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THE BRAILLE FORUM Volume XLIX November 2010 No. 5 Published by the American Council of the Blind THE AMERICAN COUNCIL OF THE BLIND STRIVES TO INCREASE THE INDEPENDENCE, SECURITY, EQUALITY OF OPPORTUNITY, AND TO IMPROVE QUALITY OF LIFE FOR ALL BLIND AND VISUALLY IMPAIRED PEOPLE. Mitch Pomerantz, President Melanie Brunson, Executive Director Sharon Lovering, Editor National Office: 2200 Wilson Blvd. Suite 650 Arlington, VA 22201 (202) 467-5081 fax: (703) 465-5085 Web site: http://www.acb.org THE BRAILLE FORUM (TM) is available in braille, large print, half-speed four-track cassette tape, data CD, and via e-mail. Subscription requests, address changes, and items intended for publication should be sent to Sharon Lovering at the address above, or via e-mail to slovering@acb.org. The American Council of the Blind (TM) is a membership organization made up of more than 70 state and special-interest affiliates. To join, visit the ACB web site and complete an application form, or contact the national office at the number listed above. Those much-needed contributions, which are tax-deductible, can be sent to Mike Godino at the above mailing address. If you wish to remember a relative or friend, the national office can make printed cards available for this purpose. To remember the American Council of the Blind in your Last Will and Testament, you may include a special paragraph for that purpose. If your wishes are complex, contact the ACB national office. Join the Monthly Monetary Support (MMS) Program and help improve tomorrow today in ACB. Contact Ron Milliman by e-mail, rmilliman@insightbb.com, or by phone at (270) 782-9325 and get started making tomorrow look brighter today! To make a contribution to ACB via the Combined Federal Campaign, use this number: 11155. For the latest in legislative and governmental news, call the "Washington Connection" toll-free at (800) 424-8666, 5 p.m. to midnight Eastern time, or visit the Washington Connection online at http://www.acb.org. Copyright 2010 American Council of the Blind TABLE OF CONTENTS Landmark Telecommunications Bill Passes the House and Heads to the White House, by Melanie Brunson and Eric Bridges President's Report to the National Convention, Part III, by Mitch Pomerantz Audio Description Project Presents 2010 Awards, by Joel Snyder Notes from the Post-Convention Board Meeting, by Paul Edwards A Personal Discovery of Treasures in ACB, by Kenneth Semien Sr. ACB Members Discover Treasures in Phoenix, Part 2, by Paul Edwards, Marcia Dresser, and Judy Jackson 2010 ACB Membership Seminar: Encouraging Affiliates with Techniques to Reach More Members, compiled by Ardis Bazyn Who Won the GW Micro BookSense?, by Ronald E. Milliman ACB Goes Gold in the Silver State, by Carla Ruschival Notes from the September ACB Board Teleconference, by Jenine Stanley Victorian Christmas Includes Visually Impaired, by Marsha Farrow Happy Holidays from the ACB Store, by Carla Ruschival Here and There, edited by Sue Lichtenfels High Tech Swap Shop CORRECTION Due to an editing error, the title listed for the convention wrap-up article in October was incorrect. The title should have been listed as "ACB Members Discover Treasures in Phoenix, Part 1." Also, in a couple of instances, the word "said" was left out of the article itself. We regret the errors. FORUM SUBSCRIPTION NOTES You can now get "The Braille Forum" by podcast! To subscribe, go to "The Braille Forum" page on www.acb.org. If you do not yet have a podcast client, you can download one from the Forum page. To subscribe to "The Braille Forum" via e-mail, go to www.acb.org/mailman/listinfo/brailleforum-L. ARE YOU MOVING? DO YOU WANT TO CHANGE YOUR SUBSCRIPTION? Contact Sharon Lovering in the ACB national office, 1-800-424-8666, or via e-mail, slovering@acb.org. Give her the information, and she'll take care of the changes for you.