
                               The NFBF OUTREACH         
         
                  The Official News Magazine of the National 
                      Federation of the Blind of Florida
                           Issue # 5  Summer, 1994           

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         The NFBF OUTREACH is published by 
            National Federation of the Blind of Florida
            Wayne Davis, President         
            1949 Marseille Drive Number 2
            Miami Beach, FL  33141         
            (305)861-8425
         
         Please send changes of address, submissions, and all other 
         OUTREACH-related correspondence to:
            Dan Hicks, Editor
            4608 West Longfellow Avenue
            Tampa, FL  33629
            (813)837-4831 
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         TABLE OF CONTENTS                                                 
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         FROM THE PRESIDENT              Wayne Davis            Page 3

         OUTREACH MICROS                                        Page 6

         J O B NEWS                      Gloria Mills           Page 11

         1993 FLORIDA CONVENTION         
         IS LARGEST EVER!                Dan Hicks              Page 12    

         1994 WASHINGTON SEMINAR         Wayne Davis            Page 17

         Y'ALL COME!                     Gloria Mills           Page 19

         CHAPTER NEWS                                           Page 19

         ASSOCIATES UPDATE               Janet Caron            Page 22

         IN HARNESS                      Marion Gwizdala        Page 24  

         HOW TO USE A WHITE CANE         Connie Reagan          Page 26

         DALLAS CONVENTION (a Poem)      Bea Love Gladden       Page 28

         LIBRARY SENATE HEARING          Wayne Davis            Page 29

         WHAT'S COOKIN'?                                        Page 30

         OUT OF CONTEXT                                         Page 32

         SMILES                                                 Page 35

         EDITORIAL MATTERS               Dan Hicks              Page 37
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         FROM THE PRESIDENT                                 Wayne Davis 
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         WHAT IS THE NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND? 

              I think we can best define the National Federation of the 
         Blind by first deciding what it is not.  The NFB is not an 
         organization for the blind, but as we have often been heard to 
         say, it is an organization of the blind. The NFB is not merely a 
         social organization, although, in some ways the Federation is like 
         a great big family.  Each year at our state and national 
         conventions old friendships are renewed, and new ones are started. 
         The National Federation of the Blind is not, nor will it ever be, 
         a rubber stamp for any state or national agency, but neither are 
         we the die-hard radicals that we are sometimes said to be.  Sure, 
         the Federation has held demonstrations for worthy causes relating 
         to blindness in the past.  I know this to be true because I have 
         taken part in several marches and other demonstrations.  I know  
         that whenever rights are denied to blind people, and the channels 
         of reason are closed, that we will again stand up and be counted.  
         Far more often, though, we use education of the public to change 
         some factor relating to blindness, rather then marching in front 
         of the television cameras.  We, the members of the National 
         Federation of the Blind, are key players in the blindness field.  
         We write all the necessary letters and make all the required phone 
         calls and visits, to change laws and to pass new ones.  We 
         personally help other blind men and women and children to learn 
         some of the blindness skills that we ourselves have learned.  
              The Federation offers many different things to many different 
         people.  Our publications are sent all over the world, and our 
         voice is heard wherever blindness is an issue.  We all have a 
         voice in the policies and goals of the NFB, and any of us can be 
         elected to an office in this organization.  It's not just the 
         people with degrees from big universities who serve as leaders.  I 
         am living proof of that; my formal education stopped with my high 
         school diploma.  
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              We have a long history of bringing about changes in the 
         quality of life for blind people. 
              How do we feel about other organizations for blind people?  
         We do not wish them bad luck.  On the other hand, neither are we 
         likely to take up their banner, and support their causes.  Not 
         because we have anything in particular against any of them.  It is 
         just that we are following our own courses, and have our own 
         agendas. 
              Do we help blind people who do not belong to the NFB?  Sure 
         we do.  At least half of the phone calls and letters I receive 
         are from people who do not belong to the NFB.  A large number of 
         the students that apply for our scholarships are not members of 
         the Federation either.  I seldom ask a student if he or she 
         belongs to the NFB.  We, the men and women who make up the 
         National Federation of the Blind, are trying to change what it 
         means to be blind: not just for our members, but for blind people 
         everywhere.  If this weren't true, our many publications would be 
         sent just to card-carrying NFB members, and our scholarships would 
         be limited to people within our own ranks. 
              I am proud to be a part of this great movement, and I count 
         it as a real honor to serve as the State President here in 
         Florida, my adopted home.  When the day comes that I am no longer 
         president and I have handed over the reins of the presidency to 
         the person who will follow me in this office, I only hope that he 
         or she will find something for me to do to help continue our 
         ongoing march toward equality.  We are the voice of the blind, and 
         together we shall prevail. 
         

         INCLUDED BY PRESIDENTIAL MANDATE     
         
              This last item is included per my order, because I think you, 
         the reader of this publication, should know how many long hours of 
         hard work that Dan Hicks gives to put out the OUTREACH.  I know 
         Dan well enough to know that unless I give him a direct order to 
         publish this, he will be reluctant to do so, because he is never 
         one to seek out praise or recognition. 
              Dan Hicks, as editor of the OUTREACH  spends many hours just 
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         updating the database that is our mailing list.  He has around 
         fifteen categories for each entry.  We now have well over two 
         thousand people on our mailing list, and it grows almost daily. 
         With the help of the chapter presidents and Theresa and LeRoy 
         Schaffer, Dan is constantly entering new people, and changing the 
         addresses of those who have moved.   
              Now, that is just the mailing list.  As for the OUTREACH 
         itself, to get a typed copy ready to go to press, he must select
         or writearticles and other material and lay it out, in doing 
         so, keeping in mind the spacing for large type.  
              He then makes a tape of the finished copy for our cassette 
         version.  Once the tape is ready to reproduce, he has to set up 
         the tape duplicator and several "slave" units.  This equipment takes 
         up his and Gloria's dining room table for several days as he loads 
         the master cassette into the duplicator, and seven blank cassettes 
         into the slave units.  This process must be repeated over and over 
         hundreds of times until he has the required number of cassette 
         copies made. 
              He then must pack them into boxes to ship to Vice President 
         Jeff Harmon's home, and to State Board Member Ken Rollman's home 
         so they can mail them out to each of us.  Dan must also package 
         envelopes and labels to send to Jeff and Ken.      
              So, when you take your copy of the OUTREACH out of your mail 
         box, and turn its pages or listen to it on your tape player, just 
         remember that a guy named Dan worked hard, so that you could 
         receive it.  Thank you Dan for caring enough to do all that hard 
         work. I also want to thank Patti Johnson for helping proofread the 
         OUTREACH, and Gloria Mills for all she does and for letting Dan 
         have all those boxes of cassettes, Labels and envelopes in their 
         home.  Also, thank you for letting your dining room table become a 
         recording studio for days at a time. 
              My thanks also go out to Jeff Harmon and Erlinda Harmon and 
         to Ken Rollman and Julaine Arient-Rollman for putting all those 
         cassette copies of the OUTREACH into all those envelopes and  
         sticking on all those mailing labels and getting them mailed. 
              It's all a big job, and it gets bigger each time.  
              Thank you all.  
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          OUTREACH MICROS 
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         DEAF-BLIND COMMITTEE ESTABLISHED 

