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2010 NFB LAW Program

Student Registration

Registration Deadline: February 1, 2010

This form is the initial part of the application process and may be followed by a telephone interview of parent/guardian and child if the application is selected for a second round of review.

Required field(s) are indicated by an *.
STUDENT AND PARENT/GUARDIAN PROFILE
* Birth date ,
Please choose the student's grade level as of January 2010.
Please provide a valid e-mail address where we can send updated information to you regarding the program. A confirmation e-mail will also be sent to the e-mail address provided once you submit your application.
Please clearly tell us about any medical conditions or disabilities the child has, including cause of blindness, visual functioning (if any), medications that will need to be taken during the session, and any other special considerations (medical or otherwise) of which we need to be aware.
Describe your child's academic performance. Please include a list of all strengths and weaknesses, as well as GPA and any other relevant information.
Describe any technology that your child uses, as well as his/her reading medium (print, Braille, both).
Please describe your child's level of independence and maturity in the following areas (as relevant to his/her age):
CHAPERONE PROFILE: Please enter the name of the parent, teacher, or mentor who will accompany the child to the LAW Program. If the contact information (address, phone numbers, and e-mail) of the Chaperone is the same as the Parent/Guardian information this is not required.
* Birth date ,
Please provide at least one valid contact phone number for the Chaperone.
Please provide a valid contact e-mail address for the attending Chaperone if applicable.
Occupation of attending adult
What is the Chaperone's relationship to the Student?
If the Chaperone is a teacher of the blind/visually impaired, please complete the following fields:
Please clearly tell us about any special considerations (medical or otherwise) of which we need to be aware regarding the adult accompanying the child.
Does the student's family receive Future Reflections?
If the accompanying adult is a teacher of the blind/low vision, does he/she receive Future Reflections?
Future Reflections is a magazine for parents and teachers of blind children. It is published quarterly by the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults in partnership with the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children. Future Reflections is available free of charge to subscriber addresses in the U.S. in regular print, 4-track cassette, via e-mail, or online on the NFB Web site (see below on this page). Starting January 2010, Canadian subscriptions are $35 per year, and foreign subscriptions are $75 USD per year. Checks should be made payable to the National Federation of the Blind and sent to the NFB, attention Future Reflections, 200 East Wells Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230.