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Workshops & Conferences

Listed below is an array of workshops and seminars in the field of vision and related areas.  These events are held in numerous locations and are open to parents, professionals and anyone interested.  Check frequently as future events will be added as information continues to become available. Mark your calendar!

 

IntelliBraille Workshop:  Friday, May 30, 2008 – 8:00 to 3:30 p.m. Mount Prospect, Illinois.  IntelliBraille, used with IntelliTools Classroom Suite, Overlay Maker 3, and IntelliKeys, is one of the few educational software programs for blind students. It contains over 115 activities, all accessible for Braille and low vision students. The program includes 16 lessons on the Literary Braille Code, beginning with the alphabet and proceeding through all contractions and five lessons on the Dolch Words. Several activities, such as Nature and Vehicles, have been developed for young congenitally blind children.  More information and registration form following this link.

CVI - Damage to the Brain: A Common Cause of Visual Impairment in Children - is an online course broken into nine sections. The course provides participants an overview of the visual system and how it works, disorders of vision due to damage to the brain, and approaches to helping students with vision problems due to damage to the brain.  Dr. Dutton provides participants theory and practical application from his expertise as a clinician working with children and their families having been diagnosed with CVI. The course is broken into eight learning modules. The ninth and last section is a question and answer forum for those who attended the Salt Lake City workshop. The intended audience for this course is any care provider working with a child diagnosed, or suspected of having, cortical (cerebral) visual impairment. For more information and to register for the course, which costs $75, please go to: www.emeraldevents.net/diopp/  

 South of Seventy Parent Conference
April 19, 2008  Rend Lake College, Mt. Vernon, IL
A FREE one-day conference for southern Illinois families of children who have vision impairment, ages 0-21, is scheduled for Saturday, April 19, 2008 at Rend Lake Market Place in Mt. Vernon. Five sessions will be provided on topics including a parent perspective, Orientation and Mobility, using body language (teens only), and daily living skills (adults only). Finally, participants will have the opportunity to hear from a panel of children of various ages and ability levels who have vision loss. For more information or for registration, contact Hearing and Vision Connections, toll free 877-731-8184 or by email at mindy.ely@illinois.gov . Children attending with families must be 12 years old or older. Childcare is not provided. Follow link to additional information and registration form.

 2008 AER INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE - Featuring the Orientation & Mobility Conference within a Conference, July 22-27, 2008 at the Chicago Downtown Marriott.
This meeting will be largest in the field of blindness and visual impairment. It's THE place to attend sessions covering professional issues in education, rehabilitation and related areas as well as to network with colleagues.  The Conference will officially open the evening of Wednesday, July 23rd and run through the weekend, culminating in the installation of AER's officers for the 2008-2010 biennium. The conference will feature clinical and research papers from a wide range of professionals. It will also feature the latest products and services in an expanded Exhibit Hall, networking opportunities, social events, and tours, and recognition of members at a Special Award event. There is no better forum in our field to learn current developments, meet your professional leaders, greet old friends and make new ones. And the Chicago Host committee is hard at work to make your visit to their city memorable.

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