[rehab] Agenda--10th Annual Rehabilitation Conference: Structured Discovery ...

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National Federation of the Blind

10th Annual 

Rehabilitation and

Orientation and Mobility 

Conference

STRUCTURED DISCOVERY: The History, the Legacy, and the Future

Rosen Shingle Creek hotel

9939 Universal Blvd

Orlando, Florida

July 3, 2011

7:30 a.m.—7:00 p.m. 

Panzacola F-2 Ballroom, Level 1

STRUCTURED DISCOVERY: The History, the Legacy, and the Future

AGENDA

Registration

7:30—8:30 a.m.

Location: Panzacola F-2 Ballroom Foyer, Level 1

Coffee provided by the National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB) 

Morning Session

8:30 a.m.—12:00 p.m.

Location: Panzacola F-2 Ballroom, Level 1

8:30 Welcome. Edward Bell, Ph.D., Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston; Allen C. Harris, President, National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB), Birmingham, AL. 

8:40 Rehabilitation and the Organized Blind. Dr. Marc Maurer, President, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, MD. 

9:00 Structured Discovery: The Legacy of the Blind. Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D., Research Professor, San Diego State University and First-Vice President, National Federation of the Blind, Vienna, VA.

9:30 Structured Discovery, to Coin a Phrase. Dr Allan G. Dodds, CPsychol, FBPsS, Csci, Consultant Neuropsychologist, Bramcote, Nottingham, UK.

10:00 Contemporary Issues in Structured Discovery. Edward Bell, Ph.D., Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston. 

10:30 Where is the evidence? Show me the data. Panel Presentation of Structured Discovery Students. Moderator: Shawn Mayo, Executive Director, BLIND, Inc., Minneapolis, MN; Presentations from several Graduates of BLIND Inc., Colorado Center for the Blind, and Louisiana Center for the Blind. 

11:15 Certification, Licensure, and Accreditation: National Trends. Garett A. Holm, President, Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP), Tucson, AZ.

11:45 Questions and Answers. 

12:00 Adjourn

National Blindness Professional Certification Board Luncheon Banquet and Awards Ceremony

 (Banquet ticket required)

12:00—2:00 p.m.

Location: Panzacola F-4 Ballroom, Level One

Master of Ceremonies

Allen Harris, President

NOMC Certificants/Recertificants

NCLB Certificants

Awards and Special Recognition 

Afternoon Break out Sessions

2:00—5:00 p.m.

Concurrent Sessions A

2:00—2:50 p.m.

1.   The Trials and Tribulations of Running a Structured Discovery Training Center: A Round Table Discussion. Moderators: Fatos Floyd, Director, Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Orientation Center, Lincoln; Pamela Allen, Executive Director, Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston. 

Location: Suwannee 11

2.   Structured Discovery Cane Travel: Historical Perspectives and Contemporary Issues. Moderators Christine Boone, J.D., Vice President, D. Boone Consultants, LLC; and Dr Allan Dodds, CPsychol, FBPsS, Csci, Consultant Neuropsychologist, Bramcote, Nottingham, UK.

Location: Suwannee 13

3.   Innovative Strategies for Incorporating Access Technology and Braille into Instruction. Moderators: Emily Wharton, NOMC/NCLB, and Ryan Strunk, NCLB, BLIND Inc., Minneapolis, MN. 

Location: Wekiwa 8

4.   Structured Discovery Cane Travel with Young Kids in the Public School Setting. Denise Mackenstadt, NOMC, Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Mackenstadt Rehabilitation Services, Sequim, WA; Deja Powell, NOMC, Programs Manager, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston. 

Location: Wekiwa-10

Concurrent Sessions B

3:00—3:50 p.m.

1.   Transition Services and Summer Programs. Brent Batron, Youth Services Coordinator, Colorado Center for the Blind, Littleton; Amy Phelps, Youth Services Manager, Blindness Industries and Services of Maryland, Baltimore. 

Location: Suwannee 11

2.   Running Seminars and Confidence Builders. Moderators: Pamela Allen, Executive Director, Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston; Julie Deden, Executive Director, Colorado Center for the Blind, Littleton; Shawn Mayo, Executive Director, Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions (BLIND, Inc.), Minneapolis, MN. 

Location: Suwannee 13

3.   Understanding NBPCB and ACVREP Certifications, Practices and Programs: Edward Bell, Secretary/Treasurer, NBPCB, Ruston, LA; Garett A. Holm, President, ACVREP, Tucson, AZ.

Location: Wekiwa 8

4.   Activities of Daily Living: Putting the Structure into Discovery. Cindy Zimmer, Home Management Instructor, Nebraska Commission for the Blind, Lincoln; Jeff Pearcy, Home Management Instructor, Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston. 

Location: Wekiwa-10

Concurrent Sessions C

4:00—4:50 p.m.

1.   Breaking into the Veteran’s Administration, Kirk Waters, NOMC, Blind Rehabilitation Specialist with the Visual Impairment Services Outpatient Rehabilitation (VISOR), Denver, CO.

Location: Suwannee 11

2.   Quiet Cars, Teaching to the Present Safety Challenge: Doug Boone, NOMC, President, D. Boone Consultants, Kalamazoo, MI. 

Location: Suwannee 13

3.   Update on the National Reading Media Assessment (NRMA) and the National Orientation and Mobility Assessment (NOMA), Dr. Jessica Bachicha, Project Coordinator, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, MD; Natalia Mino, Research Associate, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech University, Tuscaloosa, AL. 

Location: Wekiwa 8 

4.   Rehabilitation: Developing a Structured Discovery Training Program within a State Agency: A Discussion Group. Moderator, Lea Grupen, Acting Branch Administrator, Ho`opono Services for the Blind, Honolulu, HI. 

Location: Wekiwa-10

Mix and Mingle Reception

5:00—7:00 p.m.

Location: Panzacola F-4 Ballroom, Level One

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. (Cash bar available)

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

National Orientation and Mobility Certificants (NOMC)