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The Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award

The National Federation of the Blind is pleased to announce the establishment of the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award Program.  $100,000 in cash awards were made on July 4, 2008 at the National Convention of the National Federation of the Blind.  This is a new way to recognize individuals and organizations working in the field of blindness that have made outstanding contributions toward achieving the full integration of the blind into society on a basis of equality.  Named for a pioneering blind physician who practiced in the early twentieth century, these awards are made possible through the generosity of his late nephew and niece.  Their bequest, the Alfred and Rosalind Perlman Trust, will allow the National Federation of the Blind to provide direct financial support to people and organizations that are improving the lives of the blind throughout the United States. 

2008 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Awards

2008 Bolotin Award Program-Word

2008 Bolotin Award Program--PDF

Congratulations to:

Dr. George Kerscher
Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award in the amount of $30,000 

BLIND Incorporated, the Colorado Center for the Blind, and the Louisiana Center for the Blind
Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award in the amount of $30,000

Adaptap
Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award in the amount of $10,000

Deborah Kent Stein
Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award in the amount of $10,000

Bookshare.org
Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award in the amount of $5,000

Noreen Grice
Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award in the amount of $5,000

Linda Miller
Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award in the amount of $5,000

Robert Leslie Newman
Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award in the amount of $5,000

Application materials for the 2009 Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award will be available beginning October 1, 2008.

Sponsored by the Alfred & Rosalind Perlman Trust
Presented by the National Federation of the Blind (NFB)