              Joseph Naulty writes: 
              "The National Federation of the Blind of Florida is pleased 
         to announce the formation of a new Deaf and Blind Committee.  I 
         have been elected Chairperson.  
              "It is extremely important I contact those in your individual 
         groups who are afflicted with dual sensory impairment.  This will 
         include those wearing hearing aids and having visual loss.  It is 
         my mission to inform everyone with dual sensory impairments of 
         services available to them.  The newly formed Deaf and Blind 
         Committee will be working closely with all interested parties to 
         get the necessary information into the hands of those requiring 
         services.  
              "We plan to start out with a newsletter which will contain 
         articles and information concerning deaf and blind issues.  One of 
         our ongoing efforts will be continued research into assistive 
         devices.  Please send me names, addresses, and phone numbers so we 
         can send the newsletter covering deaf and blind issues to all 
         interested parties." 
              Please send inquiries and information to: 
                    Joseph B. Naulty 
                    1800 NE 43 Court 
                    Oakland Park, FL  33308 
                    (305)772-1825 


         HENTER-JOYCE WINS AWARD, PRESIDENT WINS ELECTION 
         
              Henter-Joyce, one of Florida's leading technology companies, 
         was recently presented with the coveted "Vendor of the Year" Award 
         for 1993 by the U.S. Department of Commerce.  The award reads in 
         part, "In recognition of your exemplary contribution by providing 
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         valuable adaptive technology and support services for the 
         disabled".  
              Company President Ted Henter has also been elected to the 
         office of President of our Pinellas Chapter.  "Getting more 
         involved in politics is something I have been avoiding for some 
         time," Ted wrote in a letter to NFBF President Wayne Davis.  
         "After seeing all the good things happening at the state 
         convention I decided to run.  I look forward to working with other 
         members of our chapter and others, like yourself, to do some good 
         things." 
              Congratulations to Henter-Joyce, to Ted Henter, and to the 
         Pinellas Chapter. 
         
         
         LIBRARY NAME CHANGE 
         
              The organization we have known and loved as the Florida 
         Bureau of Library Services for the Blind and Physically 
         Handicapped has a new name.  It will now be known as the Bureau of 
         Braille and Talking Book Library Services.  This name, it is felt, 
         will more accurately describe the library's mission, and the role 
         it plays in our lives.  The library's toll-free number is still 
         1-800-226-6075.


         GATOR BUMPS ANNOUNCED 

              J & K Gator Bumps, the braille embossing service founded by 
         Ken Rollman, has now begun serving clients.  The company will 
         produce braille copies of menus, documents manuals, and other 
         inkprint material at a cost of 35 cents per page for the first ten 
         pages and 30 cents for each additional page.  For more information, 
         contact: 
              Ken Rollman, Owner
              J & K Gator Bumps
              501 SouthWest 75th St #A-2
              Gainesville, FL  32607
              (904)331-0350
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         NAPUB BRAILLE-A-THON PLANNED 

              For the past five years, the National Federation of the Blind 
         of Louisiana has held a Braille-A-Thon as a pre-convention event, 
         as a means to promote braille literacy and to raise funds.  They 
         have received some excellent publicity and have raised over 
         $5,000.00! 
              The National Association to Promote the Use of Braille 
         (NAPUB) will hold a similar event at this year's National 
         Convention in Detroit.  It will be held Friday, July 1, 1994, from 
         9:00 a.m. to 4:00 p.m.. If it is as successful as they hope, it 
         will be a tradition at future National Conventions.  Betty Nicely, 
         one of NAPUB's co-chairpersons says, "If Louisiana can raise two 
         thousand for a state convention, there is no reason why we 
         couldn't raise over one hundred thousand for our national Braille-
         A-Thon."  She adds, "We want to make this an annual event.  I bet 
         it will be one of the quietest fundraisers we could ever have." 
              For more information or for sponsor sheets you may contact 
         either: 
                    Betty Nicely                  Jerry Whittle         
                    3618 Dayton Ave.              101 South Trenton St. 
                    Louisville, KY 70402    or    Ruston, LA  71270     
                    (502)897-2632                 800-234-4166         
          

         MARILYN BALDWIN NAMED TRANSPORTATION COMMISSIONER 

              Greater Orlando Chapter President Marilyn Baldwin has been 
         appointed by Governor Lawton Chiles to be a member of the Florida 
         Transportation Disadvantaged Commission.  Marilyn has worked for 
         many years as a member of the NFB to improve transportation in 
         Central Florida and throughout the state, for all blind, disabled, 
         and transportation disadvantaged users.  She introduced Resolution 
         93-04 (see page 16) at our last state convention, which was passed 
         and has been implemented.  We will all look forward to working 
         with Marilyn on these vital issues.     


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         GOLDEN ACCESS PASS OFFERED
         This item was submitted by Paula Wilson of Tampa.

              The National Park Service offers its Golden Age Passport to 
         any U.S. citizen or permanent resident over the age of 62.  The 
         passport, which costs $10.00, grants lifetime entrance to all 
         national parks, monuments, and recreational areas.  It must be 
         purchased in person at the National Park Service headquarters in 
         Washington, DC, or at any park where a fee is charged.  The pass 
         allows free entry to one noncommercial passenger vehicle and its 
         passengers.
              Additionally, he NPS offers Blind and permanently disabled 
         persons a free Golden Access pass, which must also be picked up in 
         person.  For more information, write: 
                 National Park Service 
                 Office of Public Inquiries 
                 PO Box 37127 
                 Washington, DC 20013-7127 


         CARL MILLER'S LATEST RESTORATION 

              St. Lucy Chapter President Carl Miller is just about finished 
         with his latest antique vehicle restoration, a 1941 World War II 
         military Jeep.  Carl says, "I've been working on it for four 
         years.  If there had been one more bolt missing, we would have 
         called it a parts car."  Among the many items missing from the 
         Jeep were the engine, transmission, seats, windshield, and gas 
         tank.  He had to find all these parts in addition to restoring the 
         car.  This will be the tenth vehicle he has restored since losing 
         his sight twenty-four years ago.  He is very happy with his latest 
         restoration. 

         OLIVE GARDEN HAS MENUS ON TAPE 
          
              The Olive Garden, the Orlando-based restaurant, has announced 
         that it is introducing menus on audio cassette tape for the blind 
         and others who have difficulty reading print.  The tapes are 
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         available in most of the chains 425 restaurants.  A hand-held 
         cassette player is supplied with the set of four tapes.  This 
         is in addition to the braille menus the Olive Garden already 
         offers, giving blind patrons exactly what restaurants should be 
         prepared to offer all patronschoice.    
         

         DONALD MAJEWSKI QUOTED
         
         The following is an excerpt from an article that appeared in the 
         "Pasco" section of the St Petersburg Times, October 15, 1993 

              Donald Majewski, President of the Pasco Chapter of the 
         National Federation of the Blind, explains the "white cane" is a 
         blind person's key to the outside world.
              "When you see us going about our daily chores, take note of 
         the white cane and help us to make this a safer and nicer world 
         for all of us." 
              Majewski explained that blind people do not want pity or 
         sympathy.   He says he does not feel his blindness is a handicap, 
         only a "slight inconvenience."
              As president of the Pasco Chapter of the NFB, he is assisted 
         by Joann Hotlin, Vice Presient; Morris Bien, Second Vice 
         President; Diane Ficorelli, Scretary; and Roberta Majewski, 
         Treasurer.  The club meets at 1 p.m. the third Thursday of the 
         month at the Eagles Aerie, New Port Richey.  For information, call 
         Majewski at (813)863-2289.


