[NFBNJ] Press Release: Mike Hingson Joins Our Team

Thu Aug 13 17:29:54 UTC 2020

Press Release: Mike Hingson Joins Our Team    Greetings to all!
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From: Cary Supalo
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 11:25 AM
To: joe ruffalo
Subject: FW: Press Release: Mike Hingson Joins Our Team

Please if you can help me distribute the following new release, that would 
be great.

Thanks!

Cary

From: info at independencescience.com <nick at independencescience.com>
Sent: Thursday, August 13, 2020 10:08 AM
To: Cary Supalo <csupalo at independencescience.com>
Subject: Press Release: Mike Hingson Joins Our Team

Blind 9/11 survivor joins Independence Science to help blind students access 
science amid pandemic NEWS RELEASE FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE August 13, 20

                        Blind 9/11 survivor joins Independence Science to 
help blind students access science amid pandemic

                        NEWS RELEASE
                        FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
                        August 13, 2020
                        Blind 9/11 survivor joins Independence Science to 
help blind students access science amid pandemic
                        WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – The Americans with 
Disabilities Act, or ADA, recently marked its 30th anniversary.
                        According to the World Blind Union, 253 million 
people are blind or partially sighted in 190 countries around the world.
                        Now, blind 9/11 survivor, computer scientist and 
physicist, Michael Hingson, is joining Independence Science – an innovative 
Purdue University-affiliated company – to inspire blind and low-vision 
students to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and 
Mathematics (STEM) professions. Persons with disabilities are highly 
under-represented in the STEM professions. Independence Science’s mission is 
to shift this paradigm by making hands-on science learning possible for 
blind and low-vision students.
                        “While studying for my master’s in physics at the 
University of California at Irvine, I was not able to actively participate 
in laboratory work like my sighted colleagues,” Hingson said. “I could 
listen to what others were doing and I could contribute by verbally helping 
my lab partners stay on track, but I could not do any of the work myself.
                        “I encountered professors who firmly believed that 
blind students could not gain the knowledge necessary to enter the 
scientific world. The products from Independence Science give blind science 
students at all grade levels the equipment to be full participants in the 
hands-on science lab work that is a normal part of science studies, whether 
they are at home, out in the community, or in the classroom.”
                        Hingson said that amid the COVID-19 pandemic, more 
blind science students and scientists world-wide are having trouble gaining 
access to science tools and research technology than ever before. Companies 
are struggling to make sure that their scientists get to perform their work 
on time, but many are finding this increasingly difficult due to social 
distancing. This is especially true for blind employees. This is where 
Independence Science comes in.
                        “With Mr. Hingson on our team, we will take our 
impact to the next level” said Dr. Greg Williams, himself a blind scientist 
and the Director of R&D at Independence Science. “He is an experienced 
problem solver, which is the essence of what scientists do as he 
demonstrated at the World Trade Center back on 9-11. Not only does he have a 
deep love for science, he also has significant marketing and sales 
knowledge, and a vast amount of knowledge in the blindness assistive 
technology industry”

                        Hingson will assist Independence Science to improve 
the marketing of its products and services to blindness oriented 
organizations, state rehabilitation agencies and blind scientists throughout 
the world. “The National Federation of the Blind has been working for a 
number of years to encourage blind students to enter STEM fields of studies. 
Our goal is to help raise awareness and access by truly opening laboratories 
to blind students and scientists.” said Dr. Peter Walters, also a blind 
scientist who is a consultant for Independence Science.
                        Dr. Cary Supalo, a blind scientist and Purdue 
alumnus, founded Independence Science. It is based in Purdue Research Park.
                        Independence Science develops products and services 
to improve worldwide access to STEM curricula and adapts mainstream 
technologies to create a more inclusive environment. The voice-output for 
Independence Science products is available in several different languages 
including, among others, Spanish, German and French. The company serves 
clients from school districts at the elementary and high school levels, 
colleges and universities and state rehabilitation agencies, as well as 
working blind scientists.

                        For more information, email Independence Science at 
info at independencescience.com or call 866-862-9665.

                        About Purdue Research Foundation
                        The Purdue Research Foundation is a private, 
nonprofit foundation created to advance the mission of Purdue University. 
Established in 1930, the foundation accepts gifts; administers trusts; funds 
scholarships and grants; acquires property; protects Purdue's intellectual 
property; and promotes entrepreneurial activities on behalf of Purdue. The 
foundation manages the Purdue Foundry, Purdue Office of Technology 
Commercialization, Purdue Research Park, Purdue Technology Centers and 
University Development Office. In 2020, the IPWatchdog Institute ranked 
Purdue third nationally in startup creation and in the top 20 for patents. 
The foundation received the 2019 Innovation and Economic Prosperity 
Universities Award for Place from the Association of Public and Land-grant 
Universities. For more information on licensing a Purdue innovation, contact 
the Purdue Office of Technology Commercialization at otcip at prf.org. For more 
information about involvement and investment opportunities in startups based 
on a Purdue innovation, contact the Purdue Foundry at foundry at prf.org. For 
more information about setting up a presence at Purdue, possibly in the 
Purdue Research Park or Discovery Park District, contact the PRF Economic 
Development Office at parksinfo at prf.org.
                        Writer: Chris Adam, cladam at prf.org

                        Source: Nicholas Neybert, 
nick at independencescience.com

                        ©2020 Independence Science | 3000 KENT AVE, Suite 
1303, West Lafayette, IN 47906-10775

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