August 2007 Promoter
CONTENTS:
From the President
Gebhard
Greetings
Legislative Report, Summer 2007
Are Your
Bags Packed?
NDAB Family
News
News
Flashes from
Promoter
News
Candy’s
Corner
NDAB Walkathon
A 96
year-old ‘inspiration’
Donations
and Memorials
Obituary
Two Horses
Highlights
from the 2007 ACB Convention
NDAB
Resolutions 2007-01-2007-05
Family Adjustment Seminar Note from the Secretary
NDAB Board
Meeting
NDAB Board Meeting
From the President
Greetings
NDAB’ers:
Hope
everyone is enjoying the hot, hot summer.
We had a lot of rain to start the season with and now it is dry in
I want to
thank everyone who came to the state convention in
I would
like to thank all the chairpersons of the various committees in our
organization. We need the help of each
and every committee to keep NDAB on an even keel. I also thank our board members and
officers. They are very good people to
work with and each one of them keeps our organization running smoothly and
strong. It takes a lot of
behind-the-scenes volunteers to keep NDAB alive and well.
I am sure
Loris is getting ready for another camp session, which is coming up very soon. I am looking forward to meeting all of you in
August at camp.
Take care;
enjoy the rest of the summer and God Bless!
Rick
Feldman
Rosie
Landsem has faithfully served as our NDAB Historian and we are very thankful
for her efforts. Unfortunately, because of health reasons, she would like
to resign her position.
This is an
opportunity for you to serve. Please thoughtfully consider if this might
work for you. If you are interested in this position or have any questions
about the duties involved, contact President Rick 701-235-3293 or Rosie
701-282-4439.
Gebhard Greetings
Hello to
all my fellow NDAB’ers! Thank you for
the opportunity to serve as the new Promoter editor. I know Doug has done an excellent job and I
commend him for his dedication and service as our editor. After five years of commitment, I certainly
think he deserves our gratitude and thanks.
Great job, Doug! I would also like to thank Mary for her support. We all know behind every great man there is a
great woman! I certainly believe there
are seasons for all things and now they will have some time to do something
else.
As for me,
it may take me a few issues to get acclimated to this new season for me. Please be patient with me while I stumble
along. Guess change and our reaction to it is what makes life interesting.
Thanks to those who have given me encouragement and support already. It is much appreciated, and needed too! I am willing to devote my time and energy
toward being an instrument of communication for all the members of the
NDAB. But I do need your help. PLEASE, share your ideas concerning the
Promoter with me. For example, if you
read something of interest to you, it may also be of interest to others as
well. Remember this is YOUR
newsletter. I am just putting it
together. Communication of any kind is
important – to develop relationships and help them to grow, to learn new
things, to keep up on issues important to us and to unite our single voices
into a choir that can be easily and harmoniously heard.
I have
enjoyed meeting and getting to know many of you at NDAB Summer Camp. For those of you I haven’t had the privilege
to meet yet, I look forward to getting to know each of you! You may be asking yourself, “Who is this
Zelda?” Well, I am NOT Zelda, the lady
wrestler of video game fame. I DO live
with a wrestler who happens to be15 years old and the only one of our four sons
still at home. Where is home? Steven, my husband of 30 years, and I live on
a small acreage in the country, north of Edgeley, which is south of
I would
like to draw your attention to Allan’s Legislative report. He has done an excellent job of giving an
overview of our May trip to the
The seasons
are changing. There are new things ahead for Doug as he steps down from being
editor and for me as I step into this new role, learning new skills and
stretching my comfort zone.
As for the
weather, we are still having hot days for the most part but when the heat of
the day fades, there is that hint of fall in the coolness of night. With it comes the promise of football
practice (and sweaty uniforms to wash), school shopping trips, end of the
summer vacations and NDAB camp! I am
looking forward to seeing old friends and making new ones. Donna Hepper and I have had fun making plans
for the banquet and dance. We hope you
are all eagerly anticipating the Western Hoedown! Gather up your cowboy duds and plan to have a
routin, tootin good time!
Remember, if you have anything you
want in the Promoter, you can e-mail me at zgeb@drtel.net,
call me at 701-493-2399 or mail it to me at
If you are a tape reader, please
note: When you are finished with the cassette, please
rewind it and return it as soon as possible in order to get the next Promoter.
