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KIDS Camp...PLUS!
Camp BISMTech

KIDS Camp...PLUS!
Kids Independence Development Summer Camp

KIDS Camp…PLUS! Is a fun, educational, weeklong, residential camp for children who are blind or visually impaired. Level 1 addresses the needs and interests of elementary schoolers, with extra focus on activities of daily living and social skills. Level 2, for middle schoolers, is an adventurous and challenging week of camping and rigorous activities. Blind Industries and Services of Maryland sponsors KIDS Camp...PLUS! in partnership with the Maryland Organization of Parents of Blind Children.

At KIDS Camp…PLUS!, students who are blind develop appropriate blindness skills, peer relationships, a sense of identity and increased self-esteem through extended learning periods with adult role models who are also blind.

While they learn to do lots of neat things such as spreading peanut butter and jelly for sandwiches, pouring milk and juice, and grilling hot dogs, adult buddies who are blind, teach the kids that it is okay to be blind.

They also learn to read and follow a tactile map during an outing, take hikes on trails using their white canes, ride the city bus and visit the Library for the Blind. By practicing their social skills they make new friends and have lots of fun playing games and running relay races, just like other kids their age.

KIDS Camp...PLUS! is the place to be when you want to learn and have fun. For more information about tuition fees and a camp application, contact us at youth@bism.org or call 1-888-322-4567, ext. 2656.
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For more information or to contact:
Shirley Riffle
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
3345 Washington Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21227
410-737-2645
youth@bism.org
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Camp BISMTech
Summer Computer Camp for Blind Youth

Adapted computer technology classes for blind youth ages 11 to 19 are held throughout the summer in BISM’s state-of-the-art Directed Technologies classroom. Each class is custom-designed to teach valuable computer skills that will assist students today as well as in the challenging scholastic years ahead. Summer sessions are one-week in length and offer instruction at three levels: Introductory, Intermediate, and Advanced. Instructional areas include: basic keyboarding, Microsoft Windows, Microsoft Office, Internet, Email, HTML, Note-Takers, JAWS, other adaptive software, and more…

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Camp BISMTech Application

For more information contact:
Dan Woytowitz
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland
3345 Washington Blvd. Baltimore, MD 21227
410-737-2643
rehabweb@bism.org
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