Research and Academic Professionals Meeting The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute's Research Advisory Council invites interested individuals to discuss topics for research, publication in the Journal of Blindness Innovation and Research (JBIR), and to share ideas for increasing the research and academic presence of the NFB. Learn about the efforts of the Jernigan Institute to help guide and shape research that impacts blind persons, and find ways you can participate. Edward Bell, Arielle Silverman, and Lou Ann Blake, coordinators. Lou Ann Blake, J.D. Deputy Executive Director, Jernigan Institute 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230 (410) 659-9314, extension 2221| lblake at nfb.org https://nfb.org/ http://www.facebook.com/nationalfederationoftheblind https://twitter.com/NFB_Voice https://www.youtube.com/NationsBlind The National Federation of the Blind is a community of members and friends who believe in the hopes and dreams of the nation's blind. Every day we work together to help blind people live the lives they want. Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University 210 Woodard Hall PO Box 3158 Ruston LA 71272 Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 (Fax) Skype: edwardbell2010 ebell at latech.edu http://www.pdrib.com www.pdrib.com ************************************************************** "I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." -- Stephen Jay Gould