Whereas Blind Industries and Services of Md. (BISM), under the management ofRalph Sanders, has evolved from a custodial agency operating in the red to a progressive, dynamic agency operating in the black and; whereas under present management BISM hasdeveloped an industries division providing employment opportunities for blind production workers at higher than minimum wages, while increasing its volume of sales and productivity, thereby proving that a properly managed program of industries for the blind need not rely on payment ofslave wages tobe solvent and;
whereas BISM, under present management, is teaching blind people the alternative techniques they must use to live independently and to function successfully in competitive employment and;
whereas BISM is now undertaking a comprehensive place1nent and counseling effort and;
whereas BISM staff members are instilling a sense of dignity and self-worth in those they serve because they recognize the normality of blind people and are aware that the real burden we bear is the dead weight of myths and misconceptions about blindness;
now, therefore be it resolved by the members of the National Federation of the Blind of Md., in convention assembled in College Park, MD.,this 27th day of October, 1979;
that commend the management of BISM for its outstanding efforts in behalf of blind Marylanders and;
be it further resolved that we will fully support this service provider, which listens to and acts upon the expressed needs and concerns of those it serves.