         OBITUARY 
         
              We are sad to note the death of Sylvia Paradise, for several 
         years a member of the Palm Beach Chapter.  She contributed a great 
         deal to her chapter, and was one of the top sellers of Florida 
         raffle tickets at the last national convention.  She passed away 
         near the end of March of natural causes.  


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         J O B NEWS                                        Gloria Mills
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

         Gloria Mills is JOB Chairperson for the Florida Affiliate.
        
              The good news is that you don't have to go to a professional 
         resume preparer to update your resume.  If you have recently 
         gone through changes in your lifee. g., lost your vision, lost 
         your job, or both, this would be an excellent time to update your 
         resume.  There are many inexpensive software programs available to 
         guide you in this preparation.  If you do not have a computer, 
         start by typing up a short biography of your life.  This will help 
         get you in touch with places and events that you have gone 
         through.  Start by writing down the first job you ever had.  To 
         the left of the position, write the dates that you held it.  Write 
         all your positions down to the present.  Don't forget all your 
         volunteer work, including work that you have done for the NFB.   
         Remember to enhance the language of your positions.  If you 
         assisted the person who wrote the newsletter for your chapter, 
         write "Editorial Assistant".  Have you ever been called by an 
         elected official regarding disadvantaged transportation in your 
         area?  Then you were a "Transportation Consultant".  Now that I've 
         got you started, I'm sure that you can be just as creative, if not 
         more so. 
              Modern resumes are short.  Unless the employer specifically 
         requests otherwise, anything over two pages is too long, and if 
         you can keep it down to one page, that's even better.    
              I want to hear about your successes and your attempts, so 
         please write me a note or give me a call: 
              Gloria Mills 
              4608 W Longfellow Av
              Tampa, FL  33629
              (813)837-4831 And remember, the JOB toll-free number is 
         1-800-638-7518. 
 

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         1993 FLORIDA CONVENTION IS LARGEST EVER!           Dan Hicks 
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

              The 1993 annual State Convention of the National Federation 
         of the Blind of Florida was held October 8, 9, and 10, 1993 at the 
         Sheraton Inn in Boca Raton.  It was the largest such gathering in 
         our history, with over 200 participants.  Some convention 
         attendees had to stay in the Holiday Inn across the street as the 
         Sheraton filled up.
              Several seminars and meetings took place Friday afternoon and 
         evening. The Hospitality featured a disk jockey, dancing, and lots 
         of food.  The exhibit hall was open most of the time that general 
         sessions were not taking place and was very well attended.  
              The first general session, Saturday morning, featured reports 
         by NFBF President Wayne Davis and NFB National Treasurer Allen 
         Harris. who was this convention's National Representative.  He 
         attended our convention accompanied by his fiance, Joy Osmar.  
         Both of these people were very helpful throughout the convention. 
              Motivational speaker Dr. Grace Mitchell gave a speech called 
         "Wishes, Dreams, and Reality", which drew enthusiastic applause 
         from the audience.  
              That day we also heard from Christine McCarthy, Executive 
         Director of the Florida unit of Recording for the Blind; JOB 
         Chairperson Gloria Mills; Associates Chairperson Janet Caron; PAC 
         Chairperson Jeff Harmon; Legislative Chairperson Melody Lindsey; 
         Leslie Underwood of the Florida Centers for Independent Living; 
         Harry Anderson of the Florida School for the Deaf and Blind; and 
         Florida Division of Blind Services Director Whit Springfield.  
         Doug Hall represented the Florida Bureau of Library Services for 
         the Blind and Physically Handicapped (now the Bureau of Braille 
         and Talking Book Library Servicessee page 7) on behalf of 
         Director Don Weber, who was not able to attend the convention. 
              The lunch break brought a luncheon for students, a seminar on 
         chapter fund raising, and other activities. 
              Wayne Davis' banquet address was appropriately titled 
         "Looking Ahead", and dealt with issues and opportunities that face 
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         us now and in the future.  This year's moving keynote address was 
         delivered by our National Representative Allen Harris.  The 
         drawing was held for the three vacation packages that members had 
         been selling raffle tickets for.  The Palm Beach Chapter won the 
         award for selling the most tickets.  Palm Beach also won the 
         second annual "What's Cooking" Award for having the "hottest" 
         chapter and for bringing the most people to the state convention.  
         (Yes, you remember correctly; they won it in the year before, 
         also.  The other chapters are all going to give them a little more 
         competition at this year's convention in Tampa!) 
              St. Lucy Chapter President Carl Miller was the host of our 
         annual auction, which took place right after the banquet.  After 
         that, Henter-Joyce threw a rousing party that took up two rooms, 
         spilled out into the hallway, and lasted late into the night.  
              As is our tradition, Sunday morning brought Theresa 
         Schaffer's Treasurer's Report, reports from all of the chapters 
         present, and elections.  All officers and board members who were 
         up for re-election were reinstated with applause for a job well 
         done.  
              During this and preceding sessions the following resolutions 
         were passed by the convention: 
                                   
           
                                   RESOLUTION 93-01 

          WHEREAS most blind people who use canes or dogs for mobility 
               have had at least some training in their use; and 

          WHEREAS a large part of that training consists of learning and
               practicing the techniques of safe street crossing; and 

          WHEREAS we have known of several cases in recent years where
               blind individuals have been hit by cars and killed or injured 
               while using their canes or dogs correctly and within the 
               provisions of the traffic laws:  Now, therefore,  

          BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind of Florida, in 
               convention assembled this 10th day of October, 1993, in the city 
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               of Boca Raton, Florida, that this organization strongly requests 
               that all state motor vehicle licensing authorities make 
               questions about canes and dogs a part of all driving tests and
               that the Driver's Manual contain, not only information about 
               the White Cane Law, but also contain pictorial illustrations 
               of a blind person using a white cane and a blind person using 
               a guide dog; and 

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that any motorist who strikes a blind 
               pedestrian while that pedestrian is using a cane or dog within 
               the provisions of the traffic laws be given the maximum penalty 
               allowed by the law in the state in which the accident occurred; 
               and 

          BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the burden of proof of correct and safe 
               travel be placed not on the blind person or his/her attorneys or 
               executors, but rather that the motorist or his/her attorneys or 
               executers be burdened with proving that said blind person was 
               violating the law at the time of the accident. 