Thank you,
Zelda
Gebhard, Editor
Legislative Report,
Summer, 2007
By Allan Peterson
As those of you, who attended our NDAB
State Convention, are aware, we passed five resolutions during the proceedings
of this year's session. Three of the resolutions dealt with the delivery of
Rehabilitation services to persons with sight loss here in
Three of these resolutions (2007-02,
2007-03 and 2007-04) seek to make improvements in the delivery of
rehabilitation services that are provided to the people of
One of the three resolutions on
rehabilitation services, NDAB Resolution 2007-04, directs the two agencies, who
share responsibility for providing center based blindness rehabilitation skills
training in North Dakota, to collaborate to develop a plan that would provide
an in-state vision loss Center based program. In relation to this topic, a
contingent of us from
To put it very simply, services offered
at the
The
Blindness skills training at the Center
includes the areas of (1) mobility and orientation with the use of the white
cane, (2) individualized computer and technology instruction, (3) communication
skills, which includes teaching Braille, (4) daily living skills, (5) home
maintenance and (6) instruction in arts and crafts. Clients, in the center
based program who are from out-of-town, are housed in apartments that have been
modified to meet the needs for access by people with sight loss. This provides
clients, while living in their apartments, to have the opportunity to put into
use the training that they learn at the Center.
The South Dakota Rehabilitation Center
for the Blind also offers additional services that include an optometrist who
specializes in conducting Low Vision assessments, a part-time staff person that
teaches people with diabetes good nutritional and life habits to help minimize
the effects of this disease and an instructor who works with adults who are
effected by both sight and hearing loss.
Also housed at the
The
To me, the bottom line with regard to
blindness skills training, is that the state of North Dakota would do well by
its citizens if, it were to model the governance of its vision service program
after that of the state of South Dakota. When I say this, I also well realize
that we as an organization have a lot of work ahead of us, if we choose to try
to make this happen. There would be a mountain of education and political
hurdles to overcome before this reality could come to fruition.
NDAB Resolution 2007-01 addresses the
issue of merging and moving the
NDAB Resolution 2007-05 addresses the
issue of identification of
Announcements:
The
North Dakota Disability Advocacy Consortium (NDDAC) will hold its Annual
Conference this year on Monday, August 20th and 21st at the
Are Your Bags
Packed?
August is
here and that means that it is time to pack your bags for camp. Attending camp is the best gift you can give
yourself so if you are one of the lucky ones who have decided to give yourself
that gift, get ready for a great week.
If not, then you’ll have to read about it in the next Promoter.
Changes
I made a
change. I switched font types to Arial
for this edition. I thought it might be easier to read for the large print
readers. I hope this doesn’t create
problems for those of you who have software with speech. Please let me know if you have problems. Change isn’t always better.
If you are
finding it a challenge to read the large print editions and would like to
change to tape, e-mail or Braille, please contact me. We can change formats at any time.
Zelda
NDAB FAMILY NEWS
News Flashes from
NDAB 2007
Convention is history! It was great to
see old friends, and we missed those who were not able to attend. After all the difficulties getting set up for
the convention, it turned out pretty well.
Thank you to everyone who agreed to run for offices, and congratulations
to those who won! As the Nominating
Committee chairperson, my job was made very easy by having such willing
candidates.
The Husebys
hosted
Going to
the lake has filled pleasant days for the Iszler family. Donna's grandson was home from college in
We have
shared time with Rom and Lee Thielman, visiting Don in the nursing home, and we
have gathered several times for a good meal.
Always good company! They are
vacationing on an Alaskan cruise over the Fourth of July and celebrating a
belated 35th wedding anniversary.
Janice and
Joe Sowokinos were adventurous and joined a 5-day & 350-mile biking trip,
starting from Grand Forks, going to Thompson, Turtle River State Park, and up
into Canada. They came down into
Hope all
have a safe and pleasant Fourth of July.
We will be entertaining four individuals who used to be at the
We will see
many of you at Camp!
Olga Neal,
Reporter
Seven of us
ventured, in a van from “Rent a Wreck”, to the convention in
At this
writing, we are off to the National ACB Convention. Those
attending
from
Hope to see
all of you at camp in August. From us up
north, bye for now.
