[Cabs-talk] Fwd: [nabs-l] Fwd: Independence 2010 - Residential Summer Program for Blind Teen

[Darian Smith]

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Sent: 12/9/2009 5:23:59 P.M.  Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Independence 2010 - Residential Summer Program  for Blind Teen



Blind Industries and Services of Maryland is pleased to  announce
Independence 2010--a six-week residential summer program for blind
and low vision
high school teens. The students of Independence 2010 will  participate in a
fun, action packed comprehensive six-week program that will  focus on learning
the nonvisual skills which are essential for teens to  successfully
transition from high school to college or employment. Students of  Independence
2010 will live in apartments supervised by adult blind  mentors/instructors who
will incorporate budgeting, maintaining a home,  preparing meals, doing
laundry, and shopping for groceries.
Independence – 2010 will include cane travel, independent  living skills,
assistive technology, Braille, physical fitness, philosophy  class, career
exploration, and several confidence building activities  including attending
the 2010 National Convention of the National Federation of  the Blind in
Dallas, Texas. In addition to learning the skills of blindness,  students will
have fun learning from successful blind role models and  participate in
exciting confidence building activities such as playing  goalball, attending a
summer festival, watching movies under the stars,  enjoying the Inner Harbor
and Little Italy to name just a few.
Who can apply:
Legally blind high school students who are entering into  10th, 11th , or
12th  grades in the fall  of 2010 and have open cases with their state’s
vocational rehabilitation  agency or who have an alternative funding source
The dates of the program are June 20 – August 1,  2010
For more information or if you have any questions, please  email me at
_aphelps at bism.org_ (mailto:aphelps at bism.org)  or call me at  410-737-2642.
Warm regards,
Amy C. Phelps
Amy C. Phelps, CRC, NOMC
Director of Rehabilitation Services
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
3345 Washington Blvd
Baltimore, MD 21227
Phone: 410-737-2642
Mobile: 410-274-1647
Fax: 410-737-2689
Toll Free: 888-322-4567
E-mail: _aphelps at bism.org_ (mailto:aphelps at bism.org)
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