AER Conference

Preliminary Conference Schedule

(Schedule subject to change)

Pre-Conference Event

MacFarland Seminar

Tuesday, July 22, 2008

9 am – 5 pm

Gain first-hand knowledge about “Prosthetic Vision,” a

rapidly developing technology that may revolutionize

the field. Requires separate registration fee.

7:00 pm - 10:00 pm - Orientation & Mobility Division Awards Ceremony and Reception

AER International Conference

Showcasing panels, presentations, workshops and

poster sessions on the vision field’s hottest topics plus the AER Exhibit Hall.

Wednesday, July 23, 2008

9:00 am – 5:00 pm Division Day - Featuring seminars on discipline-specific topics, plus networking, Division business meetings and award events

For detailed information on Division Day activities, visit the Division Day page.

8:00 - 5:00 pm Orientation & Mobility Division Conference within a Conference begins:

8:00 am - 9:00 am O&M Division Business Meeting

9:00 am - 9:30 am Celebrating Stanley Suterko - 1920-2008, Rod Kossick

10:00 am - 11:45 am General Session

Laughter Yoga, Dawn Werner

Keynote: From Roots to Research to Current Reality: Exploring the Connection Between Independent Mobility and Self-Confidence, Richard L. Welsh, PhD and Sgt. Major Jesse Acosta

Bringing Us Forward into the 21st Century - Dr. Kathy Yale

11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm - 2:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

Twenty-First Century Issues Demand Twenty-First Century Solutions - Barrie Madasu, Lisa Harvey
On My Clock - Consumers Hiring Orientation & Mobility Professionals - Jenine Stanley
Encompassing Individual Needs While Embracing the Whole Person - a Sergeant Majors Success - Felicia Echeverria

2:15 pm - 2:45 pm Concurrent Sessions

Exploring the FUNdamentals of Independent Travel - Jay Stiteley
Examining Objective Mobility Outcomes - Michael Williams, Bruce Blasch
Mobility Training at Guide Dogs for the Blind; A Deliberate Shift to Adult Learning Methods - Hilary Evart, Stacey Ellison

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm Concurrent Sessions

Unified Cane and Dog Mobility--Is It Possible? - Beth Helmers
Access to Roundabouts and Channelized Turn Lanes: Implications for Orientation and Mobility Instruction - Robert Wall-Emerson, Dae Shik Kim, Janet Barlow, Richard Long, Billie Louise (Beezy) Bentzen, David Guth
Roundtable: Client Driven Approach: Benefits and Challenges of Implementing a Client-Driven Approach to O&M

3:30pm - 4:00 pm Break

4:00 pm - 5:00 pm Concurrent Sessions

Physical Activity among Youth with Vision Loss - Alexander Shaw, Deborah Gold
Paws for Cause 101 – Marcia Vickroy, Cheryl Besden
Roundtable Discussion on the Roots of O&M-Rick WelSH

5:00 pm - 6:00 PM - New Member Reception

6:00 pm – 6:45 pm Chpater Flag Ceremony Carriers Gathering and Staging

7:00 pm – 9:00 pm Opening Ceremonies and Keynote address.

Welcome from Greg Goodrich, Chair of the 2008 International Conference Committee

Keynote Address: Rich King, Emmy Award-Winning Sportscaster Anchor/Reporter and Writer: "My Maggie: A Testament to Love"

