribune for July 13, 
         1992. 

              He'd worked hard for years, beginning a a draftsman and 
         parlaying his mechanical skills into a degree in electrical 
         engineering.  Then Joe's eyesight began failing and daytime turned 
         to perpetual twilight.  His bosses eventually discharged Joe.  Who 
         could use a blind engineer? 
              Anybody, answers Gloria Mills.  She smiles a knowing smile.  
         She, too, is blind and knows how myopic sighted people can be.  
              "He's now learning to type, so he can use a computer," she 
         says.  "engineers all use computers now.  So can he."
              A Success story, yes.  Joe is on the road to self sufficiency 
         again, thanks, in large part, to the state Division of Blind 
         Services (DBS).  It provided grant money for Joe to learn a new 
         skill to allow him to follow his old profession.  
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              Ditto for Mills, a Tampa native born with congenital 
         cataracts.  She applied for an educational grant 20 years ago, and 
         got a degree from the University of South Florida and now is 
         customer-service specialist with the federal government.  She's 
         also president of the Tampa Bay Chapter of the National Federation 
         of the Blind of Florida and, in that capacity, is sounding a loud 
         alarm.  
              "There are probably more blind people in Florida than just 
         about anywhere else, because there are more people coming here 
         every day and there are a lot of older people here," she says.  
         "What is the state doing about it?"
              It's a good question with a bad answer.  
              The division asked for an annual allocation of $9.9 million 
         this year, an increase over its previous $7.4 million funding.  If 
         it had received that amount, the federal government would have 
         responded with an amount four times as large---almost $40 million 
         ---that would be used to train old and young Floridians to secure 
         jobs, remain mobile and retain their dignity. 
              Last year, almost 50,000 sight-impaired Floridians relied on 
         DBS's mix of state and federal money for these services that 
         allowed them to become functioning members of society.
              But that was last year.  This year, while the Legislature 
         fretted and fumed over the budget, these people, and others who 
         will need the division's services, were at the mercy of a handful 
         of lawmakers who too often traded away good policy for politics.  
              Politicians with their eye on re-election or higher office 
         showed themselves all too willing to obfuscate and obstruct each 
         other when faced with Gov. Lawton Chiles' proposed "fair share" 
         tax package, which they ultimately largely rejected.  They dallied 
         and dithered among themselves, trading barbs when they should have 
         been trading thoughts.  And Floridians will suffer as a result.  
              Remember the $9.9 million request?  Legislators responded 
         with a hard-hearted $6.7 million---a sum less then the insuf-
         ficient allocation given DBS for the just-ended fiscal year.  
              This is bad government at its worst.  Ask DBS Director Carl 
         McCoy, who said the legislators' funding meant the division lost 
         almost $10 million in matching funds that would have come from the 
         federal government.  
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              "I really don't understand," he says.  "It's unconscionable, 
         really, to ignore the need and opportunity."
              But our legislators are adept at ignoring needs, even when 
         they are so glaring as to be dazzling.  Everyone has been slighted 
         by this Legislature.  
              Who?  Start with the state's population of blind residents, 
         estimated at 228,000 people.  Don't forget our school children, 
         packed into crowded classrooms in a state where education funding 
         is in the national cellar.  And, yes, even include prison inmates:  
         They are crammed in their cells while two prisons stand empty 
         because Florida lacks the money to open them. 
              Joe got back on his feet, mainly because he was fortunate 
         enough to secure state DBS funding before Florida's economy went 
         truly sour.  The next electrical engineer to lose his sight may 
         not be so fortunate, especially if he must rely on the current 
         members of the Florida Legislature to do the right thing.  

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         ALTERNATIVE TECHNIQUES
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

         We all have some kind of special knowledge, a little collection of 
         neat little tricks that help us do what has to be done or that 
         make like more enjoyable. Send in your techniques for dealing with 
         blindness or with any other situation life might throw your way.  
         Send us your consumer tips and helpful hints and give us a chance 
         to share them! 

              Nothing can affect your day quite like sitting in someone 
         else's chewing gum.  Ice is okay for getting it out of some 
         fabrics.  But I have found that peanut butter, mixed with the 
         room-temperature gum on a washable item will break it down, almost 
         like magic.  You can just wash out the peanut butter/chewing 
         mixture with dishwashing liquid and water.  
              Did you ever take your guide dog to the movies and wind up 
         with a large gob of chewing gum in her fur?  Bring an old sheet 
         with you to the theater to use as a drop cloth.  If the dog has 
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         already been Wrigley-ized however, and you don't want to rename 
         her Big Red, try the peanut butter trick with her coat.  She'll 
         want to get involved; dogs like peanut butter.

