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<div align="center">NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND REHABILITATION
PROFESSIONALS<br>
(NABRP)<br>
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<div align="center">Presents<br>
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<div align="center">“Focus on Results That Work!”<br>
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“However beautiful the strategy, you should occasionally look at the
results.”Winston Churchill<br>
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<div align="center">2013 Annual Meeting<br>
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Wednesday, July 3, 2013<br>
1:00-5:00<br>
<b>Rosen Centre Hotel, Salon 7, level 2 <br><br>
</b>Melody Roane, President<br>
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AGENDA<br>
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1:00-2:00: Registration ($5.00) and networking opportunity<br>
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2:00-2:10: Welcome, introductions and announcementsMelody Roane,
President, National Association of Blind Rehabilitation Professionals;
Director, Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision
Impaired, Richmond, Virginia<br>
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2:10-2:30: A Keynote PresentationTools for the Journey:
Building a Solid Foundation for SuccessAmy Buresh, Vocational
rehabilitation counselor, Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually
Impaired, Lincoln, Nebraska; president, National Federation of the Blind
of Nebraska; Board member, National Federation of the Blind<br>
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2:30-2:40: Focus on Presentation: Public Speaking and Reading
Fluently Aloud Using an Audible TeleprompterBruce Gardner, Senior
Council, PenacleWest Capital Corporation, Phoenix, Arizona<br>
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2:40-2:50: Focus on Effective Self-Defense for the BlindElizabeth
L. Myska, Esquire JD LLM, New England 1TOUCH regional coordinator,
<b><i>Worcester, </i></b>Massachusetts<br>
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2:50-3:00: The Bookshare Strategy In Promoting EmploymentAllison
Hilliker, Bookshare Collection Development Associate, Tempe, Arizona<br>
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3:00-4:00: I Feel Like We’re Not Getting Anywhere!: Focus on
Successful Strategies When Working with Individuals Who Have Traumatic
Brain Injuries<i>Imelda Llanos, MS Visual Disabilities, OTR/L PM&R
Vision Impairment Clinic Program Manager, Polytrauma/TBI Vision Rehab
Clinic, James A. Haley Veterans Administration Medical Center, Tampa,
Florida<br>
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4:00-4:30: Getting Results with Deaf Blind Clients: How Customized
Employment can generate successful employment outcomesConchita
Hernandez, Vocational Rehabilitation Counselor, Nebraska Commission for
the Blind and Visually Impaired, Lincoln, Nebraska; Kimberley Barber –
M.S., Program Planner 2, Business Development Specialist, Iowa Vocational
Rehabilitation Services, Iowa Self-Employment (ISE) Program, Des Moines,
Iowa<br>
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4:30-4:50: A Round Table Discussion of Critical Issues In the
Rehabilitation Field<br>
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4:50-5:00: Job announcements, wrap-up and adjourn<br>
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<div align="center">Current NABRP Board members:<br>
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PresidentMelody Roane, Virginia<br>
First Vice PresidentShawn Mayo, Minnesota<br>
Second Vice PresidentJulie Deden, Colorado<br>
SecretaryPamela Allen, Louisiana<br>
TreasurerAmy Buresh, Nebraska<br>
Board Position 1Brook Sexton, Utah<br>
Board Position 2Jane Lansaw, Texas<br>
Board Position 3Jennifer Kennedy, Virginia<br>
Board Position 4Maurice Peret, Maryland<br>
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<div align="center">MISSION STATEMENT<br>
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The purpose of the National Association of Blind Rehabilitation
Professionals is to promote rehabilitation practices, policies and
legislation that emphasize positive attitudes, high expectations and a
belief in blind individuals to live full, productive and independent
lives. The National Association of Blind Rehabilitation
Professionals also encourages research into rehabilitation issues and
practices that will lead to more effective strategies to make the dreams
of blind people a reality.<br>
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To join the NFB’s listserv for rehabilitation counselors, go to
nfbnet.org and select “rehab” from the list of listserv topics.<br>
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If you would like to join the listserv for Training Center professionals,
please send an e-mail to
<a href="mailto:melody.roane@dbvi.virginia.gov">
melody.roane@dbvi.virginia.gov</a> expressing your interest in joining
this particular listserv.<br>
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For any comments or suggestions regarding the NABRP, please e-mail
melody.roane@dbvi.virginia.gov<br>
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Melody Roane, Director<br>
Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired<br>
401 Azalea Avenue<br>
Richmond, Virginia 23227<br>
Phone: 804.371.3323<br>
Email:
<a href="mailto:melody.roane@dbvi.virginia.gov">
melody.roane@dbvi.virginia.gov</a><br>
Worldwide Web:
<a href="http://www.vrcbvi.org">http://www.vrcbvi.org</a><br>
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