Matthew, an actor and composer, would develop a multi-sensory comic book experience called “Hapticomix,” based on the Daredevil series, that incorporates surround sound, original music, a full cast, motion-simulation, and smell.
2018 Candidates
Daemion McLean
Daemion, a social worker, would use the Holman Prize to develop a high-tech white cane called the Navicane, complete with Bluetooth capabilities, navigation software, a clock and more.
Dr. Sakui Malakpa
Sakui, a university professor originally from Liberia, would use the Holman Prize to purchase laptops and other training tools for blind and low-vision communities in Liberia and Sierra Leone.
Antyenette “Young Ant” Walker
Antyenette, who performs under the name Young Ant, is a hip-hop MC who would use the Holman Prize to create more music and share it with her fans around the world.
Aishwarya T.V.
Aishwarya, a filmmaker and rehabilitation counselor, would use the Holman Prize to create a training center for the blind and low-vision community to study elements of filmmaking like script writing, film editing, sound mixing, production and more.
Ambrose Lasoy
Ambrose would use the Holman Prize to develop a program to enable his fellow blind and low-vision Kenyans to become dairy farmers and entrepreneurs.
Andrew Hesser
Andrew would use the Holman Prize to travel throughout the UK producing nature documentaries to facilitate the blind and low-vision community’s connection to the great outdoors, all in character, using an alter ego named “Bryan.”
John Marshall
John would use the Holman Prize to provide funding (equipment, materials and a bus) for the arts and crafts program that he has pioneered at the Guyana Society for the Blind.
Ahmed Moussa & Mohammed Mostafa
Ahmed and Mohammed would use the Holman Prize to develop an electronic braille computing device that blind users could access at a fraction of the price of other braille devices.
Bill Barkeley
Bill, an adventurer and advocate, would use the Holman Prize to fund an expedition into the mountains of Nepal, with a group that includes teenagers with disabilities.