>From: Vfcon@aol.com
>Date: Fri, 5 Dec 2003 15:52:07 EST
>Subject: NFB: Dr. Zaborowski to head NFB Research and Training Institute
>Dear Friends of the NFB,
>
>I thought that you would all be interested in the article (pasted below)
>that appeared in the Baltimore Business Journal (online version 12-5-03).
>
>Best wishes and congratulations to Dr. Zaborowski, and thanks to all of
>you for your support of the National Federation of the Blind!
>
>
>Vince Connelly
>Senior Vice President
>Market Development Group (MDG)
>443-413-6033
>vfcon@aol.com
>
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>Zaborowski to head institute for blind
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>Robert J. Terry
>Staff
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>Betsy Zaborowski is the choice to be the first executive director of the
>National Federation of the Blind's Research and Training Institute, a
>$19.5 million center next door to the advocacy group's South Baltimore
>headquarters.
>
>Zaborowski will be responsible for staffing and equipping the
>170,000-square-foot facility and overseeing its programs. The institute,
>set to open next month, was built with contributions from more than 18,000
>individuals, corporations and foundations as well as state and federal
>government grants. It will be the nation's first center dedicated to the
>development of innovative technology, education and training for the
>blind, led by the blind.
>
>Zaborowski, a clinical psychologist, has long been an effective advocate
>for the NFB and is well known in state and local business and political
>circles. This year she was inducted into the "Circle of Excellence" of
>Maryland's Top 100 Women and is a former first chair of the Mayor's
>Commission on Disabilities.
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>"She brings the talent, experience and commitment required for such an
>important position," said NFB President Marc Maurer. "She has seen
>firsthand what blind people can achieve, and she is a passionate supporter
>of the possibilities of blind people in this country."
>
>The Research and Training Institute will celebrate its grand opening
>January 30.
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>© 2003 American City Business Journals Inc.
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