<html><head><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"></head><body dir="auto"><div>Cool. I might check into this for future conventions.<br><br>Chris Nusbaum<div><br></div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div>
</div><div><br>On Oct 20, 2013, at 10:25 PM, Trudy Pickrel <<a href="mailto:tlpickrel@hotmail.com">tlpickrel@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>
That is great Christopher but with this letter or one like it you may not have to use vacation days and hopefully all student like you said can get them classified as educational. My kids they have not even counted them absent. <br>
<br><div>Trudy Pickrel<div>President Md Parent Blind Children. </div><div>301-501-1818</div><div><a href="http://Www.TLCbytheLake.com">Www.TLCbytheLake.com</a></div></div><div><br></div></div><div><br>On Oct 20, 2013, at 8:30 PM, christopher nusbaum <<a href="mailto:dotkid.nusbaum@gmail.com">dotkid.nusbaum@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br>
<br></div><blockquote type="cite"><div><meta http-equiv="content-type" content="text/html; charset=utf-8"><div>Miss Trudy,<br><br>Interesting--I have never needed such a letter to get my absence for the convention excused. While I do need to fill out a "vacation form" and get it signed by my teachers and an administrator, there has been no problem and my experience in actually getting it excused. Once my form has been turned into our schools attendance secretary, she will excuse the absence in the system. I believe I have even gotten this absence classified as an educational one. This classification is the same that they would use if I were absent for a college visit or an internship. Each county may have different policies regarding this sort of absence, but I have never needed a special letter requesting that it be waived.<br>
<br>Chris Nusbaum<div><br></div><div>Sent from my iPhone</div></div><div><br>On Oct 20, 2013, at 4:33 PM, Trudy Pickrel <<a href="mailto:tlpickrel@hotmail.com">tlpickrel@hotmail.com</a>> wrote:<br><br></div><blockquote type="cite">
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<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font> <br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Please see attached the Teen/Tween Agenda and a Sample letter you can use to get your childs absents excused for their time out of school. This has worked in our county for many years. </font><br>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font> <br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Please remember this is a weekend of mentoring that they can not get anywhere in their everyday living. </font><br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font> <br>
<font size="3" face="Times New Roman">Can not wait to see you all their. The final Parents workshop agenda should be out tomorrow. Here is just a taste of what you don't want to miss out on.</font><br><font size="3" face="Times New Roman"></font> <br>
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<br><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.75in;text-align:center" class="MsoNormal" align="center"><b style><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt">WORKSHOP DESCRIPTIONS</span></b></p>
<br><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.75in" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">IEP
YOUR RIGHTS AND RESPONSIBILITY-Question and Answers-<i style> Instructor: Carlton Cook Walker attorney and TVI, NOPOBC President,</i></span></b></p>
<br><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.75in" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">USING THE IEP FOR
INDEPENDENCE GOAL/SKILLS GOALS ON THE IEP-</span></b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Goals you can add to
your IEP to assure <span style="background:yellow">Independent
and preparedness for Future</span>.<span style> </span><b style><i style>Instructor:
Carlton Cook Walker attorney and TVI, NOPOBC President, & Susan Polansky
Parent & 1<sup>st</sup> Vice President MDPOBC</i></b></span></p>
<br><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.75in" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">LIVING LIFE OUT LOUD:</span></b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:12pt"> </span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Strategies
to prepare blind children for the real world- </span><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt" lang="EN">In this interactive workshop, participants will learn
about and discuss strategies that encourage learning, exploration and
problem-solving activities for blind children. The presenters will share their
observations and experiences working in a summer program for blind teenagers
and suggest fun and insightful activities that will encourage blind children to
take on age-appropriate responsibilities and learn from mistakes. The goals of
this workshop is to have parents leave with a list of relevant projects and
activities that challenge blind children to become active participants at
school and in their homes and communities and to have them know that they do
not need to have the perfect training or background to train blind children who
will become successful blind adults-</span><b style><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">
<b style><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">Instructor:</span></b><b style><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt" lang="EN"> Melod</span></b>y</span></b><b style><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt" lang="EN"> Roane, director, Virginia Rehabilitation Center
for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Richmond, Virginia; president, National
Association of Blind Rehabilitation Professionals & Mellisa Riccabono</span></b></p>
<br><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.75in" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">YOUR
CHILDS INDEPENDENCE STARTS WITH YOU- </span></b><b style><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN">Degree is NOT Required- </span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"" lang="EN">A Continuation from LIVING LIFE Out LOUD-<b style> Instructor: Amy Phelps, CRC, NOMC,
assistant Director for instruction, Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the
Blind and Vision Impaired</b></span><span style="color:blue;line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:14pt" lang="EN"> </span></p>
<br><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.75in" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">USING THE IEP FOR
INDEPENDENCE GOAL/SKILLS GOALS ON THE IEP-</span></b><span style="line-height:115%;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif";font-size:10pt">.<span style> </span><b style><i style>Instructor: Carlton Cook Walker attorney and
TVI, NOPOBC President,</i></b></span><b style><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""></span></b></p>
<br><p style="margin:0in 0in 10pt 0.75in" class="MsoNormal"><b style><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Tactile Graphics: Do
your own thing! New capabilities and more opportunities for blind persons</span></b><span style="font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">-
Learn how to use E.A.S.Y. LLC’s inTACT™ sketchpad to do your own STEM diagrams
and freehand art. Correct and edit with our inTACT™ thermal eraser. Transmit
digital copies of your drawings over the internet for distance learning and
collaboration with colleagues. Come one, come all! <b style>Presenters: Dr. Al Maneki, Chairman, Board of Advisors, E.A.S.Y. LLC;
Senior STEM Advisor, NFB Jernigan Institute, Columbia, MD</b></span></p>
<br><br id="FontBreak"></font><br><br><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS"><strong>Trudy L. Pickrel</strong></font><br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS">President</font></strong><br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS">Maryland Parents of Blind Children </font></strong><br>
<font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS"><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS"><strong><a href="http://www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org" target="_blank">www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org</a></strong></font></strong><a href="http://www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org" target="_blank"></a></font><a href="http://www.mdparentsofblindchildren.org" target="_blank"></a><br>
<strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS">TLC by the Lake's Standard Poodle's</font></strong><br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS"><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS"><a href="http://www.tlcbythelake.com" target="_blank">www.tlcbythelake.com</a></font></strong></font></strong><br>
<strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS">301-501-1818</font></strong><br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS"></font></strong> <br><strong><font color="#5f497a" face="Comic Sans MS"></font></strong> <br>
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