9:00 pm – 11:00 pm Opening Reception, AER Exhibit Hall

Thursday, July 24, 2008

7:00 am – 8:00 am Continental Breakfast, AER Exhibit Hall

7:00 am – 7:00 pm AER Exhibit Hall Open

8:00 am - 10:00 am: Concurrent Presentations

Program Accountability - Karen Blankenship, Nancy Toelle
Client Satisfaction Measurement: A Useful Service Quality Tool - Deborah Gold
An Analysis of Writing Samples from the ABC Braille Study - Jane Erin
Achieving Equality in Education for Nepalese Children with Visual Impairments: Challenges and Opportunities - Kamal Lamichhane
Braille Music in the General Education Curriculum - Lori Moroz-White
Evidence Based Communication Practices for Children with Vision Loss and Additional Disabilities: An Examination of Single-Subject Design Studies - Eric Grimmett
The "Kinetic Cane"--Enhancing Independence for A Client with Limited Arm Use - Beth Helmers
What Contributes to and Detracts from Quality of Life for Older Adults with and without Impaired Vision? - Gretchen Good
Case Study of 4 Young Woman, with Hemianopias Due to An Acquired Brain Injury, Who Participated in Static Scanning and Mobility Training - Katherine Johnson, Gayle Clarke
“I Can't Put My Shoe on” – What Can the Low Vision Professional Do? - Debra Sokol-McKay
Excel and a Screen Reader: Teaching Tips for Quick and Easy Record Keeping by Persons with Recent Vision Loss and Old Timers Too - Terrie Terlau
Celebrating BRAILLE: A Canadian Approach - Myra Rodrigues
Consumer Perspectives on Psycho-Social Adjustment of Persons Aging with Hearing and Vision Loss - B.J. LeJeune
Telementoring: A Creative Approach to Provision of Low Vision Rehabilitation Service - Jim Deremeik
Expectations for Copying Tasks in the Middle School Classroom: Implications for Students with Low Vision - Kelly Lusk
Blogging by Ear - Beth Finke
Developing and Delivering Interactive Webinars - Dawn Turco
Assistive Technology Use by Students with Visual Impairments in the U.S.: A Secondary Analysis of the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study - Stacy Haack-Kelly
Distance Transcription Training: A New Framework for Success - Jennifer Blando
Vocational Services: Where Rehabilitation Counseling and Visual Rehabilitation Services Meet - Chyrle Cantrell
Fear, Future and Foundation - Katherine Roberts, Billy Borokshire

O&M Sessions:

An International Perspective on O&M Personnel Preparation and Services: Haiti and the Czech Republic - Dirk Martin, Pavel Wiener, Richard Long
Paratransit, Mobility & You - Jane Rosen, Brenda Ozan-Pitts
A Unified Methodology for Performance Training in Orientation & Mobility, GPS Travel and Computer Technology - Erica Ihrke
OM Improvement - Judy Holmes
Crossing Streets with No Traffic Control – “Can You Hear Me Now?” - Dona Saurberger, Robert Wall Emerson
HOW to GET 'EM HOOKED! Creative, Developmentally-Appropriate O&M Teaching Strategies for Infants and Preschoolers - Kay Clarke
Laughter Yoga for All - Dawn Werner

10:00 am - 10:45 am - Break in Exhibit Hall

10:45 am - 12:15 pm: Concurrent Presentations

Advocacy That Really Works: Joining Efforts through a Statewide Coalition - Rona Pogrund, Cyral Miller, Marty Murrell, Mary Ann Siller
Florida's Transition: Collaboration Statewide - Joseph Strechay, Sylvia Perez
Hand Movement Pattern Analysis from the ABC Braille Project - Diane Wormsley, Tessa Wright Carlsen
Assisting Students with Vision Loss to Use Self-Management Strategies to Change Their Own Behavior - Rebecca Oshlag
"Ask the Doctor" - Linda Lawrence
An Orientation to Mental Health and Its Importance - Carol Benson Puchalski
Will I Ever Know Enough to Teach Students with Such A Wide Range of Additional Disabilities? - Mary Morse
Suggested Math Tools and Technology for Secondary Students with Visual Impairments - Susan Osterhaus
TVIs in Training Get Critical Skills FIRST - Nancy Toelle, Karen Blankenship, Anne Nielsen
From Our Memoirs to Your Practice: Insights from Three Women Who Are Blind or Visually-Impaired - Katherine Schneider
Training Clients with Visual Deficits Following Acquired Brain Injury: Case Studies - Gayle Clarke
Perceived Needs of Educators of Students with Visual Impairments Who Work with Students and Families from Culturally and/or Linguistically Diverse Backgrounds - Silvia Correa-Torres, Paula Conroy
Update on Video Magnification Technology - Ike Presley
From Agenda to Action: Florida's Response to the National Agenda - Dawn Saunders
Demographic Trends in Aging and Sensory Loss - Williams Sansing
Guide Dogs for Teenagers: Conclusive Experience - Hélène Guérette

O&M Sessions:

I Got the Music in Me - Sandra Stirnweis
Safety on the Streets - Lauren Ross, Ginger Irwin
The Right Stuff at the Right Time: Applying Grade Level Content Standards to O&M - Diane Fazzi
Street Crossings 2.0: Upgrade Your Street Crossing Strategies or How to Be Wise in the Brave New World - Janet Barlow, Lukas Franck
An ORIENTATION & Mobility Teaching Approach for Guide-Dog Travel for Users with Low VISION - Hélène Guérette

