2020_Touch of Genius Flyer_9.11.2019 (002).pdf Louis Braille Profile Have you developed an innovative and accessible product? We're now accepting applications for The 2020 Louis Braille Touch of Genius Award. list of 3 items . Professional or education software and apps . Gaming software or apps that promote tactile & braille learning . Braille or tactile-related hardware list end Project must demonstrate some aspect of tactile literacy for blind persons and promote braille literacy or access to information. Download the application and details at www.touchofgeniusprize.org http://www.touchofgeniusprize.org or contact us at tmcbride@ nbp.org. Application deadline is January 10, 2020 Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University 600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall PO Box 3158 Ruston LA 71272 Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 ebell at latech.edu www.pdrib.com ************* "I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." -- Stephen Jay Gould From: Tess McBride <tmcbride at nbp.org> Sent: Wednesday, September 18, 2019 10:54 AM To: Edward Bell <ebell at pdrib.com> Subject: RE: Touch of Genius, $10,000 award for innovation! Good morning Edward, Attached to this email is the updated Touch of Genius folder which is Jaws friendly, we will be sending out another mass email and will include the correct year along with this flyer. Thank you for letting us know about the issue, we updated a flyer from last year that was Jaws friendly and for some reason it wasn't so anymore, so we were not aware before we sent it out. Thanks! Tess McBride Executive Assistant National Braille Press 88 Saint Stephen St. Boston, MA 02115 617-425-2412 (w) 801-941-7070 (m) From: Edward Bell [mailto:ebell at pdrib.com] Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 10:55 AM To: Tess McBride <tmcbride at nbp.org> Cc: Brian Mac Donald <bmacdonald at nbp.org> Subject: RE: Touch of Genius, $10,000 award for innovation! Hey Tess, Okay, I did not get this. Two things you need to know: 1. The email says ". is quickly approaching, on January 10th!" Is January 10 the deadline for applications? If so, it should say that January 10 is the deadline for applications and be sure to put 2020. When I first saw January 10, I thought this was the old flyer from 2018. 2. The attached PDF flyer is not accessible to a blind person using Jaws. It says it is a flyer but none of the information is readable. It may be fine to put all the information in the body of the email, but you will get some folks mad if the attachment is not accessible. Let me know if I can help. Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University 600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall PO Box 3158 Ruston LA 71272 Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 ebell at latech.edu www.pdrib.com http://www.pdrib.com ************* "I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." -- Stephen Jay Gould From: Tess McBride > Sent: Tuesday, September 10, 2019 9:38 AM To: Edward Bell > Subject: FW: Touch of Genius, $10,000 award for innovation! Here is the initial email that was sent out, it looks like we had a second email for you and that's the one it went to so I apologize about that. From: Tess McBride Sent: Thursday, September 5, 2019 1:45 PM Cc: Brian Mac Donald > Subject: Touch of Genius, $10,000 award for innovation! Dear Friends and Colleagues, National Braille Press's Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation is quickly approaching, on January 10th! Please see the attached flyer and help us spread the word. The Touch of Genius Prize was developed to inspire entrepreneurs, educators or inventors to continue the promotion of braille and tactile literacy for blind and deafblind people worldwide. This prize can be granted for innovative and accessible computer software applications, tactile hardware, or curriculum that promotes braille and/or tactile literacy. NBP encourages all applicants to think outside the box to what can be used to help improve the lives of blind people. The winner of this prize will receive up to $10,000, which will help them to continue to innovate in the fields of technology and education for blind people. Frank Gibney and the Gibney Family Foundation, helped fund and establish this award in 2007, inspiring people to go beyond what was thought possible. Full application details and more information can be found at www.touchofgeniusprize.org http://www.touchofgeniusprize.org . All questions can be directed to my email, tmcbride at nbp.org . Thank you for your support! Tess McBride Executive Assistant National Braille Press 88 Saint Stephen St. Boston, MA 02115 617-425-2412 (w)