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</font><font face="Times New Roman, Times">200 blind high school students
have just converged on the campus of the University of Maryland to spend
a wild week learning about science, technology, engineering, and
math. With more than 70 adult blind mentors, they will build
greenhouses, dissect sharks, learn CSI techniques, and even drive
cars. <br><br>
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You can follow along through the week and learn breaking news from the
NFB Youth Slam by going to <br><br>
<a href="http://www.twitter.com/NFBYouthSlam">
www.twitter.com/NFBYouthSlam</a> <br><br>
or follow “NFBYouthSlam” if you already have a Twitter
account,.<br><br>
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</font><font size=2>Two hundred blind and low vision students from all
across the country will attend this five-day adventure that will engage,
inspire, and encourage the next generation of blind youth to consider
careers falsely believed to be impossible for the blind. Have you
ever wanted to build and launch a rocket? Are you interested in
learning about forensics? Or do you have an interest in
journalism? The possibilities are plentiful at the NFB Youth
Slam!<br><br>
</font><font face="Arial Unicode MS, Helvetica"><i>While staying at the
University of Maryland, College Park, students will be mentored by blind
role models during fun and challenging activities designed to build
confidence and increase science literacy. Participants
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</i>will also have the opportunity to attend workshops on topics such as
leadership, career preparation, and blindness. In addition,
students will have time for fun and mingling during social activities,
such as extreme sports, recreation night, and a talent show.
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