[nfbcs] 2010 IAVIT Convention

[David Andrews]

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>Subject: 2010 IAVIT Convention
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>All,
>
>The first ever convention of the International Association of Visually
>Impaired Technologists will be held on the weekend of October 22 - 24, 2010
>in Madison, Wisconsin, USA.  The convention will be hheld in conjunction
>with the 2010 Vision Midwest Conference in Madison.
>
>I will be moderating an open discussion at the Vision Midwest Conference
>about the greatest technical challenges facing blind technologists today. So
>far, this is the only official IAVIT event scheduled. But there will be many
>other events of interest to blind technologists scheduled through Vision
>Midwest.  A list of the presenters at the conference is below. Note that the
>list of events is quite extensive and includes everything from a talk by Dr.
>Greg Vanderheiden of the University of Wisconsin Department of Engineering
>Trace Center to a talk on beer making.
>
>More information about the Vision Midwest Conference can be found at the
>following sites:
>www.VisionMidwest.org <http://www.visionmidwest.org/>
>http://www.facebook.com/visionmidwest
>http://twitter.com/VisionMidwest
>
>*Basic Conference Information*
>
>Target Audience - Blind and visually impaired individuals and professionals
>serving the blind and low vision population initially focused on the states
>of Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan, Minnesota and Wisconsin, but also
>including the other Midwestern states of Kansas, Missouri, Nebraska, North
>Dakota, Ohio and South Dakota.
>
>Conference Date/Duration - (2010) October 22 - 24, 2010 (including a three-
>day conference Diabetes Symposium (including Diabetic Retinopathy and
>Diabetic Macular Edema), a two-day Braille Symposium and a one-day Retinitis
>Pigmentosa Symposium).
>
>Location - (2010) The Exhibition Hall at the Alliant Energy Center, Madison,
>WI (main), with other locations in Madison and adjoining municipalities.
>
>Main Conference Elements - Educational Presentations (professional- and
>consumer-oriented), Sports (blind bowling, GPS hunt, running, tandem cycling
>and yoga), Vendor/Service Provider/Nonprofit Exhibition Hall and Cultural
>Amenities (including Chazen Art Museum tactile tours and a live music
>concert).
>*
>**Partnerships*
>
>1. WisTech is a sponsor of the conference and we will be having an AT
>training at the conference.  The AT training will be utilized by the
>Wisconsin Office for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and is being promoted
>to other professionals throughout Wisconsin and other Midwestern states.
>
>2. Pathways to Independence (Wisconsin state employment entity) is a sponsor
>of Vision Midwest Conference employment and career programming.
>
>3. The Vision Midwest Conference 2010 is the annual conference of WAER and
>the Wisconsin Office for the Blind and Visually Impaired, and will be the
>location and programming provider for a meeting of the Blinded Veterans
>Association of Wisconsin.
>
>4. The Vision Midwest Conference will have reciprocal programming and be
>working with ILAB (http://ilab.psu.edu) who is having a conference on the
>same time at UW-Madison, and the Vision Midwest Conference will also benefit
>from shared programming and attendees of the International Association of
>Visually Impaired Technologists, which is holding their convention on the
>same weekend in Madison.
>
>5. Wisconsin Braille, Inc. will provide significant programming and guidance
>for the Braille Symposium.
>
>6. We have arranged tactile art museum tours at the Chazen Museum of Art -
>see http://www.12state.org/2010/04/chazen-museum-of-art-tours
>
>7. American Printing House for the Blind (APH) will be having a National
>Instructional Partnership program the Sunday of the conference with Dr.
>Lauren Lieberman on adaptive physical education for visually impaired
>children.
>*
>**Confirmed Conference Presenters*
>
>Adaptive Technology Resources (ATR) staff (Wisconsin), on "NetTaker -
>Portable Computing and Notetaking Solution", "OCR (Optical Character
>Recognition) Solutions for Blind & Visually Impaired Individuals",
>"Accessible Cell Phones - Look what I can do with my cell phone!" and
>"Screen Magnification & Reading for Low Vision".