                               RESOLUTION 93-02 

         WHEREAS the National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving 
              the Blind and Visually Handicapped (NAC) has long sought to 
              persuade and coerce schools, rehabilitation facilities, and 
              other agencies working within the blindness field to join NAC
              in the name of accreditation; and 

         WHEREAS membership in or accreditation by NAC has never been an 
              indication of quality service by any agency, nor of fair and 
              equitable treatment of agency clientsthe blind themselves; 
              and 
               
         WHEREAS accreditation has not been withheld, revoked, or challenged 
              by NAC for certain agencies, even in the instance of questionable 
              practices, as in the case of the Florida School for the Deaf and 
              Blind, despite two student deaths and several student injuries; 
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              and
         WHEREAS there is overwhelming evidence that NAC is losing ground 
              in the very field in which it claims expertise, including: 
                   1. Less than one-fifth of the agencies and schools 
              who qualify to join NAC have ever applied for accreditation or 
              membership. 
                   2. Fifteen agencies chose wisely to leave the NAC organi-
              zation in 1992, leaving only eighty agencies accredited by 
              NAC.
                   3. Only one-third of the Nation's seventy-one schools 
              for the blind are currently accredited by NAC.
                   4. Of the fifty-two state rehabilitation agencies 
              (including those for the District of Columbia and Puerto 
              Rico), only thirteen (25 per cent) have ever been accredited 
              by NAC, and only six (including Florida's Division of Blind 
              Services) are currently on the NAC list. 
                   5. Of the fifty states, District of Columbia, and Puerto 
              Rico, nineteen states are now NAC-free, seventeen states have 
              only one NAC-member, five states have only two, and only 
              eleven states have more than two NAC-accredited agencies; and 

         WHEREAS of the agencies currently accredited by NAC, more of 
              them are located in Florida than anywhere else:  Now, 
              therefore,  

         BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind of Florida, in 
              convention assembled this 9th day of October, 1993, in the city 
              of Boca Raton, Florida, that this organization calls upon the 
              Division of Blind Services of the State of Florida, the Florida 
              School for the Deaf and Blind, and all other NAC-accredited 
              agencies, to re-examine their perceived need for accreditation 
              by an agency which has been shown to have such questionable 
              credentials and cease their membership in and association with 
              the National Accreditation Council for Agencies Serving the 
              Blind and Visually Handicapped; and 

         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that these Florida agencies refrain from 
              applying for renewal of their accreditation by NAC; and 
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         BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that copies of this Resolution be sent to 
              Directors of all Florida agencies who endeavor to serve the 
              blind of the State of Florida.


         (Resolution 93-03 was withdrawn by its maker.)
                                     
         
                                RESOLUTION 93-04 

         WHEREAS the State of Florida Transportation Disadvantaged Program
              is currently funded through the levy of a 50 cent fee on
              motor vehicle license tag renewals and said funds are placed
              in the State Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund for allo-
              cation annually to the various local county Transportation 
              Disadvantaged programs; and 

         WHEREAS the Trust Fund revenues contribute both to the planning and 
              operations of the local Transportation Disadvantaged programs
              but primarily are dedicated to operations, in that they pay for 
              the costs of transportation for those individuals who are defined 
              in Florida Statues as "transportation disadvantaged", meaning they
              have no other means of transportation; and 

         WHEREAS the demand for this specialized type of transportation 
              far exceeds the limited funding available either through the 
              Transportation Disadvantaged Trust Fund or other sources; and 

         WHEREAS the Florida Transportation Disadvantaged Commission is 
              considering requesting the Florida Legislature to increase 
              the motor vehicle license tag fee to provide more funding 
              for operation of the local Transportation Disadvantaged 
              systems through the provision of additional trips:  Now, 
              therefore,  

         BE IT RESOLVED by the National Federation of the Blind of Florida, in 
              convention assembled this 10th day of October, 1993, in the city 
              of Boca Raton, Florida, Florida, that this organization 
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              supports an increase in the motor vehicle license tag fee 
              from the current 50 cents to $1.00, said increase to provide 
              additional funding for operation of local Transportation 
              Disadvantaged systems through the provision of additional
              trips.

              As a follow-up note, let me just add that sometimes things 
         happen faster than even optimistic Federationists predict.  
         Resolution 94-04 has already taken effect; the Florida Legislature 
         has passed a measure which will provide what this resolution calls 
         for.  The results of Resolution 93-01 will take a little longer to 
         appear as driver's tests and manuals are revised.  And as for 
         Resolution 93-02...  Well, NAC is still clinging to life, but 
         porgress is being made.  Watch for updates in your BRAILLE 
         MONITOR.
              And now is the time to make plans to attend the 1994 Florida 
         State Convention in Tampa, October 23, 24, and 25 (see "Y'all 
         Come", page 19).  One thing that everyone who attended the 1993 
         event can all agree on is that the National Federation of the 
         Blind really knows how to put on a Convention! 


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         1994 WASHINGTON SEMINAR                              Wayne Davis 
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

              This year members of the NFB spoke to members of Congress 
         about four issues, and asked them to support the following 
         proposed legislation: 
              The Americans with Disabilities Small Business Development 
         Act.   We are asking that Congress enact this bill because, if 
         passed, it would allow all persons with a severe disability to 
         qualify for a Small Business Loan from the Small Business 
         Administration. The legislation has been introduced by Congressman 
         Jim Ramstad as HR 794.  Please ask your Congress member to support 
         this bill.  It would put more people to work, while helping blind 
         men and women go into business. 
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              Fair Labor Standards Act.  We are asking that this act be 
         updated to provide for wage equity for those blind people working 
         in sheltered workshops.  Many of these people are being paid far 
         less then the minimum wage.  These workshops operate mostly on GSA 
         contracts.  The fact of the matter is that these shops can receive 
         a waver allowing them to pay less then the minimum wage when they 
         employ a blind person.  This legislation would stop those 
         wavers, thus forcing the payment of minimum wages to all 
         employees. 
              Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA).  The 
         third issue we talked to Congress about was a braille.  We, the 
         members of the National Federation of the Blind, feel that facts 
         bear out the need for the IDEA to be modified to allow for the 
         teaching of braille to the blind.  Less then nine per cent of 
         blind children in this country are being taught braille.  Thirty 
         nine percent of all blind people can read neither print nor 
         braille.  Without a bill providing an opportunity for all blind 
         children to be taught braille, we will soon face a situation where 
         blind people can neither read nor write. 
              Restore Library Funding.   Last but most certainly not least, 
         we spoke to Florida's Congress members about The Talking Book 
         Library.  Over the past few years the National Library Service for 
         the Blind and Physically Handicapped has received very small 
         increases to its budget.  This funding has not even kept up with 
         inflation. 
              President Bill Clinton is asking Congress to give NLS the 
         funds it needs to continue services to the blind community in our 
         nation.  Last year over forty thousand new books were published  
         in this country alone.  Less then two thousand of these books made 
         it into braille, or were recorded for the blind.  If we do not 
         have the printed word in a format we can read, we cannot   
         compete on an equal basis in the sighted world.  (See "Library 
         Senate Hearing", page 29.) 
              Please contact your member of Congress, and Senator Bob Graham 
         and Senator Connie Mack about these vital issues.  We need your 
         help.  Thank you. 


