[Mdpobc] Be OK With Blindness Agenda

Mon Mar 31 18:57:38 UTC 2014

Yes,  We always include Sighted siblings in our activities or Child Care.   

Trudy L. Pickrel
President
Maryland Parents of Blind Children 
www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org

Date: Mon, 31 Mar 2014 14:06:10 -0400
From: risa.shariff at gmail.com
To: mdpobc at nfbnet.org
Subject: Re: [Mdpobc] Be OK With Blindness Agenda

I have two children and I am their caregiver and parent. One is blind. Can both come?
Risa Shariff

On Mon, Mar 31, 2014 at 12:07 PM, Trudy Pickrel <tlpickrel at hotmail.com> wrote:

MD PARENTS OF BLIND CHILDREN

MDPOBC and
BISM * 1886 Mosser Rd, McHenry, MD 
21541* 301-501-1818* http://mdparentsofblindchildren.org*

presents

4th- Be OK With Blindness

A Seminar for
Parents and Teachers of BVI Children

SATURDAY,
May 10, 2014

8:00
AM to 5:00 PM

Jernigan
Institute of the NFB

*200 Wells Street 

Baltimore, MD 21230 * 

REGISTRATION
Open Now:

Continental breakfast, lunch, child care, and Tween
& Teen programs all included!

Join us for a day of 

inspiration and information.  Learn, share, meet new families and blind/VI
adults.  

PROGRAM HIGHLIGHTS

* Structured
Discovery in Cane Travel * Ideas for Children with Additional Disabilities *

______________

* Traveling
for Independence * Summer Programs for Youth *

* What
is Your Child’s Rights * IEPs for Success * Advocacy * * Arts & Crafts
& Activities for the Kids, Tween & Teens* 

For more info, contact Trudy
Pickrel, POBC-MD Pres., at 301-501-1818 
or  TLPickrel at hotmail.com

Please feel
free to photocopy this form to share with other families & teachers.

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Registration:  4th
Annual “Be OK With Blindness” Seminar

Mail to POBC-MD & mail ASAP with form to: POBC-MD
* 1886 Mosser Rd * McHenry, MD 21541

Name/s
_______________________________________________________________________       

Address __________________________________      City _______________________________  

State ____ 
Zip ________  Phone (        )________________   Email _________________________

Name of blind/VI child/ren
___________________________  Date of
birth __________________

Name of blind/VI child/ren
___________________________  Date of
birth __________________

Will child/ren need child care? ____   Age/s ______ 
               Total # attending _____    

___ I cannot attend Seminar, but put me on the POBC-MD mailing
list.   ___ $10 dues enclosed

AGENDA 

Maryland
Parents of Blind Children, a division of the National Federation of the Blind
of MD

And

Blind Industries and
Services of Maryland

Presents

“The 4th Annual Be OK with
Blindness”

A Workshop for Parents,
Students and Teachers

May 10st , 2014

8:00am- 5:00pm

National Center For the Blind

Jernigan Institute

200 E. Wells St., Baltimore, MD 21230

Parents Agenda

Childcare                  Harbor
Room   

8:30–12:15 PM  and
12:45– 5:15 PM 

Parents must sign children in and out of childcare. Only
approved parents can sign out children. 

Parents and children

8:00 AM                      Registration
– Lobby

Breakfast – Lunch Room 

8:30                            Tweens/Teens-
East Mall

8:45 AM                      Students
(9 and up) Depart for offsite Cane Travel - "Trechnolgy" 

Parents 

9:00 AM                      Welcome- Auditorium

            Trudy Pickrel, President, Maryland Parents of Blind
Children 

                                                                      , Director of Youth
Programs 

                                                Melissa
Riccobono, President, NFB of Maryland

                                                Sarah
Baebler and Melissa Lomax, BISM Youth Services Coordinators

9:15-10:00 AM          “White
Canes for Blind Kids”- Movie and Discussion-

Sharon Maneki,
Facilitator

10:00- 10:25 AM       “On
the Move with Cane and Confidence: Throughout the US, To Erope, To North
Africa, and More”

Conchita
Hernandez, Teacher of Blind Students, Early Childhood, District of Columbia
Schools- Auditorium

10:25 AM                   Questions and Discussion- Auditorium

10:35
AM                   “Teaching Mobility for a Lifetime Through Structured Discovery”

Dezman
Jackson, Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Blind Industries and Services of
Maryland- Auditorium

10:55  AM                  Questions and Discussion

11-11:45                     Roundtable: “Making the Right Decisions about Cane Travel”- Auditorium

Who needs a
cane; Cane vs. Dog, and when; the challenge of letting go: when to start.

Conchita
Hernandez, Orientation and Mobility Instructor

Melissa
Riccobono, Dog-guide User

Alex
Castillo, Experienced Traveler, Mentor, and Instructor

11:45                          Questions and
Discussion- Auditorium

12pm                          Lunch- Lunch Room

1:00                            “Trusting Your Cane: A Hands-On Experience
and Discussion for Parents”

Christine
Day, Parent and MDPOBC Board Member, with other O&M instructors- Members Hall

2:15                            Break

2:30                            “Beware of
Evaluation Pitfalls: The NOMA Solution”- Auditorium

                                                Mandi
Bundren, Teacher of Blind Students, DC Public Schools

3:00                            Questions and
Discussion- Auditorium

3:10                            “Using the IEP Process to Gain Orientation
& Mobility Services”- Auditorium

Carlton
Walker, President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children,
Attorney, and Teacher of Blind Students

4:00                            Questions and Discussion-
Auditorium

4:10                            “Helping Our Children Lead the Lives They Want”- Auditorium

                                                Mark Riccobono, Executive Director,
Jernigan Institute

4:30                            NFB Activities, Scholarships, and Important Dates- Auditorium

Melissa
Riccobono, President, National Federation of the Blind of Maryland

Trudy
Pickrel, President, Maryland Parents of Blind Children

Melissa
Lomax, President, Maryland Association of Blind Students

4:40                            “Who Are We? NFB”, a Presentation by Teens and Tweens, followed by
a presentation by the children-To be
announced

Trudy L. Pickrel
President
Maryland Parents of Blind Children 

www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org

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