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2007

Fall 2007 From the President’s Disk
"Nickie’s Nook" - Nickie Coby Enlightens Us About Her Book
It’s Show Time: How to Find Out What’s Playing And Where!
Humanware Releases New Daisy Reader: The Victor Stream
ACB Conventions Change Volunteers Perspective
Halloween Cuisine
Do I Want My Sight Back?
Nuts and Bolts
ACBM Board of Directors

Summer 2007 From the President’s Disk
Accessible Pedestrian Signals May Be Coming To An Intersection Near You!
ACBM Scholarship Winners
Minnesota Guide Dog Users
Twin Cities VISIONWALK
Taxi! Taxi!
ACBM and the State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind
Smoothie Classico
Nuts and Bolts
ACBM Board of Directors

Spring 2007 President's Message
ACB Convention Coming to Minneapolis
ACBM Annual Picnic
Help ACBM Each Time You Use the Internet
Election of ACBM Officers
ACBM Board of Directors

January 2007 President's Message - Winter 2007
Election of Officers
ACBM Calendar
2007 ACB Convention Coming To Minneapolis
Help ACBM Each Time You Use the Internet
ACBM 2007 Scholarship Opportunities
ACBM Board of Directors

2004

October 2004 President's Message - Fall 2004
A Message from Chuk Hamilton
ACBM Presents to Minnesota State Services for the Blind
Adjustment to Blindness Training Phase I: My Adjustment to State Services for the Blind
Calling Committee Volunteer
Expense-Paid Camp For Disabled
COST-OF-LIVING Increase for Social Security recipients
Seven Wonders of the World!
Dues for 2005
ACBM Board of Directors

July 2004 President's Message
ACBM Welcomes New Members.
In Memoriam – Don Bergstrom..
2004 ACB Scholarship Winners.
Odds and Ends.
Introducing the ACBM Calling Committee.
Poem.
Ninth Annual Alternative Convention Report.
Blind Get Wireless Guidance.
Thoughts.

April 2004 Presidents Message
April 2004 Quarterly Meeting in St. Paul
ACBM Recognizes Outstanding Individuals
Qwest's Center for Customers with Disabilities Contacts.
Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation Scholarship
Survey on Universal Design
ACBM Board of Directors

 
January 2004 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
LIVE A LIFE THAT MATTERS
Ken blind advocate's past inspires his future
Quarterly meeting on January 24, 2004 at new location
Copy of press release from American Foundation for the Blind Librarian of Congress ruling is victory for people who are blind or visually impaired
In Memory. A Longtime member Passes Michael L. O'Day
FCC#portability
ACBM Board of Directors

2003

October 2003 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
October Quarterly Meeting
August Picnic A Huge Success
Possible Future Transportation
ACBM Launches New Information Line
Annual Alternative Convention Report
Send a Braille Letter
More Accessibility Features In Panasonic 2003 Cordless Telephone Line
Avis Access For Travelers With Disabilities
Poem - The Silence of the Spaces
Xcel Energy Marking Program
ACBM Board of Directors
 
July 2003 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
A Note From Bonnie Elsey
News and Social Notes
Attitude
Rememberthe five simple rules to be happy
Family
ACBM 2003 Picnic and Auction
Go to the Movies, For FREE!!
ACBM State Convention
"People of Vision: a History of the American Council of the Blind"
Portable Reading Machine
"What???? You've got to be kidding"
"Finally, The Long Awaited Federal Review of SSB. Well, sort of..."
ACBM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
April 2003 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
April Quarterly Meeting
Celebrating Democracy
More Network and Cable Contacts
News Notes
New Federal Site Seeks Suggestions For Disabilities Research
Beaumont Foundation Offers Grants For Individuals
Jazz Camp for Blind Teens
Putting People First: Interacting With People With Disabilities
"Seeing Shoes" Could Help Blind People
ACBM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
January 2003 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
ACBM Quarterly Meeting
ACBM Dues Payable by 31 January
New Audible Signal in St. Paul
ACBM To Hold State Convention
ACB Scholarship Announcement
ACBM Does Crown Theatres at Block E!!
A Tribute to the Late Senator Paul Wellstone
Changes in Availability of Broadcasts on Cassette from SSB
ACBM E-Mail List Server
Hermansky-Pudlak Syndrome Network Recruits for New Research Protocol
Tech Talk
Encouraging Our Networks and Broadcasters
News Notes
ACB Education White Paper
ACBM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2002

October 2002 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
ACBM Quarterly Meeting
A Letter to the Star Tribune
SSB Fact Sheet, Fall 2002
The ACBM Dues Dance
News Notes and Alternative Convention Report
Fun Thoughts
Fundraising
ACBM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
July 2002 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
ACBM Quarterly Meeting
Fundraising Announcement for ACBM!
News Notes
Food For Thought
Daily-3 Fundraiser
ACBM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
April 2002 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
April Quarterly Meeting
Annual Elections
We Didn't See Eye to Eye
Call to Action
Assistive Technology Fund
Travel Service for the Blind
News Notes
Fundraising
Tech Talk
ACBM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
January 2002 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
A "THANK YOU" TO ACBMN BOARD
George Failes Honored!
January Quarterly Meeting
SSB Quality Results 2001
Dreaded discussions
Communication Center Project
Seats on the State Rehabilitation Council for the Blind
News Notes
VISION WORLD WIDE, INC.
This Might Help
Fundraising
ACBM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

2001

October 2001 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
American Council of the Blind of Minnesota Brochure
October Quarterly Meeting
It's Time to Get Active!
Letter from Shelli Nelson
The Eye-Link Foundation
Where Were You When
ACBM Fall Convention
News Notes
Tech Talk
Fundraising
Proposed ACBM By-Law Changes
Why Are We So Negative And Argumentative?
ACBM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
July 2001 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
July Quarterly Meeting
Nominations for Awards in Human Service
Does a View From the Top of the World Promote a Better View of Blindness?
NEWS NOTES
Tech Talk
ACB Message From Charles Crawford
ACB Message from Jonathan Mosen
The Philosophy of Life
ACBM Fall Convention
Fundraising
Proposed ACBM By-Law Changes
ACBM Picnic
ACBM BOARD OF DIRECTORS
 
April 2001 PRESIDENT'S MESSAGE
SSB NEWS
QUARTERLY MEETING
LEGISLATIVE ROUNDUP
WRISTWATCH TRACKS BLOOD SUGAR
ACBM ELECTIONS
2001 POSTAL REGULATIONS ON FREE MATTER MAILING
MIKE'S NEWS NOTES
NATIONAL CHURCH CONFERENCE OF THE BLIND
100 YEARS AGO IN 1901
TECH TALK
Fundraising Report
Procrastinator's Creed
ACBM BOARD OF DIRECTORS

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