SOMERSET, NJ August 15 - Oticon, Inc. has opened voting for the 2011 Focus on People Awards. People are encouraged to log onto oticonusa.com to cast their vote for the top finalists in each of four categories - Student, Adult, Advocacy and Practitioner. Tabulations on the total number of votes received by each finalist will determine who will be the first, second and third place winners in each category. The 12 finalists, who represent the "best of the best" from this year's nominations, include the top three nominees in each of the four categories.
This is the first year that Oticon has invited the public to participate in the selection process. "We have added online voting to further expand awareness of the program and its mission and give people across the US the opportunity to add their voices to the selection of the winning finalists," explains Oticon President Peer Lauritsen. "With the help of our 12 finalists and their stories, we aim to show the positive difference that people with hearing loss make in their families, their communities and the world."
Oticon Focus on People Awards, a national awards program now in its 14th year, honors hearing impaired students, adults and advocacy volunteers who have demonstrated through their accomplishments that hearing loss does not limit a person's ability to make a difference in their families, communities and the world. By spotlighting people with hearing loss and their contributions, Oticon aims to change outdated stereotypes that discourage people from seeking professional help for their hearing loss.
Voting is open now through August 29 at oticonusa.com/Oticon/Consumers/FocusOnPeople.html. Winners will be announced in September. To vote and to learn more about the Focus on People Awards, visit oticonusa.com.
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