>
>Sharlyn Ayotte (Ottawa, ON, Canada), Chief Strategy Officer, Founder and
>former CEO, T-Base Communications Inc., panel on assistive technology policy
>and an individual presentation on VIPs creating and developing private
>sector businesses.
>
>Lindsey Baker (St. Paul, MN), Rehabilitation Counselor Supervisor for State
>Services for the Blind, on vocational assessments/evaluation for individuals
>who have a vision loss and a panel on transitioning from volunteering and
>internships to paid professional work.
>
>Cory Ballard (Milwaukee, WI), Adaptive Products Specialist at the Badger
>Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired, on cell phones and on
>digital talking book players.
>
>William Bielawski, Director of Adaptive Technology at The Chicago Lighthouse
>for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired, four presentations on
>Adaptive Technology.
>
>Amy Bigna (Racine, WI), Senior Research Services Manager, SC Johnson
>Company, panel on VIPs working in the private sector.
>
>Gwen Botting (Michigan), President of Michigan Parents of Children with
>Visual Impairments and Chair of Quality Education Team for Students who are
>Blind or Visually Impaired, on "'I can do it myself!'  How Parents'
>Attitudes Make All the Difference!" and panel on parenting.
>
>Clyde Brewer (Indianapolis, IN), Employment Services Specialist BOSMA
>Enterprises, panel on transition to adulthood/work.
>
>Robert Buettner, Rehabilitation Services Director at the Badger Association
>of the Blind and Visually Impaired, on "Living Successfully with Low Vision"
>and a panel on "Current Challenges and What the Future Holds for VIP
>Organizations".
>
>Larry Caplan (Evansville, IN), Master Gardner, Horticultural Educator for
>the Purdue University Cooperative Extension Service, on sensory gardening.
>
>Mark Carson (Illinois), Midwest Sales Director for HumanWare, on braille
>notetakers.
>
>Center for Sight and Hearing (Rockford, IL) will have staff demo current
>technology for remote captioning and video-remote interpreting at the
>conference.
>
>Jane Charlton (Janesville, WI), Content Editor for AFB Senior Site eLearning
>Center on Aging and Visual Impairment, on the American Foundation for the
>Blind (AFB) Senior Site.
>
>Joe Cioffi, President of St. Paul, MN-based ClickAndGo Wayfinding Maps, on
>wayfinding technology.
>
>Kristina King Cohen (Palo Alto, CA), Education Program Manager of
>Bookshare/Benetech, on "Bookshare - Everything You Need to Know About the
>World's Largest Online Library of Accessible Books".
>
>Dr. Norman Coombs (California), CEO EASI Equal Access to Software and
>Information, on removing barriers to online learning.
>
>Tracy Curley (Princeville, Hawaii), Founder and CEO of Rousettus LLC, on
>Yoga instruction using the Visually Impaired Yoga Mat.
>
>Jeremy Curry (courtesy of ATR), Director of Training at GW Micro, on
>"Notetakers for Blind Consumers -  Classroom, Wayfinding and Personal
>Benefits", "DAISY Players - Educating, Informing and Entertaining Busy
>People" and "Screen Reading with WindowEyes".
>
>Susan Dalton (Marengo, IL), M.S.Ed., CVRT, Transition Specialist
>TransVision, panel on transition to adulthood/work, and presentation "On the
>Road to Independence".
>
>Mary Ann Damm (courtesy of WisBrl), NLS Certified Transcriber and National
>Braille Association (NBA) Certified Textbook Transcriber and co-author of
>NBA Braille Formats Course, "Translating Print into Braille" (for TVIs and
>Transcribers).
>
>Larisa DeZayas, COMS and President of WAER, on "Accessible design for safer
>street crossings".
>
>Kurt Fiene, President of the Elmhurst Running Club (Illinois) and national
>championship for visually impaired runners marathon winner, on VIP running
>and training.
>
>Beth Finke (Illinois), NPR commentator, award-winning author, teacher and
>journalist, panels on blogging and writing.
