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Foundations and Professional Issues
The Rehabilitation Revolution

July 1, 2006
Dallas, Texas

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Morning Session  
 
Welcome Dr. Marc Maurer, President, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, MD Welcome by Marc Maurer text
Welcome by Marc Maurer MP3
Keynote Address: The Rehabilitation Revolution: Contemporary Signs of Change in the Blindness Field Allen Harris, President, National Blindness Professional Certification Board, Director, Iowa Department for the Blind, Des Moines, IA Keynote Address by Allen Harris text
Keynote Address by Fred Schroeder MP3
Concurrent Session: Outcomes and Discussion from the First Project Study of a Blind Guide Dog Instructor Terry Barrett, Director of Training Operations, Guide Dogs for the Blind, San Rafael, CA; Charles Nathan, Director of Training, Guide Dogs for the Blind, San Rafael, CA; Brad Hibbard, Director of Training, Guide Dogs for the Blind, Boring, Oregon
Guide Dogs for the Blind MP3
Concurrent Session: Working with Multi-Disabled Consumers Jeff Altman, NOMC, Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Lincoln, NE; Maurice Peret, NOMC, Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Virginia Department for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Richmond, VA; Darick Williamson, NOMC, Instructor, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA Working with Multi-Disabled Consumers text
Working with Multi-Disabled Consumers MP3

 

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Afternoon Session  
Welcome by Marc Maurer text
Welcome by Marc Maurer MP3
Keynote Address: Foundations and Professional Issues Dr. Joanne Wilson, Executive Director of Affiliate Action, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, MD Keynote Address: Foundations and Professional Issues text
Welcome by Marc Maurer MP3
Panel: The Rehabilitation Revolution in Orientation Training Centers Moderator, Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D., NOMC, Research Professor, San Diego State University Interwork Institute, President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia, Vienna, VA; Craig Kiser J.D., Director, Florida Division of Blind Services, Tallahassee, Fl; Sam Fisk, Supervisor, Ho`opono Orientation Center, Vocational Rehabilitation & Services for the Blind Division, Honolulu, HI The Rehabilitation Revolution in Orientation Training Centers text
The Rehabilitation Revolution in Orientation Training Centers MP3
Professional Standards and Certification Edward Bell, Ph.D., NOMC, CRC, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech University Professional Standards and Certification text
Professional Standards and Certification MP3
Question and Answer

Moderator, Christine Brown, NOMC, Grant Manager, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA

Question and Answer
Question and Answer MP3
Advocacy and Professional Issues Surrounding the Senior Blind Population Pearl Van Zandt, Ph.D., Executive Director, Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Lincoln, NE Advocacy and Professional Issues Surrounding the Senior Blind Population text
Blind Guide Dog Trainers by Terry Barrett MP3
Consumer Panel: Seniors on the Move Connie Connolly, Techniques for Living Confidently, Ruston, LA; Ray McGeorge, Success for Seniors in Colorado; Art Schreiber, 20/20 Club, President, National Federation of the Blind of New Mexico, Albuquerque, NM Seniors on the Move text
Blind Guide Dog Trainers by Terry Barrett MP3
Current Legislation and Policies Affecting Individuals with Disabilities Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D., Research Professor, San Diego State University Interwork Institute, President, National Federation of the Blind of Virginia, Vienna, VA Current Legislation and Policies Affecting Individuals with Disabilities text
Current Legislation and Policies Affecting Individuals with Disabilities MP3

 

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