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.