[Art_beyond_sight_advocacy] The Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation 2013

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Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation


    The Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation

The Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation was developed to inspire an 
innovator to continue the promotion of braille literacy for blind and 
deafblind people worldwide.


    The Prize

$20,000 will be granted for professional software & apps, educational 
software and apps, gaming software or apps that promote tactile and 
braille learning, and braille or tactile-related hardware.


    What type of innovation would inspire even Louis Braille himself?

What type of innovation would inspire even Louis Braille himself? 
Whatever your idea - whether a tactile-based technology project, a 
viable braille teaching software, a way to inspire pre-school braille 
learners through tactile hardware, or braille hardware for the community 
- we want to hear from you.


    Fostering Innovation

The Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation has attracted innovators from 
all over the world in the fields of education, technology, engineering, 
tactile graphics, and general literacy. This is the only prize to foster 
and reward innovation and offers a direct and compelling incentive for 
researchers, teachers and the like to support literacy efforts for blind 
people. Click here to view past award winners. 
<http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/programs/tog/tog_prizewinner.html>

The Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation is provided through support 
from The Gibney Family Foundation. The Gibney Family Foundation supports 
non-profit organizations that are dedicated to assisting the blind and 
those who are otherwise challenged.




http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/programs/tog/tog_prize.html