>
>Kelly Ford (Redmond, WA), Test Lead with Microsoft, presentation on
>accessibility from a development perspective and panel on VIPs working in
>the private sector.
>
>Dr. David M. Gamm, University of Wisconsin-Madison, Assistant Professor,
>Pediatric Ophthalmology and Adult Strabismus, Edwin and Dorothy Gamewell
>Retina Research Professor, on stem cell research.
>
>Don Golembiewski (Spring Green, WI), Hadley School for the Blind Instructor,
>developing/improving support groups.
>
>Dr. Justin Gottlieb, UW-Madison Associate Professor and Director of the
>Retina Service Department of Ophthalmology and Visual Sciences, on Diabetic
>Retinopathy.
>
>Dr. Betsy Gruba, Director of Technology for the Wisconsin Council of the
>Blind and Visually Impaired, panel on marriages with blind and sighted
>spouses, and knitting.
>
>Naomi Harm (Brownsville, MN), K-12 technology specialist and the Technology
>Director for the Wisconsin Educational Media and Technology Association,
>whose credentials include being a/an National Intel Senior Trainer,
>National/International Keynote Speaker, 21st Century Skills Affiliate, Smart
>Technology Trainer, Thinkfinity Field Trainer, 21st Century Literacy
>Specialist, Adjunct Faculty at UW-Lacrosse and a consultant, on
>collaborative education technology topics.
>
>Marilyn Harmon, Teacher of the Visually Impaired in Milwaukee Public Schools
>and Associate Lecturer at UW-Milwaukee Exceptional Education Department, on
>blind and visually impaired infants and pre-schoolers.
>
>Dr. Mark Harris, Director Student Disability Services at University of Iowa,
>presenting on a panel of directors of college/university Student Disability
>Services with a visual impairment focus.
>
>Earle Harrison, President and Founder of Handy Tech North America, on "Have
>a Free Screen Reader, Whether You Need One or Not!" and "Active Tactile
>Control, the World's Most Sensitive Braille Displays".
>
>Debra Hegstrom, Minneapolis Institute of Arts Associate Educator of the
>Docent Program, on museum accessibility.
>
>John Heim, International Association of Visually Impaired Technologists
>President, chairing round table discussion "Accessibility Issues for
>Professional Computer Technologists".
>
>Dr. Heather Hinson, Advisory Council Member and Low Vision Service
>Optometrist at the Badger Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired, on
>low vision evaluations.
>
>Kevin Hollinger (St. Charles, MO), Orientation and Mobility specialist for
>the Francis Howell School District and Director S.T.E.P. (Summer Transition
>and Employment Program), on utilizing online maps in O&M, and on transition
>to adulthood/work panel.
>
>Dr. David Hurd, Professor of Geosciences at Edinboro University of
>Pennsylvania with Mid-continent Research for Education and Learning staff on
>panel "Building Connections with the project Visualizing Science with
>Adapted Curriculum Enhancements (ACE)" and in workshop "A Tactile Guide to
>the Solar System with Digital Talking Text."
>
>Erica Ihrke (Rochester Hills, MI), Manager of Technology & Extended Services
>for Leader Dogs for the Blind, on dog guides.
>
>Dr. Gaylen Kapperman (DeKalb, IL), Professor and Coordinator of Visual
>Disabilities Program at Northern Illinois University, on Nemeth code.
>
>Dr. Arthur Karshmer, Professor and Chair, Department of Technology,
>Innovation and Entrepreneurship and Director of The Universal Math Lab,
>University of San Francisco, on AutOMathic Blocks System for independently
>teaching young blind students math.
>
>Diane Kernan-Schroeder (Hines, IL), RN, MSN, BC-ADM, CDE, Diabetes Clinical
>Nurse Specialist at Edward Hines Jr. Veterans Administration Hospital, on
>diabetes.
>
>Mike Knezovich (Chicago), freelance writer, panel on marriages with blind
>and sighted spouses.
>
>Dr. Amol D Kulkarni, Ophthalmology Resident, Department of Ophthalmology and
>Visual Sciences, University of Wisconsin School of Medicine and Public
>Health, on Retinitis Pigmentosa.