Connie
Springsted, Reporter
Candy’s Corner
By Candy Lien
The Howe
Press at the
Here is a
great recipe I got from Cheryl Misialek who works at the ND Vision
Services/School for the Blind in the
Inside-Out
Chocolate Cake
1 box
devil’s food cake mix
1 small
package instant chocolate pudding mix
2 eggs
1-3/4 cup
milk
12 oz.
package chocolate chips
Mix all
ingredients together by hand. Pour into
a well-greased bundt pan or angel food cake pan. Bake at 350 degrees for one hour. Allow cake to cool for 15 minutes and invert
onto plate. This cake does not need
frosting, trust me, it is rich enough without it.
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NDAB Walkathon
2007 NDAB extends a BIG thank you to all who participated in our 9th
annual walkathon held on Saturday, April 21st. The grand total raised this year was
$20,266.76. I want to commend the
co-chair persons and all of you who walked, collected pledges and donations,
and helped with this project in any way.
Thank you for your hard work! Co-chair persons and donations collected in the various towns are as
follows: Bismarck ( This year’s total topped all previous years. The race is already on for the 2008
Walkathon. Let’s see how much we can
raise for our 10th annual Walkathon. Kathy Larson, Financial Chair Person |
A 96-year-old
‘inspiration’
By Yangkyoung Lee
Viola
Lillehaugen said she doesn’t think what she’s doing today is anything amazing. Lillehaugen, 96, is from Brocket, N.D., and
is legally blind. She plans to walk two
miles today as part of the North Dakota Association of the Blind walkathon
fundraiser. The event starts at
And today’s
walk isn’t her first – it’s her fourth.
“I may use a walker or another person’s arm to help my old legs,”
Lillehaugen said. “But I am planning to
finish the two miles. I will do my
best.”
Lillehaugen
has finished the walkathon three times, including a five mile walkathon. Lillehaugen wasn’t born blind. The longtime elementary schoolteacher was
diagnosed with macular degeneration two years after her retirement. The age-related degenerative disorder is a
leading cause of vision loss in Americans 60 and older, according to United
States National Library of Medicine Web site.
Her diagnosis was nearly 20 years ago, when she was 76. Her vision gradually faded until she lost
most of her eyesight in 1990 and had to stop driving. “I felt like I lost my independence,”
Lillehaugen said.
But she’s
no couch potato. “I walk about 1 mile
every day”, Lillehaugen said. “I love
walking. And I’ve been walking regularly
for a few years now.”
Lillehaugen
suffers from osteoporosis, but said she’s talking part in today’s walkathon
because she can. And she wants to help
raise money for the association. About $5,000 was raised in last year’s
fundraiser, according to Rom Thielman, vice president of the North Dakota
Association of the Blind. Walkathons
also will be held today in Bismarck, Fargo, Minot and
Thielman
said funds raised will go to programs, including summer camp, four scholarship
programs and the annual family adjustment seminar. “Viola is a great inspiration for us,”
Thielman said.
Even though
her osteoporosis bothers her, she takes very little medication, Lillehaugen
said. And she proudly said that she
doesn’t take high blood pressure medication, which is rare in people her
age.
And she
sounds like a 20-year-old when she talks about her determination. For her, it seems like age is nothing but a
number. “My health is good, I think,”
Lillehaugen said. “You can’t give up for
little things. If I decide to do something, I put forth all of my strength and
stick to it.”
Reprinted
with permission from Grand Forks Herald.
Donations and
Memorials
The
following donations and memorials were received by NDAB for the first two
quarters in 2007.
Donations
were received from Luther Stinker, (the bus driver for Ski for Light), Cassel
Everson, and Betty Bender.
Memorials received as follows:
In memory
of Evelyn Groveland from Barbara Danielson.
In memory
of Brenda Sveen from Donna Jean Harstad.
In memory
of Sonia Orseth from Doranna Robertson, and Gary and Renae Huseby.
In memory
of Alan Moch from Loris Van Berkom, Lee and Rom Thielman, Kathy and Stan
Larson, Karlyn Frantsen and Annette and Angela Moch
Renae
Huseby, Treasurer
Obituary
Alan Moch,
39,
Alan met
Annette Thomsen in April 1989 and they married in November 1998.
Besides
working on the family farm, Alan had various employers; Sears, NDAD, Gateway
Carriers, but most of all he loved being self-employed. He owned Al’s
Alan loved
fishing, hunting and traveling, but most of all he loved the Lord. Alan was a genuine man who rested in God’s
hands as he battled many years with a brain tumor.
On July,
2004, God blessed him with a daughter, whom he loved and adored.
