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2006 Summer Conference
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 |  |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| Afternoon Session | |||
| Keynote Address: Foundations and Professional Issues | Dr. Joanne Wilson, Executive Director of Affiliate Action, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, MD | |
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| 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 | |
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| Professional Standards and Certification | Edward Bell, Ph.D., NOMC, CRC, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech University | |
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| Question and Answer | Moderator, Christine Brown, NOMC, Grant Manager, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech University, Ruston, LA | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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| 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 | |
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