https://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com A Behind-the-Scenes Look at All Things NBP Wed, 05 Jun 2019 20:39:37 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.com/ 41421665 https://secure.gravatar.com/blavatar/555d084b1428f59adcdadbae373e2db2b9d0488be5cca2234de2b78b8c9c94cb?s=96&d=https%3A%2F%2Fs0.wp.com%2Fi%2Fbuttonw-com.png https://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com https://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/2019/06/05/getting-starting-with-running-insights-from-a-blind-runner/ https://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/2019/06/05/getting-starting-with-running-insights-from-a-blind-runner/#respond Wed, 05 Jun 2019 20:37:08 +0000 http://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/?p=1498 Continue reading →]]> https://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/2019/06/05/getting-starting-with-running-insights-from-a-blind-runner/feed/ 0 1498 nbpblog88 https://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/2019/05/16/8-years-of-gaad-and-35-years-of-technology-guides/ https://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/2019/05/16/8-years-of-gaad-and-35-years-of-technology-guides/#respond Thu, 16 May 2019 16:49:28 +0000 http://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/?p=1486 Continue reading →]]> https://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/2019/05/16/8-years-of-gaad-and-35-years-of-technology-guides/feed/ 0 1486 nbpblog88 2 NBP Published technology guides each with an illustration of a 1980's personal computer. https://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/2019/04/17/heres-the-team-nbp-boston-marathon-recap/ https://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/2019/04/17/heres-the-team-nbp-boston-marathon-recap/#respond Wed, 17 Apr 2019 18:13:11 +0000 http://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/?p=1469 Continue reading →]]> https://nationalbraillepress.wordpress.com/2019/04/17/heres-the-team-nbp-boston-marathon-recap/feed/ 0 1469 nbpblog88 Erin Connors hugging NBP's VP of Development, Joe Quintanilla at mile 24 of the Boston Marathon. 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