[Blindtlk] ONLINE CONFERENCE ABOUT VISUAL IMPAIRMENT

[Danielle Ledet]

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ABOUT VISUAL IMPAIRMENT
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Hello everyone
This is Camila, from the International Institute on visual impairment team.
I'm writing to invite you to register for free in the 1ST
INTERNATIONAL ONLINE CONFERENCE ON INCLUSION AND REHABILITATION FOR
THE VISUALLY IMPAIRED.
 The online conference will take place from December 11th to 13th, via
video conference and will be translated into english, spanish and
portuguese.
There will be over 30 lectures, divided into seven panels and taught
by speakers from countries like USA, Canada, Germany, Israel, India,
Chile, Colombia, Argentina and Brazil.
One of the most important lectures we'll have in this event is the
lecture of Daniel Kish.
Daniel is the Creator of the technique of echolocation as applied
toorientation and mobility for the visually impaired, and the founder
of the World Access for The Blind, a United States-based organization
that gives courses in the area of echolocation.
To know all the schedule, please access:
http://www.deficienciavisual.org/schedule/
We already have more than 600 registered persons, from 33 different
countries and we invite you to be with us in this magnificent
interchange of ideas and experiences on visual impairment living.
The registration is free, and you can register accessing
http://www.deficienciavisual.org/conference/
Please, give us all the information is being required in the
registration form, it's really important we can comunicate you about
what's happening during the conference.

ORGANIZING COMMITTEE

General Coordination: Prof. Wagner Alves Ribeiro Maia - educator, a
graduate degree in teaching in higher education, an expert in visually
impaired education, director of the International Institute of Visual
Impairment Editorial coordination: Prof. Ms. Drd. Decio Guimaraes
Birth: Master and doctoral candidate in cognition and language from
the State University of North Fluminense, director of the Culture
Institute and Knowledge International relations: Dr. Camila Gandini -
Psychotherapist, member of the INSS rehabilitation team, and English
teacher Visual Disability Portal.
Voiceovers and translations: Harrison Tu - University of California,
USA, and Prof.. Karina Guadalupe Rosales Martinez, Instituto
Universitario del Centro de México Technical manager: Felipe Pereira
de Souza Bento - Systems Analyst

PS: If you know anyone who would be interested on this information,
please forward this message.

About us:

The International Institute on Visual Impairment is an institution
thhat provides face-to-face and online courses around the world,
individual assistance, and training and consultation to people who are
blind, low vision, their families and professionals who work with
visually impaired people.
If you haven't heard of us, please visit:
http://www.deficienciavisual.org/
 You can read our website in your language, you just need to select
your favorite language in a combobox you can find in the top of the
page.

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