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CORRECTION: Student from The Met School in Providence, Rhode Island, Wins National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

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Thursday, October 5, 2023
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    Global nonprofit Network for Teaching Entrepreneurship (NFTE) named Raneem Al Suwaidani as the winner of last night’s annual National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, presented by the Citi Foundation and Ernst & Young LLP (EY US), with additional support from PayPal and Santander.
  • Al Suwaidani won after three rounds of a high-stakes pitch competition against 46 regional challenge finalists from across the country.
  • Al Suwaidani, a student at The Met School in Providence, RI, was awarded first place with her business Lilypad, a food truck rental opportunity for BIPOC entrepreneurs testing culinary concepts in a low-cost, risk-free environment.
  • “At our National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, audiences expect and witness business concepts that could shape our economic future, ideas that could revolutionize traditional industries, and new thinking around the use of emerging technologies,” said NFTE CEO Dr. J.D.

Student from The Met School in Providence, Rhode Island, Wins National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge

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Wednesday, October 4, 2023
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Al Suwaidani won after three rounds of a high-stakes pitch competition against 46 regional challenge finalists from across the country.

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  • Al Suwaidani won after three rounds of a high-stakes pitch competition against 46 regional challenge finalists from across the country.
  • Al Suwaidani, a student at The Met School in Providence, Rhode Island, was awarded first place with her business Lilypad, a food truck rental opportunity for BIPOC entrepreneurs testing culinary concepts in a low-cost, risk-free environment.
  • She was awarded $10,000 plus a 45-minute mentorship session with Daymond John, The People’s Shark and the founder and CEO of FUBU, a $6 billion hip-hop apparel company.
  • “At our National Youth Entrepreneurship Challenge, audiences expect and witness business concepts that could shape our economic future, ideas that could revolutionize traditional industries, and new thinking around the use of emerging technologies,” said NFTE CEO Dr. J.D.

Senator Markey and Representative Eshoo Introduce Bill to Improve Access to Accessible Media and Video Communications Technologies for Individuals with Disabilities

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Thursday, November 17, 2022
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and Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) introduced the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act in both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives.

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  • and Representative Anna G. Eshoo (D-Calif.) introduced the Communications, Video, and Technology Accessibility Act in both the United States Senate and the House of Representatives.
  • "Since I authored the 21st Century Communications and Video Accessibility Act, technologies have changed.
  • For these reasons, it is necessary for Congress to reaffirm our nation's commitment to accessible communications and video technologies.
  • The American Council of the Blind commends Sen. Markey and Rep. Eshoo for introducing the Communications, Video and Technology Accessibility Act.

SAS and Sphero bring coding to students with visual impairments

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Monday, November 8, 2021
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Using SAS CodeSnaps , a collaborative coding environment requiring just a single iPad and a Sphero BOLT robot, teachers of students with visual impairments (TVI) can now conduct engaging coding lessons in the classroom.

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  • Using SAS CodeSnaps , a collaborative coding environment requiring just a single iPad and a Sphero BOLT robot, teachers of students with visual impairments (TVI) can now conduct engaging coding lessons in the classroom.
  • SAS CodeSnaps printable blocks are available in over 10 languages and now include an English braille version designed specifically to work well for students with visual impairments.
  • SAS worked with the Perkins School for the Blind to adapt CodeSnaps to meet the needs of students with visual impairments or blindness.
  • A new webinaron collaborative coding for all students provides guidance on:
    Interacting with the SAS CodeSnaps app and running an activity, complete with suggested modifications for students with visual impairments.

Beth Dickerson Joins The Haute Residence Exclusive Real Estate Network

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Thursday, September 2, 2021
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BOSTON, Sept. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- One of Boston's most reputable real estate brokers, Beth Dickerson has achieved more than $2 billion in sales and thousands of successful real estate transactions over her nearly thirty-year tenure.

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  • BOSTON, Sept. 2, 2021 /PRNewswire-PRWeb/ -- One of Boston's most reputable real estate brokers, Beth Dickerson has achieved more than $2 billion in sales and thousands of successful real estate transactions over her nearly thirty-year tenure.
  • In 2003, she founded her own boutique real estate firm, Dickerson Real Estate, before merging with Gibson Sotheby's International Realty in 2007.
  • Visit Beth Dickerson's Haute Residence Profile:
    Designed as a partnership-driven luxury real estate portal, Haute Residence connects its affluent readers with top real estate professionals, while offering the latest in real estate news, showcasing the world's most extraordinary residences on the market and sharing expert advice from its knowledgeable and experienced real estate partners.
  • The invitation-only luxury real estate network, which partners with just one agent in every market, unites a distinguished collective of leading real estate agents and brokers and highlights the most extravagant properties in leading markets around the globe for affluent buyers, sellers, and real estate enthusiasts.

Perkins and RFK Children’s Action Corps Announce Affiliation, Prepare for Full Merger

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Tuesday, September 8, 2020
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Two of Massachusetts leading independent, non-profit human services agencies, The Doctor Franklin Perkins School (Perkins), and Robert F. Kennedy Childrens Action Corps (RFK Childrens Action Corps), have announced their affiliation.

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  • Two of Massachusetts leading independent, non-profit human services agencies, The Doctor Franklin Perkins School (Perkins), and Robert F. Kennedy Childrens Action Corps (RFK Childrens Action Corps), have announced their affiliation.
  • (Photo: Business Wire)
    RFK Childrens Action Corps will become an affiliate to the Doctor Franklin Perkins School, with a full merger planned for the near future.
  • Perkins and RFK Childrens Action Corps have developed so much expertise in serving children and individuals in a wide variety of situations.
  • I believe this partnership is a mutual benefit for RFK Childrens Action Corps and Perkins in expanding connections and services to the community shared through a common vision.

Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation Announces a Visit From the Perkins School for the Blind and Their International Education Leadership Program

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Saturday, April 27, 2019
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Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc. announces a visit, tour, and demonstration for the International Education Leadership Program of the Perkins School for the Blind of Watertown, Mass.

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  • Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation, Inc. announces a visit, tour, and demonstration for the International Education Leadership Program of the Perkins School for the Blind of Watertown, Mass.
  • Perkins International works to break the isolation and neglect these children face, transforming their futures through the power of learning.
  • Fidelco Guide Dog Foundation is an internationally accredited nonprofit guide dog organization and respected expert throughout the world.
  • Media will have access to ask questions of Fidelco Guide Dog staff, Perkins International Students; Observe and Film actual blindfold walks; observe and film the next generation of Fidelco Guide Dogs Puppies (age: 6 weeks); and participate in a campus tour.