[Home-on-the-range] FW: [Nfbnet-members-list] 2011 NFB LAW Program
Donna Wood
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Sun Dec 19 21:21:07 UTC 2010
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Subject: [Nfbnet-members-list] 2011 NFB LAW Program
The National Federation of the Blind Announces the 2011 NFB
Leadership and Advocacy in Washington, D.C., (LAW) Program
Engaging the Voice of America's Blind Youth
April 8-12, 2011
This four-day experience will provide blind and low-vision students
in grades six to nine, or ages twelve to sixteen, with a unique
opportunity to explore the inner workings of our country's
government, its history, and its culture, while staying at the
headquarters for the National Federation of the Blind in Baltimore,
Maryland. In addition to learning about grassroots legislation
efforts, how resolutions are passed, and how blindness legislation is
created, participants will become familiar with advocacy work for
blind individuals and available resources for blind students and
adults. Highlights of the program include: visits to historical sites
in Washington, D.C., meetings with influential government leaders,
presentations by prominent leaders from the largest blindness
advocacy group in the country, a tour of the National Federation of
the Blind national headquarters, and opportunities to interact with
technology from the International Braille and Technology Center, the
largest lab of Braille and speech products for the blind.
Twenty-four students will be accepted for the LAW program. All
accepted students must be accompanied by a parent/guardian, teacher,
or blind/low-vision mentor from their home state. There will be a
$250 fee per student/chaperone pair. Transportation, room, and board
will be provided for students and chaperones.
Apply now by going to
<http://www.nfb.org/LAWProgram>www.nfb.org/LAWProgram. Applications
are due by February 1, 2011. For more information, contact Treva
Olivero, Education Program Specialist, at (410) 659-9314, extension
2295, or by e-mail at <mailto:teolivero at nfb.org>teolivero at nfb.org.
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