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Vol. 67, No. 6                                                                                            June 2024
 
                                                       Contents
 
Interview with Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind
Taken from Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association, State of AV 2024
 
Dr. Natalie Shaheen Wins $1.5 Million NSF CAREER Grant
 by Aubrey Henson
 
Artificial Intelligence Directed by the Blind: Progress and Possibilities with Be My Eyes
by Mike Buckley
 
On Becoming a Father
by Marco Carranza
 
How a 19th Century Dutch Ophthalmologist Can Impact Your 21st Century Rights
by Greg Trapp, JD
 
How I Became a Blind Home Owner in Fifty Short Days
by Daniel Garcia
 
Support NFB Programs and Make a Difference for Blind People!
by Bridgid Burke
 
A Letter to the Editor
by Cricket Bidleman
 
Updates to the Social Security Administration's Procedures for Recovering Overpayments
by Jesse Shirek and Kyle Walls
 
Empowering the Blind Diabetic Community: Insights from the Diabetes Action Network Seminar
by Debbie Wunder
 
Is It Better at the Airport or Are We on a Merry-Go-Round?
by Patti Chang
 
Escape from the Tiny Kitchen
by Deborah Kent Stein
 
The Federation and Physician-Assisted Suicide
by Chris Danielsen
 
Convention Ambassadors’ Jeopardy
by Dan Burke and Corbb O’Connor
 
Looking Back as We Move Forward: The Past, Present, and Future of Federal Website Accessibility Regulations
by Sanho Steele-Louchart and Kyle Walls
 
I Am Just a Dad
by Bruce Sexton
 
Rebuilding What I Should Have Known: Reflections on My Journey to be Accountable to the Blind Community
by Shir Ekerling
 
Sighted Saviorism in the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind
by Justin Salisbury
 
Monitor Miniatures
 
Photo and Web List
Issue: [June 2024]
Photos:
Mark Riccobono
Dr. Natalie Shaheen
Mike Buckley
Marco Carranza
Gregg Trapp
Daniel Garcia
Bridgid Burke
Cricket Bidleman
Jesse Shirek
Kyle Walls
Debbie Wunder
Patti Change
Deborah Kent Stein
Chris Danielsen
Dan Burke
Corbb O’Connor
Sanho Steele-Louchart
Burce Sexton
Shir Ekerling
Justin Salisbury
 
Web Links:
www.nfb.org
www.nfbnet.org
Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind
YouTube.com/NationsBlind
www.nfb.org/planned-giving
www.nfb.org/make-gift
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_suicide_in_the_United_States
nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/national_convention_ambassador_

Contents
Vol. 67, No. 5                                   May 2024
 
Perhaps Corrections Should be a Regular Column  
by Gary Wunder
 
Fostering Inclusion: Blindness Doesn’t Define Us    
by Cricket Bidleman and Karen Smith
 
It’s More About the Fellowship than the Food 
by Eileen Rivera Ley
 
Talk, Text, and Train the Trainers 
by Jane Hager
 
On Becoming a Commercial Realtor: A Blind Person’s Pathway out of Poverty and Penury      
by Charles Innes
 
Tidbits, Quotations, and Words to Live by       
by Gary Wunder
 
Dream Big: Give $25 Drive  
by Rachel Held
 
Giving Time to NFB Changes Lives       
by Shelley Keeland
 
Simple Accessibility Solutions       
by Dan  tevelde
 
Seniors Making a Difference
by Glenn Crosby
 
A New Definition of Disability: Embracing Our Shared Humanity and Redefining How We Perceive Abilities and Differences   
by Michael Hingson
 
The Rest of Reality: An Address Delivered by Marc Maurer       
 
An Exciting New Product for the Blind: A New Company with Very Familiar People. Meet the BT Speak Pocket Computer from Blazie Technologies
by David Goldfield
 
Greater Expectations  
by David Houck
 
Monitor Miniatures      
 
 
Photo and Web List
Issue: [May 2024]
Photos:
Gary Wunder
Cricket Bidleman
Karen Smith
Eileen Rivera Ley
Jane Hager
Charles Innes
Rachel Held
Shelley Keeland
Dan Tevelde
Glenn Crosby
Michael Hingson
Marc Maurer
David Goldfield
David Houck
 