12:15 pm - 1:15 pm - Lunch

1:15 pm - 2:45 pm: Concurrent Presentations

"I'm Too Old to Learn Braille.": Strategies for Enticing the Adult Learner into Braille Class - Polly Abbott
The Living Skills Center for the Visually Impaired: Specific and Practical Transition Curriculum for Busy Practioners - Patricia Maffei
Computer Games for Students with Visual Impairments - Diane Brauner
The Human Connection - Using AFB CareerConnect with Your Transitional Age Students - Detra Bannister
Using Storytelling in the Teaching of Students with Vision Loss - Rebecca Oshlag
Health Disparities and Risks among Older Blind Adults: Implications for Rehabilitation and Wellness - Gwen C. Jones
Health Status of Elderly in Rural Maharashtra: Do Socio-Economic Differentials Matters? - Dhanajay Bansod
"What's New in Low Vision" - Bryan Gerritsen, James Deremeik
Functional Low Vision Assessment for Orientation and Mobility Instructors - Flavia Steiner Viggiani,
Using An Effective Expanded Core Curriculum Instructional Continuum - Mary Ann Siller, Jennifer Coy, Julie Prause, Karen Blankenship
Addressing the Expanded Core Curriculum, Not as Difficult as It May Seem - Kitra Hill Gray, Christy Householter
HOLD EVERYTHING! Creating Stay-Put Play-'n-Learn Spaces for Young and Developmentally Young Children - Kay Clarke
Coordinated Intervention Planning for Children with Multiple Disabilities That Have Sensory Impairments and Autism through Use of the Ziggurat Model and the Comprehensive Autism Planning System - Brett Page
Sharing Concerns: Peer Consultation for Problem Solving - Joan Chase, Carol Anne Evans, Niina Glasner, Stephen Goodman, Martha Simmons
Guidelines and Standards for Tactile Graphics - John McConnell, Lucia Hasty, Allison O'Day, Irene Miller, Aquinas Pather, Diane Spence
Generational Diversity: A New Look at the Work We Do - Barbara Hunt
Accessing the Curriculum with Low-High Technology Tools for Beginning Braille Readers - Donna McNear

O&M Sessions:

Evaluation of the Confidence and the Autonomy Provided by A Simple GPS Device Designed for Visually Impaired Travelers - Carole Zabihaylo
Playful O&M - Maya Delgado Greenberg
Severity Rating Scale for Orientation & Mobility: A New Look at A Popular Resource - Susan Langendonk, Susan Bradley
Is A Dog Guide Right for Your Client? - Malinda Carlson, Brian Francis
Accessible Pedestrian Signals: Effect on Pedestrians Who Are Blind - Billie Louise (Beezy) Bentzen, Janet Barlow
Environmental Cues for Nonvisual Alignment: The Impact of Underfoot Materials - Richard Long
Providing Cane Clinics to Encourage Cane Use - Annalyn Courtney Barbier, Jenny Santiago

2:45 pm - 3:30 - Break

3:30 pm- 5:30 pm- AER General Session and Awards Presentations- Ron Schuchard to present:

New Interventions / Treatments in Clinical Trials Today: What’s the near future of Vision Rehabilitation for people with improving vision?

5:45 pm – 6:45 pm Awards Reception, AER Exhibit Hall

Friday, July 25, 2008

7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast, AER Exhibit Hall

7:00 am – 6:00 pm AER Exhibit Hall

8:00 am – 9:00 am: Concurrent Presentations

Distance Education - Together Doing More - Pamela Gow-Boyd, George Abbott
Creating Vocational Portfolios to Assist with the Transition - Mary Zatta
A Tactile Strategy Game to Enhance Functional Use of Compass Directions in Students with Visual Impairment-A Field Study - Fred Otto, Paul Olson
Publishing a Manuscript in the JVIB - Carol Farrenkopf, Duane Geruschat
Veterans Affairs Low Vision Intervention Trial Study Results and Therapy Curriculum - Stephen Rinne, Rickilyn Mancil
Promoting Excellence: Examples of Good Reading Instruction for Learners with Visual Impairment and Additional Disabilities - Tanni Anthony
Emergent Optical Device Use: Introducing Optical Devices to Our Youngest Children - Wendy Sapp
Sustaining Braille Proficiency with the Online NERCVE Brailler - Sandy Smith, Christopher Nagle
The Digital Social Interactions of Students with Visual Impairments: Findings from the Special Education Elementary Longitudinal Study and the National Longitudinal Transition Study-2 - Stacy Haack-Kelly
Current Issues in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy - B.J. LeJeune
Sight Unseen - Art for the Blind and Visually Impaired - Scott Wallace, Kara Foster
Youth Employment Services: A Continuum Model - Diane Weiss
Accessible Science: How to Describe STEM Images - Bryan Gould, Kay Ferrell
An Assessment of Consumer Needs: Results of Focus Groups from A State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency - Adele Crudden, William Sansing, Robyn Fraser-Settoon

