[Ohio-talk] BISM Announces Independence 2010
Amy Phelps
aphelps at BISM.org
Tue Mar 30 02:02:18 UTC 2010
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 10th, 11th , or 12th grades in the
fall of 2010 and have open cases with their
states vocational rehabilitation agency or who
have an alternative funding source
The dates of the program are June 20 August 1, 2010
For more information, application packet, or if
you have any questions, please email me at
<mailto:aphelps at bism.org>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: <mailto:aphelps at bism.org>aphelps at bism.org
Join us for a fun filled evening of Bull, Bull,
and more Bull at the
<http://bism.org/2010EmailPromo/BullRoast_Final.htm>Blind
Industries and Services of Maryland Bull and Oyster Roast
Find out more about our summer program for blind
and low vision high school students
<http://bism.org/r_youth_TEMP_2.cfm>Independence 2010!
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