Volume XLVIII July 2009 No. 1
Published by the American Council of the Blind
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© 2009 American Council of the Blind
Mitch Pomerantz, President
Melanie Brunson, Executive Director
Sharon Lovering, Editor
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Table of Contents
- President's Message: Are You Tuned In?, by Mitch Pomerantz
- ACB at the White House, by Melanie Brunson
- Legislative Update: Informal Complaints at the FCC, by Eric Bridges
- Passings
- ACB Chapter Web Sites – Make One!, by Philip Kutner
- Affiliate News
- Adventure in Mexico, by Gail Selfridge
- Succeeding Against the Odds: Celebrating Louis Braille's Birthday in Sri Lanka, by Jean Parker
- Letter to the Editor
- Sorrow's Song, by Lindy Morelli
- The Counseling Challenge, by Marilyn Brandt Smith
- Here and There, edited by Sue Lichtenfels
- High Tech Swap Shop
The American Council of the Blind strives to increase the independence, security, equality of opportunity, and to improve quality of life for all blind and visually impaired people.