Table of contents June 2014.

TRACK 1.

  1. Harry C. Moores underwriting announcement.
  2. In Honor of Flag Day.
  3. We have some 2014 braille calendars to give away.
  4. Leslie Miller talks about short wave radio.
  5. Adrijana Prokopenko tells us about a new magazine via E-mail.
  6. Vicki Ratcliffe tells us about Blind Access Training http://www.blindaccesstraining.com and getting help in restaurants.
  7. Marianne Daley talks about upgrading to Windows 7 and is looking for help with OCR software.
  8. Victor Schmidt tells of the passing of Maurice Boyd.
  9. We have June birthdays.
  10. Vicki Ireland introduces herself and tells us more about her new CD.
  11. "Communications Help Blind Ski Students Get a new Lease on Life."
  12. We hear about plans for free currency readers.
  13. Tom Lykins talks about grilling out.
  14. From the June issue of Second Sense: we hear about Odin Mobile phones, http://www.odinmobile.com we learn about Oral Hull Adventure Camps, http://www.oralhull.org and the FCC has information about Video Description on their website. http://www.fcc.gov/guides/video-description
  15. Robert Hassler has a funny story to share.
  16. We take a listen to activities at Newsreel on Mail-out Day.
  17. Kate has a Raffle update.
  18. John McCune has questions about Scriptalk.
  19. We have the 2014 hurricane names.

TRACK 2.

  1. Delta Gamma Foundation underwriting announcement.
  2. Tom D'Agostino with "Lost in the Stars" in The Wax Works.
  3. Kate has an update on our cookbook sale; an addition to a recipe and the free braille cookbooks we have to give away.
  4. Robert Wegner talks about cooking mexican rice.
  5. Alice Massa updates us on Home Readers.
  6. Jeanne Corcoran comments on Home Readers; where to find a weather radio and shares some recipes.
  7. We learn about Monthly Discussions on Low Vision. http://www.brightfocus.org/telephone-presentation-registration.html http://www.brightfocus.org/macular/resources/audio.html#chats http://www.brightfocus.org/brightfocus-chats-telephone-archive.html
  8. Mike Blanck on blindness and technology and needs help marking an oven.
  9. Diane Motchuk about a C-crane Pocket Radio http://www.ccrane.com and tells us about another accident that Abbie had.
  10. New EMS and Service Dog's Reference Guide.
    11. https://www.guidingeyes.org/wp-content/uploads/2014/03/ems-and-service-dogs.pdf
  11. From Garnet Claypool "Whistling in the Dark" by They Might be Giants.

TRACK 3.

  1. Thanks to the Ohio Lions Sight and Hearing Committee for their support.
  2. Catie Mangrum with Ray Stephens on taxes.
  3. A father's gift.
  4. Nolan Crabb reviews "Every Soul a Star." (DB 68438)
    5. http://www.rhapsodyinbooks.wordpress.com/2014/04/25/every-soul-a-star-by-wendy-mass/
  5. Deborah Kendrick with "Emergency Response should be the Same in All Cases."
  6. "Behind Our Eyes: A Second Look" is now available from NLS.
  7. Abbie Taylor tells us about the latest issue of Magnets and Ladders and reads a poem she wrote.
    8. http://www.magnetsandladders.org
  8. From Tom Kaufman: "Pet Peeves of the Blind and Visually Impaired."
  9. Mike Lantz about a new venture and is looking for some songs.
  10. Gayle Adams has the jumble answer.
  11. Brad Barrows has a jumble.
  12. Pat Munson talks about the 2014 NFB of New Mexico State Convention and comments on suburbia.
  13. From Ed Fedush: "The Will."

TRACK 4.

  1. Thanks to the C. W. and Marjorie J. Schrenk Family Foundation for their support.
  2. Tim Hendel and Carrie Hooper have fun with place names.
    3. http://www.bigjohnandsparky.com
  3. We welcome new Newsreel members and congratulate a new Life member.
  4. Vito Muraglia tells us about an MP3 player and has OTR CDS for sale.
  5. Paul Sullivan has a Jumbo Braille Writer to sell.
  6. Towson Technology Aims to Help the Blind.
  7. Bojane Heap talks about being around sighted people and getting help in restaurants.
  8. Pam Spurlock on getting help in restaurants.
  9. Joan Andrews on eye color and the cause of her blindness.
  10. Tammie Snyder is looking for some phone numbers and talks about the cause of her blindness.
  11. Madeen Ballentine about what caused her blindness.
  12. Gloria Rathbone on the cause of her blindness.
  13. We have Important Information about Braille Certification. http://www.nbpcb.org/nclb http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements.php
  14. Sue Bandos is looking for British Wallet mailers.
  15. Irwin would like to encourage you to send in an article.
  16. Arthur Wilson has a new address.
  17. From Linda Bennett: "Life's Little Things."
  18. From AAPD: news about raising the Minimum Wage for some workers with disabilities.
  19. From Ed Fedush: "Don't Think He Got It."