O&M Sessions:

Accessible Design for People with Vision Impairments - Beth Helmers
Movin' to Music: Motivating Kids toward O&M - Dede Ackerman, Paula Jordan, JoAnne Riddell
Strategic Use of Spatial Representations to Maintain Orientation by Individuals Who Are Congenitally Totally Blind - Peg Cummins
There Is Always A Way - Michael May
An ORIENTATION & Mobility Teaching Approach for Guide-Dog Travel for the Elderly or Reduced Mobility Population - Carole Zabihaylo and Hélène Guérette

9:00 am - 9:45 am - Break in the exhibit hall

9:45 am - 11:30 am - General Sessions

A. Alphabetic Braille and Contracted Braille Study (ABC Braille Study): Results of a Longitudinal Study: Speakers: Diane Wormsley, Tessa Wright Carlson, Robert Wall Emerson, Sharon Sacks, Jane Erin, Frances Mary D'Andrea

B. Older Adult Vision Care-A Team Approach: Where We Were, Where We Are and Where We Are Going.

Moderator: Jim Deremeik

Speakers: John Crews, Graham Strong, Lylas Mogk, Stanley Mosser

11:30 am - 1:00 pm Lunch

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm Concurrent Presentations

"Guide," Right? - Sara Waggle, Duane Christianson
Assistive Technology Competencies for Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments: A Delphi Study - Derrick Smith, Pat Kelley
Safety Starts at Home - Judy Scott, Pris Rogers
Taking Care of My Daily Needs: A Minimum Requirement to AGE in Place - Steven La Grow
The Forgotten Curriculum: Social Skills and Sex Education - Tom Miller
How to Connect to the Sighted World through the Arts and Other Media-for People Who Have Low Vision - Rana McMurray Arnold
Barriers to Vision Rehabilitation and How to Get around Them - Olga Overbury
Long Term Use of Optical Devices - Cynthia Bachofer
Choosing the Best Signage Typeface Font for People with Low Vision: Results of An Objective and Subjective Test - Deborah Gold
Striped Lands and Dotted Seas: Editing Tactile Graphics - Michael Sell
National Industries for the Blind's Business Leaders Program - Karen Pal
Profile of Personnel Preparation Programs and Their Faculty in Blindness and Visual Impairment - Kelly Lusk
Classroom Teacher Attitudes toward Inclusion with Emphasis on Students with Visual Impairments - Carolin Sinkfield
Competitive Employment: Strategies from Public Agencies - Adele Crudden, William Sansing
Changes Enhance Effectiveness of Residential Rehabilitation Training Program - Keiko Namekata, Michelle Toy
Medical Management Challenges Faced in Employment - Margaret Cleary
CareerConnect as A Tool in the Job Placement Process - Scott Truax
Exploring the World of Digital Labels - Kendra Farrow
Effective Rehabilitation for Ageing and Sight Loss - Alan Suttie
The Myths and Realities of Diabetes - Debra Sokol-McKay

O&M Sessions:

Teaching Personal Safety to Children with Visual Impairments - Al Kaufman, Karissa Hoff
Deaf-Blind Travelers and Communication - Eugene Bourquin, Monica Godfrey-Lehrer, Sook Hee Choi, and Dona Sauerburger
O & M Toys - Ann Hegstrom
SupaSleuths--Crime Scene Investigation for Young Detectives - Beth Helmers
O&M for Visually Impaired Wheelchair Users - James Scott Crawford
Putting ORIENTATION Back into O&M - Diane Brauner
The Role of the O&M Specialist in Exploring Transportation Options in Rural Communities - Penny Everline
Human Service Transportation Coordination - What Is Your Role? - Laura Park-Leach
What's in A Name: Understanding Complex Syndromes in Order to Develop Functional O&M Skills, A 2-Part Workshop - Sandra Stirnweis

