Download the 2021 Touch Of Genius Prize application here! Deadline: January 15, 2021.

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The Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation is an annual prize of $10,000 awarded to a project, or projects, that show the most innovative idea in the field of braille and tactile literacy. Winners and applicants have submitted projects for professional software & apps, educational software and apps, gaming software or apps, and braille or tactile-related hardware or leaning paraphernalia.

Innovators have come from all over the world in the fields of education, technology, engineering, tactile graphics, and literacy. This is the only prize to foster and reward innovation in the area of braille and tactile literacy for the blind and deaf blind communities.

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The Touch of Genius Prize for Innovation is funded through support from The Gibney Family Foundation, since its inception in 2007. The Gibney Family Foundation supports non-profit organizations to help them develop sustainable products and provide services or support.

This prize was developed to inspire an innovator to continue the promotion of braille literacy for blind and deafblind people worldwide. The publication of Louis Braille: A Touch of Genius by National Braille Press was a huge success in promoting braille literacy to a wider audience. The promotion surrounding the book provided a springboard for launching the Touch of Genius Prize, providing the exposure needed to inspire an innovator.

Download the 2021 Touch Of Genius Prize application here! Deadline: January 15, 2021.

Applications will be accepted from individuals, groups, or someone advocating on behalf of either.

Submission Requirements:

Signed Application form.

If application is submitted by a third party, the form must be signed by both the applicant and the individual/representative of the nominated group.
If application is being submitted for a group, only one member of the group needs to sign the form, and will be the primary contact during the adjudication process.

Outline in 600 words or less that shows the following:

What the project/innovation is;
How the project exhibits innovation. Keep in mind that innovation is defined, generally, as a remarkable improvement of discovery, in this case, one that has direct impact on tactile literacy for blind people and meets other prize criteria.

Supporting materials in 10 pages or less that includes the following:
1. A descriptive summary for both the potential and fully realized projects.
2. Potential for an emerging project, including target markets, production costs, and how it will be brought to market.
3. Measurements of success and impact on the industry for a completed/developed product.
4. Express any challenges or limitations that you have experienced with production or distribution, or that you anticipate.
5. Include any other information that you think will be helpful.
Two (2) letters of recommendation from individuals that are in a position to comment on the innovation. These should come directly to NBP from the recommender and can be emailed to geniusprize@nbp.org.
A working prototype. Please be sure to include simple instructions for testing.

Submission Guidelines:

All application materials, apart from the prototype, must be submitted electronically in an accessible format - no scanned or hard copy documents will be accepted.
Incomplete applications will not be considered by the adjudication committee. Inaccessible applications will be considered incomplete submissions.
Make sure that all documents are clearly labeled (ex: application, summary, outcomes/realizations, supplementary information, etc.)
If you provide any images/video please make sure that everything is described with captions, alternative text, audio descriptions, or other.
All applications must be in English.
Project must demonstrate some aspect of tactile or braille literacy or access to information for the blind community. Braille is a type of tactile literacy, but innovations are not limited to braille.
Submissions can be either standalone projects or part of a larger curriculum/program.
All applications will be reviewed by the adjudication committee, made up of experts from various and relevant fields. All decisions are final and will be at the discretion of the committee. The committee reserves the right to split the $20,000 prize.

Literacy through a sense of touch, this can include braille, as well as tactile images. Tactile literacy implies that individuals who are blind will have greater access to information and learning.

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Our judges hope to foster new thoughts, creations, and thinking outside the box to improve the lives of blind people. Your project can involve software and apps for education, professionals, or gaming, or a tactile/braille hardware device that promotes learning and literacy. You can check out the PAST WINNERS to see some of the innovations that have one in previous years.

Innovation, of course. It must be creative, inventive, original, pioneering, and should have viability, that is to say that it not only works, but it's worth building. Your project can still be under development, but we do ask that you submit a working prototype for us to accurately assess your design. We would love to see a project that not only improves upon existing tactile approaches, but helps to change the way we think about tactile literacy and has the potential to in the world of knowledge for the blind community.

There is no set format as long as it includes all the necessary information.

Some of our judges are sighted and some are blind, so it must be accessible by everyone. Any document that can be read by a screen reader - generally .txt, .doc, .pdf are all accessible - so no scanned documents. If there are any pho

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