PLEASE PASS THIS AROUND TO ANYONE IN NEED OF THISINFORMATION... Sounds like a great conference. <div><br></div><div>Blessings, Jennifer Hall<span></span><br><br>---------- Forwarded message ----------<br>From: <b>Wright, Jennifer (OFB-FK)</b> <br>
Date: Tuesday, January 7, 2014<br>Subject: FW: Office for the Blind 2014 Transition Conference<br>To: "Flanagan, Allison A (OFB-FK)" <<a href="mailto:Allison.Flanagan@ky.gov">Allison.Flanagan@ky.gov</a>>, Ann Smits <<a href="mailto:ann.smits@insightbb.com">ann.smits@insightbb.com</a>>, Bill Deatherage <<a href="mailto:BillD@insightbb.com">BillD@insightbb.com</a>>, Carla Ruschival <<a href="mailto:carla40206@gmail.com">carla40206@gmail.com</a>>, Cathy Jackson <<a href="mailto:cathyj1949@gmail.com">cathyj1949@gmail.com</a>>, "McNabb, Cora L (OFB-FK)" <<a href="mailto:Cora.McNabb@ky.gov">Cora.McNabb@ky.gov</a>>, David Lawson <<a href="mailto:David.Lawson@lc-ind.com">David.Lawson@lc-ind.com</a>>, Dennis Franklin <<a href="mailto:FranklinVending2003@yahoo.com">FranklinVending2003@yahoo.com</a>>, Don Gerard <<a href="mailto:Don@landsharkshredding.com">Don@landsharkshredding.com</a>>, George Stokes <<a href="mailto:George4581@gmail.com">George4581@gmail.com</a>>, "Gordon-Brown, Gerry (CAP-FK)" <<a href="mailto:Gerry.Gordon-Brown@ky.gov">Gerry.Gordon-Brown@ky.gov</a>>, Gerry Rader Slusher <<a href="mailto:grader@fuse.net">grader@fuse.net</a>>, Gina Fugate <<a href="mailto:Gina_Fugate@berea.edu">Gina_Fugate@berea.edu</a>>, "Kennedy, Jack B (OFB-FK)" <<a href="mailto:Jack.Kennedy@ky.gov">Jack.Kennedy@ky.gov</a>>, Jennifer Hall <<a href="mailto:Jenny26@tds.net">Jenny26@tds.net</a>>, Kathy Eversole <<a href="mailto:kathy.eversole@kedc.org">kathy.eversole@kedc.org</a>>, Kelly Foust <<a href="mailto:kfoust@lifeskills.com">kfoust@lifeskills.com</a>>, Kevin Shurn <kevin@smc.cc>, Kim Zeigler <<a href="mailto:KZeigler1@msn.com">KZeigler1@msn.com</a>>, Laura Yates <laura@smc.cc>, Michael Freeholm <<a href="mailto:mfreholm@unbridledaccess.com">mfreholm@unbridledaccess.com</a>>, "Shirley, Patrick B (Education Cabinet)" <<a href="mailto:PatrickB.Shirley@ky.gov">PatrickB.Shirley@ky.gov</a>>, Paula Wiese <<a href="mailto:PaulaWiese@insightbb.com">PaulaWiese@insightbb.com</a>>, Rebecca Murrell <<a href="mailto:kylawrm@gmail.com">kylawrm@gmail.com</a>>, Rhonda Logsdon <<a href="mailto:Rhonda@kyspin.com">Rhonda@kyspin.com</a>>, "Sharon Fields (Home)" <<a href="mailto:sharon.fields@fewpb.net">sharon.fields@fewpb.net</a>>, Shirley Stivers <<a href="mailto:stiverss4@hotmail.com">stiverss4@hotmail.com</a>>, "Shirley Stivers (Work)" <<a href="mailto:sstivers@nkcac.org">sstivers@nkcac.org</a>>, "Deeley, Stephen P (OFB-LV)" <<a href="mailto:Stephen.Deeley@ky.gov">Stephen.Deeley@ky.gov</a>>, Susan Ament <<a href="mailto:sa@twc.com">sa@twc.com</a>>, Theresa Thomas <<a href="mailto:theresa@bcbky.org">theresa@bcbky.org</a>>, "Hammons, Twyla S (OFB-SS)" <<a href="mailto:TwylaS.Hammons@ky.gov">TwylaS.Hammons@ky.gov</a>><br>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">When: April 14 and 15, 2014</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Time: Monday, April 14, 10:00 a.m. until 4:00 p.m.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Tuesday, April 15, 8:30 a.m. – 12:00 noon.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Where: Marriott East, 1903 Embassy Square Boulevard, Louisville, KY 40299 off I-64 at Hurstbourne Ln.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Who: Staff involved in the transition process, VI Teachers, Students and their Families.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">There will be opening and closing main sessions as well as breakout sessions on a variety of topics specific to transition and the blind and visually impaired. The conference
