[MDABS] Summer Training Opportunity in Maryland

[rothmanjd at gmail.com]

Please find below an announcement about a residential summer adjustment to
blindness program Blind Industries and Services of Maryland will hold tis
summer.

 

Have you ever been told certain career paths are off limits for you due to
your blindness?  Have you ever rejected certain occupations because you
believed you wouldn't be able to do it? The STAR Program is here to show you
that there are several professions blind people can do successfully and
independently even though we are told it is "unreachable." 

 

Blind Industries and Services of Maryland (BISM) is excited to introduce the
STAR (Students Training in Advocacy and Responsibility) Program! This
4-week, fully residential program exposes participants to a new industry
each week, exploring the career options within the industry, attending job
site tours, and completing real-life tasks and activities in that
profession. The industries covered during the 2023 STAR Program are
Education, Engineering, Hospitality, and Business. Some activities and areas
of focus include 3D printing, hotel management, glass blowing, and business
creation. We will also be traveling throughout the City of Baltimore,
Washington DC, and Houston, Texas. 

 

Program Dates: June 18 to July 15 (including weekends)

Ages eligible: 14 to 21

Student Interest Form <https://forms.gle/s2iJVRxjFRcqY9DQ9> 

 

Ronza Othman, President

National Federation of the Blind of Maryland

443-426-4110

Pronouns: she, her, hers

 

The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland 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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