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2004 Summer Conference
Orientation and Mobility Conference
June 29, 2004
Atlanta, GA
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| Welcome | Dr. Marc Maurer, President, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, MD |  |
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| Morning Keynote Speaker | Joanne Wilson, Commissioner, Rehabilitation Services Administration, Washington, D.C. | |
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| Positive View of Blindness | Dr. Ron Ferguson, Ph.D., COMS, Senior Research Fellow, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Ruston, LA | |
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| Sleepshades | Jeffrey T. Altman, M.A., NOMC, Orientation and Mobility Instructor, State of Nebraska, Lincoln, NE | |
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| The Importance of Positive Role Models | Juan Haro, M.A., NOMC, Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Society for the Blind, Sacramento, CA | |
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| Sighted Instructors Teaching under Sleepshades | Darick Williamson, MA, NOMC, Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Society for the Blind, Sacramento , CA | |
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| Independent Travel for Adults | Mike Bullis, NOMC, Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Blind Industries of Maryland , Baltimore , MD | |
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| Independent Travel in Children | Joseph Cutter, M.A., Developmental Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Consultant for Early Childhood O&M; The Longer White Cane Approach, Manchester, New Jersey | |
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| Characteristics of Good O&M Curriculum | Arlene Hill, NOMC, Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston, LA | |
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| Purpose of Solo Routes and Dropoffs | Dick Davis, Assistant Director, Blind Inc., Minneapolis , MN | |
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| Afternoon Keynote Speaker | Dr. Fredric K. Schroeder, Ph.D., NOMC, Research Professor San Diego State University, International Ambassador, National Federation of the Blind, Vienna, VA | |
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| 29th IRI Overview | Dr. Fredric K. Schroeder, Dr. Ron Ferguson, Edward Bell, MA, NOMC, Joe Cutter, Jeff Altman, MA, NOMC, Christine Brown, MA, NOMC | |
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| Research Report | Dr. Ram Aditya, Associate Professor of Psychology, Florida International University , Miami , FL | |
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| Characteristics of Good O&M Instructors | James Omvig, J.D., President, National Blindness Professional Certification Board; member, President's Committee for Purchase for People Who Are Blind or Severely Disabled, Ruston, LA | |
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| Louisiana Tech: Master's Degrees in Blindness | Ron Gardner, J.D., Director, Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech University | |
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