3:00 pm - 3:45 pm Break in the exhibit hall

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm Concurrent Presentations

Parent Education: Reaching the Hard-to-Reach - Pauletta Feldman
Reclaiming Independence: A Video and Resource Guide to Help Elders Stay in the Driver's Seat When They No Longer Drive - L. Penny Rosenblum
Implications of the ABC Braille Study Results for Braille Instruction - Robert Wall Emerson, Frances Mary D'Andrea
Learning to Listen and Listening to Learn - Lizbeth Barclay
Do I Really Need to Learn the Keyboard by Touch? An Examination of the Need for and Ways to Teach Keyboarding by Touch to Individuals with Vision Loss - Neva Fairchild
Introduction to Windows Vista and Office 2007 - Michael Wigle
Learning Disabilities and Students with Visual Impairment - Marnee Loftin
Neuro in A Nutshell: Start Cracking Rehabilitation Training - Anne T. Riddering
Brain Injury and Vision Loss: Challenges and Strategies - B.J. LeJeune
Collaborative Interventions for Multiply Disabled Children and Their Families - Diane Weiss, Teddy Kern
“I Opened up A Can of Peas but”…..Food Labeling Options - Debra Sokol-McKay, Dianne Michels
Aiming for Success: Put Our TAPE Measure in YOUR Employment Support Toolbox! - Deborah Gold, Alexander Shaw

O&M Sessions:

Sequencing O&M Skills - Diane Brauner
Maps for Everyone! - Sandra Stirnweis
Mobility Issues Facing Older VI Clients - Sarah Johnson, Milo Borich
APS 101 (Accessible Pedestrian Signals) 6 Questions-6 Answers - Linda Myers, Bonnie Dodson-Burk
Accessible GPS: Reorientation and Target Location among Users with Visual Impairments - Paul Ponchillia, Amy Freeland, Steven LaGrow

Evening AER Illinois Chapter Host Night or Chicago on your own

Saturday, July 26, 2008

7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast

7:00 am – 8:00 am O&M Past Chairs Breakfast

8:00 am – 9:00 am Concurrent Presentations

Using Visual/Concrete Supports for Students with Autism Spectrum Disorders and Visual Impairments - Marilyn Gense, D. Jay Gense
Tools for Change: Advocating for Quality Services - Tom Miller
The Virtual Conference Room: Technology Tools for Professional Communication in the 21st Century - Wendy Buckley, Sandy Smith
Social Comparison: Exploring Its Relationship with Vision Impairment and Well Being - Gretchen Good
AFB's Senior Site: A 24/7 Tool for Professionals, Consumers, and Family Members—Available Anytime, Anywhere - Priscilla Rogers, Judy Scott
Employment Status, Job TYPE and Employer Description among Persons with A Significant Visual Impairment - Steven La Grow
National Educational Outcomes of Students with Visual Impairments - Kay Ferrell, Sillvia Correa-Torres
The Journey of a Test: How It Becomes Accessible to Students Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired - Kerry Isham
Informational Session on the NTC Assistive Technology Certificate Program - James Unger
Bracing for the “Demographic Tsunami” – How Demographic and Epidemiologic Projections Can Prepare Us for the Provision of Vision Rehabilitation Services to the Baby Boom Generation - Keith Gordon
Expanding Our Core - Karen Frank, Michelle Hoffman

O&M Sessions:

Getting in Step - Marching Band Basics - Jenine Stanley, Janet Barlow
Roundtabe Discussion: Using Assessment Results to Determine Dimensions of Service, Such as Skills and Frequency - Annette Skellenger
Roundtable Discussion: Professional Code of Ethics and the Impact of Professional Liability - William Wiener
Roundtable Discussion: Blindfolding and Other Strategies to Teach People to Use Non-Visual Information - Dona Sauerburger
Roundtable Discussion: Silent Cars and How to Deal with Them - Rob Emerson Wall
Roundtable Discussion: Support Canes and O&M - What is Our Role, and How Do We Teach Them? - Tessa Wright Carlsen
Roundtable Discussion: Teaching O&M with Interpreters of a Foreign Language - Peter Horn
Roundtable Discussion: Managing to Serve Both Needs with Dual Certification (TVI/O&M) - Kathy Yale
Roundtable Discussion: Travel Instruction: SKilsl Needed for O&M Specialists to Train Indiviuals with Disabilities Othen Then Visual Impairment - Bruce Blasch, Jay Furlong and Patti Vorhees
Roundtable Discussion: Licensure, Certification, Medicare Legislation and Othe Issues Impacting on the O&M Deliery - Jim Deremeik and Suzanne Mullen

