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The Braille Monitor covers the events and activities of the NFB, addresses the issues we face as blind people, and highlights our members.
Contents
Vol. 68, No. 9 October 2025
What is Braille Monitor Early Access?
by Chris Danielsen
Twenty Years of Dr. Edward C. Bell and the Institute on Blindness
by Gary Wunder
Remembering the Why, the Purpose, and the Philosophy: My Journey to Becoming a Structured Discovery Cane Travel Teacher
by Denise Mackenstadt
The New NLS DTB Player: A Compelling Upgrade
by Karl Belanger
“Access On” through Collective Action: Mobilizing Leadership through Blind-Centered Technology Perspectives
by Jonathan Mosen
Collective Action through Financial Technology: Utilizing Disability Wisdom to Build Meaningful Innovations
by John Ciocca
From the NFB Archives: A Story of tenBroek’s Groundbreaking Work in Civil Rights
A Bridge to Myself, a Bridge to Our Dreams
by Melissa Riccobono
Remembering Ruth Miriam Swenson: Advocate, Leader, and Friend
by Gary Wunder
From the President’s Desk
Monitor Miniatures
Photo and Web List
Issue: [OCTOBER 2025]
Photos:
Chris Danielsen
Gary Wunder
Dr. Edward Bell
Denise Mackenstadt
Jonathan Mosen
John Ciocca
Melissa Riccobono
Ruth Miriam Swenson
President Riccobono
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.nfb.org/pac
www.blindpilots.org.
https://nfb.org/images/nfb/publications/bm/bm25/bm2507/bm250707.htm
https://nfb.org/donate.
https://nfb.org/movers,
https://nfb.org/baybridge
Braille Monitor
The Braille Monitor covers the events and activities of the NFB, addresses the issues we face as blind people, and highlights our members.
