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[Mike Freeman]

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Subject: [Nfbofnc] Biography of tenBrook Wins Award


All:

Gary Ray here...

Recently, a book on tenBrook received an award.  Here is part of the
announcement from the Library of Congress:

         The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped (NLS),
         Library of Congress, received two distinguished Blue Pencil Awards
from the
         National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) on
Thursday, May
         26, 2006. The association recognizes the best publication and
communication
         efforts from local, state, and federal governments. __ Blind
Justice: Jacobus
         tenBroek and the Vision of Equality,__ a book published by NLS on
the life of
         Jacobus tenBroek, a revered blind activist, received the Award of
Excellence; and
         the public service announcement __A Good Book Is Worth Sharing__
received the
         first-place nod.

         The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) was pleased to learn of
the recognition.
         "Jacobus tenBroek was an extraordinary individual, and it is
fitting that his life
         story received this national honor," said Dr. Marc Maurer,
president of NFB.__
         Blind Justice__ is the first full-length biography of tenBroek, a
champion of equal
         opportunities for blind people and founder of the National
Federation of the Blind.
         Written by tenBroek's friend and collaborator Floyd Matson, the
book recounts
         how the crusader (1911 1968) who was blinded by an arrow at age
         seven obtained a law degree, fought for and received a university
teaching
         position at the University of California, Berkely, and became a
pioneer in
         organizing the blind community to claim constitutional rights.  The
book is
         available to blind and physically handicapped readers from the NLS
collection in
         Braille and on audiocassette.  Hardcover and paperback copies in
regular print were
         offered for a fee to the general public through the Government
Printing Office.


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All:
Gary Ray here...
Recently, a book on tenBrook received an award.  Here is part of the
announcement from the Library of Congress:
         The National Library Service for the Blind and Physically
Handicapped (NLS),
         Library of Congress, received two distinguished Blue Pencil Awards
from the
         National Association of Government Communicators (NAGC) on
Thursday, May
         26, 2006. The association recognizes the best publication and
communication
         efforts from local, state, and federal governments. __ Blind
Justice: Jacobus
         tenBroek and the Vision of Equality,__ a book published by NLS on
the life of
         Jacobus tenBroek, a revered blind activist, received the Award of
Excellence; and
         the public service announcement __A Good Book Is Worth Sharing__
received the
         first-place nod.
        
         The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) was pleased to learn of
the recognition.
         "Jacobus tenBroek was an extraordinary individual, and it is
fitting that his life
         story received this national honor," said Dr. Marc Maurer,
president of NFB.__
         Blind Justice__ is the first full-length biography of tenBroek, a
champion of equal
         opportunities for blind people and founder of the National
Federation of the Blind.
         Written by tenBroek's friend and collaborator Floyd Matson, the
book recounts
         how the crusader (1911 1968) who was blinded by an arrow at age
         seven obtained a law degree, fought for and received a university
teaching
         position at the University of California, Berkely, and became a
pioneer in
         organizing the blind community to claim constitutional rights.  The
book is
         available to blind and physically handicapped readers from the NLS
collection in
         Braille and on audiocassette.  Hardcover and paperback copies in
regular print were
         offered for a fee to the general public through the Government
Printing Office.
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