              Karl Smith, President of the NFB of Utah tells me that those 
         plastic labels sold to label cassettes in braille are just the 
         right size to label your compact discs.  Make sure you stick the 
         label on the correct side---the side with the print label---or you 
         will render the disc un-playable.  
              
              Increase your chances of getting a decent shopping cart by 
         picking up a cart in the supermarket parking lot rather than from 
         inside the store.  Previous shoppers are likely to have rejected 
         the bad carts before taking their groceries out to their cars.

              Use old flexible discs (soundsheets) to write braille notes.
        This works best with a braille writer.

              Speaking of those flexi-disc magazines:  If you have fallen 
         behind in reading them because, unlike the cassette book players, 
         talking book record players are a little less than portable and 
         require an electrical outlet, consider taping the magazines onto 
         cassettes to take with you.  You can do this in half the time it 
         takes to read them.  Here's how:
              Connect the talking book record player to a tape recorder 
         that records at a standard 1-7/8 inches per second, with a patch 
         cord.  You can get the patch cord and maybe some help from Radio 
         Shack.  Play the record at twice it's normal speed and record at 
         1-7/8 i.p.s..  Play the tape back on your library cassette player 
         at 15/16 i.p.s..  Let me know how it works out.


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         TECH TALK                    --                      Otto Zamora
         ___________________________________________________________________ 
              
         Otto Zamora is Vice President of the Greater Miami Chapter.

              It is said that portability is the wave of the future in the 
         world of computers.  However, whether that is true or not, there 
         are some people who consider a computer as a device which they 
         will never be able to understand because of the complicated 
         language involved.  
              A few years ago, individuals wanting to join the work 
         force wanted a machine that did not necessarily speak the language 
         of a computer, but that was portable enough so they could take it 
         anywhere and perform nearly the same functions as a portable or 
         desktop computer. 
              The Braille'N'Speak is such a device.
              This easy-to-use machine employs a braille keyboard, making 
         it easy to work with if you are a braille user and do not want to 
         type.  Among other things, the Braille'N'Speak has a calculator, 
         an elaborate watch function, and a word processor, which can be 
         used for anything from writing complex documents to simple notes 
         or memos.  It can also be connected to a modem, computer, or 
         printer for instant data transfer.  Another advantage over the 
         portable laptop computer is Braille'N'Speak's battery life of over 
         sixteen hours on a single charge.  This enables you to take the 
         machine with you practically anywhere, with the secure knowledge 
         that you will not run our of energy at a crucial moment.  If you 
         have a friend who also has one, you can make transfers from one 
         Braille'N'Speak to another.  
              The disadvantages of this machine are all centered around the 
         high cost of the extras, such ass the serial to parallel 
         converter, used when sending data to a standard printer, which 
         costs $125.00.  
              Still, as far as portable note taking devices are concerned, 
         the Braille'N'Speak is the best show in town. 


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         ___________________________________________________________________ 
                   
         IN HARNESS                  --                   Marion Gwizdala 
         ___________________________________________________________________ 
                        
              Welcome to a new regular feature of the OUTREACH.  "In 
         Harness" will be an opportunity for dog guide users and others 
         interested in dog guides to share information and/or experiences 
         with each other.  From time to time, we will offer training tips.  
         Thanks to Rick Holden at Southeastern Guide Dogs for agreeing to 
         review my comments for accuracy in dealing with training issues.  
         Likewise, Dr. Suzanne Downing will provide input to health 
         matters.  If you have an idea which would make for an interesting 
         column, I encourage you to let me know.  Send your comments in any 
         form, including ASCII disks (uploads, as well), to: 

              Marion Gwizdala 
              820 Valley Hill Dr. 
              Brandon, FL  33510 
              (813) 684-8981 


         DOG GUIDE USERS UNITE! 

