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<div>Qualik Ford</div>
<div>Email: qsford@outlook.com </div>
<div>Phone number: 301-312-9813 </div>
<div>National Federation Of The Blind Of Maryland affiliate board member</div>
<div>Maryland Association of blind students president</div>
<div>Maryland affiliate Diversity equity and inclusion committee cochair</div>
<div>National Association of Blind students diversity equity and inclusion committee cochair</div>
<div>Maryland affiliate Sports and recreation cochair</div>
<div>Blind industries and services of Maryland rehabilitation instructor</div>
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<div dir="ltr"><b>From:</b> Edward Bell via NABS-L <nabs-l@nfbnet.org><br>
<b>Date:</b> November 28, 2022 at 10:27:17 PM EST<br>
<b>To:</b> david.andrews@nfbnet.org<br>
<b>Cc:</b> Edward Bell <ebell@pdrib.com><br>
<b>Subject:</b> <b>[NABS-L] Touch of Genius</b><br>
<b>Reply-To:</b> National Association of Blind Students mailing list <nabs-l@nfbnet.org><br>
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<span>*** Can you share the following to the NFBNET? May be most applicable to professionals who are developing software or teaching techniques, but is appropriate for anyone seeking new innovations to help blind people ***</span><br>
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<span>Louis Braille - TOUCH OF GENIUS PRIZE FOR INNOVATION</span><br>
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<span>Win up to $10,000</span><br>
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<span>Have you developed an innovative and accessible product? NBP is now accepting applications for the 2023 Louis Braille Touch of Genius Award.</span><br>
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<span>. Professional or education software and apps</span><br>
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<span>. Gaming software or apps that promote tactile & braille learning</span><br>
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<span>. Braille or tactile-related hardware</span><br>
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<span>Project must demonstrate some aspect of tactile literacy for blind persons and promote braille literacy or access to information.</span><br>
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<span>· Application Deadline is January 13, 2023</span><br>
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<span>· Download the application and details at: touchofgeniusprize.org</span><br>
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<span>· Or contact us at <mailto:geniusprize@nbp.org>geniusprize@nbp.org</span><br>
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<span>Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director,</span><br>
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<span>Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness</span><br>
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<span>Louisiana Tech University</span><br>
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<span>600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall</span><br>
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<span>Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259</span><br>
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<span><mailto:ebell@latech.edu>ebell@latech.edu www.pdrib.com</span><br>
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<span>"I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops."</span><br>
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<span>-- Stephen Jay Gould</span><br>
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