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<div align="center"><b>The CISCO Academy for the Vision Impaired
Presents<br>
CAVI Cast - Vocational Rehabilitation for the blind in the United
States<br>
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Presenters<b>: Dr. Fredric K. Schroeder</b> & Jeanine K. Lineback
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When: Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 8:00 pm eastern <br>
Please check the time for your time zone by going to:
<a href="http://www.timeanddate.com/">http://www.timeanddate.com/</a><br>
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Where: Online - tt.cucat.org <br>
We will be using the free conferencing system, TeamTalk. The TeamTalk
software can be downloaded from
<a href="http://www.bearware.dk/index.php?section=products&pageid=tt4download#hdrmenu">
http://www.bearware.dk/index.php?section=products&pageid=tt4download#hdrmenu</a>
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A guide for setting up and configuring TeamTalk for tt.cucat.org can be
found at
<a href="http://www.cucat.org/wiki/index.php?n=Main.SettingUpTeamtalk">
http://www.cucat.org/wiki/index.php?n=Main.SettingUpTeamtalk</a><br>
The use of a headset is recommended. <br>
This is a free online presentation. We encourage participation from
persons in other countries as well as those from the U.S.<br>
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Topics to be discussed include: <br>
· The history of the
rehabilitation system <br>
· Structure and legislation of
the rehabilitation system <br>
· Getting the most out of your
rehabilitation<br>
· Your Rights and
responsibilities as a client<br>
· Take aways and lessons from
the U.S. rehabilitation system <br>
· Rehabilitation models in
other countries<br><br>
· Discussion & questions
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<div align="center">About the Presenters<br>
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<a name="OLE_LINK13"></a>Dr. Fredric K. Schroeder has a long and
distinguished career in service to the blind. This year, at the Eighth
General Assembly of the World Blind Union (WBU), Dr. Schroeder was
elected first vice president of theWBU. He was appointed as the
commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) within
the U.S. Department of Education, under President Bill Clinton. Dr.
Schroeder has held the office of the first vice president of the National
Federation of the Blind since 2006. He served as the first executive
director of the New Mexico Commission for the Blind. He now works as a
research professor specializing in leadership and public policy in
vocational rehabilitation, at San Diego State University and also serves
as president of the Virginia affiliate of the National Federation of the
Blind. You can read more about Dr. Fredric Schroeder at
<a href="https://nfb.org/fredric-schroeder">
https://nfb.org/fredric-schroeder</a><a name="OLE_LINK13"></a>. <br>
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Jeanine K. Lineback has dedicated more than twenty years to service of
the blind. In 2012, she was elected as treasurer of the Assistive
Technology Trainers Division of the National Federation of the Blind and
Chairperson of the Technology Committee of the Texas affiliate of the
National Federation of the Blind. Her career began in 1991 as an adaptive
technology trainer for the University of Texas at Austin. In the summer
of 1991, she accepted a position with the Colorado Center for the Blind,
where she became the Technology Coordinator. She moved into private
industry in 1997 providing assistive technology training and consulting
services. Ms. Lineback was employed in 2008, as a Technology and Career
Guidance instructor at the Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center. Currently,
she runs her own business, Lineback Technology Solutions, providing
assistive technology training and consulting services and also serves as
Second Vice President of the Austin affiliate of the National Federation
of the Blind of Texas. You can read more about Jeanine Lineback at
<a href="http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlineback">
http://www.linkedin.com/in/jlineback</a><a name="OLE_LINK3"></a>.<br>
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