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id=AOLMsgPart_0_9380d31d-9a5a-4a20-bb05-1b2a80b915a9>Research in the Rockies:
Research Summit on Braille Reading and Writing <BR>June 10-12,
2010 <BR>Denver, Colorado at the Denver Marriott City
Center <BR> <BR>The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan
Institute is cosponsoring, with the National Center for Severe and Sensory
Disabilities and the Bresnahan-Halstead Center on Disabilities, a conference
on Research in Braille. We hope to advance the state of research in the area
of Braille in the USA. We encourage you to submit an abstract to this
conference and request that you diffuse it to all colleagues who might have an
interest in this field. Research related abstracts will be accepted from all
members of the Braille community and will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary
panel including academics, practitioners, and parents. <BR> <BR>Call
for Papers <BR> <BR>Sponsored by <BR>National Center for Severe
and Sensory Disabilities (NCSSD) <BR>Bresnahan-Halstead Center on
Disabilities <BR>The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan
Institute <BR> <BR>Purpose: <BR>The purpose of this conference
is to explore current and emerging research from a wide range of disciplines
that pertains to Braille reading and writing. <BR> <BR>Call for
Papers Submission Guidelines: <BR>* Submit 250-word abstract online at:
<A title=http://www.unco.edu/ncssd href="http://www.unco.edu/ncssd"
target=_blank>www.unco.edu/ncssd</A> <BR>* Submission deadline is January
4, 2010 (Louis Braille's 201st birthday!) <BR>* Anything submitted after
midnight on January 4, 2010 will not be accepted <BR>* Presentation
formats: <BR> a. Research paper presentation (20
minutes) <BR> b. Panel (minimum 60 minutes) <BR> c.
Poster (posters will be presented in roundtable sessions) <BR>* If you
have problems with the online submission form, please contact: <A
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href="mailto:ncssd@unco.edu">ncssd@unco.edu</A> <BR> <BR>Please note
that any handout material must be made available in Braille, large print, and
electronic formats. Provide explanations for all Power Point
presentations. <BR> <BR>Proposals invited from: <BR>Cognitive
scientists, linguists, educators, rehabilitation specialists, neurologists,
sociologists and experimental psychologists, researchers in haptic and tactile
perception, demographers, occupational therapists, and
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