[Ct-nfb] FW: National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards

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Subject: National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards

 


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE


 

CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations 

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

(410) 262-1281 (Cell)

cdanielsen at nfb.org


National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards


 

Baltimore, Maryland (December 20, 2012): The National Federation of the
Blind <http://www.nfb.org/>  today announced that applications are now being
accepted for the 2013 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Program.
<https://nfb.org/bolotin-award-main>  Each year the National Federation of
the Blind presents cash awards to individuals and organizations that have
made outstanding contributions toward achieving the full integration of the
blind into society on a basis of equality.  

 

Dr. Jacob Bolotin was a blind physician who lived and practiced in Chicago
in the early twentieth century.  He was widely known and respected in
Chicago and throughout the Midwest during his career, which spanned the
period from 1912 until his untimely death at the age of thirty-six in 1924.
He was particularly recognized for his expertise on diseases of the heart
and lungs.  Bolotin used his many public speaking engagements to advocate
for the employment of the blind and their full integration into society.  

 

Dr. Marc Maurer <http://www.nfb.org/marc-maurer-bio> , President of the
National Federation of the Blind <http://www.twitter.com/NFB_voice> , said:
"Dr. Jacob Bolotin was a pioneer who overcame low expectations and
discrimination to become a renowned member of the medical profession without
the benefit of the support services and civil rights protections available
to blind people today.  He was also a fierce advocate for greater
opportunity for the blind in his time, and doubtless would have been a
leader in the organized blind movement had he lived to see it come into
being.  The Jacob Bolotin Award Program celebrates his pioneering spirit by
recognizing and supporting outstanding programs, technologies, and
individual efforts that promote independence and opportunity for blind
Americans.  Our previous winners have been a distinguished group and we look
forward to honoring more trailblazers this year."

 

Recipients of the 2013 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards will be determined by the
Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Committee of the National Federation of the Blind.
Online applications are due by March 31, 2013.  Individuals or organizations
are encouraged to apply on behalf of themselves or others.  The award
recipients will be announced at the 2013 National Federation of the Blind
Convention <https://nfb.org/national-convention>  in Orlando.  

 

The Jacob Bolotin Award Program is funded through the generosity of Dr.
Bolotin's nephew and niece, Alfred and Rosalind Pearlman.   In addition to
establishing the Alfred and Rosalind Pearlman Trust to endow the awards, the
late Mrs. Pearlman also wrote The Blind Doctor: The Jacob Bolotin Story.
The book has been published by Blue Point Books (www.bluepointbooks.com).
Proceeds from book sales will also benefit the award program.  For more
information or to fill out the online application
<https://nfb.org/application-information> , please visit www.nfb.org
<http://www.nfb.org/> .

 

The National Federation of the Blind needs your support to ensure that blind
children get an equal education, to connect blind veterans with the training
and services they need, and to help seniors who are losing vision continue
to live independent and fulfilling lives. To make a donation, please go to
<http://www.nfb.org/> www.nfb.org.

 

 

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About the National Federation of the Blind


The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) is the oldest, largest, and most
influential nationwide membership organization of blind people in the United
States.  Founded in 1940, the NFB advocates for the civil rights and
equality of blind Americans, and develops innovative education, technology,
and training programs to provide the blind and those who are losing vision
with the tools they need to become independent and successful.  We need your
support.  To make a donation, please go to <http://www.nfb.org/>
www.nfb.org.

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

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