[Nfbnet-members-list] FW: PREP announcement
Jennifer Dunnam
jennifer.dunnam1829 at gmail.com
Sat Feb 1 05:51:34 UTC 2014
The following comes from Charlene Guggisberg, Coordinator for Youth
and Special Programs at BLIND, Inc. Please share widely. The text
from the attached PDF is shown below.
Warm Greetings from BLIND, Incorporated
It is once again time to start making plans for your summer. This
year the PREP, Post-secondary Readiness Empowerment Program, our
eight-week program for blind high school students, will run from June
9 to August 1, 2014.
This exciting summer program is for blind high school students and is
designed to prepare them for academic, employment, and social
success. The PREP curriculum is designed to empower blind youth with
the alternative techniques of blindness they will need to be
successful in the college and the career fields they choose, and to
give them the confidence and belief in themselves they need to find
and keep a job.
The core classes include Braille reading and writing, independent
cane travel, adaptive technology, Career Exploration, and
home/dormitory management as well as daily seminars where they have
the opportunity to discuss various issues related to blindness and
develop positive attitudes about themselves as blind people.
PREP students live in apartments with fellow students and adult
counselors. These counselors and instructors serve as successful and
positive role models. Students shop for groceries, prepare meals, and
clean their apartments as part of their home and personal management
training. While in career exploration they learn about note taking,
accessible accommodations, and disability services on college
campuses. They begin to learn how to live independently while still
in a supportive environment. They develop problem-solving skills and
come to realize that they will be able to take care of themselves and
take responsibility for their own futures.
This program is based on a positive view of blindness, that if blind
people are given proper training and opportunity, they can be
successful in education, find meaningful employment, and live full
and productive lives.
Traveling to Orlando Florida
In 2014, PREP students will enjoy the exciting opportunity of
accompanying BLIND, Incorporated staff and adult students when we
travel to Orlando, Florida to attend the weeklong national convention
of the National Federation of the Blind, the largest annual gathering
of blind teenagers and adults in the world. During this convention,
our PREP students will join hundreds of other high school and college
students from around the country when attending the National
Association of Blind Students seminar and participate in other
meetings and seminars and learn about new ground-breaking technology.
This annual convention is packed full of fun and great learning
opportunities and experiences.
Throughout the summer the PREP students will also participate in a
variety of fun activities from Wild Mountain Water Park and camping,
to rock climbing, and shopping at the Mall of America.
For more information or to complete an application, you can visit our
website at
<http://www.blindinc.org>www.blindinc.org or call 612-872-0100 (ext.
251), or toll free 800-597-9558, or e-mail cguggisberg at blindinc.org
Sincerely,
Charlene Guggisberg
Coordinator for Youth and Special programs
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