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National  Federation of the Blind Awards $50,000 


Second  Annual Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards Presented at 2009  Convention 

Baltimore, Maryland (July 13, 2009): The  National Federation of the Blind 
presented $50,000 in 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. The second annual Dr. Jacob 
Bolotin Awards honored eight innovators  in the blindness field at the 
National Federation of the Blind annual  convention in <?xml:namespace prefix = st1 
ns =  "urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Detroit on Wednesday, 
July  8. 


Awards in the amount of $10,000 were given to  Opportunities Unlimited for 
the Blind and Diane Croft. A joint award of  $10,000 was also given to the 
National Organization of Parents of Blind  Children (NOPBC) and the National 
Association to Promote the Use of Braille  (NAPUB) for their Braille Readers 
Are Leaders contest. Abe Nemeth, John Andrew  English, the Princeton 
Braillists, and the American Action Fund for Blind  Children and Adults were each 
awarded $5,000. 


Dr.  Jacob Bolotin––the namesake of the award program––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,  President of the National Federation of the Blind, 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. The  National Federation of the Blind is proud to honor the 
memory and spirit of  Dr. Bolotin by recognizing and financially supporting 
those who=2 0are doing  exceptional work to help achieve the shared dream 
of Dr. Bolotin and the  National Federation of the Blind––a society where 
the blind are treated as  productive, independent, and equal citizens.” 


The  Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Program is funded through the generosity of 
Dr.  Bolotin’s nephew and niece, Alfred and Rosalind Perlman. The late Mrs. 
Perlman  established the Alfred and Rosalind Perlman Trust to endow the award. 
Income  from the trust is distributed to the National Federation of the 
Blind and the  Santa Barbara Foundation for the purpose of administering the 
Dr. Jacob  Bolotin Award Program. Mrs. Perlman also wrote The Blind Doctor: 
The Jacob  Bolotin Story. The book was published by Blue Point Books and is 
available  through the National Federation of the Blind. A portion of the 
proceeds from  book sales will also benefit the award program. For more 
information about the  Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Program, including more information 
about this year’s  winners, as well as eligibility criteria and application 
procedures, visit  <_http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org_ 
(http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org) . 


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