[Nfbmd] 3rd Annual Be OK with Blindness - Save the Date

Thu Mar 1 21:22:55 UTC 2012

Hi Amy, April 30 is Monday. 

Yasmin Reyazuddin 
Aging & Disability Services 
Montgomery County Government 
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-----Original Message-----
From: nfbmd-bounces at nfbnet.org [mailto:nfbmd-bounces at nfbnet.org] On
Behalf Of Amy Phelps
Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2012 4:14 PM
Cc: Trudy Pickrel
Subject: [Nfbmd] 3rd Annual Be OK with Blindness - Save the Date

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 (410) 737-2676 or 

Trudy Pickrell tlpickrel at hotmail.com (301) 501-1818        

Warm regards, 

Amy C. Phelps, CRC, NOMC

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Blind Industries and Services of Maryland

3345 Washington Blvd

Baltimore, MD 21227

Phone: 410-737-2642

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Fax: 410-737-2689

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E-mail: aphelps at bism.org <mailto:aphelps at bism.org> 

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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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