This is very sad news, they will have to look far and wide to find someone
to fill her shoes, that is for sure.
Of course I wish her great success in her future endeavours.
Sandy
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Subject: [ourplace] NBP Announces Departure of Publisher Diane Croft
An incredibly talented woman who has contributed so much to the promotion of
published braille.
National Braille Press Announces Departure of Publisher Diane Croft
National Braille Press today announced that Publisher Diane Croft will step
down in April 2016. After 34 years of service to NBP and to the blindness
community, Diane is excited to embark on this next stage in her career,
devoting full-time to publishing under a new imprint, Interleaf Press, and
the release of her book on the collective unconscious this summer.
"I consider myself the luckiest person in the world to have had the
privilege and honor of working in this community for so many years," said
Diane. "At NBP, I work alongside a group of enormously talented, hardworking
individuals, who care deeply about braille. Stepping away from what I know
and love is hard, but change also brings new energy and creativity."
After receiving her master's degree from Harvard University, Diane was hired
by then-NBP President Bill Raeder to oversee NBP's publishing efforts and
new product development. Among her first accomplishments were the launch of
the first Children's Braille Book Club, a weekly editorial newspaper,
Syndicated Columnists Weekly, and the start of NBP's self-help books on
access technology. Since then, her commitment to the promotion and advocacy
of braille is renowned throughout the world.
The blindness community has recognized Diane for her contributions to the
field with numerous awards, including the Dr. Jacob Bolotin Award and the
Jacobus tenBroek Award from the National Federation of the Blind, the 1990
Book Award from the President's Committee on Employment of People with
Disabilities, the Uncommon Vision Award, and the Bay State Council of the
Blind Outstanding Service Award. She received the Hands On! Award from NBP
in 2012 for her efforts to promote braille literacy, an award that has also
been given to Former First Lady Laura Bush, J.K. Rowling, then Senator John
Kerry, and Sabriye Tenberken. Diane is a published author and editor of
dozens of publications, including the award-winning biography of the
inventor of braille, Louis Braille: A Touch of Genius, which has been
translated into seven languages.
Brian Mac Donald, President of NBP said, "Diane is a brilliant writer and
editor, and she is loved and admired in this community because she has been
a passionate, thoughtful, and caring advocate for the blind and visually
impaired. Her creative leadership in supporting braille literacy programs
for children has left a permanent mark in the history of braille."
NBP has established a search committee to identify Diane's successor.
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