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National Federation of the Blind and Blue Point Books Bring Back Inspirational Blind Role Model from Obscurity
Published in Health Business Week, June 29th, 2007
In conjunction with the publication of The Blind Doctor: The Jacob Bolotin Story by Blue Point Books, the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) announced that it will be launching the "Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award for the Blind" at its 2007 national convention in Atlanta from June 30 through July 6. The first award will be made in 2008 and will be given by the NFB to blind people or organizations that have made a significant impact within the blind community. The book's author, Rosalind Perlman, left a bequest to the Santa Barbara Foundation to publish The Blind Doctor and to establish an endowment for this important annual award.
In the biography The Blind Doctor, Perlman...
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Source: Health Business Week (2007-06-29)
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