2026 CCLVI Dr. Samuel Genensky – Carl Foley Memorial Magnification Award Program
Award Information
Apply now for the 2026 Genensky – Foley Magnification Award!
CCLVI has several magnification devices to award to individuals with low vision.
This annual award is in honor of Samuel Genensky, an innovator in low vision technology who was the founding president of CCLVI, and Carl Foley, a very caring distributor of magnification devices, who attended many ACB conventions, and took great care in providing the correct magnification device for each person he served.
To be considered for this award applicants must have low vision and need the device to magnify print for educational, work, or independent living purposes.
Applications are being accepted from Sunday, March 1 through Wednesday, April 15 at 11:59pm Eastern Time.
Potential recipients should be prepared to participate in an interview via zoom or another voice communication method that works best for the committee and recipients. Applicants selected to receive a magnification device are required to submit a current eye report no later than 50 days after they are chosen.
Recipients also agree to submit a short bio (100 words or less) to the Genensky-Foley committee chair at:
cclvigenensky@gmail.com .
This bio will include recipients name, city and state of residence, cause of visual impairment, and what they plan on using the device for. this info will be published in CCLVI’s magazine, Vision Access, and on the CCLVI website.
Devices and Informational Links
To view what we are awarding this year:
To apply for the 2026 Genensky – Foley Magnification Award, please visit:
2026 Genensky – Foley Magnification Award Application
For more information about Samuel Genensky and Carl Foley, please visit:
Support the Award!
Help persons with low vision who need a magnifying device! To support the funding of the Genensky Magnification Award project, click the “Donate” button below. (If you use a screen reader, the button will be read as “PayPal, the safer, easier way to pay online.”) The next screen will display CCLVI’s name, specify donation, and this Award project.
After clicking the appropriate “Donate” button, please complete and submit the form on the PayPal site. We greatly appreciate your gift.