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Calling all entrepreneurs...
Perkins School for the Blind is calling all entrepreneurs to
focus on improving opportunities and quality of life for people
with disabilities. As part of MassChallenge 2012, Perkins is
offering the Perkins Assistive Technology Prize. The $25
thousand grant, drawn from a donation earmarked for technological
solutions, promotes Perkins' mission to empower individuals with
disabilities to reach their personal potential.
Administered through MassChallenge, The Perkins Assistive
Technology Prize seeks to encourage competitors to develop new,
low- and high-technology devices that could have a significant
impact on the quality of life for individuals with disabilities.
Such assistive technology could apply to any sector of life
(education, transportation, recreation, communications,
vocational, etc.). The assistive technology could be designed
for a certain group of individuals with a disability (vision
loss, hearing loss, mobility, etc.), or have a more universal
market application. Details and application information are at
www.MassChallenge.org.<http://support.perkins.org/site/R?i=xuMSee
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Disability pushes people to the fringes of community and society.
But assistive technology allows people with disabilities to be
productive workers, to process information, and to put their
ideas into action. Innovation can be applied in countless ways
to provide mobility for people with physical disabilities,
communication access for those with impaired hearing or vision,
and adaptations we have yet to imagine. Together, Perkins and
MassChallenge can put entrepreneurs' imaginations in motion to
find new ways to leap over disability to greater productivity and
independence.
It's in everyone's interest to urge entrepreneurs to consider
accessibility because better access for people with disabilities
means better access for all.
So spread the word... and if you have an idea, please
register!<http://support.perkins.org/site/R?i=004YyIN9LlCCsjvL8vQ
8Dw> Registration begins March 1 and runs through April 11, 2012,
at noon EST.
Sincerely,
Steven M. Rothstein
President, Perkins School for the Blind
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