Web Links:
www.nfb.org
www.nfbnet.org
Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind
YouTube.com/NationsBlind
www.nfb.org/planned-giving
www.nfb.org/make-gift
www.cfb.ca
https://blindsavvyusa.com. 
www.blazietech.com
https://mdod.maryland.gov/tam/Pages/mat.aspx
https://nfb.org/civicrm/contribute/transact?reset=1&id=45
https://nfb.org/Give25Donate
 
 
 

Vol. 67, No. 4                                                                                             April 2024
 
Contents
 
Enhancing Live Radio Broadcasts at Major Sporting Events: A Partnership with the Utah Jazz
by Everett Bacon and Mark Riccobono
 
How to Host an Event that no one Attends Absent-Tea
by Cindy Scott-Huisman
 
Red, White, and Blind: Your Way, If Not My Way, Toward Serving
by Kyle Ryan Kiper
 
To Equalize the World of Audio, Let's Add Accessibility to the Mix
by Michelle Guadalupe Felix Garcia
 
Fighting the War on ‘Image Poverty’
by Claire Rojstaczer
 
The Advantages of a Smartwatch and Three that are Currently Available
by Karl Belanger, Kennedy Zimnik, and Matt Hackert
 
Believe It or Not
by Peggy Chong
 
Blind Courtesy
by Marc Maurer
 
Recap of the USM Digital Accessibility Transformational Seminar, October 2023
by Nancy O’Neill
 
Revolution
by Maurice Peret
 
Reinterpreting and Expanding "The Right to Live in the World”
by Adrienne Asch
 
Governor Morehead School: An Interview with Director Melvin Diggs
by LaShawna Fant
 
Medical devices with screens aren’t accessible to the blind. Congress has chance to change that........................................................................................................
by Lizzy Lawrence
 
A Brief Recap of the National Association of Blind Students Mid-Winter Seminar
by Lauren Altman
 
Photo and Web List
Issue: [APRIL 2024]
Photos:
Everett Bacon
Mark Riccobono
Cindy Scott-Huisman
Kyle Ryan Kper
Michell Guadalupe Felix Garcia
Claire Rojstaczer
Chancey Fleet
Karl Belanger
Kennedy Zimnik
Matt Hackert
Peggy Chong
Helen May Martin
Marc Maurer
Nancy O’Neill
Maurice Peret
Adrienne Asch
LaShawna Fant
Melvin Diggs
Lauren Altman
 
Web Links:
www.nfb.org
www.nfbnet.org
Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind
YouTube.com/NationsBlind
www.nfb.org/planned-giving
www.nfb.org/make-gift
https://encyclopedia.densho.org/Revolution_of_1954/
https://www.smashwords.com/books/byseries/24325
www.nfbar.org
 loc.gov/ThatAllMayRead

Vol. 67, No. 3                                                                                                              March 2024
 
Contents
 
Convention Bulletin 2024
 
The 2024 Washington Seminar: Back in the Groove Again
by Gary Wunder
 
The Significance of Washington Seminar 2024
by Mark Riccobono
 
Washington Seminar Agenda
 
Websites and Software Applications Accessibility Act (H.R. 5813/S. 2984)
 
Medical Device Nonvisual Accessibility Act (H.R. 1328/S. 3621)
 
Blind Americans Return to Work Act
 
Additional Legislative Concerns of Blind Americans for the 118th Congress
 
How My Life Experience Led Me to Become a School Social Worker
by Jhaliyah Anderson
 
Country of the Blind: A Memoir at the End of Sight
by Andrew Leland
Reviewed by Deborah Kendrick
 
Attend the 2024 NFB National Convention If You Dare
by Karl Smith
 
Rethinking Our Approach: A Call for Solidarity in the Ride-Share Industry
by Maurice Peret
 
Coffee with an NFB Staff Member: Beth Braun
 
My First NFB Convention: Definitely Memorable but Partially for the Wrong Reason
by Leah Campbell
 
Helping Out: How Chores at Home May Pave the Way to Future Employment for Blind Youth
by Julie Deden
 
Knowledge is Sweet: A Seminar presented the Diabetes Action Network
by Debbie Wunder
 
