[Fopbc] National Federation of the Blind Awards $50,000
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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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