[Nfbf-l] Fw: [Nfbnet-master-list] National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards

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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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> National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards
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> National Federation of the Blind to Award $50,000 in 2011
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> Baltimore, Maryland (November 17, 2010): The National Federation of the 
> Blind today announced that applications are now being accepted for the 
> 2011 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.  Following the example set by Dr. Jacob Bolotin, previous 
> winners of the award granted in his name represent the finest efforts 
> being made today by and on behalf of blind people throughout the United 
> States."
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> Recipients of the 2011 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards will be determined by the 
> Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Committee of the National Federation of the Blind. 
> Applications are due by March 31, 2011.  Individuals or organizations are 
> encouraged to apply on behalf of themselves or others.  The award 
> recipients will be announced at the 2011 National Federation of the Blind 
> Convention in Orlando.  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 
> <http://www.bluepointbooks.com/>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: 
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