8:00 am –1:00 pm Posters on Display

9:00 am - 10:30 am Poster Presentations

CARF's Comprehensive Vision Rehabilitation Services Standards - Mary Boegemann
O&M and Disaster Planning for Individuals Who Are Visually Impaired - Meg Robertson
Choice Making Opportunities for Young Children with Visual Impairments and Other Disabilities – Christine Clark
Spatial Challenges in O&M - Claire Holmes
Shopping Mobility - Helen Bartels
O&M Patrol: Immersing Parents in Mobility Experiences - Nicole Wood
The Forgotten 4 Million - Kathleen Huebner
A Study of Self-Efficacy in Deafblindness Education - Elizabeth Hartmann
The Teaching Cane Strategy - Mary Tellefson, Coleen Dunphy
The Nature of Social Experiences of Students with Deafblindness Educated in Inclusive Settings - Silvia Correa-Torres
O&M Club-Activities and Fundraising Ideas - Tina Boyd-Pratt, Bill Muir
VRA Net: Results of A Three Year Project Testing An Online Solution to Personnel Shortages - Karen Seidman
Web-Based Inservice for Classroom Teachers - Ann Hegstrom
Teaching Map Skills to Students Who Have Visual Impairments - Janice Day
Accessible Environments for People with Vision Impairments - Beth Helmers
Issues and Support for Individuals New to Monocular Vision - Julia Kleinschmidt
Lost in Translation? An O&M Specialist's Guide to Ensuring Non-English Speaking Clients Are Understanding When, How, Why, Who with or without, and Where They Are Going - Amanda Bybee
Medical Group Visits to Improve the Health and Well-Being of Children with Developmental Disabilities: Model Program for Children Who Are Visually Impaired - Deborah Cleary
Ambassador Dogs: Guide Dogs for the Blind and Orientation and Mobility Partnerships - Lori Cassels
Advances in Talking Signs Remote Infrared Audible Signage (RIAS) - Linda Myers
Professional Consensus on Pre-Service O&M Training: What Errors Should Students Be Trained to Observe? - Kim Zebehazy, Rebecca Renshaw, George Zimmerman, Lynn Fox, Frances Mary D'Andrea
Orientation and Mobility Training for Children with CHARGE Syndrome - Donna Dunham Bent
FUNctional Pre-Vocational and Community Skills as Part of A SHARP Summer - Sandra Stirnweis
Infant-Maternal Interactions in Which the Child Is Visually Impaired - Marie Celeste
Challenge Your Senses - Nancy Dunbar Sogan, Mary-Maureen Atkin
Improving Travel Patterns in A Cafeteria - Serena Preston
National Consortium on Deaf-Blindness (DB-LINK) - Steven Davies
Qualitative Study of the Effectiveness of the Dual-Certified Vision Professional Service Delivery Model - Rona Pogrund , Nora Griffin-Shirley, Derrick Smith
Strategies and Challenges of Raising Children When You Have A Visual Impairment - L.. Penny Rosenblum, Sunggye Hong, Beth Harris
What's up with Your 'tude Dude? - Rebecca Browning
Wired for Business: Refreshable BRAILLE in Educational and Employment Settings - Larry Lewis
Response to Intervention: The Role and Contribution of the TVI - Tanni Anthony
Introducing New Braille Literacy Courseware on the SAL2 System for Students of All Ages - Stephanie Herlich
Parent Infant Playgroups for Families Raising Children with Visual Impairments - Susan Sullivan
We Are A Family: A Workshop for Families with Infants and Toddlers - Sandra Finkel
The Move to Graduate Status in the UK - Robert Avery
The Information Highway Was Once A Dirt Road - John Hernandez
A Comparative Examination of the Social/Behavioral Characteristics and Skills of Youth with Visual Impairments - Thomas Smith, Kim Zebehazy,
Promoting Success in Post-Secondary Education Programs - Tina Herzberg
Intervention through Art for Adults Who Are Blind and Visually Impaired - Amy McKenzie
Discovering the Louis Braille Trail - Gloria Moyer
All Equal on the Bench - Blind and Visually Impaired Powerlifters - Judy Koch-Smith
Accommodations for Students with Visual Impairments in Higher Education - Glenda Nash-Buscarello
Transition for the Next Generation - Joseph Strechay, Shirley McCracken
Independent Living Skills and the Importance of Expectations - Victoria Mullis
Vision Rehab Meets Access Technology: How to Individualize Training in a Group Setting - David Ushiro, Ginger Lancaster
The Living Skills Center for the Visually Impaired: Transition through Full Immersion - Patricia Maffei
Assistive Technology in Teacher-Training Programs: A National and International Perspective - Mohammad Safhi, Li Zhou, Derrick Smith, Pat Kelley
Teaching Personal Safety to Visually Impaired Adults - Karissa Hoff, Al Kaufman
Promoting Social and Community Participation of Youth with Visual Impairment through Recreation and Support Groups - Barbara Brockevelt, Debbie Chapuis
Extreme Transition: Summer Youth Editions - Dina Rosenbaum
A Study on the Relationship between Classroom Teachers and Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments: Do They Collaborate? - Sunggye Hong, Frank Kohler
Quality of Brailled Instructional Materials - Tina Herzberg
Enhancing Service Delivery Systems to Meet the Needs of Persons with Coexisting Disabilities - Shane Koch, Michael Nelipovich, Marissa McKee
Anchored in Architecture: The New Anchor Center for Blind Children - Sarah Bickford
Special Technology and Adaptive Resources for Students - ADL - Jessica Givens
Beneath the Surface of Inclusive Education: Issues and Challenges Faced by Parents, Vision Professionals and Teachers - Carolyn Palmer
Peer Interactions: Views of Parents and Teachers - Carolyn Palmer
Too Young for Glasses? - Donna Farrimond
Changing the Face of Rehabilitation Teaching: The Group Service Delivery Model - Lynn Jensen
Utilizing E-Learning to Meet Your Continuing Education Needs - Dawn Turco
We Go Everywhere Man: Division 16 Itinerant Personnel Destinations: Caseload Determination and Committee Work for National Agenda for Education of Children Goal 4 Caseload - Karen Blankenship, Joyce Strother
O&M - Moving Towards Independence in the Early Years - Linda Ciebien
Tactile Map Making - Diane Brauner

