[nfbmi-talk] Fw: [nabs-l] BISM Independence 2012 and 101

[Elizabeth]

Passing along the information for those who may be interested.

Elizabeth


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From: "Dezman Jackson" <djackson at BISM.org>
Sent: Monday, January 09, 2012 2:29 PM
To: <nabs-l at nfbnet.org>
Subject: [nabs-l] BISM Independence 2012 and 101

> Greetings all,
> Ø  Are you proficient in the basic skills of blindness?
> Ø  Are you ready to inspire confidence in our youth through enjoyable 
> activities such as sailing, attending an O's game, ballroom dance, and 
> other adventures?
> Ø   Are you adventurous and willing to blaze a trail with our young 
> energetic explorers in happening territory like Baltimore, New York City 
> and Washington, DC?
> Ø  Are you ready to spend a summer passing on this awesome knowledge and 
> high expectations to some of our willing young friends?
>
> We at Blind Industries and Services of Maryland (BISM) cordially invite 
> you to apply to become one of our summer staff in our 8-week Independence 
> 2012 high school program or our all-new 3-week Independence "101" middle 
> school program!  The dates of the programs are June 5 - August 15, 2012 
> and July 14 - August 15, 2012, respectively. As a member of our dynamic 
> staff, you will have an opportunity to provide daily class instruction to 
> youth in one or more of the areas of cane travel, Braille, 
> computer/technology, independent living (Home Ec.), and daily seminar 
> class.  As an instructor, you will also live in apartments with students 
> and provide guidance/teaching in cooking, cleaning, grocery shopping, 
> money management, and doing laundry, while having lots of fun.  Finally, 
> in addition to the many exciting confidence-building activities we have 
> planned throughout the summer, students in our Independence 2012 program 
> will also attend the national convention of the National Federation of the 
> Blind in Dallas, Texas where they will meet successful blind people from 
> around the world, learn what's happening on the national level, attend the 
> National Association of Blind Students Seminar, learn self-advocacy, 
> check-out the latest access technology, and attend a wide array of 
> blindness related seminars.
> We are very excited about what's in store for our programs this summer! 
> If you are interested in being an empowering force in Independence 2012 or 
> 101 please complete and sign the attached application of your interest and 
> return to Amy Phelps, 3345 Washington Blvd., Baltimore, MD 21227, fax to 
> 410-737-2689, or email aphelps at bism.org<mailto:aphelps at bism.org>.  For 
> further inquiry and assistance, please contact Dezman Jackson at 
> 410-737-2676 or djackson at bism.org<mailto:djackson at bism.org>.
>
>
> Best regards,
>
> Dezman Jackson, NOMC, NCLB
>
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>
> Help sponsor our youth program activities 
> Donate<https://npo.networkforgood.org/Donate/Donate.aspx?npoSubscriptionId=1003647>
>
> Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
> 3345 Washington Blvd
> Baltimore, MD 21227
> Phone: 410-737-2676
> Mobile: 251-689-4623
> Fax: 410-737-2689
> Toll Free: 888-322-4567
> E-mail: djackson at bism.org<mailto:djackson at bism.org>
>
> "Our independence comes from within. A slave can have keen eyesight, 
> excellent mobility, and superb reading skills-and still be a slave. We are 
> achieving freedom and independence in the only way that really counts-in 
> rising self-respect, growing self-confidence, and the will and the ability 
> to make choices."
> --Dr. Kenneth Jernigan
>
>



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