<div dir="ltr"><div>I have two children and I am their caregiver and parent. One is blind. Can both come?</div><div><br></div><div>Risa Shariff</div></div><div class="gmail_extra"><br><br><div class="gmail_quote">On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Trudy Pickrel <span dir="ltr"><<a href="mailto:tlpickrel@hotmail.com" target="_blank">tlpickrel@hotmail.com</a>></span> wrote:<br>
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BISM * 1886 Mosser Rd, McHenry, MD<span>
</span>21541* <a href="tel:301-501-1818" target="_blank" value="+13015011818">301-501-1818</a><span style="color:rgb(36,64,97)">* </span><a href="http://mdparentsofblindchildren.org" target="_blank">http://mdparentsofblindchildren.org</a>*<u></u><u></u></span></b></p>
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May 10, 2014<u></u><u></u></span></b></p><p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><b><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:11pt">Continental breakfast, lunch, child care, and Tween
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</font></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center;line-height:14pt"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">inspiration and information.<span> </span>Learn, share, meet new families and blind/VI
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</font></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">* What
is Your Child’s Rights * IEPs for Success * Advocacy * </span></b></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:12pt"><strong>* Arts & Crafts
& Activities for the Kids, Tween & Teens*</strong></span></span></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><b><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""><span style="background:yellow"><u></u><u></u></span></span></b> </p>
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</font></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2pt 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10.5pt">For more info, contact Trudy
Pickrel, POBC-MD Pres., at <a href="tel:301-501-1818" target="_blank" value="+13015011818">301-501-1818</a><span>
</span>or<span> </span><a href="mailto:TLPickrel@hotmail.com" target="_blank">TLPickrel@hotmail.com</a><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman">
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</font></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS"">Registration:</span></i><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS""> <span> </span><b>4<sup>th</sup>
Annual “Be OK With Blindness” Seminar</b><u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman">
</font></p><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:2pt 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Comic Sans MS";font-size:10pt">Mail to <b>POBC-MD</b> & mail ASAP with form to:<i> </i><b>POBC-MD
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birth __________________<u></u><u></u></span></p><p align="center"><font face="Times New Roman">
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<br><p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="background:white;margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Bauhaus 93";font-size:20pt">Maryland
Parents of Blind Children, a division of the National Federation of the Blind
of MD<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Bauhaus 93";font-size:16pt">A Workshop for Parents,
Students and Teachers<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Bauhaus 93";font-size:18pt">May 10<sup>st</sup> , 2014<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p align="center" class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-align:center"><span style="font-family:"Bauhaus 93";font-size:16pt">200 E. Wells St., Baltimore, MD 21230<u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="background:yellow;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">8:30</span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span>Tweens/Teens-
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 1.5in"><span style="background:yellow;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">8:45 AM<span> </span>Students
(9 and up) Depart for offsite Cane Travel - "Tr</span><span style="background:yellow;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">echnolgy</span><span style="background:yellow;font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif"">"</span><span style="font-family:"Helvetica","sans-serif""> </span><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><b><u><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Parents <u></u><u></u></span></u></b></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">9:00 AM<span> </span><i>Welcome-</i><b> Auditorium</b><i><u></u><u></u></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 1in;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span>Trudy Pickrel, President, Maryland Parents of Blind
Children <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span><span> </span>, Director of Youth
Programs <u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span>Melissa
Riccobono, President, NFB of Maryland<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span><span> </span><span> </span>Sarah
Baebler and Melissa Lomax, BISM Youth Services Coordinators<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">9:15-10:00 AM<span> </span><b><i>“White
Canes for Blind Kids”- Movie and Discussion-<u></u><u></u></i></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 1.5in;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Sharon Maneki,
Facilitator<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt;text-indent:0.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 1.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10:00- 10:25 AM<span> </span><b><i>“On
the Move with Cane and Confidence: Throughout the US, To Erope, To North
Africa, and More”</i></b><i><u></u><u></u></i></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 2in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Conchita
Hernandez, Teacher of Blind Students, Early Childhood, District of Columbia
Schools-<b> Auditorium</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span><span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 1.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10:25 AM<span> </span><b>Questions and Discussion</b>- <b>Auditorium</b>
<span> </span><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 0pt 1.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 1.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10:35
AM<span> </span><b>“Teaching Mobility for a Lifetime Through Structured Discovery”</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 2in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Dezman
Jackson, Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Blind Industries and Services of
Maryland-<b> Auditorium<u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">10:55<span> </span>AM<span> </span><b>Questions and Discussion</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">11-11:45<span> </span><b>Roundtable: “Making the Right Decisions about Cane Travel”- Auditorium</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 2in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Who needs a
cane; Cane vs. Dog, and when; the challenge of letting go: when to start.<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 2in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Conchita
Hernandez, Orientation and Mobility Instructor<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 2in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Melissa
Riccobono, Dog-guide User<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 2in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Alex
Castillo, Experienced Traveler, Mentor, and Instructor<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">11:45<span> </span>Questions and
Discussion- <b>Auditorium<u></u><u></u></b></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">12pm<span> </span>Lunch<b>- Lunch Room</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">1:00<span> </span>“<b>Trusting Your Cane: A Hands-On Experience
and Discussion for Parents”</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 2in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Christine
Day, Parent and MDPOBC Board Member, with other O&M instructors- <b>Members Hall</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2:15<span> </span>Break<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">2:30<span> </span>“Beware of
Evaluation Pitfalls: The NOMA Solution”- <b>Auditorium</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span>Mandi
Bundren, Teacher of Blind Students, DC Public Schools<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3:00<span> </span>Questions and
Discussion-<b> Auditorium</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 1.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">3:10<span> </span>“<b>Using the IEP Process to Gain Orientation
& Mobility Services</b>”-<b> Auditorium</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 2in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Carlton
Walker, President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children,
Attorney, and Teacher of Blind Students<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">4:00<span> </span><b>Questions and Discussion</b>-<b>
Auditorium</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">4:10<span> </span><b>“Helping Our Children Lead the Lives They Want”- Auditorium</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><span> </span><span> </span>Mark Riccobono, Executive Director,
Jernigan Institute<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">4:30<span> </span><b>NFB Activities, Scholarships, and Important Dates</b>-<b> Auditorium</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 2in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Melissa
Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind of Maryland<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 2in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Trudy
Pickrel, President, Maryland Parents of Blind Children<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 2in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Melissa
Lomax, President, Maryland Association of Blind Students<u></u><u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 2in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""><u></u> <u></u></span></p>
<p class="MsoNormal" style="margin:0in 0in 6pt 1.5in"><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">4:40<span> </span><b>“Who Are We? NFB”</b>, a Presentation by Teens and Tweens, followed by
a presentation by the children-<b>To be
announced</b><u></u><u></u></span></p>
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