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The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, with the
National Center for Severe and Sensory Disabilities and the
Bresnahan-Halstead Center on Disabilities, is cosponsoring the Research
in the Rockies: Research Summit on Braille Reading and Writing. 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.</font><font size=2 color="#0000FF">
</font><font size=2>For more information, please visit the NFB Web site
or call Dr. Judith Chwalow, Director of Research, at the Jernigan
Institute at (410) 659-9314, extension
2404.</font><font size=2 color="#0000FF"> <br><br>
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<font face="Calibri" size=5 color="#365F91"><b>Research in the Rockies:
Research Summit on Braille Reading and Writing<br><br>
<br>
June 10-12, 2010, Denver, Colorado at the Denver Marriott City
Center<br><br>
<br>
Call for Papers<br><br>
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<h2><font face="Calibri" size=4 color="#4F81BD"><b>Sponsored
by</b></font></h2><font face="Cambria" size=2>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>
</font><h2><font face="Calibri" size=4 color="#4F81BD"><b>Purpose:</b>
</font></h2><font face="Cambria">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>
</font><h2><font face="Calibri" size=4 color="#4F81BD"><b>Call-for-Papers
Submission
Guidelines:</b></font></h2><i>§<font size=2>
</font>Submit 250-word
abstract online at:
</i><a href="http://www.unco.edu/ncssd"><font face="Cambria">
www.unco.edu/ncssd</a><br><br>
</font><i>§<font size=2>
</font>Submission deadline is <b>January 4, 2010</b> (Louis Braille’s
201st birthday!)<br><br>
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</font>***Anything submitted after midnight on January 4, 2010 will not
be accepted***<br><br>
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</font><font face="Cambria">Presentation formats: <br><br>
a.</font><font size=2>
</font><font face="Cambria">Research paper presentation (20
minutes)<br><br>
b.</font><font size=2>
</font><font face="Cambria">Panel (minimum 60 minutes)<br><br>
c.</font><font size=2>
</font><font face="Cambria">Poster (posters will be presented in
roundtable sessions)<br><br>
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</font>If you have problems with the online submission form, please
contact:
</b><a href="mailto:ncssd@unco.edu"><font face="Cambria">
ncssd@unco.edu</a><br><br>
</font><b>§<font size=2>
</b></font><font face="Cambria">Please note that any handout material
must be made available in Braille, large print, and electronic formats.
Provide explanations for all PowerPoint presentations.<br><br>
</font><h2><font face="Calibri" size=4 color="#4F81BD"><b>Proposals
Invited from:</b></font></h2><font face="Cambria">Cognitive scientists,
linguists, educators, rehabilitation specialists, neurologists,
sociologists and experimental psychologists, researchers in haptic and
tactile perception, demographers, occupational therapists, and
others<br>
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A. Judith Chwalow, DrPH<br><br>
Director of Research, Jernigan Institute<br><br>
National Federation of the Blind<br><br>
200 East Wells Street<br><br>
Jernigan Place<br><br>
Baltimore, MD 21230<br><br>
<br><br>
410 659 9314 x 2404<br><br>
FAX: 410 659 5129<br><br>
jchwalow@NFB.org<br>
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