>
>Stephen Kuusisto, University of Iowa Professor/Poet/Blogger "Planet of the
>Blind" Author, on blogging and/or careers.
>
>Anne Lambert, Curator of Education at the Chazen Museum of Art (UW-Madison),
>panel presentation on museum accessibility/universal exhibit design.
>
>Dennis Lembree (Cupertino, CA), Computer Accessibility expert, blogger,
>podcaster, and award-winning Accessible Twitter programmer, on accessible
>computer technology.
>
>Natasha Lemler (St. Paul, MN), Rehabilitation Counselor/Vocational Evaluator
>for State Services for the Blind, on vocational assessments/evaluation for
>individuals who have a vision loss and a panel on transitioning from
>volunteering and internships to paid professional work.
>
>Dr. Lauren Lieberman, Professor of Adapted Physical Education at SUNY
>Brockport, on adapted exercise.
>
>Gil Lutz (Ohio), Training and Technical Support with the Sendero Group, on
>GPS instruction and a GPS treasure hunt.
>
>Rod Maccoux (Green Bay, WI), Home Brewer and Wine Maker, on Home Brewing and
>Wine Making.
>
>Scott Moore (Manchester Center, VT), VP of Marketing at Ai Squared, on
>"What's New in ZoomText".
>
>Liam Moran, ATLAS Digital Media at University of Illinois, on Scene
>Description technologies for online educational video.
>
>Dave Moyle, Martial Arts Trainer, on self-defense for the blind and visually
>impaired.
>
>Jerry Munden (Charlotte, NC), Vice President of Business Development Prodigy
>Diabetes Care, on VIP accessible diabetes and medical equipment.
>
>Erin Narloch (Wausau, WI), Curator of Education at the Woodson Art Museum,
>panel presentation on museum accessibility/universal exhibit design
>
>Jill Oswald, Public School Speech Therapist, panel on marriages with blind
>and sighted spouses.
>
>Jennifer Ottowitz, Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapist at the Badger
>Association of the Blind and Visually Impaired and Associate Lecturer
>University of Wisconsin-Milwaukee College of Health Sciences, on "I Can Pick
>Out My Own Clothes Now".
>
>Dr. Danielle Poole, Low Vision/Primary Care Attending Optometrist at the
>Illinois Eye Institute, on seniors and low vision.
>
>Karen Poppe (Louisville, KY), Tactile Graphics Project Leader for American
>Printing House for the Blind (APH), on Tactile Literacy project for
>children.
>
>William Powell (Indianapolis, IN), Assistive Technology Manager at BOSMA
>Rehabilitation Center and Lecturer III at Indiana State University, Literary
>Braille Transcriber NLS, Lifetime Member, National Braille Association, 26
>Years as a classroom teacher for K-12 aged students, 15 Years as a Braille
>Instructor at the college level, on Braille topic for consumers TBD
>(possibly "Overview of Braille - Infancy to Adulthood") and on "BOSMA
>Rehabilitation Build Your Own Computer Program".
>
>Mary Powers (Wausau, WI), Orientation and Mobility Instructor at Blind and
>Visually Impaired Services of Northcentral WI, facilitating panel on when to
>use a cane with Retinitis Pigmentosa.
>
>Kevin Price, Assistive Technology Specialist and Chair of the UIC Web
>Accessibility Committee, University of Illinois at Chicago, presenting on a
>panel on four-year college/university services to students with disabilities
>with a visual impairment focus.
>
>Christopher Quinn (Madison, WI), First Settlement Counseling, moderating
>panel on marriages with blind and sighted spouses.
>
>Mark Richert (Washington, DC), Director of the American Foundation for the
>Bind Public Policy Center, panel on assistive technology policy and
>individual presentation on health care policy.
>
>Constance Risjord (courtesy of WisBrl), National Library Service (NLS)
>Certified Transcriber and author of Instruction Manual for Braille
>Transcribing (Fifth Edition 2008), on "A Literary Braille Update" (for TVIs
>and Braille Readers).
