On the 27th of September I checked into the Hilton in Lisle, Illinois. The convention started on the 28th at 11a.m. With the proceptions meeting with the officers and the board so they could learn more about the Illinois Council of the Blind. (With my husband being on the board we had to be at […]
Hello all ICB Members and , below is the 2018 ICB Convention letter and attached to this email is the Convention Registration Form. This is finding you a week behind usual schedule as we wanted the braille, print and email to go out to members around the same time. We already have some people registering […]
Dear GDUI Members and Friends, As summer winds down, how about a trip to the movies! Yes, the air conditioning is appealing, as is the time off from work – and don’t forget that buttery popcorn! But, better than all of these excellent reasons for taking in a movie, perhaps with a group of enthusiastic […]
Article: Reading By Touch Kim Charlson, ACB President, is quoted in this article. Reading By Touch Article Link: https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/americanexperience/features/reading-by-touch/ Helen Keller was born in 1880, just over 50 years after Louis Braille published his eponymous writing system. Braille, who was three when an accident in his father’s workshop left him blind, had been frustrated by […]