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</o:shapelayout></xml><![endif]--></head><body lang=EN-US link=blue vlink=purple><div class=WordSection1><p class=MsoNormal>Attention listers,<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal>We are gearing up for a summer of fun and learning at Blind Industries and Services of Maryland’s Independence 2012 summer Independence and employment training program. There are still openings for your high school students and we stand ready to serve. Please find more information and a link to our online application below. For questions, please don’t hesitate to contact myself or Dan Wenzel via the info that follows.<o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Dezman Jackson MA, NOMC, NCLB<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>BISM Youth Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Follow us: Facebook – Bism YouthPrograms </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Twitter @BISM_Youth<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Blind Industries and Services of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>3345 Washington Blvd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Baltimore, MD 21227<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Phone: 410-737-2676<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Mobile: 251-689-4623<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Fax: 410-737-2689<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Toll Free: 888-322-4567<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:djackson@bism.org"><span style='color:#993300'>djackson@bism.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>BISM’s </span>purpose is to positively change people's attitudes about blindness<span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><u><span style='color:blue'><br></span></u><span style='color:blue'><img border=0 width=689 height=896 id="_x0000_i1025" src="cid:image001.png@01CD3288.0C200AE0"></span><u><span style='color:blue'><br><br></span></u><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:20.0pt'>BLIND INDUSTRIES & SERVICES OF MARYLAND<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Lucida Grande"'>Independence 2012 </span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Lucida Grande"'>with BISM Compass logo<br></span></b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><br></span><b><span style='font-size:18.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>June 17 – August 10<br>For Blind and Low Vision High School Students<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:16.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>What is Independence 2012?<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Independence 2012 is a 8-week residential training program that provides blind and low vision teens with the nonvisual skills and confidence to help transition from high school to college and/or employment.<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><br>• Learn to travel independently using a long white cane<br>• Experience real-world career opportunities<br>• Two-week paid work experience<br>• Learn to read and write using Braille<br>• Develop computer skills through access technology<br>• Reside in campus apartments with blind instructors/mentors<br>• Expand cooking, cleaning, and shopping skills<br>• Develop a positive attitude about blindness<br>• Attend the 2012 NFB national convention in Dallas, Texas<br>• Tour Baltimore, Washington D.C., and New York, NY<br>• Participate in recreational and athletic activities<br>• New this year - Sailing!<br><br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:14.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Who Can Apply?<br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Legally blind high school students who are entering or are in high school in the fall of 2012. <br>Applicants should have an open case with their state’s vocational rehabilitation agency or <br>have an alternative funding source.<br><br></span></b><b><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>For more information or to apply, please contact: <br></span></b><b><span style='font-size:10.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Dezman Jackson at 410-737-2676, <a href="djackson@bism.org">djackson@bism.org</a> <br>or Dan Wenzel at 410-737-2642, <a href="dwenzel@bism.org">dwenzel@bism.org</a>.<br></span></b><br><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>The text is black in color set on a orange burst fading into a yellow glow, with white cane & hand in the background.<br><br></span><a href="https://www.formrouter.net/forms@BISM/StudentAppIndependence.html">Independence Student Application</a><o:p></o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Best regards,<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Dezman Jackson MA, NOMC, NCLB<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>BISM Youth Services<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Follow us: Facebook – Bism YouthPrograms </span><span style='font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Twitter @BISM_Youth<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p> </o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Blind Industries and Services of Maryland<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>3345 Washington Blvd<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Baltimore, MD 21227<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Phone: 410-737-2676<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Mobile: 251-689-4623<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Fax: 410-737-2689<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>Toll Free: 888-322-4567<o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>E-mail: <a href="mailto:djackson@bism.org"><span style='color:#993300'>djackson@bism.org</span></a><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'>BISM’s </span>purpose is to positively change people's attitudes about blindness<span style='font-family:"Comic Sans MS"'><o:p></o:p></span></p><p class=MsoNormal><o:p> </o:p></p></div></body></html>