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Blind Industries and Services of Maryland is pleased to announce
Independence 2010--a six-week residential summer program for blind and
low vision high school teens. The students of Independence 2010 will
participate in a fun, action packed comprehensive six-week program that
will focus on learning the nonvisual skills which are essential for teens
to successfully transition from high school to college or employment.
Students of Independence 2010 will live in apartments supervised by adult
blind mentors/instructors who will incorporate budgeting, maintaining a
home, preparing meals, doing laundry, and shopping for groceries.
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Independence 2010 will include cane travel, independent living skills,
assistive technology, Braille, physical fitness, philosophy class, career
exploration, and several confidence building activities including
attending the 2010 National Convention of the National Federation of the
Blind in Dallas, Texas. In addition to learning the skills of blindness,
students will have fun learning from successful blind role models and
participate in exciting confidence building activities such as playing
goalball, attending a summer festival, watching movies under the stars,
enjoying the Inner Harbor and Little Italy to name just a few.
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Who can apply: <br>
Legally blind high school students who are entering into 10<sup>th</sup>,
11<sup>th</sup> , or 12<sup>th </sup>grades in the fall of 2010 and have
open cases with their state’s vocational rehabilitation agency or who
have an alternative funding source <br>
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The dates of the program are June 20 – August 1, 2010 <br>
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For more information, application packet, or if you have any questions,
please email me at <a href="mailto:aphelps@bism.org">aphelps@bism.org</a>
or call me at 410-737-2642.<br>
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Warm regards, <br>
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Amy C. Phelps <br>
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Amy C. Phelps, CRC, NOMC<br>
Director of Rehabilitation Services <br>
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Blind Industries and Services of Maryland<br>
3345 Washington Blvd<br>
Baltimore, MD 21227<br>
Phone: 410-737-2642<br>
Mobile: 410-274-1647<br>
Fax: 410-737-2689<br>
Toll Free: 888-322-4567<br>
E-mail: <a href="mailto:aphelps@bism.org">aphelps@bism.org</a><br>
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Join us for a fun filled evening of Bull, Bull, and more Bull at the
<a href="http://bism.org/2010EmailPromo/BullRoast_Final.htm">Blind
Industries and Services of Maryland Bull and Oyster Roast</a> <br>
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Find out more about our summer program for blind and low vision high
school students <a href="http://bism.org/r_youth_TEMP_2.cfm">Independence
2010!</a><br>
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“A frog in a well, can only see its piece of the sky” ~Unknown<br>
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