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<div align="center">NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND REHABILITATION
PROFESSIONALS<br>
(NABRP)<br>
Presents<br>
“Team Work Makes the Dream Work!”<br>
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“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward a common vision.
It is the ability to direct individual accomplishment toward
organizational objectives. It is the fuel that allows common people to
attain uncommon results.”author unknown<br>
<div align="center">2016 Annual Meeting<br>
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Saturday, July 2, 2016<br>
1:00-5:00<br>
Rosen Shingle Creek Resort, <br>
9939 Universal Boulevard, <br>
Orlando, Florida 32819-9357<br>
Phone: (866) 996-9939<br>
<b> <br>
Wekiwa 5, Level 2<br>
</b>Melody Roane, President<br>
AGENDA<br>
1:00-2:00: Workshop registration begins ($5.00) and networking
opportunity<br>
2:00-2:30: 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>
2:30-3:00: A Keynote Presentation“What’s a Sighted Guy Doing In a
Blind Place Like This?”--Dick Davis, Associate Director, BLIND, Inc.,
Minneapolis, Minnesota<br>
3:00-3:20: NFB BELL ACADEMY: Not Just for Little Kids,
Growing Our Blindness Teama panel discussion moderated by Amy
Porterfield, Arizona BELL coordinator and Chief Operations Officer at the
Southern Arizona Association for the Visually Impaired (SAAVI), Tucson,
Arizona; Eli Stadt, former BELL graduate and first year mentor; Katie
Cuppy, college student in the area of TVI, former mentor and current BELL
braille teacher; Jessica Rojas: college student in Education and
first year mentor<br>
3:20-3:30: Making the Dream Work at BookShare: What We Can
OfferGinny Grant, Senior Product Manager for Global Literacy, Benetech,
Palo Alto, California<br>
3:30-3:50: Which Fork Do I Use for the Salad?: Building a
Socially Competent Team To Win the Dream JobEileen Rivera Ley, Creator
of Blind and Socially Savvy, Baltimore, Maryland<br>
3:50-4:10: Professional Development and Dream Teams: A
Discussion of Books, Seminars and Classes That Challenge Us To Grow In
Our Careersfacilitated by Maurice Peret, AbilityOne Sales
Representative, Blind Industries and Services of Maryland, Baltimore,
Maryland<br>
4:10-4:30: Elections <br>
4:30-5:00: 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, Iowa<br>
Second Vice PresidentRashad Morgan, Florida<br>
SecretaryPamela Allen, Louisiana<br>
TreasurerAmy Buresh, Nebraska<br>
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Board Position 1Brook Sexton, Minnesota<br>
Board Position 2Julie Deden, Colorado<br>
Board Position 3Jennifer Kennedy, Utah<br>
Board Position 4Maurice Peret, Maryland<br>
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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>
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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