From the Editor

There is so much to celebrate at the Iowa Department for the Blind this summer.

Not only are we marking huge milestone anniversaries as the Library turns 50 and the Independent Living program turns 30, we are celebrating the thousands of blind and visually impaired Iowans we have touched and continue to help every day throughout the state.

In July we will help celebrate the 20th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act, and we note our own contribution to putting blind Iowans to work.

A look back at history will show significant changes in the way blind Iowans are regarded in society, and in the public’s view of what the blind and visually impaired can accomplish. While there is still work to be done to achieve complete equality, IDB’s mission holds strong after 51 years: It’s OK to be blind.

— Shoshana Hebshi