Thanks Chris. I've just nominated them. -----Original Message----- From: Blind-sysadmins [mailto:blind-sysadmins-bounces@lists.hodgsonfamily.org] On Behalf Of Chris Smart Sent: 17 December 2014 15:26 To: Blind sysadmins list Cc: cavi-discuss@ciscovision.org Subject: Re: [Blind-sysadmins] NVDA will soon support remote access Please consider nominating NV Access for the CNIB - Winston Gordon Award of Excellence in Accessible Technology. This would give NV Access as much as $9,000 towards their funding goal! More information follows, and was taken from: http://www.cnib.ca/en/about/awards/achievement/wga/Pages/default.aspx The Winston Gordon Award was established by CNIB in 1988 and is presented to an individual or group who has made significant technological advances benefiting people with vision loss. Nominations are welcomed from individuals, small firms or mainstream suppliers of goods and services, as well as developers of assistive technology. We are specifically interested in computer or mobile applications that make information accessible to people who are blind or partially sighted. The award consists of a cash prize of up to $9,000 CAD, which will be presented in Toronto on March 25, 2015. Nominations must be received by January 16, 2015 in order to qualify. Eligibility: Nominations may be submitted from any country or territory. A person or party may nominate themselves, a colleague or an organization. .The device or application must be currently available in Canada. .The device or application must be in market for 1 year at time of nomination. .The device or application must have a documented benefit to people who are blind or partially sighted. The award may be presented to an individual, group or organization, including inventors, designers, corporations and academic institutions and suppliers of goods and services. The device or application must be currently available, broadly distributed and accepted by people who are blind or partially sighted. Nomination process: To submit a nomination, please complete the nomination form and forward it, with your reference letters to WinstonGordonAward@cnib.ca You can find the nomination form, a completely accessible PDF, at: http://www.cnib.ca/en/about/awards/achievement/wga/Pages/default.aspx The first time I posted this, there was some confusion between the information on the Website quoted above and the information at the top of the application form. This discrepancy has been cleared up. Please distribute to other listserves, message forums etc. Thank you for taking the time to nominate this excelent game changing product! Chris _______________________________________________ Blind-sysadmins mailing list Blind-sysadmins@lists.hodgsonfamily.org https://lists.hodgsonfamily.org/listinfo/blind-sysadmins