              Imagine it's Friday night and you have made plans to go out 
         to dinner with some friends.  You have been looking forward to 
         this evening for a long time.  As you enter the restaurant, the 
         manager approaches you and tells you that your dog guide cannot 
         enter.  He points to a fish tank and informs you that Florida law 
         says that "any place which keeps and displays live animals for 
         public education or enjoyment" may refuse entry to someone with a 
         dog guide.  What would you do?  What could you do?  Nothing.  The 
         law exists.  (See my article, "Discrimination in the Florida 
         Laws,or How to Keep the Animals Out of the Zoo" elsewhere in this 
         OUTREACH.) 
              Now, imagine yourself walking down the sidewalk with your dog 
         guide.  You're on your way to work, school, shopping, or maybe 
         just out for a leisurely stroll. Suddenly, from around the corner 
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         of a house, you hear fierce barking.  It gets closer and closer.  
         The dog attacks your dog guide and injures it severely or kills 
         it.  What would you do?  What could you do? 
              There is something you can do!  During the State convention 
         of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida, to be held the 
         weekend of October 16 - 18 in Orlando, dog guide users from around 
         the State will join to organize a united effort to alter the laws 
         of the State.  The two priorities of this organization will be the 
         repeal of FSS 413.08(1)d and to introduce a bill which would 
         protect dog guides from malicious or negligent attacks by other 
         dogs. 
              You can make a difference.  Your support of these Reso-
         lutions, which will be introduced to the Convention and our 
         combined voices on the floor of the legislature will protect our 
         right to free and equal access of all places the general public is 
         invited.  Your voice will help those whose dogs have been injured 
         or killed by the negligence of someone else.  If you think that I 
         am a sensationalist, perhaps you should attend the Convention and 
         listen to the stories of attacks which have caused dogs to be 
         seriously injured, retired early, and even killed. 
              I hope to see a large turnout of dog guide users at this 
         year's convention.  However, if you're not able to attend but have 
         some comments for us, please let me know.  You can write to me in 
         braille, print, or electronic medium. 
         
         
         TRAINING TIP 

              With the State convention just around the corner, your dog 
         will be placed into a new setting.  Prepare yourself for some of 
         the changes.  If your dog doesn't work much in crowds, go to the 
         mall on a Saturday afternoon to prepare for convention crowds.  
         Likewise, expose your dog to other dogs in preparation for the 
         number of dogs at all NFB functions.  Don't slack up on daily 
         obedience.  Control begins with obedience.  Twice daily is 
         recommended. 
              After you harness your dog, give it an appreciative pat on 
         the head.  Never forget how hard your dog works for you. Never 
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         forget, as well, how hard the Federation works for you. The word 
         you say as you pick up the handle is not only the direction you 
         will travel today, but the direction of every blind person through 
         the National Federation of the Blind.  Forward. 


         __________________________________________________________________

         OUT OF CONTEXT
         __________________________________________________________________

         
         "Any quote is taken out of context."
                                ---Dick Cavett

         "Early to bed and early to rise,
          Work like hell and organize!" 
                                ---Kenneth Jernigan 

         "Imagination is more important than information."
                                ---Albert Einstein

         "It seems to me that development of life stops when the dreams go 
          away.  It isn't that a person dies; instead, the interesting part 
          of existence is all in the past.  When there are no dreams for a 
          bright tomorrow, hope itself withers and fades."
                                ---NFB President Marc Maurer
                                   "Hamburgers and the Practice of Law"
                                   The Freedom Bell

         "If we listened to our intellect, we'd never have a love affair,
          we'd never have a friendship, we'd never go into business, 
          because we'd be cynical.  Well that's nonsense.  You've got to 
          jump off cliffs all the time, and build your wings on the way 
          down."
                                ---Ray Baadbury

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         "Don't hurry to reply, but hurry to listen."
                                ---Old Persian proverb 

              "In the National Federation of the Blind there are three 
         simple sentences which we have repeated among ourselves and to 
         others so often that they have come to be more than words and more 
         than slogans.  These sentences have come to be the credo by which 
         we run our organization and live our daily lives. 
              "I give them to you now: 
              "The real problem of blindness is not the loss of eyesight.  
         The real problem is the misunderstanding and the lack of 
         information which exist.  If a blind person has proper training 
         and opportunity, blindness can be reduced to the level of a 
         physical nuisance. 
              "I invite you to join with those of us in the National 
         Federation in whatever way you can to help us make the truth 
         expressed in these sentences a reality in the lives of every blind 
         person---to help us change what it means to be blind in America 
         today." 
                                ---Kenneth Jernigan
                                   What You Should Know About Blindness,
                                   Services for the Blind, and the
                                   Organized Blind Movement


         "Never make forecasts.  Especially about the future."
                                ---Samuel Goldwyn 

         "Faith and fear are fraternal twins, born a heartbeat apart."
                                ---Mike Pearson
                                   "Blind Faith"
                                   What Color is the Sun? 
         
