[Nfbf-l] Fw: [Nfbnet-master-list] National Federation of the BlindAnnounces Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards

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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 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards
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> National Federation of the Blind to Award $50,000 in 2011
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> 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.
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> 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.
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> 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."
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> 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.
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> 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
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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.  Please visit our Web site:
> <http://www.nfb.org/>www.nfb.org.
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