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         Y'ALL COME!                                      Gloria Mills 
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

              On September 23, 24, and 25, we will be coming to Tampa for 
         our 1994 NFBF Convention.  Soon, you should be receiving your 
         reservation information and registration forms, but let me tell 
         you about just some of the things that will be going on.  
              On Friday afternoon, we plan Seminars for Seniors, Parents of 
         Blind Children, and blind parents.  There will be a panel on 
         disadvantaged transportation.   (At last year's TD panel there was 
         standing room only.  So make plans to get there early.  
              Do you like to pet animals?  How about wild animals, like 
         lions and tigers and bears?  Well, you're in luck.  The Sensory 
         Safari will be part of the exhibits this year. 
              There will be something for guide dog users and something for 
         party people.  Make plans to come to Tampa.  It's going to be fun.   
              The area where the Holiday Inn is located is known for its 
         restaurants, shops, and funky clubs.  The best and most exciting 
         part is all the new friends that you will make.  Speaking for 
         myself, I have made some lifelong friends at state and national 
         NFB conventions.  There will be something here for everybody.  Our 
         State President, Wayne Davis, is working on the meeting agenda now.  
              Yes, even our infamous friends frow DBS will be here.  We will 
         have some surprise guests too, so plan to be in TAMPA! 


         ___________________________________________________________________ 

         CHAPTER NEWS
         ___________________________________________________________________ 
                                         
         From Carl Miller, President, St. Lucy Chapter...
         
              We have been a busy chapter in the past several months.  
              Our Olympic athlete Steve Skannell made his semiannual trek 
         out to the Rocky Mountain Ski Slopes and did his stint at skiing.  
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         He did really well. Steve has been a member of our chapter for the 
         past year.  He took part in the 1988 Special Olympics in Korea as 
         a swimmer.  All of his skiing prowess has been gained since he 
         lost his sight.
              Leurti Brennen brought her chocolate labrador retriever, 
         who's name is Hershey, home from Southeastern Guide Dogs just 
         before the Governor's pronouncement of White Cane Safety Day last 
         October.  We thought it would be great to set up a demonstration 
         for the Fort Pierce Tribune of Leurti crossing one of our busy 
         streets with her dog.  They did send out a photographer, who was 
         so taken with the dog that she took several other pictures.
         We waited for the picture to appear, and when it finally 
         did, was it a picture of Leurti with her dog and Steve with his 
         white cane, both of them crossing six lanes of traffic?  No, it 
         was a picture of Leurti playing with Hershey on the lawn!  We were  
         incensed and complained to the newspaper.  When I finally got a 
         hold of the head of the photography department, he said he blew 
         it; he had not been informed about what the photo was supposed to 
         represent.  Beware of the news media, when you try to get them out to 
         do something positive with the blind!
              The chapter, in conjunction with Indian River Community 
         College, has been working very hard to get a radio information 
         service going.  We thought we had everything about ready to go, 
         until a Senator, from Jacksonville, dumped Fort Pierce off the list 
         in favor of Jacksonville.  We have been fighting to get funding 
         restored so the service can get on the air.
              Our members have been working hard at contacting state 
         Senators and Representatives to get the Commission for the Blind 
         bills passed.  
              I think that is about the extent of our news for now.  See you 
         next time!  

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

              Our chapter is really growing.  We are getting new people 
         every time we meet.  
              Going back to November, we held elections.  Our officers are 
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         the same as before.  Our board members are Dan Hicks, Lloyd 
         Mathews, and newly elected Carol Rehfelt.  Carol is interested in 
         working with parents of blind children.  Our meetings this year 
         have been well attended, although we have had no special programs. 
              In March we held a yard sale for a fund raiser.  In April we 
         had a meeting to bring parents and educators together.  We are now 
         planning for another free car wash like last year's.  Many of our 
         members have written letters and signed partitions for our pending 
         state and federal legislation.  
              More next time.  Go Tampa Bay!
         
         
         From Ron Burns, President, Pompano Beach Chapter... 
         
              On December 18, 1993, we changed from a seven-member to a 
         nine-member board, and here it is:  Ronald L. Burns, President; 
         Janet Caron, Vice President; Bill Broge, Treasurer; Shirley Smart, 
         Secretary; Helen Weil, Art Skidmore, Joe Naulty, Joe Davis, and 
         Billy Pitcock, Board Members.
              We have 58 members at this time and hope to add more.  
              We have been sending our chapter newsletter out in large 
         print only, but in February, we began offering a cassette edition.  
         It did not turn out as well as we had hoped, but one of our 
         members, Gerry Capron, stepped forward and offered to take the job 
         off my shoulders.  He has a degree in journalism and has been 
         working at the Department of Transportation as a radio man, so he 
         has a very good voice and will sound much better than I did on the 
         first issue.  
              Last year, just before Joe Naulty left the presidency, we sent 
         out a fund raising letter and have been doing pretty well with that 
         project.  We are also planning to sell NFB calendars from the 
         National Office.
              We believe our chapter is going to do great things in the 
         years ahead as we grow and raise the funds that we need.  We want 
         to send more of our members to NFB functions so that we can learn 
         more about what the organization is doing to make each blind 
         individual a first class citizen.  
              And that's what's happening with the Pompano Beach Chapter!   
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         ASSOCIATES UPDATE                                    Janet Caron 
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

         Janet Caron is Associates Chairperson for the Florida Affiliate. 
         Personally, she ranks number fourteen out of 304 recruiters 
         nationwide, bringing $621.00 to our national treasury every month. 
         
              Florida has certainly come a long way in the Associates 
         Program, having been in 46th place in the nation about three years 
         ago, and now being number nine of our fifty statesour highest rank 
         ever!  As of March 1, 1994, we have 70 Associates, brought in by 
         nine recruiters, bringing in a total of $1,396.00 each momth.  
         It's such a good feeling to hear our state mentioned in the top 
         ten listing at our National Convention.  
              As Associates Chairperson for Florida, I am very pleased with 
         the progress shown thus far.  However, we have a long way to go to 
         approach New Mexico and Maryland, the usual top two leaders. 
              I recall the challenge issued to those of us who participated 
         in the "Babbling Seminar", to try to obtain at least ten 
         associates each for the following convention.  I felt quite 
         pleased and proud with my acquisition of over twenty Associates, 
         but my pleasure turned to utter amazement as I learned that a 
         fellow Seminarian, New Mexico's Art Schreiber, had obtained over 
         300 associates, putting New Mexico ahead of everyone in the 
         Nation!  It certainly proves to me that "where there's a will, 
         there's a way!"  New Mexico remains in first place with the most 
         Associates, and Maryland tops the list in dollar amount.  
              I do most of my recruiting during and after the holiday 
         season.  I enclose an Associate form with my Christmas cards to my 
         family and friends. asking them to renew their memberships.  To 
         those I am recruiting for the first time, I also send NFB 
         literature, particularly "Do You Know a Blind Person" and What is 
         the NFB?"  I obtain most of my Associates during this campaign, 
         and I send follow-up letters within a few weeks.  I inform 
         prospective Associates of the fact that the Associates Program helps 
         to fund the $100,000.00 in scholarships awarded each year at our 
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         National Conventions.  I invite them to participate in and to 
         become part of the NFB movement.  When they realize what the NFB 
         means to me personally and how my life has changed since I became 
         part of the NFB family, my friends and family members are happy to 
         support me in this worthy endeavor.  
              I ask all of you to approach people with a positive and 
         enthusiastic attitude.  You'll be pleasantly surprised at just how 
         easy it is.  
              Again, I am issuing a challenge to each and every one of you, 
         to obtain at least one associate in time for our next National 
         Convention in Detroit.  Let's keep Florida in the top ten by 
         "walking alone and marching together".  We can do it! 