         "A professional is someone who can do his best work when he 
          doesn't feel like it." 
                                ---Allistair Cooke 

         "The National Federation of the Blind was there for me when I 
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         needed it.  That's why I'll continue to work in it: for my own 
         growth and protection and to insure that the same will be there 
         for every other blind person."
                                ---Peggy Pinder
                                   "I Want That"
                                   The Freedom Bell
         
         
         From Gloria Mills, President of the Tampa Bay Chapter...
         
         "The journey, not the arrival, matters."       
                                ---quoted in Wishcraft: How to Get What You 
                                   Really Want  by Barbara Sher with 
                                   Annie Gottleib (Ballantine) 
          

         From Virginia L. Beresford of Deltona... 

         "Small deeds done are better than great deeds planned." 
                                ---Unknown
         
         "Life is hard by the yard.  By the inch, it's a cinch."
                                ---Unknown 


         __________________________________________________________________ 

         WHAT'S COOKIN'? 
         __________________________________________________________________ 


         Here is your recipe column, your chance to share your favorite 
         gastronomic discoveries and culinary sensations with your fellow 
         OUTREACH readers.  Come on now, send 'em in!
         

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         HOMEMADE SALSA
         
              You don't have to go out to your favorite Mexican restaurant to 
         have freshly made salsa with your tortilla chips.  You will need:
          
               9 tomatoes                    3 hot yellow peppers  
               3 large cloves of garlic      1-1/2 teaspoon salt       
               2 medium onions               1/2 cup vinegar       
               1 bell pepper                 1 tablespoon cumin    
                                    
         Chop the vegetables and add the rest of the ingredients.  Heat 
         the mixture in a pan on the stovetop (stirring constantly) or in 
         the microwave (stirring as needed).  Do not allow to boil.  
              This recipe cries out for experimentation, so adjust it to 
         your taste.  For instance, if you want it hotter, throw in more of 
         those hot peppers or add canned halipeno peppers.  (Be careful of 
         those halipenos; add them sparingly and don't get the juice in 
         your eyes!)  You can also omit or reduce the salt   This salsa 
         keeps about a week in the refrigerator.                   
         
         
         From Charles Hackney, President, First Coast Chapter...
         
         TUNA SALAD WITH AN ATTITUDE
         
              Add zip to tuna salad by adding a liberal amount of Louisiana 
         Hot Sauce.  It will taste a lot like crabmeat salad and---odd, but 
         true---will not taste too hot! 
         
         
         From Leah Howard, Secretary, Greater Miami Chapter...
         
         LISA's DELIGHT

              Here is an easy desert recipe. It's a great end to a meal 
         that features chili or rice dishes.  Several of the members of the 
         Miami Chapter have tried this one and we all think it's great. 
              Grease a nine by thirteen inch baking pan or dish.  Spread 
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         two cans of apple pie filling evenly over the bottom of the pan.  
         Then cover the layer with a plain white or yellow cake mix.   
         Make sure this layer is evenly spread.  Put dabs of butter on top.  
         Bake in a pre-heated oven at 350 degrees for about forty minutes.  
              This desert is very sweet and should be served with vanilla 
         or some other bland flavor ice cream.  The temperature contrast 
         between the ice cream and the warm cake gives extra enjoyment. 


         ___________________________________________________________________ 

         SMILES
         ___________________________________________________________________ 


         From Martha N. Beaton, St Petersburg
         
              Q. Why does a hummingbird hum? 
              A. Because he doesn't know the words. 

         
         From Jim English, Lake Worth... 

              Q. What do you call a dog with no legs? 
              A. Anything you want to.  He won't come anyway. 
          
         
         Gloria Mills of Tampa suggests some political humor in honor of 
         the upcoming elections...  

              Q. What is the definition of silence? 
              A. Dan Qyayle and Bill Clinton exchanging war stories.
         
         
         The rest were submitted by Virginia L. Beresford of Deltona... 
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         WARMEST REGARDS 

              In his autobiography, Mark Twain wrote a schathing tirade 
         about a publisher who had swindled him.  But he ended with a not 
         of forgiveness:  
              "He's been dead for a quarter of a century now.  I...have 
         only compassion for him. And if I could send him a fan, I would."      

                  
            Teacher:  All right, Ernie, let's hear you count to ten. 
              Ernie:  One, two, three, four, five, six, seven, eight, 
                      nine, ten. 
            Teacher:  That's very good.  Can you go a little higher? 
              Ernie:  Jack, Queen, King!     


