Keeping TABS

 

Keeping TABS

Winter/Spring 2008-2009

 

Juan Del Rosario, Editor

 

For letters to the editor, ideas or to submit an article. You can send them to the address mention above. You can also contact the editor through our toll-free number:
877-887-5902.

 

In This Issue:

 

A Word From The President:

 

"At the time of this year’s Keeping TABS News Letter, we are nearing a time of change, not only in national politics but also in TABS"
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Election 2008 and What You Need to Know About HAVA by Emily Beckstein

 

The Help America Vote Act (HAVA) is the first piece of legislation that gives blind people the right to vote privately and independently. It was signed into law on October 29, 2002, and took effect on January 1, 2006.

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A Chinese Adventure by Brittany Madsen

 

The words “Opportunity of a lifetime” only begin to describe the adventure I had with the Li Sheng choir this June. When I first heard about the choir, my interest was immediately grasped because the group was singing in Chinese.

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Life in a Military Family By Julie Webster

 

Like most children in military families, I’ve moved quite a bit. I’ve lived in Florida, Connecticut, and now Texas.  These moves had both advantages and disadvantages.

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A Taste of Independence: Spending my Summer with the NFB by Juan Carlos Munoz

 

I spent my whole summer with the National Federation of the Blind as a participant in the first ever Teen Empowerment Academy

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New Resource Provides Easier Access to Foreign Languages for People who are Blind

 

For people who are blind or low vision, learning a foreign language and getting the resources needed just became easier.

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College Can Wait Awhile (By G. Jeffrey MacDonald.  From USA

Today, copyright June 18, 2008

 

Worn-out high school seniors are getting fresh encouragement from a range of sources to take a break--a "gap year"--before plunging into college. 

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Helpful Links

 

NFB.org

 

The best resource to get important information about blindness, as well as the latest on what the NFB is doing on the national level.

 

NFB-texas.org

 

Our state Affiliate Web site where you can find information about events, local chapters and much more.

 

The Texas School for the blind

 

A great resource for teachers and students, with year long and summer programs for both.

 

Freedomscientific.com

The makers of JAWS and the PAC Mate just to name a few of their products check out there Web site for more product information and tutorials.

 

Humanware.com

 

The makers of the Braille Note as well as the GPS devices. Check out their Web site for product information.

 

RFB&D

 

For textbooks or books to enjoy you can now download them off of there Web site, check out all the details.

 

Bookshare.org

 

Access one of the biggest libraries of books online. They now offer free memberships for current students. fafsa.us. If you are planning to attend college make sure to fill out the FABSA.