[Nfbf-l] Fw: [nabs-l] NFB President Marc Maurer to Receive Award from University of Notre Dame

[Carlos J montas]

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> NFB President Marc Maurer to Receive Award
> from University of Notre Dame
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> Award Honors Maurer's Outstanding Contributions in Public Service
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> Notre Dame, Indiana (November 2, 2009): The National Federation of the 
> Blind (NFB), the largest organization of blind people in the United 
> States, today announced that its president, Dr. Marc Maurer, will be 
> presented the Rev. John J. Cavanaugh, C.S.C., Award from the University of 
> Notre Dame Alumni Association in a ceremony on November 5.  Maurer, a 1974 
> graduate from the University of Notre Dame, will be honored for 
> outstanding contributions in the field of public service.
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> Maurer earned his law degree from Indiana University in 1977 and began 
> focusing on representing blind individuals in the courts.  A member of the 
> Bar in Indiana, Ohio, Iowa, Maryland, and the Bar of the Supreme Court, 
> Maurer is one of the most experienced lawyers in the field of civil rights 
> and discrimination against the blind.
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> Maurer has been president of the National Federation of the Blind since 
> 1986.  In that capacity, he has joined President George W. Bush in the 
> Oval Office in 2001 to celebrate the organization's Everest Expedition, 
> and was present for Bush's signing into law the Help America Vote Act of 
> 2002.  He has promoted new technology for the blind, including the 
> knfbReader Mobile, a revolutionary cell phone application that scans and 
> reads aloud most printed material, and the prototype vehicle for the Blind 
> Driver Challenge.  He has overseen the visionary expansion of the NFB 
> Jernigan Institute, the first training and research institute for the 
> blind, led by the blind.  He has also previously served as president of 
> the North America/Caribbean Region of the World Blind Union.
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> Dr. Marc Maurer, President of the National Federation of the Blind, said: 
> "I am honored to receive this award from my alma mater.  As president of 
> the largest organization of blind people in the United States, I have been 
> fortunate to play a role in many exciting and life-changing developments 
> for blind people in America.  While we have made much progress, there is 
> still more to be done.  Only 10 percent of blind children are learning 
> Braille in this country, and this directly contributes to a 70 percent 
> unemployment rate among blind people in the United States.  I humbly 
> accept this award on behalf of blind Americans and pledge to work harder 
> than ever to ensure that the blind are not left behind in today's 
> society."
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> "In his role as president of the National Federation of the Blind, Marc 
> Maurer continually demonstrates unwavering determination in his effort to 
> better the lives of the world's blind through innovative technologies and 
> services that support their independence," said Charles F. Lennon Jr., 
> executive director of the Notre Dame Alumni Association and associate vice 
> president for University Relations.  "The Notre Dame Alumni Association is 
> pleased to honor Marc for his personal character and outstanding 
> contributions in public service.  He is a living example of the integrity 
> and generosity of spirit that Notre Dame instills in its graduates.  His 
> leadership of the NFB has made the University proud."
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> For more information about the National Federation of the Blind, please 
> visit <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.
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