           ͻ
                                                                      
                 If you are blind or visually impaired, or just care  
             about those who are, we invite you to become a member    
             of the National Federation of the Blind of Florida.      
             We have chapters located throughout the state.  Contact  
             President Wayne Davis to see if there is one in your     
             area.  If there is not, consider joining the Florida     
             Affiliate as a member at large.  This can be done by     
             sending $3.00 per year, plus your name, address          
             (including zip code) and telephone number(s), along      
             with the format in which you wish to receive your        
             publications (the BRAILLE MONITOR and the OUTREACH)      
             to:                                                      
                  Theresa Schaffer, Treasurer                         
                  National Federation of the Blind of Florida         
                  622 West Williams Street                            
                  Lakeland, FL  33805                                 
                                                                      
           ͼ




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         IN HARNESS                                      Marion Gwizdala     
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

         Marion Gwizdala is Chairman of our Guide Dog Users Committee. 

              When Mike Sargent, Executive Director of Southeastern Guide 
         Dogs, Inc., asked me to sit on the newly-formed Graduate Council, I 
         thought it would be an excellent opportunity to further the work of 
         the National Federation of the Blind.  After discussing this with 
         Wayne Davis, I accepted the appointment with the understanding that I 
         would represent the Federation and its views.  Mike agreed, since 
         the Federation had been responsible for repealing the legislation 
         allowing discrimination against guide dog users in zoos.  This had 
         been a troublesome issue for Southeastern and, until the 
         Federation became involved, one which seemed irresolvable. 
             Fourteen graduates sit on the Council, which held its 
         organizational meeting at the Holiday Inn Riverfront in Bradenton, 
         Florida on November 6, 1993.  Lots were drawn to determine which 
         members would serve two, three, and four year terms.  Subsequent 
         terms will be three years, with the terms staggered to prevent the 
         entire Council from being unseated at one time.  This organizational 
         meeting was momostly for getting acquainted and developing a purpose, 
         though issues of concern to graduates were discussed. 
              At this meeting, my representation of the Federation met with 
         some disapproval from others.  One graduate even threatened to leave 
         if she "had to sit and listen to Federation rhetoric".  This comment 
         was sparked by my suggestion that both the NFB and the American 
         Council of the Blind (ACB) be represented on the Council.  (Though 
         there are members of the ACB on the Graduate Council, the Federation 
         is the only consumer group officially represented.)  Another advised 
         me that the Council was formed to "help the school". I responded that 
         our purpose was to offer consumer input to the school.  I told them I 
         felt that what is best for the consumer and best for the school is 
         not always the same.  We cannot compromise the best interest of the 
         consumer by the best interest of the school.  Mike assured the 
         members that I was chosen partly because of the work the Federation 
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         had done on behalf of guide dog users. 
              The matter of greatest interest to Federationists occurred 
         during our March 4, 1994 meeting.  As Federationists know, the 1992 
         convention in Charlotte voted to work with the guide dog schools on 
         the issue of ownership.  Ed Eames, a member of the National 
         Association of Guide Dog Users and our California Affiliate, and I 
         have discussed this issue with Mike on several occasions.  Those 
         discussions led to the presentation of a "Co-ownership Agreement". 
              There was a great deal of lively discussion of the issue at the 
         meeting.  The greatest concern of the Federation has been the lack of 
         protection of the blind handler from arbitrary repossession of the 
         guide dog.  Currently, Southeastern has the right to take possession 
         of a dog they have trained if, in the sole judgement of the school, 
         the dog is being abused, neglected, or mistreated.  Both Mike and Bob 
         Roberto, one of the trainers, cited a couple of cases of abuse and 
         abandonment by former graduates.  They even cited one case in which a 
         graduate was accused of abuse, the school investigated the report, 
         and no action was taken.  I made it clear that my positionand that 
         of the NFB-was not against the school but for the graduate.  I 
         believe that the current administration would act fairly and 
         objectively while investigating reports of abuse.  However, the 
         currentand proposedagreement gives the school present and 
         future administration the power to arbitrarily remove the dog. 
         Without the protection of objective evidence and third-party 
         confirmation, I could not support the proposed agreement. 
              The Council meets in closed session in which no one from the 
         guide dog school is present.  Recommendations are then made as a 
         body.  In this manner members are able to discuss concerns openly and 
         anonymously.  Most of the closed session was dedicated to the issue 
         of objective third-party evidence. The Council made the recommenda-
         tion that the agreement be rewritten to insure objective third-party 
         evidence of abuse or neglect before a dog could be removed. 
              The Graduate Council of Southeastern Guide Dogs will meet again 
         in September.  At that time we will continue our discussion of 
         ownership.  By the time the Affiliate meets in Tampa, I am confident 
         Southeastern Graduates will be given ownership.  Attendees will be 
         some of the first to receive the exciting news. 
              On that note, start making your plans now to attend the largest 
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         meeting of blind peopleand their dogsin the State of Florida,  
         as part of the NFBF State Convention (see page 19).  If you have 
         any ideas to make this meeting more special, please let me know.  
         Also, if you would like a list of the members of Southeastern's 
         Graduate Council, or a copy of the minutes of our first meeting, 
         please write in print, braille, cassette, or ASCII (downloads 
         accepted) to:    Marion Gwizdala 
                          820 Valley Hill Dr. 
                          Brandon, FL  33510 
                          (813) 684-8981
         
         ___________________________________________________________________ 
        
         HOW TO USE A WHITE CANE                          Connie Reagan  
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

         Connie Reagan is a member of the Tampa Bay Chapter.  Here is a 
         speech she gave last year as a member of the 10th grade class 
         of Gather High School. 

              "Hey, what is that thing?"
              "How do you use it?"
              These are common questions asked when someone sees a white 
         cane.  This morning I'm going to answer these questions for you.  
         First of all, a white cane is a tool used by blind or partially 
         blind individuals in order to identify objects and/or obstacles 
         that they encounter.  A cane can also be used as an identification 
         aid.  (What I mean by identification could simply be when someone 
         is crossing the street and drivers see that white cane, they know 
         that person has a vision problem and they may give them a little 
         extra time in crossing the street instead of running them over 
         when the light turns green.)
              There are several different types of canes.  There are 
         straight canes which do not fold at all.  There are collapsible 
         canes which fold inside of themselves.  There are also folding 
         canes, which is the kind of cane I'm going to talk about today. 
              Unfolding:  The first step in using a folding cane is to 
         unfold the cane.  You do this by pulling off the cord that is 
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         wrapped around it.  The cane should unfold by itself.  If it 
         doesn't, then there is probably something wrong with your cane. 
              Securing:  After you have unfolded the cane you want to make 
         sure it is secure.  You do this by making sure it is interlocked 
         properly.  If it is not interlocked when you go to use the cane it 
         will just unfold and you can't use it.  
              Holding:  After you have secured the cane, you need to put 
         your hand on the grip.  The grip is at the top of the cane.  You 
         should then hold the cane about waist level.  Don't put the cane 
         directly in front of you because, if there is so much as an uneven 
         sidewalk, the cane will feel it and jab you in the stomach and, 
         after awhile, it will hurt.  When you get your first cane, it will 
         be measured to your height, but as you get more proficient with 
         the usage and start to walk faster, you can get canes that are 
         longer and longer.  
              Walking:  There are two main ways people walk with a cane.  
         The way that you are taught when you first start to use a cane is 
         to tap it from side to side in an arc.  The most preferred way and 
         most popular is just sliding it back and forth in front of you.  
         Both ways are correct.
              At corners:  One of the most important things you are taught 
         when crossing streets is to hold the cane in front of you and not 
         to swing it around your head or to play baton with it.  There are 
         several reasons for this.  One is that when drivers see you and 
         your white cane, you are representing something.  If they see you 
         playing with your cane, they will think that you are not serious 
         and this will defeat the whole purpose.  The other reason is that 
         if someone up to no good was walking around and saw you playing with 
         your cane, they will see the cane and know that you are visually 
         impaired and that you aren't paying attention to your surroundings, 
         making you a prime target to get hurt.  
              Folding:  Sometimes after long use your cane will get stuck, 
         then, when folding it, you may need to twist as you are pulling, 
         and then it should come undone.  
              The white cane is so important that it is recognized in a 
         national holiday.  In the middle of October, there is White Cane 
         Observance Day.  If there is only one thing that you remember out 
         of this speech, remember that a cane is a tool, not a toy.   
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         DALLAS CONVENTION (a Poem)                     Bea Love Gladden
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

