[rehab] Agenda: Rehabilitation and O&M Conference

Wed Jun 11 13:46:43 UTC 2014

National Federation of the Blind

THIRTEENTH ANNUAL REHABILITATION AND ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY CONFERENCE

Contemporary Issues

In Rehabilitation and Education for the Blind

Rosen Centre Hotel

9840 International Drive

Orlando, Florida 32819

July 1, 2014

7:30 a.m. – 7:00 p.m.

W202C, Convention Center, Level 2

Agenda

Registration

7:30 a.m. – 8:30 a.m.

Location: W202C, Convention Center, Level 2 Foyer

Morning Session

8:30 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.

Location: W202C, Convention Center, Level 2

8:30 a.m. Welcome. Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D., President, National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB), Vienna, VA; and Edward Bell, Ph.D., Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB), Louisiana Tech University, Ruston.

8:40 a.m. The Proper Perspective in Rehabilitation for the Blind.  Dr. Marc Maurer, President, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, MD. 

9:00 Reintroducing the National Rehabilitation Association. Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D., Executive Director, NRA, Vienna VA. 

9:20 Keynote Address: “Revitalizing Rehabilitation in Oklahoma.” Joe Cordova, Director, Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation, Oklahoma City. 

9:40 Improving Services for the Blind in Oklahoma. Doug Boone, Director of Visual Services, Oklahoma Department of Rehabilitation Services, Oklahoma City. 

10:00 Instruction in Orientation and Mobility Skills for Multiple Impaired Blind or Visually Impaired Students: A New Paradigm. Denise Mackenstadt, NOMC, Sequim, WA.  

10:20 Cane Travel Beyond the Crosswalk. Sheena Manuel, Outreach Specialist, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston. 

10:35 One-Touch Project Self Defense System. Miranda Brown, Instructor, One-Touch Project, West Burlington, IA.

10:50 Questions and Answers

10:55 It’s an Appstravaganza in New Mexico. Lucy Alexander, Director, New Mexico Commission for the Blind Orientation Center; and Tyler K. Thompson, Blindness Skills Instructor, NMCBOC, Alamogordo. 

11:15 … Keeping the Fire Burning in Minnesota. Dan Wenzel, Executive Director, Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions (BLIND, Inc.), Minneapolis, Minnesota. 

11:35 Unified English Braille: Providing Training and Establishing Standards. Maria Morais, NCUEB Coordinator, National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB), Ruston, LA; and Edward Bell, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB), Ruston, LA. 

11:55 Questions and Wrap up. 

12:00 p.m. Adjourn.

12:00 p.m. — 2:00 p.m. Lunch on your own.

Concurrent Sessions

2:00 p.m. — 5:00 p.m. Concurrent Sessions

2:00—5:00 Unified English Braille Workshop. Casey Robertson, Instructor, & Laura Bostick, Instructor, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB), Louisiana Tech University, Ruston; & Maria Morais, NCUEB Coordinator, National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB), Ruston, LA. 

Preregistration is required. All participants must be preregistered for this event prior to June 15.

Register at: https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=193

Location: W202C, Convention Center, Level 2

Session I

2:00 p.m. — 3:15 p.m.

A.  The National Orientation and Mobility Certification Process. Jeff Altman, Cane Travel Instructor, Nebraska Commission for the Blind, Lincoln; and Darick Williamson, Instructor, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB), Louisiana Tech University, Ruston. 

Location: W203B 

B.  The One-Touch Project Defense System (Limited to first 15 participants). Miranda Brown, Instructor, West Burlington, IA.

Location:          W204A

C.    Appstravaganza! Tyler K. Thompson Blindness Skills Instructor, Computers and Assistive Technology Teacher, New Mexico Commission for the Blind Orientation Center, Alamogordo.

Location:     W204B

Session II

3:30 p.m. — 4:45 p.m.

D. Instruction in Orientation and Mobility Skills for Multiple Impaired Blind or Visually Impaired Students: A New Paradigm. Denise Mackenstadt, NOMC, Sequim, WA.  

Location:          W203B

E.     The One-Touch Project Defense System (Limited to first 15 participants). Miranda Brown, Instructor, West Burlington, IA.

Location:          W204A

F.     Appstravaganza! Tyler K. Thompson Blindness Skills Instructor, Computers and Assistive Technology Teacher, New Mexico Commission for the Blind Orientation Center, Alamogordo.

Location:          W204B

NBPCB Awards Reception.

5:00 p.m. — 7:30 p.m.

Location:          Salon 9, Level 2

·       Speak with the day’s presenters in a less formal setting. 

·       Network opportunity for job seekers and employers

·        Meet our newest NOMC certificants/recertificants

·       Meet our newest NCLB certificants/recertificants

·       Awards and Recognition 

·       Cash bar and light snacks will be available 

·       Continuing Education Credits (CEC) are available for conference registrants