The Braille Monitor

3 weeks ago | nfb.org | Gary Wunder

Braille Monitor               June 2025 Staying True to Our Mission While Respecting Our Differences by Gary Wunder The National Federation of the Blind is a diverse organization. We are bound by our shared belief in the capacity of blind people to live the lives we want, not by a shared political ideology. Among our members are Republicans, Democrats, Libertarians, Independents, and those who would rather not affiliate with any party at all.

Mar 4, 2025 | nfb.org | Karen Anderson

Braille Monitor               March 2025 NFB BELL®: It’s Not just for the Kids! by Karen Anderson From the Editor: Karen Anderson is Education Programs Coordinator on our national staff, so she knows a thing or two about the impact of our BELL Academies and our other education programs. In this article, she talks about an aspect of that impact that she feels is not considered often enough. Here is what she says: As a kid, I knew summer as a time to be, well, a little bit lazy.

Aug 21, 2024 | nfb.org | Gary Wunder

Braille Monitor               February 2024 When Braille is not the Total Answer by Gary Wunder I feel so grateful to have been born in a time when Braille was available, providing a great way for blind people to read and write. I use it for labeling, notes, phone numbers, and even editing things that I write or review that other people have written. I understand the concept of an outline because of Braille and have a better feel for the grouping that goes into a paragraph.