[rehab] 2010 Rehab conference Agenda

Mon Jun 21 14:34:27 UTC 2010

Dear Rehab and O&M professionals, 

Attached, and pasted below is the conference agenda for the 2010 Annual Rehabilitation and O&M conference, which will be held on Saturday, July 3 in Dallas TX. If you have not done so already, please register online at: 

https://nbpcb.org/members/login.php?r=/members/er.php?eid=40

National Federation of the Blind

9th Annual Rehabilitation and

Orientation and Mobility Conference

and 

27th Annual National Organization of Parents of Blind Children Conference

Education: Top Down and Bottom Up

Hilton Anatole Hotel

Dallas, Texas

July 3, 2010

7:45 am – 8:00 pm

Stemmons Auditorium, Atrium lobby

Acknowledgements

We would like to give a special acknowledgement to the National Federation of the Blind (NFB). The NFB has not only hosted the rehabilitation events for more than nine years, but more importantly, has provided the philosophy, leadership, and guidance upon which the most effective rehabilitation practices have been established nationwide. 

We would also like to give a special thanks to the many people who contributed their time, energy, and expertise to making the Rehabilitation and Orientation and Mobility conference a success. It is through the dedication, determination, and fortitude of leaders in the organized blind movement that we have collectively shifted the focus of rehabilitation in this country. Together, we truly change what it means to be blind. 
Agenda

7:30 – 8:45 Registration

Location: Stemmons Auditorium, Atrium lobby 

Coffee provided by the National Blindness Professional Certification Board

Morning Session 

Location: Stemmons Auditorium, Atrium lobby

9:00 – Noon—General Session

9:00—9:10 Welcome. 

Carol Castellano, President, National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC); 

Edward Bell, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB), Louisiana Tech University.

9:10—9:30 Kid Talk with Dr. Mark Maurer. 

Kids get a chance to speak to the president of the National Federation of the Blind about anything that’s on their minds

9:30—9:50 from Alchemy to Chemistry: A Blind Scientist Breaks Through. 

Cary Supalo, Chemist and PhD candidate, Penn State University, Philadelphia, PA.

9:50—10:20 Youth Panel: Imagine the Possibilities. 

Mark Riccobono, M.Ed., Executive Director, NFB Jernigan Institute, Baltimore, MD; Student Panelists. 

10:20—10:40 Short break while children leave for NFB youth track.

10:40—11:10 Education: Top Down & Bottom Up. 

Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D., Research Professor, San Diego State University; and 1st Vice-President, NFB, Vienna, VA. 

11:10—11:40 Teacher Training: The State of the Art. 

Jerry Petroff, Ph.D., the College of New Jersey, Ewing; 

Ruby Ryles, Ph.D., Louisiana Tech University, Ruston.

11:40—12:00 Rehabilitation Training: The State of the Art. 

Edward Bell, Ph.D., Director, PDRIB, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston.

12:00 Adjourn

12:00 – 2:00 National Blindness Professional Certification Board Awards Ceremony Luncheon Banquet. 

(Banquet ticket required)

Location: Morocco Room, Tower mezzanine

Master of Ceremonies

Allen C. Harris, President

·       NOMC Certificants/Recertificants

·       NCLB Certificants

·       Awards and Recognitions 

Afternoon Session

2:00—5:00 

Location: Stemmons Auditorium, Atrium lobby

2:00—2:30 National Blindness Professional Certification Board: 2010 Update. 

Allen C. Harris, President, Birmingham, AL; 

Brook Sexton, M.Ed., NOMCT Chairperson, Salt Lake City, UT;

Deja Powell, M.A., NOMC, NCLB Coordinator, Ruston, LA. 

2:30—3:15 Quiet Cars, Pedestrian Safety, and Mobility Instruction. 

Panel Discussion- Edward Bell, Ph.D., Moderator: 

Jeff Altman, M.A., NOMC, Nebraska Center for the Blind, Lincoln;

Joleen Kinzer, M.A., NOMC, Statewide O&M Consultant, Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center, Austin, TX; 

Jonathan Ice, NOMC, Iowa Department for the Blind, Cedar Rapids. 

 3:15—3:45 Low Vision and Structured Discovery Mobility: Mutually Exclusive or Complimentary. 

Maurice Perret, NOMC, Instructor, Blindness Industries and Services of Maryland (BISM), Baltimore; 

Emily Wharton, MFA, NOMC, NCLB, Communications Instructor, Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions (BLIND, Inc.), Minneapolis, MN. 

3:45—4:45 Ethics in Rehabilitation: Right versus Right Decision-Making. 

David Ticchi, Ph.D., Special Assistant to the President, Legal Seafood, Boston, MA. (Note: this presentation covers CRCC code of ethics sections: L.2, D.1, & E.1).

4:45—5:00 Questions/Answers, Job Announcements, and Conference Evaluation. 

5:00 Adjourn. 

5:00 – 8:00 Mix and Mingle Reception. 

Location: Morocco Room, Tower mezzanine

Cash Bar. This is your opportunity to meet the day’s presenters, to network with prospective employers and employees, and generally to mix and mingle with your colleagues in the rehabilitation field.

Continuing Education Credits are available if you registered through the NBPCB for:

National Orientation and Mobility Certificants (NOMC)

and Certified Rehabilitation Counselors (CRC)

Sponsored Jointly by:

National Association of Blind Rehabilitation Professionals (NABRP)

Melody Roane, President

http://www.nfbnet.org/mailman/listinfo/rehab

National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB)

Allen Harris, President 

318-257-4554

www.nbpcb.org

National Organization of Parents of Blind Children (NOPBC) 

Carol Castellano, President 

973-377-0976

www.nopbc.org 

Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB) 

Louisiana Tech University

Edward Bell, Director

318-257-4554

www.latech.edu/instituteonblindness

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
318.257.4554 (Office)
318.257.2259 (Fax)
ebell at latech.edu
www.latech.edu/instituteonblindness
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"I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." 
-- Stephen Jay Gould 
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