         Beatrice Gladden is Vice President of the Greater Miami Chapter.

              I went this summer to the NFB 
              And socialized with folks like me
              Whose vision was bad or they just couldn't see.

              We laughed, we talked, we listened a lot
              To reports and speeches that were really hot.
              We ate pizza, barbecue, and good ol' American food
              That was really quite pricey, but oh-so-good!
              Just trying to get a really quick meal
              Was like making a big time corporate deal.
              We stood in lines, we bumped into each other
              And sometimes we even yelled, "Oh, Brother!"
              But once basic needs were met
              We ventured off for something else to get.

              We toured the city, we roamed the halls;
              Some of us even found the malls.
              We purchased souvenirs for family and friends
              Of the latest fashions, logos, and trends.
              And when the sessions came to conclusion
              There were best wishes and some confusion.
              And to our new found friends we bade farewell
              And promised them in our hearts they'd dwell.
              Until we meet again at next year's convention
              We'll be in Detroit with bigger contention
              Of NFBers who are loyal and true. 
              Just come and join us, we need each of you!




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         LIBRARY SENATE HEARING                             Wayne Davis 
         ___________________________________________________________________ 

              On May 5th, I flew into Baltimore Washington International 
         Airport, just outside of Baltimore.  The purpose of my visit was 
         to attend the Senate Hearing concerning the National Library 
         Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped.  On this 
         afternoon, James Gashel, Scott LaBarr, several other 
         Federationists, and I traveled from our National Center into  
         Washington for appointments with several key senators and their 
         staffs, to talk about our library service.
              As you know, the federal budget is tight, and it is not easy 
         to get a senator to commit to spending federal dollars.  Our 
         arguments were strong, though, and, for the most part, well received.  
              Afterward, we traveled back to our National Center in 
         Baltimore, where those of us who had flown in spent the night.  
              On the morning of the 6th, we had an early breakfast at the 
         center, and then traveled with a vanload of people from the 
         Baltimore Chapter back to Washington for the Senate Hearing.  We 
         were joined there by members of the Washington, DC Chapter.  There 
         were more than 75 NFB members in attendance.  
              Of course we knew that, because of limited space, not all of 
         us would be able to actually attend the hearing.  However, 
         President Maurer and Mr. Gashel wanted people standing in the 
         halls outside of the hearing room, to demonstrate to the senators 
         serving on the committee that there are a lot of blind citizens 
         concerned about the funding for our library services.  I was one of 
         the few members chosen to sit in the hearing room.  
              The library committee is, in fact, a subcommittee of the 
         Senate Appropriations Committee, and is chaired by Senator Harry 
         Reid of Nevada.  Senator Reid is a Democrat.  The ranking 
         Republican of this important subcommittee is Florida Senator 
         Connie Mack, who has come to know the NFB and the NFB of Florida 
         very well.
              Frank Kurt Cylke, the Director of the National Library 
         Service for the Blind and Physically Handicapped, made a 
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         persuasive presentation to the subcommittee.  An NLS tape player, 
         complete with talking book cassette, was on hand for the senators 
         to see and try.  Mr. Cylke explained that the books are recorded 
         at a slower speed and on four tracks, thus taking up far fewer 
         cassettes than if they were recorded at standard speed and format.  
              Not having been to a Senate hearing before, I could not make 
         a good judgement of how well it all went, but Jim Gashel and Scott 
         LaBarr were pleased.  In past hearings of a similar nature, NFB 
         issues have been given only a few minutes, a small fraction of the
         hearing time.  This time, however, about half the total time of the 
         hearing was devoted to our talking book and braille library services. 
              Senator Reid alluded to the fact that his office received seventy-
         five letters on this one issue.  He seemed alarmed at this, stating 
         that, normally, if he got three letters addressing a single subject, 
         then it was a hot issue.  Senator Mack told Reid that he had 
         gotten over three hundred letters, plus dozens of faxes and phone 
         calls-all addressing the need for increased NLS funding.  
              So, you see, your calls, letters, and faxes to Senator Mack 
         have been most helpful in supporting the efforts to maintain the 
         quality of our library service.  But, please remember that the 
         final vote has not taken place.  Some of the Federationists who 
         attended the hearing will return to Washington for that important 
         vote.  It is very important that individuals and chapters within the 
         National Federation of the Blind continue to make their voices 
         heard.   

         __________________________________________________________________ 

         WHAT'S COOKIN'? 
         __________________________________________________________________ 

         This one is from NFBF Board Member Gloria Mills
         
         BEEF STROGANOFF 
         
         1-1/2 pounds beef sirloin cut     1 medium clove garlic, crushed       
            into small cubes                   (or 2 teaspoons garlic                     
         Some flour                            powder)                               
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         8 ounces sour cream               1 can beef bouillon soup                
         1 medium onion, diced             8 ounces fresh mushrooms, chopped                                         
         1/2 stick (2 ounces) butter or    1 tablespoon tomato sauce       
            margarine                      2 ounces red wine                               

         Dredge meat in flour and brown in skillet, with onions, garlic, and 
         mushrooms, using half the butter or margarine.  When ingredients 
         are browned, remove from skillet, leaving only drippings.  Add 
         remaining butter, the beef bouillon, the tomato sauce, and a 
         little flour.  Reduce heat and stir until thickened.  Replace the 
         meat, onion, and mushrooms back in skillet.  Add sour cream and 
         wine and cook on low heat (about 250 degrees) for 10 minutes.  
         Serve over cooked noodles or rice. 

          

         These recipes are from NFBF Board Member Janet Caron.

         BAKED SALMON LOAF 

         2 cups canned salmon        1-1/2 cups milk        2 eggs                     
         4 tablespoons butter        1 slice bread 

         Beat milk, bread, and butter until creamy.  Add beaten eggs and 
         salmon.  Mix well.  Bake at 350 degrees for one hour in greased 
         loaf pan.  Enjoy. 


