Nolan.Crabb@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.org (Nolan Crabb) (07/27/90)
Index Number: 9554
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
At the recent convention of the American Council of the Blind, members
of the Board of Publications voted to approve the distribution of The
Braille Forum, the national magazine of the American Council of the
Blind, in an electronic format. That means that computer users who
enjoy reading the magazine on disk may do so by sending a blank disk to
the ACB National Office, or by downloading the magazine from this and
other bulletin boards. In return, ACB asks that users refrain from
changing the original material in the magazine in any way. It's my hope
that by providing the Braille Forum electronically, more individuals who
would not normally be familiar with the magazine will find it useful and
enjoyable. My appreciation to the Board of Publications for authorizing
this new project. I will also upload from time to time other
information which may not appear in the Forum immediately. For example,
some speeches delivered by ACB officers may be reproduced here, assuming
the speakers grant permission for such an upload. Should you have
further questions, please contact me at the ACB National Office. After
July 30, the new address is: American Council of the Blind, 1155 15th
St., N.W., Suite 720, Washington, DC 20005. Tel. (202) 467-5081. The
watts lines remain unchanged--(800) 424-8666. Please feel free to send
me mail regarding your thoughts on the Forum. I would welcome your
input.
Nolan Crabb, editor, The Braille Forum.
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Index Number: 9748
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
Subscribing to the Braille Forum is easy! Call the ACB National
Office at (800) 424-8666 weekday afternoons from 3 to 5:30
eastern time, or if you want to pay for the call, dial (202)
467-5081 weekdays from 9 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. You can subscribe in
either braille, large print, or cassette. Subscriptions are
free.
Nolan Crabb, editor
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Index Number: 9749
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
The electronic Braille Forum is identical to the Braille
edition, large print or cassette in that they all contain
identical text. For now, the electronic version will not
contain any graphic representations or electronically produced
pictures. The large print edition, on the other hand, will
contain pictures in future editions. Otherwise, there's really
no difference. You can download it from a BBS or send me a
blank 360K 5.25-inch floppy and I'll return your disk with the
latest issue of the Forum on it, either zipped or ASCII,
whichever you lie.
Nolan Crabb, Editor
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Index Number: 9887
[This is from the Blink Talk Conference]
The Braille Forum is the national news magazine of the American
Council of the Blind. Before you yawn and decide it's not for
you, let me say a little more. It's more than merely a roundup
of legislative news. Sure, some of that's in there, but it also
includes features about blind Americans who are involved in a
host of unique activities. The magazine allows its readers to
communicate with each other and network on a variety of topics
from jobs to fund-raising activities among local affiliates.
It's available by sending a blank double-sided double density
5.25-inch floppy disk to me at 1155 15th St. N.W., Suite 720,
Washington, DC 20005. It can also be obtained from the Blink
Link BBS in Pittsburgh and the Scherer 'n Place BBS in Wichita
Kansas.
[I also carry it here on the Handicap News BBS. Bill McGarry]
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Internet: Nolan.Crabb@p0.f89.n129.z1.fidonet.orgSteve.Bauer@f6.n291.z1.fidonet.org (Steve Bauer) (11/02/90)
Index Number: 11465
[I also have this available on the Handicap News BBS 1-203-337-1607]
Now available for download: THE BRAILLE FORUM from the AMERICAN
COUNCIL OF THE
BLIND -- September/October 1990 issue.
Some articles in this issue include:
The Americans With Disabilities Act--Now the Law of the Land, Legal
Access:
Beyond ADA: Which Way?, Convention Round-up, Summary of Resolutions,
1990,The
Death and Resurrection of Dialogue?, New Machine Provides Great
Combination of
Features and Convenience, Recording for the Blind and Computerized
Books
Pledge Cooperation, High Tech Swap Shop and much more.
To read the latest news from ACB, call and download THE BRAILLE FORUM
today
from the Scherer'n Place BBS, Wichita, KS, (316) 529-2213. The files
BF091090.ZIP and BF091090.TXT may be found in the News, Information
and
Resource area of the Vision Impaired section.
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