[blindkid] FW: [nfbsc] Fw: [Chapter-presidents] BISM Announces Independence 2010

[Eric Calhoun]

Original Message: 
From: "Jeff @ Diane Collins" <jeffdi at wildblue.net>
To: "NFBSC" <nfbsc at yahoogroups.com>
Subject: [nfbsc] Fw: [Chapter-presidents] BISM Announces Independence
2010
Date: 
Wed, 31 Mar 2010 15:07:49 -0400


----- Original Message ----- 
From: Amy Phelps (by way of David Andrews<dandrews at visi.com>) 
To: david.andrews at nfbnet.org 
Sent: Monday, March 29, 2010 10:02 PM
Subject: [Chapter-presidents] BISM Announces Independence 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 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, application packet, 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
 
Join us for a fun filled evening of Bull, Bull, and more Bull at the
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 Independence 2010!
 
"A frog in a well, can only see its piece of the sky" ~Unknown
 
 
 
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