[Pibe-division] Getting in Touch with Literacy in New Orleans: Final Call for Presenters

Edward Bell ebell at pdrib.com
Mon Mar 13 15:48:56 UTC 2017


 

For more information about the Getting in Touch with Literacy Conference
that is to be held December 6-9 in New Orleans, visit this webpage:

 <http://www.gettingintouchwithliteracy.org/>
http://www.gettingintouchwithliteracy.org/

 

A national conference focusing on the literacy needs of individuals with
visual impairments.

December 6 - 9 * New Orleans, LA

Getting in Touch with Literacy 2017

Getting In Touch With Literacy 2017

Call For Papers: Application

 

Please fill in the form below and submit no later than February 26, 2017.
You will be notified shortly thereafter with the status of your proposal

About You

First Name 

Last Name 

Suffix 

Title 

Affiliation 

Address 1 

Address 2 

City 

State 

Zip 

Day Phone 

Evening Phone 

Email 

Presentation Type:     [  ] Workshop 1hr       [  ] Poster

About Your Workshop or Poster Session 

Title of Workshop or Poster Session as it should appear in the Conference
Program


Additional Workshop Presenters' Names, Titles, E-mails and Affiliation
(complete only if applicable). YOU MUST HAVE ALL PRESENTERS LISTED HERE TO
BE INCLUDED IN THE CONFERENCE PROGRAM. Write names, titles and affiliation
exactly as you want them to appear in the program.


Please select the primary strand that BEST applies to your workshop
[    ]  Emergent Literacy

[    ]  Literacy in Everyday Life

[    ]  Educational Instruction and Assessment

[    ]  Literacy for Individuals with Multiple Disabilities

[    ]  Vocational/Adult Literacy

[    ]  Assistive Technology and Tactile Graphics

 

 

If you feel your proposal applies to more than one strand, please select the
appropriate secondary strand.
[    ]  Emergent Literacy

[    ]  Literacy in Everyday Life

[    ]  Educational Instruction and Assessment

[    ]  Literacy for Individuals with Multiple Disabilities

[    ]  Vocational/Adult Literacy

[    ]  Assistive Technology and Tactile Graphics

 

 

 

 

 

 

Abstract of presentation for committee consideration

Please describe your proposed presentation in 200 words or less. Information
shared might include the following:

*	Overall purpose
*	Description of the type of information being shared (i.e. research,
practice oriented, medical).
*	List targeted age group (early childhood, elementary, high school,
adult, etc.) and population to which information best applies
(students/adults with low vision, gifted students, struggling braille
readers, students with multiple disabilities, etc.)
*	Indicate the target audience (teachers of students with visual
impairments, rehabilitation teachers, low vision therapists, transcribers,
parents, students, or others)




Description Text for Conference Program

Description of workshop or poster session for registration packet (<100
words).  Please be brief. 

Learning Objectives

Please list up to three learning objectives which participants will gain
through your workshop or poster session. These objectives will provide
necessary information for obtaining CEU or PDP credits.

1. 

2. 

3. 




 

AV Equipment

All rooms will be equipped with the following equipment:

*	Speaker's table
*	LCD projector
*	Screen
*	Speaker's podium
*	Microphone if needed for larger rooms

If you need the following items, please come prepared with your own
equipment:

*	Laptop computer
*	External speakers
*	DVD player

If you have additional AV needs, please specify your needs below. Please
note that not all AV equipment requested will be available and there may be
an additional charge to the presenter for unique requests, including wifi
access.


Thank you for your submission. 

All speakers must register for the conference and secure their own travel
and hotel accommodations.

If you are unable to submit electronically, please contact Janie Blome
(502-899-2367),  <mailto:jblome at aph.org> jblome at aph.org, or Cay Holbrook
(604-822-2235),  <mailto:cay.hollbrook at ubc.ca> cay.hollbrook at ubc.ca 

 

 

 

Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC

Director, Professional Development and Research

Institute on Blindness

Louisiana Tech University

210 Woodard Hall 

PO Box 3158

Ruston LA 71272

Office: 318.257.4554                      Fax: 318.257.2259 (Fax)
Skype: edwardbell2010

 <mailto:ebell at latech.edu> ebell at latech.edu
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died in cotton fields and sweatshops." 

-- Stephen Jay Gould

 

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