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Freedom Scientific Scholarship Program for Students Who are Blind

Freedom Scientific Inc., a leader in assistive technology products for people with sensory impairments and learning disabilities, announced today that it has launched a program to make $101,000 available in scholarship awards available each year to graduating high school seniors and graduating college students who plan to continue their education.

Richard Chandler, chairman and president, Freedom Scientific, further announced that this program will be implemented through a partnership with six leading non-profit organizations in the blindness field: American Council of the Blind, American Foundation for the Blind, Braille Institute of America, Canadian National Institute for the Blind, National Federation of the Blind, and Recording for the Blind & Dyslexic.

"The Freedom Scientific Technology Award Program will help 50 deserving students obtain the assistive technology products they will need to achieve success in their educational pursuits, future careers and their everyday lives," Chandler said. "We received enthusiastic support from each of our partner organizations."

The winning applicants will receive vouchers in amounts of either $2,500 or $1,500 to apply toward the purchase of Freedom Scientific's full line of products, including hardware, software, accessories, training and tutorials.

Applicants for the award must be U.S. or Canadian residents, who are legally blind and planning to pursue a full-time course of study at either the college/university or graduate school level. Winners will be selected by the partnering organizations based on three areas of consideration: academic achievement, extra-curricular or community service leadership/ accomplishments, and demonstrated personal qualities. The organizations will apply these general guidelines as well as supplement them with their own specific criteria.

Application forms and other submission requirements will be available from the partnering organizations websites. Applicants should contact the specific organization's scholarship coordinator for additional information.