10:30 am - 12:15 pm General Session -

The Blinded Veterans Association Meeting New Challenges: Blindness and Brain Injury

Panel, Tom Miller, Moderator: VA Blind Rehabilitation Service: Expanding to Address Continuing and Emerging Needs - Gale Watson, MEd, CLVT, Dept. of Veterans Affairs, Washington, DC.,

Tom Zampieri, Steven Beres

1:45 pm – 3:15 pm Concurrent Presentations

An Assessment of Consumer Needs: Results of Focus Groups from A State Vocational Rehabilitation Agency - Adele Crudden, William Sansing, Robyn Fraser-Settoon
Conducting An Assistive Technology Assessment - Ike Presley
Eating Upside down / Feeding Strategies for Visually Impaired Infants - Catherine Smyth, Carol Spicer, Zoe Morgese
Sensory Sensations Stations - Lisa Lind, Sherri Bloch
Children with CVI: Outcomes and Opportunities - Christine Roman
Up, Up and Away: Tips for Safe and Efficient Travel - Dawn Turco, Ginger Irwin
Good-Bye Typewriter, Hello Computer - John Rempel
Teaching Braille to Adults Who Are Visually Impaired: Effective Strategies - George Abbott
INSIGHT Post Secondary Preparation Program for Students Who Are Blind/Visually Impaired - Kristin Hammond, Pamela Howard
An Investigation of the Use of Dual Media by Students with Visual Impairments - Amy McKenzie, Sandra Lewis, Julie Bardin, Tilly Steele
Template for Literacy: A Special Education Focus - Patricia Bolger
Taking A Position: I.Q. Testing of Students Who Are Visually Impaired - Marnee Loftin, Michael Sell, Carol Evans, Stephen Goodman, Barbara Henderson, Debbie Willis

O&M Sessions:

Effect of Hybrid Vehicles on Street Crossing Decision Making - Robert Wall Emerson, Julie Hapeman
O&M Training Experiences Utilizing the Trekker GPS - Patrick Zeinstra, Anthony Cleveland

Finding Your Way: A Practical Approach to Teaching and Learning BrailleNote GPS - Maya Delgado Greenberg, Jerry Kuns
Designing Access to Light Rail Transit - Laura Park-Leach, Sarah Heinrich
Roundtable Discussion: Environmental Access in Your Community and Around the World - Carina Duke
Roundtable Discussion: O&M and Private Practice - Gina Fugate
Roundtable Discussion: O&M for Students with Mulitple Disabilities - Eileen Sifferman