              During World War II Brigadier General Theodore Roosevelt, Jr. 
         was waiting at an airport for a plane.  A sailor stepped to a 
         ticket window and asked for a seat on the same flight.  "I want to 
         see my mother," the sailor said.  "I haven't much time." 
              Overhearing the ticket agent tell the sailor that the flight 
         was full, General Roosevelt stepped to the window and told the 
         agent to give the man his seat.  
              A friend asked him, "Teddy, aren't you in a hurry, too?"
              General Roosevelt replied, "It's a matter of rank.  I'm only 
         a General.  He's a son."
                                        ---Adapted from remarks by Rajendra 
                                           K. Saboo, President Rotary 
                                           International, 1991-92.
         
         

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         ___________________________________________________________________ 

         EDITORIAL MATTERS                  --                   Dan Hicks
         ___________________________________________________________________ 
    
              The OUTREACH has moved.  Send changes of address or reading 
         format and all other OUTREACH-related correspondence to me at the 
         address on page 1. 
              We always need material to publish   We are always on the 
         lookout for jokes for "Smiles", recipes for "What's Cookin'?", 
         tips and tricks for "Alternative Techniques", quotations for "Out 
         of Contest", as well as longer articles.  
              Please write us.  Remember, OUTREACH is your magazine. We 
         like to hear from you with your comments, suggestions, and even 
         your (sniff) corrections.  We want the latter so we can set the 
         record straight by publishing them, as in---

         Corrections to OUTREACH Issue #1, Spring, 1992: 
              Theresa Schaffer is NFBF Treasurer and LeRoy Schaffer is 
         Secretary, not the other way around as I had stated.  Theresa 
         asked me why, if I was going to give her the wrong office, didn't 
         I make her President?  Apologies to the hard-working Schaffers.  
              In "Around the Corner" I said that the NFB National 
         Convention would take place July 28 through July 4.  This would be 
         a long Convention, indeed!  That first "July" should have been a 
         "June".  (Perhaps wishful thinking on the part of someone who 
         really enjoys NFB Conventions?  But who doesn't?) 
              Thank you to the seeming dozens of you who pointed these 
         mistakes out.  We worked very hard to make sure this issue has a 
         new batch to comment on.  Wait a minute---I didn't mean that.  

              A special note to our cassette subscribers:  Because an in-
         crease in the size of OUTREACH is inevitable, we are now recording 
         at 15/16 inch per second, the speed Talking Book cassettes and the 
         cassette Braille Monitor are recorded at.  
              Large print and cassette copies of our first issue are still 
         available.  Write to me and let me know if you wish to catch up.  
              We are sending all issues to NFB-Net, so, if you have a 
33
         computer and modem you might want to download them.  If you do, 
         please let us know how this works out.  Of course, you can get the 
         Braille Monitor and Future Reflections  the same way. 
              Our magazine is being read, not just in Florida, but all over 
         the country.  For example, Albert Sanchez, editor of the Blind 
         Washingtonian, the newsletter of the Washington Affiliate, 
         informed me that he was reprinting "Promise Yourself" by Theresa 
         Schaffer from our first issue.  Congratulations Theresa!  
              As always, please help us keep our mailing list up-to-date.  
         Chapter presidents, please keep in touch when you get new members 
         so they can be added to the list.  If you are getting duplicate 
         copies or the wrong format, please let us know. 
              Believe it or not, cassette OUTREACH copies cost less than 
         the large print copies.  This is because most of you have been 
         returning the cassettes for re-use.  So if you are getting print 
         and can use the cassettes just as well, please consider writing us 
         and changing your format.  But, we will leave the choice in your 
         hands.   
              We wish to thank Etoile Romero, who sent us a whole box of 
         re-usable cassettes as well as everyone else who sent us tapes to 
         recycle into future issues of OUTREACH.  We welcome the donation 
         of cassettes.  They don't have to be blank.  Most of us have a 
         "throw-it" drawer or box somewhere full of magazines and other 
         cassettes we don't need anymore.  You can mail them FREE MATTER 
         FOR THE BLIND. 
              Special thanks to all those who submitted material.  Thank 
         you to President Wayne Davis for all of his help.  OUTREACH could 
         not have become a reality without him.   Thank you to Second Vice 
         President Jeff Harmon and his wife Erlinda for stuffing 
         envelopes and mailing cassettes.  It is a big job.  Thanks to 
         Leroy Schaffer and Gloria Mills for their help in updating the 
         mailing list.  Also, thanks to Gloria proofreading the print 
         edition and for her help in every step of magazine's preparation. 
              Thanks to all of you in the National Federation of the Blind 
         for helping to change what it means to be blind. 

