[musictlk] National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards

[David Andrews]

Well, the address given is the basic NFB.ORG site which definitely 
works.  Dhe direct URL, which just worked for me is:

http://www.nfb.org/nfb/Bolotin_Award.asp

Dave


At 10:57 AM 10/8/2009, you wrote:
>if u please, the address for filling the form, is not right.
>
>----- Original Message ----- From: "Freeh,Jessica (by way of David 
>Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)" <JFreeh at nfb.org>
>To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
>Sent: Thursday, October 08, 2009 4:06 AM
>Subject: [musictlk] National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. 
>Jacob Bolotin Awards
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>>FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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>>CONTACT:
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>>Chris Danielsen
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>>Director of Public Relations
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>>National Federation of the Blind
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>>(410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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>>(410) 262-1281 (Cell)
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>>cdanielsen at nfb.org
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>>National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards
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>>National Federation of the Blind to Award $50,000 in 2010
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>>"urn:schemas-microsoft-com:office:smarttags" />Baltimore, Maryland 
>>(October 7, 2009): The National Federation of the Blind today 
>>announced that applications are now being accepted for the 2010 Dr. 
>>Jacob Bolotin Award Program.  Each year the National Federation of 
>>the Blind presents 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.
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>>Dr. Jacob Bolotin 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.
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>>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.  He was 
>>also a fierce advocate for greater opportunity for the blind in his 
>>time, and doubtless would have been a leader in the organized blind 
>>movement had he lived to see it come into being.  The Jacob Bolotin 
>>Award Program celebrates his pioneering spirit by recognizing and 
>>supporting outstanding programs, technologies, and individual 
>>efforts that promote independence and opportunity for blind Americans."
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>>Recipients of the 2010 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards will be determined 
>>by the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Committee of the National Federation 
>>of the Blind. Online applications are due by April 15, 
>>2010.  Individuals or organizations are encouraged to apply on 
>>behalf of themselves or others. The award recipients will be 
>>announced at the 2010 National Federation of the Blind Convention 
>>in Dallas.  A total of $50,000 will be distributed to the award recipients.
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>>The Jacob Bolotin Award Program is funded through the generosity of 
>>Dr. Bolotin's nephew and niece, Alfred and Rosalind Pearlman.   In 
>>addition to establishing the Alfred and Rosalind Pearlman Trust to 
>>endow the awards, the late Mrs. Pearlman also wrote The Blind 
>>Doctor: The Jacob Bolotin Story.   The book has been published by 
>>Blue Point Books and can be ordered directly from the publisher at 
>>www.bluepointbooks.com. Proceeds from book sales will also benefit 
>>the award program.  For more information or to fill out the online 
>>application, please visit <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.
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>>About the National Federation of the Blind
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>>With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind 
>>is the largest and most influential membership organization of 
>>blind people in the United States.  The NFB improves blind people's 
>>lives through advocacy, education, research, technology, and 
>>programs encouraging independence and self-confidence.  It is the 
>>leading force in the blindness field today and the voice of the 
>>nation's blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the National 
>>Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and 
>>training center in the United States for the blind led by the 
>>blind.  Please visit our Web site: <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.
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