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The Blind Industries & Services of Maryland, also known as BISM, provides services for individuals with visual impairments. Its resource center serves more than 2,000 individuals with rehabilitative and training programs. The nonprofit organization is also a manufacturer and retailer of goods. Established in 1908, the Blind Industries & Services of Maryland offers various employment opportunities. It operates vending and industries divisions. The organization additionally provides assembly and packaging services, as well as janitorial supplies. The Blind Industries & Services of Maryland maintains a staff of over 400 individuals in Maryland, Delaware and Kentucky. It also offers carpet cleaners, deodorizers and floor restorers.

Founded in 1902, the American Urological Association is a professional organization for the advancement of urologic patient care. It employs more than 15,000 people and offers a wide range of services, such as publications, research, annual meeting, continuing medical education and the formulation of health policy. The association is governed by a board of directors that includes officers, section representatives and a group of nonvoting consultants. Located in Linthicum, Md., the association operates an award program to provide young urology faculty with an international perspective on urologic medicine. It also operates a scholar program that allows one urologist scholar from an underserved country to visit the United States for observing urologic surgeries and procedures, and attending clinics and staff activities.