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From: "Freeh,Jessica (by way of David Andrews <dandrews at visi.com>)" 
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Sent: Tuesday, January 19, 2010 9:00 PM
Subject: [vendtalk] National Federation of the Blind Announces 2010 Race for 
Independence


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> FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
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> CONTACT:
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> Chris Danielsen
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> Director of Public Relations
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> National Federation of the Blind
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> (410) 659-9314, extension 2330
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> (410) 262-1281 (Cell)
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> cdanielsen at nfb.org
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> National Federation of the Blind
> Announces 2010 Race for Independence
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> Fundraising Effort to Focus on Access to Technology for Blind Americans
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> Baltimore, Maryland (January 19, 2010): The National Federation of
> the Blind (NFB), the oldest and largest organization of blind people
> in the United States, today announced the 2010 Race for Independence,
> a fundraising effort focused on improving access to technology by
> blind Americans and supporting other NFB initiatives.  The Race for
> Independence is designed to raise funds for the National Federation
> of the Blind Imagination Fund, which supports the education,
> technology, and research projects of the NFB Jernigan Institute, as
> well as programs conducted by the fifty-two affiliates and over seven
> hundred local chapters of the Federation.  The Race for Independence
> will also bring public attention to the need for full and equal
> access for blind Americans to modern technology, in everything from
> home appliances to automobiles.  The initiative begins with a
> six-month campaign to raise funds from NFB members and friends that
> will close on July 31, 2010.
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> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind,
> said: "The Imagination Fund represents the hopes and aspirations of
> blind Americans.  Through this effort we are able to create
> innovative research, training, education, and technology programs
> that improve the lives of the blind and move us closer to our
> ultimate goal of full integration into society on a basis of
> equality.  The crisis in Braille literacy for blind children and
> advances in technology that, if not properly designed, will threaten
> the independence of the blind mean that time is of the essence.  But
> I am confident that with the help of our members and friends, we will
> ensure that blind children are literate and can pursue the
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> career of their choice; that blind people have access to cutting-edge
> technology; and that opportunities for all blind Americans are
> limited only by our capacity to dream."
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> Parnell Diggs, Chairman of the NFB Imagination Fund, said: "The Race
> for Independence is quite simply the expression of our desire to
> speed toward our goal of achieving first-class citizenship status in
> society at an ever-increasing pace.  It is the anchor of the National
> Federation of the Blind's Imagination Fund, the annual campaign to
> raise proceeds for NFB programs at the national, state, and local levels."
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> To sign up to be an Imaginator and help build the Imagination Fund,
> please visit
> <http://www.raceforindependence.org/>www.raceforindependence.org or
> call (410) 659-9314, extension 2371.
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> About the National Federation of the Blind
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> 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.
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