[il-talk] Research in the Rockies: Research Summit on Braille Reading and Writing

[Paul Howard]

At 12:31 PM 11/5/2009, you wrote:
>Send more information if you can and wish.
>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.  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.
>
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>Research in the Rockies: Research Summit on Braille Reading and Writing
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>June 10-12, 2010, Denver, Colorado at the Denver Marriott City Center
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>Call for Papers
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>Sponsored by
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>National Center for Severe and Sensory Disabilities (NCSSD)
>Bresnahan-Halstead Center on Disabilities
>The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute
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>Purpose:
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>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.
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>Call-for-Papers Submission Guidelines:
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>§         Submit 250-word abstract online at: 
><http://www.unco.edu/ncssd>www.unco.edu/ncssd
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>§         Submission deadline is January 4, 2010 
>(Louis Braille’s 201st birthday!)
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>§         ***Anything submitted after midnight 
>on January 4, 2010 will not be accepted***
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>§         Presentation formats:
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>a.       Research paper presentation (20 minutes)
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>b.       Panel (minimum 60 minutes)
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>c.       Poster (posters will be presented in roundtable sessions)
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>§         If you have problems with the online 
>submission form, please contact: <mailto:ncssd at unco.edu>ncssd at unco.edu
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>§         Please note that any handout material 
>must be made available in Braille, large print, 
>and electronic formats. Provide explanations for all PowerPoint presentations.
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>Proposals Invited from:
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>Cognitive scientists, linguists, educators, 
>rehabilitation specialists, neurologists, 
>sociologists and experimental psychologists, 
>researchers in haptic and tactile perception, 
>demographers, occupational therapists, and others
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>A. Judith Chwalow, DrPH
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>Director of Research, Jernigan Institute
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>National Federation of the Blind
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>200 East Wells Street
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>Jernigan Place
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>Baltimore, MD 21230
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>410 659 9314 x 2404
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>FAX: 410 659 5129
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>jchwalow at NFB.org
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