3:15 pm - 3:45 pm Break

3:45 pm - 5:15 pm - Concurrent Presentations

Talking with Miranda - Michelle Clyne, Michelle Peterson, Jan Paoletti
Is There A New Role for Family Members in the Vision Rehabilitation of Their Older Relative Who Is Visually Impaired? - Alberta L. Orr
Making Sense of Your Senses - Jeanne Pals
Hail Hail, Louis Braille! Happy 200th Birthday - Maureen Moscato
Medical Students' Knowledge and Perceptions of Visual Impairments - Amy McKenzie
Low Vision Rehabilitation for Consumers with Dementia - Marshall Flax, Donald Golembiewski
Promising Practices for Students with Visual Impairments and Autism Spectrum Disorder - Betsy Flener, Donna Brostek
Teaching the Use of Audio Assisted Reading - Ike Presley
Promising Solutions for Access to Multimedia Instructional Materials in the Classroom - Mary Ann Siller, Kay Ferrell
Connecting Parents with Information and Each Other: AFB's FamilyConnect Site - L. Penny ,. Rosenblum, Scott Truax, Susan Dalton
Maximizing Resources: Meeting the Critical Need for Highly-Qualified Teachers in Vision Impairment - Laura Bozeman
Albinism: The Impact on Social Cognition and Social Ability - Carolyn Palmer

O&M Sessions:

Yellow Tape Is Not A Barrier! ADA & Sidewalk Pedestrian Construction Work Zone Barriers - Meg Robertson
A New Instrument to Evaluate and Motivate Your Orientation and Mobility Students - Thomas Rotunno, Lee Anne Myers
Orientation and Mobility Services for the Geriatric Low Vision Patient: Who Will Provide These Services and Who Will Pay? - Jim Deremeik, Duane Geruschat, Robert Massof, Anne T. Riddering
Travel Instruction for Students with Disabilities Other Than Blindness - William Wiener, Bruce Blasch, Patti Voorhees, Jay Furlong
Orientation & Mobility and the Question of Ownership - Fabiana Perla

Evening Explore Chicago on your own or Chicago Area Tours

Sunday, July 27, 2008

7:00 am – 8:00 am Breakfast

8:00 am - 9:00 am Concurrent Presentations

Accessible Multi-Media for Science: Teachers' Domain - Bryan Gould
The International Scene in the Blind Biz - Susan Spungin
Do Students with Visual Impairment Benefit from Movement-Based Learning (Brain Gym)? - Alicia Li
Emerging Evidence from Single-Subject Design Studies in the Field of Deafblindness - Amy Parker
An Age Cohort Study of Older Adults with and without Impaired Vision: Activity, Independence and Life Satisfaction - Gretchen Good
O&M in Cyber Space, -- Applying O&M Principles and Techniques to Electronic Communication - Tiehan Liu
Quality and Equitable Services to Infants and Preschool Children with Visual Impairment and Their Families: A Provincial Lobbying Effort and New Program - Kevin Stewart

9:00 am - 9:30 am - Break

9:30 am - 11:00 am - Concurrent Presentations

NEW VISION ENTERPRIZES -A Transitional Student Business Training Program - Ann McKay-Bacon, Anthony Bacon
National Agenda: Past, Present and Future - Karen Blankenship
Effects of Mentoring on Blind Students' Career Plans, Attitudes, Locus of Control, and Self-Efficacy - Tiffany Wild, Judith Chwalow
Curriculum Standards, Pedagogical Practices, Inclusion, Assessment, and Collaboration with Science Content Educators in Implementing Science Education for Students with Visual Impairments - Tiffany Wild
Adaptive Gardening: Sowing Seeds and Reaping Confidence - Edwin Haines
CERTS: More Than A Breath Mint, A Must for All Situations - Tyra Rice Hawkins
DeafBlind Communicator Project Takes Shape with Washington State Office of Deaf and Hard of Hearing - Jim Halliday
Psychological First Aid - Mark Bragg
A Residential School's Transition Program: What It Is - What It Is Not! - Louis Tutt, Katherine Hegemann

11:15 am - 12:45 pm General Session

NASA Educational Software "Earth+" Exploration Tool for Blind Students - Laurie Cook, Instructional Design Specialist, Goddard Earth Science and Techonology Center.