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Award honors an individual whose personal and professional activities have
significantly promoted and improved quality of life for people with visual
impairments and deafblindness.
Ms. Hill was nominated by Dr. Tiffany Wild from The Ohio State
University with supporting letters from Dr. Karen Blankenship from Vanderbilt
University and Dr. Stacy Kelly from Northern Illinois University. In their letters,
all three stated that Ms. Hill has long been a
champion for students with
disabilities, particularly those with sensory impairments. From her work in
establishing the first inclusive classroom in the Metropolitan Nashville Public
Schools in 1975 to her current efforts toward federal support of education for
students with sensory impairments, Ms. Hill has dedicated her life's work to
the education of students with disabilities.
Ms. Hill has been an advocate for individuals with visual impairments
and deafblindness for years through her efforts as the project director/co-
project director of numerous multimillion dollar
grants to improve the
educational outcomes of students with visual impairments and deafblindness.
In particular, she served as the project director for the National Center for
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