[Mt-blind] FW: Senator Mikulski to Speak at the National Federation of the Blind

[Daniel Burke]

FYI   


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From: Pare, John [mailto:JPare at NFB.ORG] 
Sent: Thursday, January 24, 2008 6:24 AM
To: Alfonse DeLucia; Alpidio Rolon; Amy Buresh; Anil Lewis; Art Schreiber;
Barbara Pierce; Bob Brown; Bob Kresmer; Carl Jacobsen; Cathy Jackson;
Charlene Smyth; Chris McKenzie; Daniel Burke; David Ticchi; Debbie Briddell;
Don Galloway; Donna Wood; Elizabeth Rousseau-Rooney; Elsie Lamp; Franklin
Shiner; Fred Schroeder; Fred Wurtzel; Gary Wunder; James Antonacci; Jennelle
Bichler; Joe Ruffalo; John Batron; John Fritz; Joyce Scanlan; Kathy Davis;
Marie Johnson; Michael Barber; Michael Freeman; Michael Gosse; Michael Seay;
Nani Fife; Pam Allen; Parnell Diggs; Patti Chang; Richard Gaffney; Robert
Stigile; Ron Brown; Ron Gardner; Sam Gleese; Scott LaBarre; Selena
Sundling-Crawford; Steven Priddle; Tim Jones; Tommy Craig; Vincent Armstrong
Subject: Senator Mikulski to Speak at the National Federation of the Blind


FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Senator Mikulski to Speak at the National Federation of the Blind
 
Event to Honor the Life and Legacy of Dr. Betsy Zaborowski
 
Baltimore, Maryland (January 24, 2008): Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski
will speak at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) on Sunday, January
27, at an event to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Betsy Zaborowski.
Dr. Zaborowski, the first executive director of the National Federation of
the Blind Jernigan Institute, died on November 29, 2007, after a nine-month
battle with a rare form of cancer.  The event will take place at 3:30 p.m.
at the headquarters of the National Federation of the Blind, 1800 Johnson
Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230.  Over six hundred friends, colleagues,
and blind Americans are expected to attend. 
 
"All who knew Dr. Zaborowski knew her as an amazing activist - intrepid,
unrelenting, and determined.  We all know 'I'll get back to you' did not
work with Dr. Z!  But it wasn't about her; it was about empowerment," said
Senator Mikulski.  "Dr. Z turned her passion into action.  She understood
that when you provide the resources and tools, people can follow their
dreams and they can change their destinies.  I was so proud to know her, and
I am so proud to join the NFB in honoring her memory."
 
“We are pleased that Senator Mikulski will be joining us to celebrate the
life of our beloved Dr. Zaborowski,” said Dr. Marc Maurer, president of the
National Federation of the Blind.  “Senator Mikulski helped us get funding
for our Jernigan Institute, a project that was so important to Dr.
Zaborowski.  The senator was present at our groundbreaking for the new
building and we appreciate her long-standing support.  The youth programs
and technologies spearheaded under Dr. Zaborowski’s leadership of the
Jernigan Institute will continue to improve the lives of all blind
individuals.  These innovations would not be possible without the support of
Senator Mikulski.”

>From December of 2003 until the spring of 2007, Dr. Zaborowski served as the
first executive director of the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan
Institute, the Federation’s research and training facility.  During her
tenure as Jernigan Institute director, Dr. Zaborowski established and
oversaw innovative programs designed to provide opportunity for blind
Americans of all ages.  Her initiatives included the National Center for
Blind Youth in Science (NCBYS), a program encouraging blind youth to pursue
careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)—fields
falsely believed to be closed to the blind.  Dr. Zaborowski also oversaw the
Jernigan Institute’s International Braille and Technology Center, the
largest center for the evaluation of technology for the blind anywhere in
the world, and the Accessible Home Initiative, which helps blind people to
identify appliances and consumer electronics that they can use
independently.  
 
In 1998 and 2000, the Daily Record selected Dr. Zaborowski as one of
Maryland’s Top 100 Women.  In 2004, Smart Woman magazine featured her on its
cover, and the next year, Smart CEO featured her as one of 25 admired
Maryland leaders.  She served on the Maryland Information Technology Board
and as the first chairwoman of the Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities. She
also served two terms on the Baltimore City Women's Commission.  
 
# # #
 

About the National Federation of the Blind
 
With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is the
largest and most influential membership organization of blind people in the
United States.   The NFB improves blind people’s lives through advocacy,
education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and
self-confidence.  It is the leading force in the blindness field today and
the voice of the nation's blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the
National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and
training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.
 
