[Massachusetts-NFB] Submit a Nomination for the 2024 Meg Robertson Mobility Award

[Justin Salisbury]

Last year, our very own Syed Rizvi won this award.

I would love to see some more nominations.

Justin

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“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”

Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.


On Apr 23, 2024, at 9:06 PM, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind via Massachusetts-NFB <massachusetts-nfb at nfbnet.org> wrote:


Deadline for Nominations is August 9, 2024
[https://m9n59dabb.cc.rs6.net/on.jsp?ca=62c7fbcd-7df2-4998-895c-e107a395dd21&a=1134000289612&c=180aeb2c-de11-11ed-8aa5-fa163ec87d62&ch=180b65b6-de11-11ed-8aa5-fa163ec87d62]
[A graphic with a photo of a man walking across the street while using his white cane with the Massachusetts State House in the background. The graphic also has the MCB logo and the text: Meg Robertson Mobility Award, Now Accepting Nominations]
Submit a nomination for the
2024 Meg Robertson Mobility Award
Submit a Nomination by August 9th<https://m9n59dabb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yv_H_Yit_MwNbiS6OuJsrsEu8OE07S8LhFU5HPaChKOfBD4kXqy5wMWd_EeX4ZnJcFFfgHhkqA7HyAmQY333Hed9PDN0nAZW0HTmRHi1StiFDRpznRYV9zmvTEZ2UB-JwPiFMlol3Y76DJWgw_yW-0cb6B46qF1zCSClR21FcDOQ1RQDzvKh1OY2zq9hUpB2WDt8cq8savLvntYsnZZbgw==&c=K0EiSWh8ZODtm8zeCxaojm0L-fb9-exOub0EYpWobKBHdD8P8MpIhA==&ch=7CSL8ZQMQ-Qx-58_m3Iw-hNAX_5CIJ1VgRjOUpN8WXl3AHfaMiSMVQ==>

In recognition of retired Orientation and Mobility (O&M) Director Meg Robertson's more than years of service to the Commonwealth, the Massachusetts Commission for the Blind (MCB) established the Meg Robertson Mobility Award<https://m9n59dabb.cc.rs6.net/tn.jsp?f=001Yv_H_Yit_MwNbiS6OuJsrsEu8OE07S8LhFU5HPaChKOfBD4kXqy5wEOfIXOBcp6JsvMK68nCquC0zpibfIGJd_1av0lVDwhIp-DTh6OaRwxacpyEAylSJwRQbLuadZDPxnvziQ4V-YxjCOEoR3H_Pj3I7bzmMJX9E5H5ZJugQ3MZUiWirIXsQW-sZFPnfa2zN4Bqzq6GITQ=&c=K0EiSWh8ZODtm8zeCxaojm0L-fb9-exOub0EYpWobKBHdD8P8MpIhA==&ch=7CSL8ZQMQ-Qx-58_m3Iw-hNAX_5CIJ1VgRjOUpN8WXl3AHfaMiSMVQ==> to be presented annually at the agency's White Cane Awareness Day Celebration in October. This award highlights Meg’s hard work, dedication, and advocacy in the blindness community.


Motivated long cane users of all ages and abilities are eligible to receive this award. We are specifically looking for people who demonstrate mobility skills at their level and incorporate the cane into their lives to increase independence.


The nomination form must be completed by a Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist (COMS).


There are three award categories: Youth, Adult, and DeafBlind Extended Supports (DBES)


Nominations should include the following:


  1.  How has the person's travel ability with a white cane improved since the beginning of O&M instruction to their current level?
  2.  Where does the person travel with their white cane?
  3.  How has O&M made a difference in the person's life?


All nominations must be submitted by August 9, 2024


A committee assembled by MCB will review the nominations and vote on the winners. The winners will be announced at MCB's Annual White Cane Awareness Day Celebration on Friday, October 18, 2024.


Questions? Email mcbinfo at mass.gov

 
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