Mindy Jacobsen

Mindy Jacobsen is the first blind woman to be ordained as a hazzan (also called a cantor) in the history of Judaism; she was ordained in 1978 by Hebrew Union College.^[1][2][3] She has been blind since birth as a result of retinopathy of prematurity, and was one of the first group of blind children to attend public school in Miami; she was also the first blind member of her local SING OUT cast (a branch of Up with People), and later founded a cast in Tallahassee, Florida.^[3] She is the First Vice President of the National Federation of the Blind of New York.^[3]

References

1. ^ "Overcoming the Odds: Cantor Mindy F. Jacobsen | American Conference of Cantors". American Conference of Cantors. http://www.accantors.org/acc/node/636. Retrieved 2011-11-06. 
2. ^ "Matilda Ziegler Magazine for the Blind » Feature Writer – Romeo". Matildaziegler.com. http://www.matildaziegler.com/category/feature-writer-romeo/page/4/. Retrieved 2011-11-06. 
3. ^ ^{a b c} "Brooklyn Ny - Accessible-Technology Pioneer Spearheads Efforts Helping Blind Students". Nycblink.com. 2011-10-31. http://www.nycblink.com/article/accessible-technology-pioneer-spearheads-efforts-helping-blind-students. Retrieved 2011-11-06. 

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Name	Jacobsen, Mindy
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