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<p class=MsoNormal><font size=3 face="Times New Roman"><span style='font-size:
12.0pt'>The National Federation of the Blind Announces the 2012 NFB Leadership
and Advocacy in Washington, D.C., (LAW) Program<br>
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Engaging the Voice of Americas Blind Youth<br>
<br>
April 13-18, 2012<br>
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The NFB LAW program provides blind students with a unique opportunity to
explore the inner workings of our countrys government, its history, and
its culture. In addition to learning about the history of the organized
blindness civil rights movement, how resolutions are passed, and how blindness
legislation is created, participants will become familiar with advocacy work
for blind individuals and available resources for blind students and adults.
Highlights of the program include: visits to historical sites in Washington,
D.C., meetings with influential government leaders, and presentations by
prominent leaders in the National Federation of the Blind. Read more about this
chance of a lifetime in the <a
href="http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/fr/fr30/3/fr300312.htm">Summer
2011 issue of </a><a
href="http://www.nfb.org/images/nfb/Publications/fr/fr30/3/fr300312.htm"><i><span
style='font-style:italic'>Future Reflections</span></i></a>.<br>
<br>
Twenty-four students (grades six to nine, or ages twelve to sixteen) will be
accepted for the LAW program. All accepted students must be accompanied by a
parent/guardian, teacher, or blind/low-vision mentor from their home state.
There will be a $250 fee per student/chaperone pair. Transportation, room, and
board will be provided for students and chaperones. <br>
<br>
Apply now by going to <a href="http://www.nfb.org/LAWProgram">www.nfb.org/LAWProgram</a>.
Applications are due by February 1, 2012. For more information, call (410)
659-9314, extension 2312, or e-mail Natalie Shaheen at <a
href="mailto:nshaheen@nfb.org">nshaheen@nfb.org</a>. <br>
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