[Nfbn-announce] Fwd: National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards

[Amy Buresh]

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE

 

CONTACT:

Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations 

National Federation of the Blind

(410) 659-9314, extension 2330

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cdanielsen at nfb.org


National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards


 

 

Baltimore, Maryland (January 24, 2012): The National Federation of the Blind
today announced that applications are now being accepted for the
<http://www.nfb.org/nfb/bolotin_award.asp> 2012 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.  Our previous winners have been a distinguished lot and we look
forward to honoring more trailblazers this year.

 

Recipients of the 2012 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 March 31, 2012.  Individuals or organizations
are encouraged to apply on behalf of themselves or others.  The award
recipients will be announced at the 2012 National Federation of the Blind
Convention in Dallas.  

 

The  <http://www.nfb.org/nfb/bolotin_award.asp> Jacob Bolotin Award Program
is funded through the generosity of Dr. Bolotins 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. <http://www.bluepointbooks.com.%20/>  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
<http://www.nfb.org/> .

 

 

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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 peoples 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 <http://www.nfb.org/> .

 

 

 

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