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National Federation of the Blind Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards




National Federation of the Blind to Award $50,000 in 2011



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.



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.  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."



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.



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


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
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