Alan is
survived by his wife, Annette, and daughter, Angela, Bismarck; his mother,
Jenny Moch, Hazelton; his in-laws, Dale and Linda Thomsen and his two
sisters-in-law and one brother-in-law, Lori Thomsen, Sterling and Kim and Frank
Lacier, Fargo, his nephew, Quentin Lacier, his nieces, Danielle and Kristina
Lacier and McKay Thomsen; his aunts and uncles; Joe and Bonita Moch, Patty
Moch, Helen Moch, Pat and Lil Moch, Mary and Susan Sanchez, Karen Sanchez,
Geard and Diane Skar, Dean Mertins, Val and Gary Knupple, Tom and Michelle
Sanchez and Jan and Allison Sanchez.
He was
preceded in death by his father, his sister, Jackie; his grandparents, and
several aunts and uncles.
Services were
held at
A prayer
service was held at Parkway Funeral Service, Bismarck at
Two Horses
Author Unknown
Submitted by Char Feldman
Just up the road from my home is a
field,
With two horses in it.
From a distance, each looks like
every other horse.
But if you stop your car, or are
walking by,
You will notice something quite
amazing.
Looking into the eyes of one horse
will
Disclose that he is blind.
His owner has chosen not to have him
put down,
But has made a good home for him.
This alone is amazing.
If nearby and listening,
You will hear the sound of a bell,
Looking around for the source of the
sound,
You will see that it comes from the
smaller horse in the field.
Attached to her halter is a small
bell.
It lets her blind friend know where
she is,
So he can follow her.
As you stand and watch these two
friends,
You’ll see how she is always
checking on him,
And that he will listen for her bell
and then slowly walk to where she is, trusting that she will not lead him
astray.
When she returns to the shelter of
the barn each evening,
She stops occasionally and looks
back,
Making sure her friend isn’t too far
behind to hear the bell.
Like the owner of these two horses,
God does not throw us away just
because we are not perfect or because we have problems or challenges.
He watches over us and even brings
others into our lives to help us when we are in need.
Sometimes we are the blind horse
being guided by the little ringing bell of those who God places in our lives.
Other times we are the guide horse,
helping others see.
Good friends are like this.
You don’t always see them, but you
know they are always there.
Please listen for my bell and I’ll
listen for yours.
Highlights from the
2007 ACB Convention
By Allan Peterson
The 46th Convention of ACB officially began with
opening ceremonies at the Hyatt Regency Hotel in downtown
For many,
the roll call of affiliates which is conducted during the opening session
Sunday evening is something they look forward to witnessing every year.
Affiliates of ACB include each of the state affiliates plus the twenty or so
special interest affiliates; examples of special interest affiliates are Guide
Dog Users International (GDUI) and the Association of Blind Attorneys (ABA).
The special interests that are served by GDUI and the
All but
four of the state ACB affiliates answered roll call and all of the special
interest affiliates had representatives who answered this call to Convention.
It was announced during the Convention that a total of 1157 individuals had
registered for the Convention. Even though many attend the Convention, but, do
not register they still have some role in making the Convention happen - these
would include the vendors. In order to be a voting member, you must register.
It is estimated that approximately 3 to 4 hundred people attend the Convention
but do not register.
There were
eight of us from
Our group
of NoDaker’s was pleased to be able to extend its reach beyond the borders of
Sean is one
of the visually impaired students that Becky Monroe worked with in the
It was my
privilege to be a mentor for Sean at this year’s Convention because of my work
and role, as one of the members who has served on the ACB membership Committee.
I, also, want to thank our
The really
big business before the Convention was to elect a new slate of officers for the
ACB Board. ACB President, Chris Gray, and Secretary, Donna Seliger, had served
their limits of time in office for these positions. The office of First and
Second Vice President were also open because incumbents in these offices were
not seeking re-election to these positions.
ACB
elections for officers and Board positions are conducted as a matter of
business on the last day of Convention which is Friday. Perhaps, not
surprisingly, this year’s elections took up most of the time on Friday.
Mitch
Pomerantz, who was the Second Vice President, prior to Convention, was one of
two candidates seeking the office of President. The other candidate was Carla
Ruschival, who is one of the present Directors on the ACB Board and, for a number
of years, has served as the hard working ACB Convention Coordinator. Many
thought that the race for this office would be really close. As it turned out,
Mitch Pomerantz won the office with about 59 percent of the vote.
