[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
<http://www.pdrib.com> www.pdrib.com
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died in cotton fields and sweatshops."
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