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</v:background></xml><![endif]--><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Good morning!<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>I am pleased to announce that Dezman Jackson will be joining Blind Industries and Services of Maryland on November 28 as our Youth Coordinator. I am very excited about Dezman joining our fantastic Rehabilitation Division and look forward to the programs that are to come. Dezman graduated from Louisiana Tech University in 2010 with a MA in Industrial/Organizational Psychology, concentration in Orientation and Mobility. Dezman also has a National Orientation and Mobility Certification (NOMC) and National Certification in Literary Braille (NLCB). <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>When asked what the ideal program for blind children and youth would look like. Dezman said in part, “…things he wished he had had when he was growing up such as more training, after school programs, and programs for his parents…” Dezman is going to be a great asset to our Rehabilitation Division and I look forward to our working together to develop programs that will allow us to reach blind children, youth, young adults, and parents of blind children across the state and as a result change what it means to be blind. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>In the meantime, if you have any ideas or suggestions about programs for our youth, young adults, and parents please be sure to share them with me. <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Warm regards, <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Amy C. Phelps, CRC, NOMC<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Follow us: Facebook – Bism YouthPrograms <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Twitter @BISM_Youth<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Help sponsor our youth program activities <a href="https://npo.networkforgood.org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=1003647"><span style='color:#3333CC'>Donate</span></a> <o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Blind Industries and Services of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>3345 Washington Blvd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Baltimore, MD 21227<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Phone: 410-737-2642<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Mobile: 410-274-1647<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Fax: 410-737-2689<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Toll Free: 888-322-4567<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:aphelps@bism.org"><span style='color:blue'>aphelps@bism.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:11.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal style='mso-margin-top-alt:3.75pt;margin-right:0in;margin-bottom:11.25pt;margin-left:0in'><b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333'>"...given proper training and opportunity, the average blind person can do the average job in the average place of business and do it as well as his or her sighted neighbor..." Freedom for the Blind, James H. Omvig</span></b><span style='font-size:9.0pt;color:#333333'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>Confidentiality Note: </span></b><span style='font-size:8.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS";color:windowtext'>The information contained in this message may be privileged and confidential and protected from disclosure. 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