Braille Monitor Vol. 67, No. 6, June 2024

Vol. 67, No. 6                                                                                            June 2024

 

                                                       Contents

 

Interview with Mark Riccobono, President of the National Federation of the Blind

Taken from Autonomous Vehicle Industry Association, State of AV 2024

 

Dr. Natalie Shaheen Wins $1.5 Million NSF CAREER Grant

 by Aubrey Henson

 

Artificial Intelligence Directed by the Blind: Progress and Possibilities with Be My Eyes

by Mike Buckley

 

On Becoming a Father

by Marco Carranza

 

How a 19th Century Dutch Ophthalmologist Can Impact Your 21st Century Rights

by Greg Trapp, JD

 

How I Became a Blind Home Owner in Fifty Short Days

by Daniel Garcia

 

Support NFB Programs and Make a Difference for Blind People!

by Bridgid Burke

 

A Letter to the Editor

by Cricket Bidleman

 

Updates to the Social Security Administration's Procedures for Recovering Overpayments

by Jesse Shirek and Kyle Walls

 

Empowering the Blind Diabetic Community: Insights from the Diabetes Action Network Seminar

by Debbie Wunder

 

Is It Better at the Airport or Are We on a Merry-Go-Round?

by Patti Chang

 

Escape from the Tiny Kitchen

by Deborah Kent Stein

 

The Federation and Physician-Assisted Suicide

by Chris Danielsen

 

Convention Ambassadors’ Jeopardy

by Dan Burke and Corbb O’Connor

 

Looking Back as We Move Forward: The Past, Present, and Future of Federal Website Accessibility Regulations

by Sanho Steele-Louchart and Kyle Walls

 

I Am Just a Dad

by Bruce Sexton

 

Rebuilding What I Should Have Known: Reflections on My Journey to be Accountable to the Blind Community

by Shir Ekerling

 

Sighted Saviorism in the Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind

by Justin Salisbury

 

Monitor Miniatures

 

Photo and Web List

Issue: [June 2024]

Photos:

Mark Riccobono

Dr. Natalie Shaheen

Mike Buckley

Marco Carranza

Gregg Trapp

Daniel Garcia

Bridgid Burke

Cricket Bidleman

Jesse Shirek

Kyle Walls

Debbie Wunder

Patti Change

Deborah Kent Stein

Chris Danielsen

Dan Burke

Corbb O’Connor

Sanho Steele-Louchart

Burce Sexton

Shir Ekerling

Justin Salisbury

 

Web Links:

www.nfb.org

www.nfbnet.org

Facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind

YouTube.com/NationsBlind

www.nfb.org/planned-giving

www.nfb.org/make-gift

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Assisted_suicide_in_the_United_States

nfb.org/get-involved/national-convention/national_convention_ambassador_