will be free and open to the public. Breakout Sessions will cover Advocacy, Social Security and Working, The Role of Work Experience, the IEP and ILP and supported employment. Consumers will share their successive stories and a panel of employers will share
what they are looking for in candidates. More details to follow on the registration process as well as an agenda for the conference. Please make plans to attend.
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Keynote Speaker:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Luis Pérez considers himself an Inclusive Learning Evangelist: his mission is
to help educators create more inclusive learning environments for all students through the implementation of Universal Design for Learning (UDL) principles, the selection of appropriate assistive technology for those students who need it to overcome barriers
to learning, and the authoring of accessible content. Luis received his M. Ed. in instructional technology and a doctorate in special education from the University of South Florida. While at USF, Luis worked with the Florida Center for Instructional Technology
(FCIT) to develop Tech Ease for All, a collection of free assistive technology and web accessibility tutorials for teachers. He was also a technology integration specialist with the Laptop Initiative and iTeach, two programs that provide technology integration
assistance to pre-service educators. In recognition of his accomplishments in the field of educational technology, Luis was selected as an Apple Distinguished Educator (ADE) in 2009. He is currently on the Advisory Board for the ADE program in the U.S. and
he is also a board member of the Special Education Technology Special Interest Group (SETSIG) of the International Society for Technology in Education (ISTE). Luis is the author of Mobile Learning for All: Supporting Accessibility with the iPad, from Corwin
Press. His work has also appeared in the Journal of Special Education Technology, Teaching Exceptional Children, Closing the Gap Solutions, THE Journal, The Loop Magazine, and the National Federation of the Blind’s Future Reflections magazine.</span><u></u><u></u></p>
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<p class="MsoNormal"><b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Closing Session Speaker:</span></b><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif""> Chris Groeber, is the CEO at Key Assets Kentucky, an innovative program
development that produces outcomes in child welfare. He holds a MSW in Social Work from the University of Kentucky. Mr. Groeber was a Training Specialist at Eastern Kentucky University for fifteen years. He believes in transforming vision into actual
programmatic changes is key to successful cultural metamorphosis. Mr. Groeber has a passion for life and being a positive influence on others because people matter. He will challenge and motivate us to be the best that we can in whatever direction life
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<p class="MsoNormal"><span style="font-size:12.0pt;font-family:"Arial","sans-serif"">Cora McNabb,<br>
Vocational Rehabilitation Administrator<br>
Office For the Blind<br>
275 East Main Street <br>
Mail Stop 2-EJ<br>
Frankfort, KY 40621<br>
Phone: (502) 564-4754 <br>
Fax: (502) 564-2951<br>
<a href="javascript:_e({}, 'cvml', 'cora.mcnabb@ky.gov');" target="_blank"><span style="color:windowtext">cora.mcnabb@ky.gov</span></a></span><u></u><u></u></p>
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