Candidates,
who won their bid for office on the ACB Board, are as follows:
Mitch
Pomerantz from
Kim
Charlson from
Brenda
Dillon from
Marlaina
Lieberg from
Mike Godino
from
Because
Brenda Dillon was serving as an ACB Board member, her election to the position
of 2nd VP opened up an election for the unexpired term of office for
her position as an ACB Board Director. There were five nominees from the floor
for this unexpired Board position. Cammie Vloedman a college student from
The formula
for voting at Convention is based on a combination of a standing vote and a
roll call of affiliate votes. Registered members attending the Convention are
asked to stand for a candidate during an election or stand to approve or
disapprove an issue. After the standing vote is counted, a roll call of
affiliate votes is taken. The number of members in any of the affiliates
determines how many votes they can cast; for every 25 of its members, an
affiliate can cast one vote. Because NDAB had approximately 175 dues paying
members this year, it had seven votes at this year’s Convention.
The most,
any one affiliate can cast during a roll call for affiliate votes, is limited
to twenty-five. The limit of 25 was established to help prevent large
affiliates from dominating smaller ones. I believe that the state affiliates of
For anyone
that has attended one of the ACB Conventions, you can attest to the fact that
the floor debate on any given issue can get pretty rancorous, and this year was
no exception! Much of the business that ACB conducts at Convention has to do
with resolutions and amendments to the ACB Constitution.
There were
in the neighborhood of three dozen resolutions that were submitted to this
year’s Convention. I submitted two of them. One had to do with accessible
currency which we adopted at our NDAB Convention. The second resolution had to
do with lack of access to image verification at web sites by people who cannot
read the code that is used to determine a reader’s authenticity. More about the
second resolution in a later article.
ACB has a
budget that is in the neighborhood of $1.1 million. They do have a nice mix of
funding streams to help support the expenses that are projected in the budget.
ACB conducted its first auction at this year’s Convention; it raised $18,884
for the organization. Organizers of the auction were very satisfied with this
initial effort!
After the
elections had been conducted, which was about a
NDAB Resolution 2007-01:
Regarding the Merger of Institutions
for the Blind and Deaf.
Whereas,
the service needs for rehabilitation skills training for people with sight loss
and hearing loss are totally different from one another and ,
Whereas,
from a historical perspective, instances where blind and deaf institutions of
rehabilitation or education have been merged,
have subsequently failed and haven't proven to provide any efficiencies
or improved effectiveness in delivery of services, and:
Whereas,
the modes of communication between people who are blind and who are deaf are
entirely different and, thus, are inherently difficult because of the nature of
these sensory disabilities, and;
Whereas,
North Dakota Vision Services / School for the Blind has had a strong
affiliation with the education programs at the University of North Dakota that
prepare instructors and rehabilitation specialists in the field of vision rehab
services, and:
Whereas,
projections for efficiencies and the consequent savings of expenses from the
merger of the North Dakota School for the Deaf and North Dakota Vision Services
/ School for the Blind at any level haven't been proven or been demonstrated;
Now,
Therefore, be it resolved that North Dakota Association of the Blind in
Convention assembled in Grand Forks, North Dakota on this date of Sunday, June
10th, directs the government and Legislature of the State to dismiss any
attempt to move and merge the programs or administration of North Dakota Vision
services / School for the Blind with that of the School for the Deaf.
NDAB Resolution 2007-02:
Educational Background in Vision Services for VR
Counselors
Whereas,
because the rehabilitation skills training in blindness is specialized,
specific and unique to this disability, rehabilitation counselors should be
required to possess training in this area so that they can adequately advise
people with sight loss, and;
Whereas,
it is a recognized practice in other states that counselors, who work with
clients with blindness and sight loss,
have the proper training and experience in rehabilitation skills
training so that they can properly advise people with this disability, and;
Whereas,
it has been the experience of a number of clients who have sought services from
vocational rehabilitation, here in North Dakota, that the counselors that
they've dealt with seem to lack the necessary knowledge and background for them
to properly advise and counsel people with blindness and sight loss;
Now,
Therefore, be it resolved that North Dakota Association of the Blind in
Convention assembled in Grand Forks, North Dakota on this date of Sunday, June
10th, advises and directs the administration of the North Dakota Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation to (1) have, at least,
one of its counselors, who work with 110 (employment) cases, in each of its
regional offices to have the necessary training so that they can work with
clients with blindness and (2) that these counselors, so trained, be assigned any cases that involve a person
with sight loss.
