[Njabs-talk] Independence 2010 Residential Program for Blind Teens

[Quintina M. Singleton]

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.

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.

Who can apply:

Legally blind high school students who are entering into 10

th, 11th , or 12th

 grades in the fall of 2010 and have open cases with their state's vocational rehabilitation

agency or who have an alternative funding source

The dates of the program are June 20 - August 1, 2010

For more information or if you have any questions, please email me at

aphelps at bism.org

 or call me at 410-737-2642.

Warm regards,

Amy C. Phelps

Amy C. Phelps, CRC, NOMC

Director of Rehabilitation Services

Blind Industries and Services of Maryland

3345 Washington Blvd

Baltimore, MD 21227

Phone: 410-737-2642

Mobile: 410-274-1647

Fax: 410-737-2689

Toll Free: 888-322-4567

E-mail:

aphelps at bism.org

Web site:

www.bism.org

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