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The Blindness Revolution
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Table of contents
- Cover
- The Blindness Revolution: Jernigan in His Own Words
- Series
- The Blindness Revolution: Jernigan in His Own Words
- Copyright
- Dedication
- Critical Concerns in Blindness Series
- Contents
- Preface
- About the Author
- Acknowledgements
- Foreword
- Introduction
- 1 The Problem and the Solution
- 2 Jernigan: The Man, The Revolutionist
- 3 Courtest and Good Manners: From Humble Beginnings
- 4 "Vision", Timing, and Risk Taking
- 5 Knowlege of and Commitment to an Agency "Defined Philosophy"
- 6 The Vision Remains but Plans Change: Flexibility, Ingenuity, and Perserverance
- 7 An Apparent Death Knell for the New Program: Optimism, Determination, and Resolve
- 8 Resilience, Ability to Strategize and Prescience: Dreams and Drudgery
- 9 Compassion, Knowledge of the Political Process, and Communication Skills
- 10 Determination, Conviction and the Empowerment Motive: Washing Dishes and Other Such Tidbits
- 11 Compromise, Personal Involvement, and Meeting Challenges: More Erbe Antics
- 12 An Inevitable Conflict: Civil Rights versus Institutionalized Ignorance
- 13 Trustworthiness and the Calm After the Storm
- 14 Recognition, Discrimination, Foreign Visitors and, oh yes, Iverson Departs
- 15 More Growth and More Optimism: The Vending Program, State Civil Service, Governmental Reorganization, Job Offers for Jernigan, and the Revolution Expands Beyond Iowa’s Borders
- 16 The Visioning Extends to Federal Food Service Opportunities, State Civil Service, Governmental Reorganisation and Blatant Discrimination
- 17 A Hero in History: The Revolution is Validated
- Epilogue
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