[Mabs] LAW Program

[Gary Wunder]

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/LAW Program> http://www.nfb.org/LAW
Program>www.nfb.org/LAW Program. 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> mailto:teolivero at nfb.org>teolivero at nfb.org.