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National
Federation of the Blind
Contemporary
Issues
In
Rehabilitation and Education for the Blind
Rosen Centre
Hotel
9840
International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819
July 1,
2013
7:30 am – 8:00
pm
W202C,
Convention Center, level 2
Agenda
7:30 – 8:30
Registration.
Location:
W202C,
Convention Center, level 2 Foyer
Location:
W202C,
Convention Center, level 2
8:30 Welcome.
Fredric K. Schroeder, President, National Blindness Professional Certification
Board (NBPCB), Vienna, VA;
Edward Bell,
Director, Professional Development and
Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB), Louisiana Tech University,
Ruston.
8:40
Braille: The Key to Success for Blind Adults. Dr. Marc Maurer, President,
National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, MD.
9:00
Keynote Address: Braille, the Game Changer for Blind Children and Adults. Mark
Riccobono, Executive Director, NFB Jernigan Institute, Baltimore,
MD.
9:30
Read til you Bleed. Jerry Whittle, Braille Instructor Emeritus, Louisiana Center
for the Blind, and 2013 recipient of the NBPCB Louis Braille
Professional Educator Award, Ruston.
National
Library Service for the Blind (NLS) Transcribers and Proofreader Certification.
Jennifer Dunnam, Manager
of Braille Programs, NFB Jernigan Institute,
Saint Louis Park, MN.
National
Braille Authority (NBA) Textbook and Formatting Certification.
Dorothy
Worthington, Past-President, National Braille Authority, Rochester, NY.
National
Certification in Literary Braille (NCLB). Maria Morais, NCLB Coordinator,
National Blindness Professional Certification Board, Ruston, LA.
10:50 Unified
English Braille: Is it Time to Panic? Jennifer Dunnam,
secretary,
Braille Authority of North America (BANA), and member of BANA's UEB
implementation task force, Saint Louis Park, MN.
11:10 The Code
Master, An Innovative Approach to Braille Instruction. Emily Wharton,
Communications Teacher, Blindness: Learning in New Dimensions, Minneapolis, MN.
11:30
Accreditation, Licensure, and Certification: Understanding the Acronym Soup.
Christine Boon, ESQ, Vice-President, D. Boone Consultants, LLC, Kalamazoo, MI.
12:00
Adjourn
12:00—2:00
Lunch on your own
2:00 — 5:00
Concurrent Sessions
Session I
2:00—3:15
A. Conducting
NOMC Apprenticeships and Internships. Darick Williamson, NOMC, Instructor,
Louisiana Tech University and Louisiana Center for the Blind; Arlene Hill, NOMC
Instructor, Louisiana Center for the Blind; and Roland Allen, NOMC, Instructor,
Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston.
Location: Salon
5
B. All Things
NCLB (National Certification in Literary Braille.). Maria Morais, NCLB
Coordinator, Ruston, LA.
Location: Salon 6
C. Administering a Structured Discovery Training
Center: Open Discussion to Share Ideas. Moderator: Pam Allen, Executive
Director, Louisiana Center for the Blind,
Ruston.
Location: Salon 7
Session II
3:30—4:45
D. Motivating
Consumers from IPE through Competitive Employment. Christine Boon, ESQ,
Vice-President, D. Boone Consultants, LLC, Kalamazoo,
MI.
Location: Salon 5
E. Making Sensible Decisions When it Comes to
Technology. Karl Smith, Access Technology Consultant, Taylor’sville, UT.
Location: Salon 6
F.
Propelling
Your Consumers into Success. Pearl
Van Zandt, Ph.D., Executive
Director, Nebraska Commission for the Blind and
Visually Impaired, Omaha.
Location: Salon 7
G. National
Orientation and Mobility Certification Trainers (NOMCT) Meeting (opened to
committee members only). Jeffry T. Altman, Chairman, NOMCT Committee, Lincoln,
NE.
Location:
Hospitality
Suite 244
5:00 — 7:30
NBPCB Awards Reception.
Location: Salon
11, level 2
Come and
participate in the NBPCB Awards reception and help congratulate the new
certificants and award winners.
·
NOMC
Certificants/Recertificants
·
NCLB
Certificants/Recertificants
·
Awards and
Recognitions
·
Cash bar and
snacks will be available
·
Continuing
Education Credits (CEC) are available for conference
registrants
·
Provide formal
or informal evaluation of the conference and what you would like to see next
year
Sponsored
By:
National
Blindness Professional Certification Board NBPCB)
Fredric K.
Schroeder, President
101 South
Trenton Street, Ruston LA
71270
318-257-4554
Professional
Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech
University
Edward Bell,
Director
PO Box 3158,
210 Woodard Hall, Ruston LA
71270
318-257-4554
Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC
REGISTER TO TAKE THE NATIONAL CERTIFICATION IN
LITERARY BRAILLE (NCLB) Exam
http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements.php
http://www.nbpcb.org/pages/announcements.php
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