[nagdu] National Federation of the Blind to Award $50, 000 in 2009

Thu Jan 15 18:07:48 UTC 2009

Linda, 
Thank you for posting this, you reminded me that I do want to read this
book. 
Why do you say that he had to work himself to death and wouldn't have
had to had their been an NFB? He did his thing before anybody had
anything in terms of pentions or state help. 
Other than his blindness, how is this a unique story? 
If you want, we can talk off list. 
I'm reading this mostly because I like biographies, and I think medicine
is interesting along with history. 
Would like to know your thoughts though this is probably a topic best
done off list. 

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Hi all,
I read the story of Doctor Bolotin.  He was a great man and he literally
worked himself to death - something he wouldn't have had to do if there
was an NFB back then to help him!

Linda and Landon
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From: "David Andrews" <dandrews at visi.com>
To: <david.andrews at nfbnet.org>
Sent: Saturday, January 10, 2009 8:59 PM
Subject: [nagdu] National Federation of the Blind to Award $50,000 in
2009

>
> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
>
> CONTACT:
>
> Chris Danielsen
>
> Director of Public Relations
>
> National Federation of the Blind
>
> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
>
> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
>
> cdanielsen at nfb.org
>
> National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards
>
> National Federation of the Blind to Award $50,000 in 2009
>
> Baltimore, Maryland (January 7, 2009): The National Federation of the 
> Blind today announced that applications are now being accepted for the

> 2009 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.
>
> 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.
>
> 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."
>
> Recipients of the 2009 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, 2009.  Individuals or organizations
are 
> encouraged to apply on behalf of themselves or others.  The award 
> recipients
> will be announced at the 2009 National Federation of the Blind
Convention 
> in Detroit.  A total of $50,000 will be distributed to the award 
> recipients.
>
> 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
> www.nfb.org.
>
> ###
>
> About the National Federation of the Blind
>
> 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:
> www.nfb.org.
>
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