Illinois Association for Parents
of Children with Visual Impairments

IVPI INSIGHTS

1st Quarter, March 2003

Table of Contents

President's Message: Help Wanted: No Pay

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Conferences

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Workshops

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Guild News

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News from the CPC

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Accessible Pedestrian Signals

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Scan and Say Barcode Reader

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Equip for Equality Focuses on Issues of the Blind & Visually Impaired

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BSA Scholarship Programs

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Benefit Concert

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Bookshare.org Embossed Braille Books

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New Computer Games for the Blind or Visually Impaired

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The Association of Blind Citizens (ABC)

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Project cats: (Children Accessing Travel Situations) Breaking Down Travel Decisions for Persons with Dual Sensory Impairments

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Mid Illinois Talking Book Center

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MITBC Website has Moved

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New Audio Books Available

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Tax Forms for the Visually Impaired

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Congratulations RegionVI Mini-Grant Winners

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IPVI Volunteers Needed

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The Silent Dark

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IPVI's Mathew Benedict Juskie Scholarship Fund

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