Cindy Scott-Huisman, Owner of Cantrell Gallery and Custom Framing in Little Rock, Learned to adapt to Her Vision Loss
by Sean Clancy
 
Photo and Web List
Issue: [MARCH 2024]
 
Photos:
Convention hotel
Gary Wunder
MAR
Jhaliyah Anderson
Andrew Leland
Deborah Kendrick
Karl Smith
Maurice Peret
Beth Braun
Leah Campbell
Julie Deden
Debbie Wunder
Seann Clancy (external journalist)
Cindy Scott-Huisman
Washington Seminar photos – check with Gary
 
Web Links:
www.nfb.org
www.nfbnet.org
Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind
YouTube.com/NationsBlind
www.nfb.org/planned-giving
www.nfb.org/make-gift
https://www.govtech.com/transportation/labor-ruling-offers-unionization-path-to-uber-lyft-drivers
https://www.govtech.com/transportation/labor-ruling-offers-unionization-path-to-uber-lyft-drivers
https://www.latimes.com/business/story/2021-07-21/uber-and-lyft-rideshare-drivers-strike-rally-for-pro-act-union
https://newmobility.com/when-an-accessible-hotel-reservation-doesnt-guarantee-anything/?mc_cid=46f4c949b7
nfb.org/pac
https://newmobility.com/when-an-accessible-hotel-reservation-doesnt-guarantee-anything/?mc_cid=46f4c949b7
 
https://www.census.gov/newsroom/facts-for-features/2023/disabilities-act.html
https://www.statista.com/statistics/262966/number-of-internet-users-in-selected-countries/#:~:text=Countries%20with%20the%20highest%20number%20of%20internet%20users%202023&text=As%20of%20January%202023%2C%20China,around%20311%20million%20internet%20users
https://connectedmed.com/resources/post-pandemic-telehealth-utilization-settles-in-at-20-or-less-of-medical-appointments/
https://www.pewresearch.org/short-reads/2018/12/12/how-far-americans-live-from-the-closest-hospital-differs-by-community-type/
 https://www.japha.org/article/S1544-3191(22)00233-3/fulltext
https://ncd.gov/progressreport/2016/progress-report-october-2016

Vol. 67, No. 2                                                                                             February 2024
 
Contents
 
Convention Bulletin 2024
 
How Blessed to be Living a Life in which Gratitude Plays a Part
by Gary Wunder
 
How Difficult it Sometimes is to be a Good Citizen
by Rose Warner
 
Not Letting the Flood of Doubt Win
by Marinela Ortiz
 
The 2023 End of Year Board Meeting
by Gary Wunder
 
An Interview with Kimble Funchess: Mississippi School for the Blind's Music Educator
by LaShawna Fant
 
Tom Page: Musician, Audio Engineer, Mentor
 
Marilyn Green: Passionate Advocate, Energetic Worker, and Lover of Connecting with People
 
When Braille is not the Total Answer
by Gary Wunder
 
Eureka! It All Matters!
by Cary Supalo
 
Voting Using Android Phones/Tablets
by Curtis Chong
 
My Career Story
by Shelley Keeland
 
The Blind Encyclopedist
by Tyler Zahnke
 
My Perspective on the Ninety-Third Leadership Seminar
by Cindy Scott-Huisman
 
Introducing Menus4ALL: The iPhone App That Makes Restaurant Menus Accessible for Everyone
by Stephanie Jones
 
Monitor Miniatures
 
 
Photo and Web List
Issue: [FEBRUARY]
Photos:
Gary Wunder
Rose Warner
Marinela Ortiz
LaShawna Fant
Kimble Funchess
Tom Page
Marilyn Green
Cary Supalo
Curtis Chong
Shelley Keeland
Tyler Zahnke
Cindy Scott-Huisman
Stephanie Jones
Web Links:
www.nfb.org
www.nfbnet.org
Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind
YouTube.com/NationsBlind
www.nfb.org/planned-giving
www.nfb.org/make-gift
https://www.facebook.com/profile.php?id=100094348626318&mibextid=LQQJ4d
https://www.instagram.com/mindfulnessthroughmusicllc?igsh=ZGNjOWZkYTE3MQ==
https://nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/first-timers-guide
menus4all.com

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