NDAB RESOLUTION 2007-03
Communication
of Rehabilitation Services to Vision Clients
Whereas,
people who become blind as adults often are not aware about the scope of
services that are available for them and do not know where they can get this
information, and;
Whereas,
it appears that information about all the options for vision services in North
Dakota often isn’t widely communicated to people experiencing sight loss, even
when clients are being served within the rehabilitation and social service
system, and;
Whereas,
it is crucial for the well being of people who become blind or experience a
significant degree of sight loss, that they receive adequate rehabilitation
skills training so that they can adequately deal with this disability;
Now,
Therefore, be it resolved that North Dakota Association of the Blind in
Convention assembled in Grand Forks, North Dakota on this date of Sunday, June
10th, 2007, advises and directs all parties that are involved with
the diagnosis, rehabilitation and social services of people with blindness and
sight loss to inform and share written communication about services that will
assist people who are adjusting to life with this disability. Further, we strongly recommend that the
vision service program within the North Dakota Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation and the adult program within North Dakota Vision Services/School
for the Blind develop a joint brochure in an accessible format
that is distributed to each of their adult clients whenever an initial visit is
made with these individuals.
NDAB Resolution 2007-04:
Center Based Blindness Rehabilitation Skills
Training
Whereas,
disease conditions and injuries that result in blindness and permanent sight
loss are universally recognized as being severe life altering disabilities that
require specific and specialized intensive rehabilitation skills training
programs that teach people to cope with this disability, and;
Whereas,
it has been shown that persons with blindness and visual impairments who
receive intensive "center based" rehabilitation skills training are
employable and can function with a great deal of independence, and;
Whereas,
the option of a program that provides facets of a center based blindness
rehabilitation skills training program is available through North Dakota Vision
Services / School for the Blind in Grand Forks but is limited in its ability to
provide these services to adults due to the level of funding and availability
of staff time, and;
Whereas,
the Blindness Skills Training Center that was headed by Ed Christensen that
served North Dakotans with sight loss has been closed for more than a decade
and has not been replaced with an equivalent service within the State Division
of Vocational Rehabilitation, and;
Whereas,
our neighboring states of South Dakota and Minnesota fund and maintain vision
rehab training centers in their states which provide the option of a high quality comprehensive
center based blindness skills training program for their citizens who become
sight impaired;
Now,
therefore, be it resolved that North Dakota Association of the Blind in
convention assembled in Grand Forks, North Dakota on this date of Sunday June
10th, 2007 urge and direct the North Dakota Division of Vocational
Rehabilitation and North Dakota Vision Services / School for the Blind to
collaborate to develop a plan whereby the citizens of North Dakota can be
provided with the option of an in state comprehensive center based blindness
rehabilitation skills training program that will offer evaluations and based on
these evaluations, provide the needed individualized training.
Further,
be it resolved that the necessary legislation to implement such a plan be
pursued.
NDAB Resolution 2007-05:
Access to Paper Currency
Whereas,
persons who cannot read print, including people who are blind, are denied for
themselves, the possibility of determining the denominations on paper currency,
and:
Whereas,
extensive modifications are commonly made in paper currency to improve security
within our monetary system, and;
Whereas,
although there are methods for handling money without the advantage of sight,
people who cannot read print ultimately must rely on money identifiers or other
persons to tell them what denominations are present on paper currency, and;
Whereas,
the ability to transact business, using cash, is fundamental to an independent
lifestyle, and;
Whereas, worldwide there are more than 180
countries that now issue paper currency with some means of identification
whereby people, who are unable to read
print, can, nevertheless, determine for themselves the denominations of bills
that they are handling;
Now,
therefore, be it resolved that North Dakota Association of the Blind in Convention
assembled in Grand Forks, North Dakota on this date of Sunday, June 10th, urge
and direct the President, Congress,
including our North Dakota congressional delegation, to support, by
whatever means possible, District Judge James Robertson's ruling in favor of
the American Council of the Blind's lawsuit against the U.S. Department of the
Treasury to issue paper currency that has a means of identification that makes
it possible for a person, who cannot read print, to independently identify the
denominations that are present on US paper currency.
Family Adjustment
Seminar
By Janelle F. Olson, Chairperson
The time has come again to keep your ears open fo