[Rehab] 23rd Annual Rehabilitation and Orientation & Mobility Conference

[Edward Bell]

Registration is now open!


 


National Blindness Professionals Certification Board Presents:


 

Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation and Education for the Blind

23rd Annual Rehabilitation and Orientation & Mobility Conference 

Rosen Centre

9840 International Dr.

Orlando, FL 32819

800-204-7234


Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 
8:30 am - 7:30 pm EDT 



Come and join us! Once again, this year’s conference will be action packed
with a variety of new speakers, topics, and hands-on events. Participate in
the only National Conference focused on Structured Discovery teaching and
education for the blind. 

 


Featuring our keynote:


Carlos R. Serván, MPA-JD

Executive Director, Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired

Immediate past President of the National Council of State Agencies for the
Blind (NCSAB).

Author of the book, “Running Dreams—An Immigrant’s Hurdles and Triumphs,
After Blindness and Amputation”

Available in Amazon, Audible, and BARD.

 


Presentations and breakouts including:


*	How to incorporate culture within a training center. 
*	Learn about the various professional certifications, partnerships,
and opportunities offered by the NBPCB.
*	Explore the fundamentals of technology and how they might be
implemented in Structured Discovery teaching.
*	Share ideas and network in multiple rehabilitation disciplines,
including Braille, home management, cane travel, and assistive technology.
*	More topics and agenda items to come!

 


Schedule 


7:30 - 8:30 am—Registration

8:30 am—Conference Begins

12:00 pm— Break for lunch
2:00 - 5:00 pm— Interactive Breakout Sessions
5:15 - 7:30 pm—NBPCB Awards Reception/ Network Mix and Mingle 




Registration 
Cost: Before June 15th — $100 


Cost After June 15th— $115

Online registration closes on June 25th. Registration can be made in-person.


 

Registration covers all portions of the conference including general
session, breakout sessions, and entry into the NBPCB reception. Lunch is not
included.  

 

Register here:      <https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=564>
https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=564

 

Visit the National Blindness Professionals Certification Board website to
learn more about a career in changing lives:
<http://www.nbpcb.org> http://www.nbpcb.org

 

 

Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, 

Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness

Louisiana Tech University

600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall

PO Box 3158

Ruston LA 71272

Office: 318.257.4554                      Fax: 318.257.2259 

 <mailto:ebell at latech.edu> ebell at latech.edu  www.pdrib.com
<http://www.pdrib.com> 

*************

"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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