2/10/10: Blind Industries and Services of Maryland will utilize a $24,000 grant from the Verizon Foundation to purchase new adaptive technology, such as Braille displays, scanning software and Braille keyboards for blind and low-vision adults and seniors participating in BISM's rehabilitation programs.
"With this new technology, we can better teach real-world skills to blind adults, seniors and youth all while helping to build their self-confidence," said Christina Davis, senior director of the organization on 3345 Washington Blvd. in Lansdowne.
Blind Industries and Services of Maryland currently offers its Seniors Achieving Independent Living (SAIL) program in its Cumberland, Salisbury and Lansdowne locations.
The organization also offers CORE, an intensive eight-month residential training program for adults, at its Lansdowne location.
Both curriculums provide comprehensive instruction in Braille, adaptive computer technology, cane travel and independent home living.
Both programs area also are free of charge for Maryland residents.
Next year, Blind Industries and Services of Maryland's Youth services division will offer "Independence 2010," a summer residential program aimed at providing blind teens with the life skills to succeed in college, the workplace and at home.
For information, call 410-737-2600 or go to www.bism.org.
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