[accessibleimage] Voice of the Nation?s Blind

Not exactly tactile, but thought would be of interest to
many

National Federation of the Blind Launches New On-line
Publication
The National Federation of the Blind has launched a brand
new Web-based 
publication called the Voice of the Nation?s Blind.  The
inaugural issue
of 
the publication can be found at 
<http://www.voiceofthenationsblind.org/>www.voiceofthenationsblind.org.

The purpose of the Voice of the Nation?s Blind is to use the
full power of 
the Internet to bring content about the Federation and its
activities, as 
well as other matters of interest to the blind community, to
the widest 
possible audience, and to present this content in new and
exciting 
ways.  The VNB Web site will feature an abundance of audio
and video 
material, as well as written articles.  The publication will
also provide 
readers with opportunities to interact with its editor and
staff at the 
National Center for the Blind via the Internet to submit
articles, make 
comments and suggestions on existing and future content, and
pose
questions 
to the editor.

The goals of the Voice of the Nation?s Blind are:

·        To provide exclusive on-line content about the
National
Federation 
of the Blind, the National Center for the Blind and NFB
Jernigan 
Institute,  and our activities;
·        To publish in-depth coverage of issues that are
important to the 
blind community;
·        To profile leaders in the Federation and other
interesting blind 
individuals;
·        To discuss new technologies that may assist the
blind, as well as 
the access issues we face with existing commercial
technologies and the 
Internet;
·        To discuss the interaction of blindness and blind
people with the 
media and the arts and to provide a forum for artistic
expression in the 
blind community;
·        To discuss legal matters involving the Federation
and 
Federationists, as well as other legal issues that affect
the blind;
·        To allow NFB members to pose questions and comments
directly to 
the magazine?s editorial staff and the staff here at the
National Center 
for the Blind; and
·        To talk about the many ways in which our 52 state
and regional 
affiliates and hundreds of local chapters are helping the
blind and 
advancing the cause of the Federation in their own
communities, and to 
serve as a sounding board for ideas on how affiliates can
continue to 
support this big program of serving the blind at the local
level.


The inaugural issue of the Voice of the Nation?s Blind
includes:

·        An extensive feature package on electronic voting
machines, 
including an article about the recent controversy
surrounding these
devices 
and how the blind community can respond effectively and an
audiovisual 
demonstration of three accessible voting machines;
·        A new perspective on the life of NFB founder Dr.
Jacobus tenBroek 
from one of his distinguished colleagues in the California
legal community;
·        Extensive audio and video coverage of the third
annual 
Possibilities Fair for Seniors held at the NFB Jernigan
Institute in May
of 
this year, including the featured speakers and an interview
with a 
participant; and
·        The story of an innovative computer training
program run by the 
NFB of South Carolina and how it?s being expanded to help
blinded veterans 
learn about adaptive computer technology.

There?s more in the inaugural issue and more to come, so
please visit us
on 
the Web today, and don?t hesitate to comment on this new
publication, 
submit articles, and make suggestions as to what you think
we should 
include in future issues.  Happy browsing!


Chris Danielsen, Editor

Voice of the Nation?s Blind


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