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From: [log in to unmask] [mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Tony
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Sent: Tuesday, October 30, 2007 11:48 AM
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Subject: NBP-Announce: GENERAL: Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation Winners
2007 Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation Winners
Four years ago, when the Gibney Family Foundation stepped up to the
plate to fund "Louis Braille: A Touch of Genius," Frank Gibney
stipulated that support for the book was only half of the offering. The
other half was support for a $20,000 prize which would be awarded by
National Braille Press each year, to encourage and reward individual
innovation, reflecting back on Louis Braille's accomplishments. This
year, for the first time, National Braille Press, in partnership with
The Gibney Family Foundation, is pleased to announce the winners of the
2007 Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation: Karen Gourgey and Steven
Landau for the Talking Tactile Tablet.
The Talking Tactile Tablet (TTT) is an inexpensive and simple computer
peripheral device that acts as a viewer for tactile diagrams, maps, and
illustrations. Users place one of many overlay sheets on the TTT device
and explore a graphic using touch sense and/or vision. Dr. Gourgey and
Mr. Landau have created a library of software programs for the Talking
Tactile Table system, all promoting tactile literacy.
Dr. Karen Gourgey is Director of the Computer Center for Visually
Impaired People (CCVIP) at Baruch College, City University, in New York
City, and Steven Landau is Director of Research at Touch Graphics, Inc.,
also in New York City.
For more information on the 2008 Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation,
please visit our website January at:
http://www.nbp.org/ic/nbp/braille/louisbraillebook.html
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