[nabs-l] Fwd: Independence 2010 - Residential Summer Program for Blind Teen

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Sent: 12/9/2009 5:23:59 P.M.  Eastern Standard Time
Subj: Independence 2010 - Residential Summer Program  for Blind Teen 



Blind Industries and Services of Maryland is pleased to  announce 
Independence 2010--a six-week residential summer program for blind  and low vision 
high school teens. The students of Independence 2010 will  participate in a 
fun, action packed comprehensive six-week program that will  focus on learning 
the nonvisual skills which are essential for teens to  successfully 
transition from high school to college or employment. Students of  Independence 
2010 will live in apartments supervised by adult blind  mentors/instructors who 
will incorporate budgeting, maintaining a home,  preparing meals, doing 
laundry, and shopping for groceries.   
Independence – 2010 will include cane travel, independent  living skills, 
assistive technology, Braille, physical fitness, philosophy  class, career 
exploration, and several confidence building activities  including attending 
the 2010 National Convention of the National Federation of  the Blind in 
Dallas, Texas. In addition to learning the skills of blindness,  students will 
have fun learning from successful blind role models and  participate in 
exciting confidence building activities such as playing  goalball, attending a 
summer festival, watching movies under the stars,  enjoying the Inner Harbor 
and Little Italy to name just a few.    
Who can apply:  
Legally blind high school students who are entering into  10th, 11th , or 
12th  grades in the fall  of 2010 and have open cases with their state’s 
vocational rehabilitation  agency or who have an alternative funding source  
The dates of the program are June 20 – August 1,  2010 
For more information or if you have any questions, please  email me at 
_aphelps at bism.org_ (mailto:aphelps at bism.org)  or call me at  410-737-2642.  
Warm regards,  
Amy C. Phelps   
Amy C. Phelps, CRC, NOMC 
Director of Rehabilitation Services  
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland 
3345 Washington Blvd 
Baltimore, MD 21227 
Phone: 410-737-2642 
Mobile: 410-274-1647 
Fax: 410-737-2689 
Toll Free: 888-322-4567 
E-mail: _aphelps at bism.org_ (mailto:aphelps at bism.org)  
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