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Subject: [Nfbnet-master-list] National Federation of the Blind
Announces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards
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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE



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Chris Danielsen

Director of Public Relations

National Federation of the Blind

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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 visit our
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