         RICE WHIP 
         
         1 cup whipping cream           1 cup crushed pineapple 
         1/2 cup sugar                  2 cups cooked rice 

         Whip cream until stiff.  Mix pineapple and rice.  Add whipped 
         cream and mix well.  Serve very cold. 



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         __________________________________________________________________ 

         OUT OF CONTEXT
         __________________________________________________________________

         "Civilization is a movement, not a condition; it is a voyage, 
          not a harbor."        Arnold Joseph Toynbee

         "...we establish standards in our children's lives by example and 
          by expectation.  This is certainly true in every area of life, 
          but it is nowhere more evident than in teaching blindness-
          connected skills and attitudes.  For after all, your blind 
          children, whether they be your students or your own youngsters,
          are surrounded by some pretty lousy attitudes and some pretty low 
          standards
               "Your job is to wave the flag and to make sure that the 
          expectations and the standards they adopt as their own are high.  
          What your attitudes are will, in significant measure, determine 
          what your children think about blindness and think about 
          themselves as blind people.  So you've got to be careful and 
          watchful and mindful at all times about what it is that you are 
          doing and saying and communicating to your child." 
                                Barbara Pierce, "What's a Spitball?"
                                  The Journey

         Concerning relativity...
         "How long a minute is depends upon which side of the bathroom door 
          you're on."            San Ewing, quoted by Paul Harvey

         "A fanatic is someone who can't change his mind and won't 
          change the subject."  Sir Winston Churchill 
         
         "Motivation is when your dreams put on work clothes."
                                Dr. Grace Mitchell
                                  "Wishes, Dreams, and Reality", a speech 
                                  delivered before the 1993 NFBF State 
                                  Convention, October 9, 1993 
         
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         "Today, we in the National Federation of the Blind do much to help 
          make Braille available to blind students and to encourage the 
          teaching of Braille both to children and adults who are blind.  
          But this is not how it has always been.  There was a time when 
          Braille was regarded as inferior, and all too often today it does 
          not get the attention it deserves.  Much of my work as a lawyer 
          could not been done without Braille.  I now read to my children 
          most evenings.  They enjoy the stories, and I enjoy the reading 
          as much as they do.  How different my life would have been 
          without the ability to read Braille.  How different it can be for 
          the children of this generation if we give them the chance to 
          learn." 
                                Marc Maurer, "Keeping Within the Lines"                                                                    
                                  The Journey 
         
         "Biography lends to death new terror." 
                                Oscar Wilde

         "I'm not trying to be noticed, but I won't be ignored."
                                Levi's 501 Jeans commercial 
          
         "Remember, what we do today will not only affect us, and others like 
          us, but will help those who come after us.  They may be our own 
          children, grandchildren or anyone else that we might know, love, 
          or care about.  The Scribes of History are watching us.  Don't 
          let them write that we failed because no one cared."
                                David Evans, President, Palm Beach Chapter 
                                  From the Palm Beach Chapter Newsletter, 
                                  May, 1994

         From Marion Gwizdala of Tampa... 
         "Men show their character in nothing more clearly than by what 
          they think laughable" Goerte

         From Virginia L. Beresford of Deltona... 
         "An apology is a good way to have the last word."
                                Unknown

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         Some of you expressed interest in last issue's Yogi Berra quote 
         and asked for more "Berraisms".  Here are several... 

         "It ain't over till it's over."
         
         "If the people don't want to come out to the park, nobody's gonna 
          stop them."
         
         "It's like deja vu all over again."
         
         "There are some people who, if they don't already know, you can't 
          tell them."
         
         "A nickel ain't worth a dime anymore."
         
         "Half the lies they tell me aren't true."
         
         "If you can't imitate him, don't copy him." 
            
         Upon receiving a check made out to "Bearer"...
         "How could you spell my name like that?"
         
         Attending a certain restaurant...
         "No wonder nobody comes here anymore; it's too crowded!"
         
         Receiving an award...
         "I want to thank all the people who made this night necessary."
         
         About baseball...
         "Ninety-nine per cent of this game is half mental." 
                                Yogi Berra

         Maybe this extraordinary talent with words runs in the family.  
         Here's one from Yogi Berra's son Dale...

         "The similarities between me and my father are different."
                                Dale Barra 

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         SMILES  
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              The man who applied for the lumberjack job couldn't have 
         been more than five feet tall and a hundred pounds in weight.
              "Tell me," the boss asked him, "have you had any previous 
         logging experience?"
              "I sure have," the applicant replied.  "I helped to clear the 
         Sahara Forest."
              "The Sahara Forest?" the boss sneered.  "There is no Sahara 
         Forest.  Maybe you mean the Sahara Desert?"
              "Well, sure," the man replied, "that's what they call it now."
         
     Prison librarian:  You there, what is that book you are reading?
             Prisoner:  Nothing much.  Just the usual escape literature.

               Writer:  I feel like my writing is getting worse.  Is this true?
                Agent:  Not at all.  It's just that your taste is improving.

                Henry:  Dad, I just went through the entire M volume of the 
                        encyclopedia.
               Father:  What an accomplishment!  What have you learned from it?
                Henry:  Never hide a twenty dollar bill in a big book without 
                        remembering the page number.  

         Did you hear about the movie theater owner who died?  
         The funeral will be at 2:00, 4:20, 7:00, and 10:00.  
         
         Did you hear about the cookbook author who died?
         Her funeral will be at 4:25 for 30 to 35 minutes.  

         Jury Foreman:  On three counts of armed robbery, we find the 
                        defendantnot guilty.
            Defendant:  Thank you.  Does this mean I get to keep the money?


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              A little boy was complaining to his friend that his mother 
         would not answer his questions.  "I asked her how old she was," he 
         said.  "Then I asked her how much she weighed.  Then I asked Her 
         why she and Dad got divorced.  All she ever says is, `Son, there 
         are some questions you shouldn't ask a woman.'  I don't get it." 
              His friend advised him, "Next time she's in the shower, go in 
         her purse and get her driver's license and bring it to me.  You 
         can find out a lot from your mom's driver's license." 
              A few days later the little boy retrieved the license and 
         brought it to his friend to interpret. 
              "See here," said the friend, "your mom is 38 years old and 
         she weighs 115 pounds."
              "That's interesting," said the boy, "but I still wonder why 
         my Dad divorced her."
              "That's here too," said the friend.  "See, it says here she 
         got an 'F' in 'sex'."  

         Did you hear about the man who didn't pay his exorcist? 
         He was re-posessed.  

               Parent:  How is little Suzie coming along with her piano lessons?
        Music teacher:  Well, I think she should switch to the clarinet.  
               Parent:  The clarinet, why?
        Music teacher:  Because, when she's playing the clarinet, she won't be 
                        able to sing along.   
         
                 Mike:  Look at the sign in the window of that car!  It 
                        says, "For sale, phone number 555-7421."
                Spike:  Forget it.  What would we want with another phone
                        number?

         From Allen Preston of West Palm Beach...
         Did you hear about the guy who knew nothing at all about sports?
         He thought that a pitcher was what you bought beer in and a quarter-
         back was the change you received when you paid for the pitcher.



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         EDITORIAL MATTERS                                     Dan Hicks
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              Once again I want to thank everyone who contributed material 
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