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Date: Tue, 19 Jun 2001 16:20:08 -0400
From: Dusty Voorhees <[log in to unmask]>
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Subject: [magnifiers] Freedom Scientific Begins $101,
000 Scholarship Program for Studen ts Who are Blind
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> Freedom Scientific Begins $101,000 Scholarship Program for Students Who
> are Blind
>
> St. Petersburg, FL - June, 19, 2001-- Freedom Scientific Inc., a leader
in
> assistive technology products for people with sensory impairments and
> learning disabilities, announced today that it has launched a program
to
> award $101,000 in technology scholarships annually, beginning in the
> 2001-2002 school year, to high school and college graduates in the U.S.
> and Canada who plan to continue their educations.
>
> Richard H. Chandler, chairman and president of Freedom Scientific,
> announced that this program will be implemented through a partnership
with
> six leading non-profit organizations in the blindness field: American
> Council of the Blind, American Foundation for the Blind, Braille
Institute
> of America, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, National
Federation
> of the Blind, and Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic. Each partner
will
> be responsible for screening applicants and selecting the recipients
for a
> portion of the funds.
>
> "The Freedom Scientific Technology Award Program will help 50 deserving
> students obtain the assistive technology products they will need to
> achieve success in their educational pursuits, future careers and their
> everyday lives," Chandler said. "We received enthusiastic support from
> our partner organizations--all of whom are already playing key roles in
> expanding opportunities for those who are blind."
>
> The winning applicants will receive vouchers in amounts of either
$2,500
> or $1,500 to apply toward the purchase of Freedom Scientific's full
line
> of products, including hardware, software, accessories, training and
> tutorials.
>
> Applicants for the award must be U.S. or Canadian residents, who are
> legally blind and planning to pursue a full-time course of study at
either
> the college/university or graduate school level. Winners will be
selected
> by the partnering organizations based on three areas of consideration:
> academic achievement; extra-curricular or community service
leaderships,
> and demonstrated personal qualities. The organizations will apply these
> general guidelines as well as supplement them with their own specific
> criteria.
>
> Application forms and other submission requirements will be available
from
> the partnering organizations websites. Four organizations will award to
> graduating high school seniors in the U.S.: ACB, AFB, Braille Institute
> and NFB. The CNIB will select the winners among high school seniors in
> Canada, while the RFB&D will make the awards for college seniors
planning
> to pursue graduate studies from either the U.S. or Canada. Applicants
> should contact the specific organization's scholarship coordinator for
> additional information.
>
> Freedom Scientific Inc. emerged as the largest manufacturer of software
> and hardware for people with visual impairments in the United States
when
> it was formed by the merger of Henter-Joyce, Blazie Engineering and
> Arkenstone in early 2000. The consolidation of these companies brought
> together expertise in the development and manufacturing of both
hardware
> and software assistive technology products.
>
>
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