[Mdabs] Leader Dog Offers Free Summer Camp for Blind Teens

[Chris Nusbaum]

Fellow NABSters:

 

I have been asked to circulate the below announcement regarding a free
summer program for blind teens offered by Leader Dogs for the Blind in
Rochester, MI. Please see the information below and contact Leader Dogs
directly with any questions.

 

Leader Dogs for the Blind is Accepting Applications for their 2016 Summer
Experience Camp

Are you a teenager who could use a week of fun, outdoor activity and
friendship this summer? Does kayaking, rock wall climbing and tandem biking
sound good to you? Would you enjoy the challenge of developing new travel
skills and stretching your independence? If so, the Leader Dogs for the
Blind Summer Experience Camp was designed with you in mind.

 

The program combines outdoor activities with things exclusively Leader
Dog-GPS training and the opportunity to spend time with Leader Dogs in
training and guide dog mobility instructors. The combination will help you
increase the skills you need to live independently!

 

Summer Experience Camp is for boys and girls ages 16 and 17 who are legally
blind. The program is completely free including airfare to Michigan-and
everyone receives a free HumanWare Trekker Breeze+ GPS device to keep.
Summer Experience Camp is scheduled for June 25-July 2, 2016. Applications
are due by April 1, 2016.

 

For more information and to download an application, go to
www.leaderdog.org/clients/programs/summer-experience-camp or call the Leader
Dogs for the Blind client services department at 888-777-5332.

 

Chris Nusbaum, President

Maryland Association of Blind Students

Vice President, Greater Carroll County Chapter, National Federation of the
Blind of Maryland

Board Member, National Association of Blind Students

Phone: (443) 547-2409

Email: dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com

Twitter: @Chrisn98 and @nabslink

 

The National Federation of the Blind knows that blindness is not the
characteristic that defines you or your future. Every day we raise the
expectations of blind people, because low expectations create obstacles
between blind people and our dreams. You can live the life you want;
blindness is not what holds you back.

 

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