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AFB Accepting Nominations for 2015 Migel Medals

mz22 — Wed, 03 Sep 2014 14:24:23 +0000

Nominate Someone for a Migel Medal Award

September 2014 – The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) is currently accepting nominations for the 2015 Migel Medal, an honor for professional and humanitarian achievements associated with the provision of services to people with vision loss. Named in honor of the first chairperson of the AFB, M.C. Migel, the Migel Medal honors professionals and volunteers who have made strides to improve the lives of visually impaired and blind people. Migel Medal Award nominees will compete in the Professional Award and the Lay/Volunteer Award categories. Candidates who have contributed to education, assistive technology, vision rehabilitation, and other related fields will be evaluated for the Professional Award. Lay/Volunteer Award nominees who are not employed within the blindness and visual impairment field will be judged upon their support or service to people with vision loss. The AFB's Migel Medals nominations are due by Friday, October 3, 2014. Nominators should submit a one-page description of the nominee, their accomplishments, and two letters of recommendation to Scott Truax at struax@afb.net. Nominations may also be sent online using the link below. For additional information, please click the link below.

American Foundation for the Blind Accepting Nominations for Migel Medals

mz22 — Fri, 13 Sep 2013 16:45:34 +0000

Blind

Vision Loss

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Migel Medals

AFB Call for Nominations

Migel Medal Nomination Application

September 2013 —The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) announced that they are accepting nominations for the 2013 Migel Medals. The medals, considered the “highest honor in the blindness field,” were established in honor of M.C. Migel, the first chairperson of AFB, and are awarded to a professionals and volunteers whose work has “significantly improved the lives of people who are blind or visually impaired.” Nominations are due October 4, 2013 and can be submitted here.

Nominations for American Foundation for the Blind Access Awards

mz22 — Fri, 12 Jul 2013 13:56:31 +0000

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

Vision Loss

Access Awards Call for Nominations

July 2013 — The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) announced that they are accepting nominations for the 2014 Access Awards, due by August 30, 2013. The awards are given annually to honor individuals, corporations, and organizations that use “exceptional and innovative efforts” to improve the lives of people who are blind or have low vision through “enhancing access to information, the environment, technology, education, or employment.” The awards will be presented at the AFB Leadership Conference on February 28, 2014 in New York.

The 2013 Access Awards

mz22 — Tue, 23 Apr 2013 20:22:47 +0000

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)

April 16, 2013 — The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) announced that AT&T, Best Buy, Panasonic, Regal Entertainment Group and Royal National Institute of Blind People (RNIB) are the 2013 Access Award winners. This award is given annually to those individuals, corporations and organizations that AFB recognizes as substantially improving the accessibility experiences of individuals with vision loss. Carl R. Augusto, president and CEO of AFB, stated that “this year’s Access Award recipients are leveling the playing field for the more than 20 million Americans with vision loss by increasing access to current events and pop culture.” In particular, each award recipient is recognized for the following work and product development:

AT&T: U-verse® Easy Remote App that allows users to control the TV through an iPhone or iPad.
Best Buy: Development of the Narrator, a fully accessible HD FM digital radio.
Panasonic: Accessible television models in the United Kingdom that offer “Voice Guidance” as a built in standard at a no additional cost.
Regal Entertainment Group: First movie theater chain to provide technology that allows for captioning and video description at all digital cinema locations.
RNIB: Served as an advisor to Panasonic with regard to the development of their accessible technology and has specifically “invested considerable resources to advance the development of accessible TV.”