 
 
 


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FYI   
From:
Pare, John [mailto:JPare at NFB.ORG]
Sent:
Thursday, January 24, 2008 6:24 AM
To:
Alfonse DeLucia; Alpidio Rolon; Amy Buresh; Anil Lewis; Art Schreiber; Barbara Pierce; Bob Brown; Bob Kresmer; Carl Jacobsen; Cathy Jackson; Charlene Smyth; Chris McKenzie; Daniel Burke; David Ticchi; Debbie Briddell; Don Galloway; Donna Wood; Elizabeth Rousseau-Rooney; Elsie Lamp; Franklin Shiner; Fred Schroeder; Fred Wurtzel; Gary Wunder; James Antonacci; Jennelle Bichler; Joe Ruffalo; John Batron; John Fritz; Joyce Scanlan; Kathy Davis; Marie Johnson; Michael Barber; Michael Freeman; Michael Gosse; Michael Seay; Nani Fife; Pam Allen; Parnell Diggs; Patti Chang; Richard Gaffney; Robert Stigile; Ron Brown; Ron Gardner; Sam Gleese; Scott LaBarre; Selena Sundling-Crawford; Steven Priddle; Tim Jones; Tommy Craig; Vincent Armstrong
Subject:
Senator Mikulski to Speak at the National Federation of the Blind
FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE
 
Senator Mikulski to Speak at the National Federation of the Blind
 
Event to Honor the Life and Legacy of Dr. Betsy Zaborowski
 
Baltimore, Maryland (January 24, 2008): Maryland Senator Barbara Mikulski will speak at the National Federation of the Blind (NFB) on Sunday, January 27, at an event to celebrate the life and legacy of Dr. Betsy Zaborowski.  Dr. Zaborowski, the first executive director of the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, died on November 29, 2007, after a nine-month battle with a rare form of cancer.  The event will take place at 3:30 p.m. at the headquarters of the National Federation of the Blind, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230.  Over six hundred friends, colleagues, and blind Americans are expected to attend.
 
"All who knew Dr. Zaborowski knew her as an amazing activist - intrepid, unrelenting, and determined.  We all know 'I'll get back to you' did not work with Dr. Z!  But it wasn't about her; it was about empowerment," said Senator Mikulski.  "Dr. Z turned her passion into action.  She understood that when you provide the resources and tools, people can follow their dreams and they can change their destinies.  I was so proud to know her, and I am so proud to join the NFB in honoring her memory."
 
“We are pleased that Senator Mikulski will be joining us to celebrate the life of our beloved Dr. Zaborowski,” said Dr. Marc Maurer, president of the National Federation of the Blind.  “Senator Mikulski helped us get funding for our Jernigan Institute, a project that was so important to Dr. Zaborowski.  The senator was present at our groundbreaking for the new building and we appreciate her long-standing support.  The youth programs and technologies spearheaded under Dr. Zaborowski’s leadership of the Jernigan Institute will continue to improve the lives of all blind individuals.  These innovations would not be possible without the support of Senator Mikulski.”
>From December of 2003 until the spring of 2007, Dr. Zaborowski served as the first executive director of the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the Federation’s research and training facility.  During her tenure as Jernigan Institute director, Dr. Zaborowski established and oversaw innovative programs designed to provide opportunity for blind Americans of all ages.  Her initiatives included the National Center for Blind Youth in Science (NCBYS), a program encouraging blind youth to pursue careers in Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics (STEM)—fields falsely believed to be closed to the blind.  Dr. Zaborowski also oversaw the Jernigan Institute’s International Braille and Technology Center, the largest center for the evaluation of technology for the blind anywhere in the world, and the Accessible Home Initiative, which helps blind people to identify appliances and consumer electronics that they can use independently. 
 
In 1998 and 2000, the Daily Record selected Dr. Zaborowski as one of Maryland’s Top 100 Women.  In 2004, Smart Woman magazine featured her on its cover, and the next year, Smart CEO featured her as one of 25 admired Maryland leaders.  She served on the Maryland Information Technology Board and as the first chairwoman of the Mayor’s Commission on Disabilities. She also served two terms on the Baltimore City Women's Commission. 
 
# # #
 
About the National Federation of the Blind
 
With more than 50,000 members, the National Federation of the Blind is the largest and most influential membership organization of blind people in the United States.   The NFB improves blind people’s lives through advocacy, education, research, technology, and programs encouraging independence and self-confidence.  It is the leading force in the blindness field today and the voice of the nation's blind.  In January 2004 the NFB opened the National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, the first research and training center in the United States for the blind led by the blind.
 
 
 
 
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