Future Reflections
The National Federation of the Blind Magazine for Parents and Teachers of Blind Children
Vol. 25, No. 1 Winter/Spring 2006
Barbara Cheadle, Editor
ISSN-0883-3419
CONTENTS
Vol. 25, No. 1 Winter/Spring 2006
CONVENTION
Dallas Site of 2006 NFB Convention
Convention Preregistration Information
The Equation for Success
2006 Seminar for Parents and Teachers
Ya’ll Come to Dallas
by Tommy Craig
FEATURES
Yogi Was Right!
by Ruby Ryles, Ph.D.
Fire Trucks and Christmas Elves
by Parnell Diggs
OUR KIDS
“Cooking Without Looking”….for Kids
by Jody Hicks
If I Can Do It, You Can Do It, Too
by Nikos Daley
IN THE CLASSROOM
“Blindness Awareness” for the Class
by Carol Castellano
BOOK REVIEW
Sadie Can Count
A review by Robert Jaquiss
ACTIVE LEARNING
What My Daughter Taught Me About Active
Learning—or, Whose Goal is it Anyway?
by Jean Bugbee
TECH TALK
A Beginner’s Guide to Access Technology
for Blind Students: Part One
BRAILLE
A Morsel to Chew On
The Importance of Quality Braille
by Barbara (Walker) Loos
Canadian Children Learn that Braille Is Beautiful
LAWS & LEGISLATION
Child Care and ADA
The Blind Educate Congress
PARENT POWER
Open the Door! (Please)
by Alexandra Daley
The Blind Child: Part of the Family,
Part of the World
by Barbara Pierce