From dandrews at visi.com Tue Aug 25 00:22:20 2015 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Mon, 24 Aug 2015 19:22:20 -0500 Subject: [Nfb-dc] Interesting Scholarship Message-ID: > >Hello all, > >Please read the announcement below. Spread the word and apply. > >2016 Project ASCEND Scholars Program >We are sponsoring the 2016 Project ASCEND Scholars Program which is >a scholarship initiative that will provide five $1,000 college >scholarships to disabled students living in the Washington, DC >metropolitan area (i.e. Northern Virginia, District of Columbia and >Maryland). This program is made possible by the Advocates in >Disability Award Program, funded by The HSC Foundation and the >Mitsubishi Electric America Foundation. > >Apply by October 1, 2015. > >For more information and the applications, go to >http://www.project-ascend.org/2016-project-ascend-scholars-program.html. > > >Sharon Maneki, President >National Federation of the Blind of Maryland >410-715-9596 David Andrews and long white cane Harry. E-Mail: dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: From dandrews at visi.com Fri Aug 28 04:01:18 2015 From: dandrews at visi.com (David Andrews) Date: Thu, 27 Aug 2015 23:01:18 -0500 Subject: [Nfb-dc] An Interactive Seminar: Living the Life You Want with Hearing Loss and Blindness Message-ID: <043e01d0e146$319a23d0$94ce6b70$@visi.com> An Interactive Seminar: Living the Life You Want with Hearing Loss and Blindness Presented by: The National Federation of the Blind of Maryland Date: September 26 Registration: 12:30 pm Program: 1 pm-4 pm Place: The Jernigan Institute 200 East Wells St. Baltimore, MD 21230 Topics to be discussed include: - Making the most of access technology - The iCanConnect program in Maryland - Other useful resources If you plan to attend, email seminar coordinator Janice Toothman at janice.toothman at verizon.net by September 12. Let us know if you need an interpreter and if you want to take advantage of NFBMD transportation from New Carrollton Amtrak train station. NFBMD Logo K Square David Andrews and Long White Cane Harry dandrews at visi.com or david.andrews at nfbnet.org Twitter: @dandrews920 -------------- next part -------------- An HTML attachment was scrubbed... URL: -------------- next part -------------- A non-text attachment was scrubbed... Name: image003.jpg Type: image/jpeg Size: 13175 bytes Desc: not available URL: