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<DIV>Greetings to all!</DIV>
<DIV>Received the following from Pamela Gaston, NJ CBVI.</DIV>
<DIV>Another outstanding woman!</DIV>
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<DIV>Please share with others.</DIV>
<DIV>Warmly,</DIV>
<DIV>Joe </DIV>
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<DIV>Josephine Taylor (1910-1988) was born in Minnesota (same as CBVI's
first
Executive Director, Lydia Hayes). She received her B.A. from Western College
in
Oxford, Ohio, and M.A. degrees from Teachers' College, Columbia University
and
New York University. She completed individual studies with Dr. Kathryn E.
Maxfield and Dr. Samuel P. Hayes on developmental assessments and
intelligence
testing of blind children. She received honorary doctoral degrees from
Boston
College; Stonehill College, N. Easton, MA.; and college of St. Joseph,
Rutland,
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<DIV>Jo Taylor began her career in the education of children who were
visually
impaired in 1933 as a nursery school teacher in New York. From 1936 to 1942,
she
taught at the Perkins School for the Blind in Watertown, Mass. She then
served
as the Commission's Director of Educational Services, here in NJ from 1942
to
1967. She always had a special love for multi-handicapped children,
especially
deaf-blind. Jo Taylor was a strong advocate and worked diligently for the
statewide implementation of mainstream public day school programs for blind
and
visually impaired children.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jo Taylor moved to the Washington area in 1968 and joined the
Department of
Health, Education and Welfare, Division of Personnel Preparation. While
serving
as a project officer and branch chief with the Special Education Services,
she
continued her role as a strong advocate for educational services for blind
and
multi-handicapped children as well as advocating for teacher training
programs
for those specialized populations. She retired from the Department of
Education
in 1982.</DIV>
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<DIV>During Jo Taylor's varied roles on behalf of blind children, she was
president of the National Braille Club (1955-58), president of the New
Jersey
Conference on the Handicapped, member of the board of directors of the
American
Association of Instructors of the Blind and the International Council for
Exceptional Children. She was one of the delegates from the United States to
the
International Conference of Educators of Blind Youth in Oslo, Norway, 1957.
In
1985 she was a member of the Advisory Group for the Ministry of Education of
the
People's Republic of China on the Education of the Blind and Visually
Impaired.</DIV>
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<DIV>Jo Taylor was the recipient of many honors. The Council for Exceptional
Children presented her with a special award for outstanding service. She
received the Migel Award from the American Foundation for the Blind for
exceptional service. In 1984 she was the recipient of the AER Mary K. Bauman
Award. In 1985 the State of New Jersey presented her with the first
Josephine L.
Taylor Award during the Commission's 75th anniversary celebration in honor
and
recognition of her state, national, and international impact on services for
the
education of blind, visually impaired and deaf-blind people. In 1986 the
American Foundation for the Blind hosted the First Annual Josephine L.
Taylor
leadership institute, named in her honor.</DIV>
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<DIV>Photos of Josephine Lister Taylor:</DIV>
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