[nabs-l] fw: [nfbmd] 3rd annual Be OK with Blindness: save the date

Chris Nusbaum dotkid.nusbaum at gmail.com
Wed Mar 7 02:13:04 UTC 2012



 ---- Original Message ------
From: Amy Phelps <aphelps at BISM.org
Subject: [Nfbmd] 3rd Annual Be OK with Blindness - Save the Date
Date sent: Thu, 1 Mar 2012 21:14:01 +0000


Dear Friends and Colleagues,

Please help us spread the word about this fantastic day-long 
workshop!

What:          3rd Annual Be OK with Blindness Workshop
When:          Saturday, April 30, 2012
                    8:00 AM to 5:00 PM
Where:        National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute
                    200 E.  Wells Street, Baltimore, MD 21230
Who:            Parents of blind and low vision children, teens, 
and young adults
                    Teachers and Para-professionals of blind and 
low vision student
Blind and low vision children, teens, and young adults
Sponsors:    Maryland Parents of Blind Children
                    Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
Cost:            No cost (Continental breakfast & lunch provided)
Application: 3rd Annual Be OK with 
Blindness<https://www.formrouter.net/forms@BISM/BeOK2012.html

What will participants gain from this day-long workshop?
Parents and Teachers

  *   Exposure to technology frequently used by blind and low 
vision students in the classroom and at home
  *   Hands-on training in the use of Notetakers, screen access 
technology, and Apple iOS devices provided by staff of the NFB JI 
International Braille and Technology Center
  *   Information and resources to support blind and low vision 
children, teens and young adults or students in achieving true 
independence

Blind and low vision youth and young adults (8 years to 24 years)
Tracks will be divided into appropriate age groupings

  *   Learn how the skills of blindness will help in achieving 
success in school and in life
  *   Hands on access to nearly all of the tactile and speech 
output technology now available to the blind at the National 
Federation of the Blind
International Braille and Technology 
Center<http://nfb.org/technology-center

  *   Who's IEP and IPE is it anyway? How to take the lead in the 
development of "your" IEP and IPE
  *   Learning and networking with blind mentors and role models
  *   Self-advocacy - finding my voice

Childcare will be provided for children (3 months to 7 years)

If you have any questions, please contact:
Dezman Jackson djackson at bism.org<mailto:djackson at bism.org> (410) 
737-2676 or
Trudy Pickrell 
tlpickrel at hotmail.com<mailto:tlpickrel at hotmail.com> (301) 
501-1818


Warm regards,

Amy C.  Phelps, CRC, NOMC
Check out our BISM Youth 
Programs<http://bism.org/youthservices.cfm

Follow us: Facebook - Bism YouthPrograms
Twitter @BISM_Youth

Help sponsor our youth program activities 
Donate<https://npo.networkforgood..org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubs
criptionId=1003647

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

"...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..." --Dr.  
Kenneth Jernigan, quoted in "Freedom for the Blind" by James H.  
Omvig




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