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Last year, our very own Syed Rizvi won this award.
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<div>I would love to see some more nominations.</div>
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<div>Justin Mark Hideaki Salisbury</div>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">ResearchGate: <a href="https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury">https://www.researchgate.net/profile/Justin_Salisbury</a></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in 0in 0.0001pt;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">LinkedIn: <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury"><span lang="EN">https://www.linkedin.com/in/justin-salisbury</span></a> </span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">“In the End, we will remember not the words of our enemies, but the silence of our friends.”<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin: 0in;"><span style="background-color: rgba(255, 255, 255, 0);">Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">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
</span><a href="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==" target="_blank" style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(51, 102, 204); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;">Meg
Robertson Mobility Award</a><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;"> 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.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">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.</span></p>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">The nomination form </span><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif; text-decoration: underline; font-weight: bold;">must</span><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">There are three award categories: Youth, Adult, and DeafBlind Extended Supports (DBES)</span></p>
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<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">How has the person's travel ability with a white cane improved since the beginning of O&M instruction to their current level?</span></li><li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Where does the person travel with their white cane? </span></li><li style="text-align: justify; font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">
<span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">How has O&M made a difference in the person's life?</span></li></ol>
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">A committee assembled by MCB will review the nominations and vote on the winners. The winners will be announced
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<p style="text-align: justify; margin: 0;" align="justify"><span style="font-size: 16px; color: rgb(0, 0, 0); font-family: Tahoma, Geneva, sans-serif;">Questions? Email
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