[nfbmi-talk] fyi ncasb agenda
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Lots of Federationists involved here....
Joe
National Council of State Agencies for the Blind
Fall Training
Conference
November 12-14, 2014
HYATT REGENCY MIAMI
400 SE SECOND AVE
MIAMI, FL 33131-2197 US
Robert L. Doyle III, President
Rethinking Rehabilitation
Pre- conference event
Tuesday, November 11, 2014
Time TBA
Tour Miami Lighthouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Wednesday, November 12, 2014
9:00 AM Registration/Exhibits
Combined Conference with CSAVR
10:30 AM -12:00 PM General Session
COMMISSIONER’S REPORT / RSA UPDATE
Presiding: Betsy Hopkins,
President, CSAVR
State Director, Maine General
Presenting: Michael Yudin, Acting Assistant Secretary, Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS) invited
Melody Musgrove, Director, Office of Special Education Programs (OSEP)
Johan Uvin, Acting Assistant Secretary,
Office of Career, Technical and Adult Education (OCTAE) invited
Gerri Fiala, Deputy Assistant Secretary, US Department of Labor Employment and Training Administration (ETA)
Janet LaBreck, Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services Administration, (RSA)
12:00 PM Lunch on Your Own (NCSAB Attendees)
Lunch & RSA Meeting (Executive Committee Members)
2:00 PM Opening Session
NCSAB-Robert L. Doyle III, President
CSAVR Update-Stephen Wooderson, Executive Director
Washington Update-
Dr. Fredric Schroeder
NET and TAP Updates-
Kathy West-Evans
3:30 Break
3:50 Session 1: Randolph - Sheppard
Presiding- Ray Hopkins and Dan Fry
Presentation
· Catriona Macdonald - Linchpin Strategies
· RSA representative (invited)
· Rethinking Randolph-Sheppard: Shifting the Paradigm of Recruitment and Training
o Terry C. Smith, Consultant,
National Federal of the Blind Entrepreneurs Initiative
· Chuck Young, President,
The Hadley School for the Blind
· Colleen Wunderlich, Director
Forsythe Center for Entrepreneurship, The Hadley School for the Blind
5:00 NCSAB Wrap-up
6:30 NCSAB Reception
Thursday, November 13
8:00 Registration
8:30 Welcome
Robert L. Doyle III, NCSAB President
8:45 Session 2: Blindness Skills Training and Training Centers
Presiding- Leah Grupen
Presentations:
· The Florida Division of Blind Services/Florida Association of Agencies for the Blind public/private partnership model
o Robert Doyle, FL. DBS Director
o Ronee Silverman, FAASB President and Executive Director of Center for the Visually Impaired
o Dr. Elly DuPre ,Executive Director of the Lighthouse of Broward
· A Different kind of Place -Hatlin Center for the Blind
o Patricia Maffei, Program Director, The Hatlen Center
10:15 Break
10:30 Session 3: Assistive Technology
Presiding: Bill Finn Dorothy Young
Presentations
· Consumers in Golden Age of Portable Technology
o Mass Commission for the Blind
· Technology for Virtual Collaboration: What Works
o Laine Amoureux, Statewide Assistive Technologist, Idaho Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired, Boise, ID
o Richard Baker, Technology coordinator, Institute for Disability Studies, University of Southern Mississippi, Hattiesburg, MS
o Cheryl Kramer, Disability Advisor, Faculty, Capilano University, Vancouver, Canada
o Daphne Brindle, MS CCC-SLP, Speech Language Pathologist
Mindsource Center, Covington, WA
o Measurements and Measuring for Success
o Mark Nelson, Chief Executive Officer, Digital Apex LLC
12:15 Working Luncheon
Keynote Speaker TBA
2.00 PM Session 4- Transition Services
Presiding-- David DeNotaris
Presentations
o Transition Practices From Around the United States
o Joe Strechay, CareerConnect Program Manager
o Best Practice in Transition Programs
o Sylvia Stinson-Perez MSW/CVRT , Executive Director of the Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind
o Ronee Silberman, O&M Specialist, Executive Director of the Center for the Visually Impaired and Blind
o Dr. Elly DuPre Executive Director of the Lighthouse of Broward
o Wayne Jennings, DBS VR Consultant TVI/O&M
o Utilizing Experiential learning to optimize transition outcomes in vocational rehabilitation
o Jacalyn Stallings, MA, CRC Senior Rehabilitation Counselor, Idaho Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired
o Laine Amoureux, Statewide Assistive Technologist, M.S. Assistive Technology & Human Services, Idaho Commission for the Blind & Visually Impaired
3:45 PM Break
4:00 PM Session 5- Employment
Presiding Committee Chair
Presentations:
o Utilizing Soft Supports to Minimize Transportation Barriers to Employment: Thinking Outside the Bus.
o Jackie Stallings MA. CRC , Senior Rehabilitation Counselor , Idaho Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired.
o What it really takes to get a job in the 21st century for persons who are blind and visually impaired.
o Sylvia Stinson-Perez MSW/CVRT , Executive Director of the Lighthouse for the Visually Impaired and Blind
o Creating the Modern Blind Workforce
o Bruce Stover Chief Marketing Officer, Discover Technologies
5:15PM Committee Meetings
Employment Committee –
• Presiding Co-Chairs:
Lou Oma Durand & Daniel Madrid
Independent Living Committee –
• Presiding Co-Chairs: Bill Gibson
Randolph-Sheppard Committee –
• Presiding Chair: Ray Hopkins and Dan Frye
Technology Committee
• Presiding Chair: Bill Finn and Dorothy Young
Blindness Training –
• Presiding Chair: Lea Grupen
6:00 PM. Adjourn
Friday, November 14, 2014
7:00 AM Executive Committee Meeting
8:00 AM Registration/Exhibit
8:30 AM Business Meeting
Presiding: Robert L. Doyle III- NCSAB President
9:15 AM Session 6- Summary--Rethinking Rehabilitation
Presiding: Robert L. Doyle III
Presentations
o Preparing for the Implementation of Unified English Braille
o Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Louisiana Tech
o Empowerment for new consumers
o Douglas C. Boone, Administrator, Visual Services Division, Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services
9:45 AM Hot Topics for future conferences
o Presiding Sue Schaffer
o Low Vision Driving
o Others
10:15 AM Updates & Exhibitor Presentations
10:45 AM State Updates, Emerging Practices
11:45 AM Announcements, Wrap-up Adjourn
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