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<p class=MsoNormal><b><font size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span
style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;color:windowtext;font-weight:bold'>From:</span></font></b><font
size=2 color=black face=Tahoma><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:Tahoma;
color:windowtext'> albinism-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org
[mailto:albinism-talk-bounces@nfbnet.org] <b><span style='font-weight:bold'>On
Behalf Of </span></b>Amy Phelps<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Sent:</span></b> Monday, March 29, 2010 9:24
AM<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>To:</span></b> albinism-talk@nfbnet.org<br>
<b><span style='font-weight:bold'>Subject:</span></b> [Albinism-talk] BISM is
please to announce Independence 2010</span></font><font color=black
face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-family:"Times New Roman";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>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. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on">Dallas</st1:City>,
<st1:State w:st="on">Texas</st1:State></st1:place>. 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 <st1:place w:st="on"><st1:PlaceName w:st="on">Inner</st1:PlaceName>
<st1:PlaceType w:st="on">Harbor</st1:PlaceType></st1:place> and Little Italy
to name just a few. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Who can apply: <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>Legally blind high school students who are entering
into 10<sup>th</sup>, 11<sup>th</sup> , or 12<sup>th </sup> grades in the
fall of 2010 and have open cases with their state’s vocational
rehabilitation agency or who have an alternative funding source <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>The dates of the program are June 20 – August 1,
2010. <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 color=black face=Calibri><span
style='font-size:12.0pt'>For more information or if you have any questions,
please email me at <a href="mailto:aphelps@bism.org">aphelps@bism.org</a> or
call me at 410-737-2642.</span></font><font size=2 color=black
face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";
color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Warm
regards, <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=5 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:20.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Amy C.
Phelps <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Amy C.
Phelps, CRC, NOMC</span></font><font color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Director
of Rehabilitation Services <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Blind
Industries and Services of <st1:State w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on">Maryland</st1:place></st1:State><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>3345 Washington Blvd</span></font></st1:address></st1:Street><font
size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:place w:st="on"><st1:City w:st="on"><font size=2
color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Baltimore</span></font></st1:City><font
size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>, <st1:State w:st="on">MD</st1:State>
<st1:PostalCode w:st="on">21227</st1:PostalCode></span></font></st1:place><font
size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Phone:
410-737-2642<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><st1:City w:st="on"><st1:place w:st="on"><font size=2
color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:
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size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span style='font-size:11.0pt;
font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>: 410-274-1647<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Fax:
410-737-2689<o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>E-mail: <a
href="mailto:aphelps@bism.org"><font color=blue><span style='color:blue'>aphelps@bism.org</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Join us
for a fun filled evening of Bull, Bull, and more Bull at the <a
href="http://bism.org/2010EmailPromo/BullRoast_Final.htm"><font color="#3333cc"><span
style='color:#3333CC'>Blind Industries and Services of Maryland Bull and Oyster
Roast</span></font></a> <o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></font></p>
<p class=MsoNormal><font size=2 color=black face="Comic Sans MS"><span
style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Find out
more about our summer program for blind and low vision high school students <a
href="http://bism.org/r_youth_TEMP_2.cfm"><font color="#3333cc"><span
style='color:#3333CC'>Independence 2010!</span></font></a><o:p></o:p></span></font></p>
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