>
>David A. Ross, Biomedical Research Engineer, Rehab Research and Development
>Center Department of Veterans Affairs in Atlanta, GA, on Cell Phone
>Accessibility Evaluation Study for Persons with Visual Impairments (ongoing
>study) and one of the following two presentations (with the other one being
>held Thursday, October 21 at the free UW AT Expo), Passive RFID tags to
>Provide Signage Access and Indoor Navigation Information (includes demo),
>and SeeScan: Camera Cell Phone-based Object Recognition System for People
>with Visual Impairment
>
>Jean Salzer, Student Accessibility Center, UW-Milwaukee, presenting on a
>panel on four-year college/university services to students with disabilities
>with a visual impairment focus.
>
>Dr. Axel Schmetzke, University of Wisconsin-Stevens Point (University
>Library) Professor, on "Accessibility of online library resources: trends,
>policy issues, and perspectives".
>
>Dr. Katherine Schneider, University of Wisconsin-Eau Claire Senior
>Psychologist, Emerita, will present "Your Treasure Hunt: Nurturing
>Resilience in Blind and Low Vision Children and Youth".
>
>The Seeing Eye, Inc. (Morristown, NJ), staff member, on dog guides.
>
>Nancy Smith, Wisconsin Center for the Blind and Visually Impaired Birth to
>Six Vision Teacher (retired and now consulting), on early childhood
>development.
>
>Ken Sosalla, Director, Southeastern Wisconsin BOLD, on the history of and
>how to create a Lions BOLD (Blind Outdoor Leisure Development) group.
>
>James Stachowiak, Associate Director of the Iowa Center for Assistive
>Technology Education and Research (ICATER) at the University of Iowa College
>of Education, on ICATER and assistive technology in higher education.
>
>Dr. Kimberly Stepien (Milwaukee, WI), Assistant Professor at the
>Ophthalmology-Medical Retina Eye Institute of the Medical College of
>Wisconsin, presenting on Stargardt's.
>
>Dr. Jessica Thull, Rehabilitation Psychology Fellow, Hines VA Hospital
>Psychology Department, on visual impairment and mental health.
>
>Sean Tikkun, Madison Metro School District Instruction Technology Resource
>Teacher and Teacher of the Visually Impaired, on "Apple Universal Design:
>accessibility out of the Box".
>
>Dawn Turco (Winnetka, IL), Hadley School for the Blind Senior Vice President
>of Educational Operations, on leisure travel.
>
>Dr. Gregg Vanderheiden, Director of the Trace R&D Center and Professor
>Industrial & Systems Engineering and Biomedical Engineering at UW Madison,
>on panel on assistive technology policy and an individual presentation
>covering topics around
>http://RaisingTheFloor.net<http://raisingthefloor.net/>and
>http://NPII.org <http://npii.org/>.
>
>Eric Wagenfeld, Assistant Dean of Students & Director, Services for Students
>with Disabilities, Indiana Purdue University, Ft Wayne, presenting on a
>panel of directors of college/university Student Disability Services with a
>visual impairment focus and presenting on "Redefining Accessible
>Technology:  Accessible Technology on a Budget".
>
>Naomi Wedel (Madison, WI), MS, RD, BC-ADM, CDE, Dean Health Care, on
>diabetes.
>
>Wicab, Inc. (Middleton, WI)  will have staff direct a BrainPort
>presentation/panel and technology demonstration.
>
>Michelle Williams of Enhanced Vision (courtesy of ATR), on "Ergonomics of
>Electronic Magnification Today".
>
>Wisconsin Braille Inc. (WisBrl) members, "Make-a-Shape Book" (for Blind
>Parents of Preschoolers and Parents of Blind Preschoolers)
>
>Ed Vitu, owner E. M. Vitu, Inc., on PACMate with built-in JAWS screen
>reader.
>
>Gerard V. Xavier, Milwaukee Area Technical Technical College-Madison
>Counselor, facilitator of panel on parenting.
>
>Charles Young (Winnetka, IL), Hadley School for the Blind President, on
>careers/employment.*
>*
>
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