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Date/Time |
Presenter |
Hand Outs |
Presentation Title |
Objectives |
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4/24/08 3:45 5:00 |
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504 vs. IEP |
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Identify the similarities and differences
between the 504 plan ( |
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4/24/08 3:45 5:00 |
Leslie Young |
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Universal Design: What Is It? What Does It Mean? |
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4/24/08 3:45 5:00 |
Deborah Hatton |
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Facilitating Emergent Literacy |
· Describe recommended early intervention practices for facilitating emergent literacy · Discuss the potential impact of disabilities on emergent literacy · Describe strategies for promoting emergent literacy in children with VI and additional disabilities |
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4/24/08 3:45 5:00 |
Lynda Jones
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University Experience for College Bound Students with V.I. |
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4/24/08 5:00 7:00 |
David Arthur |
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Public Hearing |
· Commission for the Blind and Rehabilitation Council · Discussion on State Plan for Vocational Rehabilitation, including the State Plan Supplement for Supported Employment Services under Title VI, Part B of the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, as Amended in 1998 |
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4/25/08 8:30 10:00 |
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504 vs. IEP |
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Identify the similarities and differences
between the 504 plan ( |
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4/25/08 8:30 10:00 |
Robin Makky |
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Low Vision Assistive Technology |
· Participants will experiment with a variety of low vision assistive technologies, · identify components and applicability of each in real-life situations. |
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4/25/08 8:30 10:00 |
Diane Brauner Mary Sjogren |
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Make & Take Part 1 |
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4/25/08 10:30 12:00 |
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IDEA, IEPs, &IFSPs What a Teacher Needs to Know |
· Identify key features of the Mobile Manager, participate in hands-on opportunities to use the device, and determine the appropriate consumer(s) for the device. |
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4/25/08 10:30 12:00 |
Diane Brauner Mary Sjogren |
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Make & Take Part 2 |
· Create books to use with blind and low vision students |
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4/25/08 10:30 12:00 |
Lynda Jones
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Junk Drawer Tips and Adult Learning Theory |
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4/25/08 10:30 12:00 |
Jack Mitchell |
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Notetakers |
· Participants will participate in hands-on opportunities to try out a variety of mobile Braille notetaker devices, identify key features of the devices, and determine the appropriate use of the devices given their consumers. |
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4/25/08 1:45 3:00 |
Janet Barlow |
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Roundabouts: Coming to a Town Near You Part 1 |
· Share and understand strategies for teaching students about roundabouts |
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4/25/08 1:45 3:00 |
Library Reproduction Services
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Library Reproduction Services will offer
participants the opportunity to see a variety of literary offerings in large
print, to identify key features of quality large print texts , and ways of
accessing LRSs services. |
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4/25/08 1:45 3:00 |
Wendy Sapp
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Preschool Learning Media Assessments |
This session will focus on the unique aspects of conducting Learning Media Assessments on preschool children (birth to 5 years) through lecture, discussion, and videos. Resources and materials appropriate for very young children will be shared. Information about interpreting results and selecting an initial learning media will be discussed. |
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4/25/08 3:30 5:00 |
Wendy Sapp |
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Learning Media Assessment for MU |
This session will focus on the unique aspects of
conducting Learning Media Assessments on children and youth with multiple
impairments that prevent them from participating in a traditional literacy
program. Videos, lecture, and discussion will be used to demonstrate ways to
conduct the LMA. Interpreting results and determining learning media will be
discussed. |
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4/25/08 3:30 5:00 |
Janet Barlow |
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Roundabouts: Coming to a Town Near You Part 2 |
· Share and understand strategies for teaching students about roundabouts |
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4/26/08 8:30 10:00 |
Cindy Booth |
AT Assessment Process |
· Using the SETT model, teachers will learn how to obtain baseline data on their students level of expertise with various assistive technologies and derive goals for present and future instruction. |
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4/26/08 8:30 10:00 |
Diane Brauner Michael Manning Richard Goldberg |
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EONS Project |
· Participants will be introduced to how the Electronic Orientation and Navigational system works, how to teach EONS to students, and how the device can be incorporated into current O & M IEP goals. |
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4/26/08 8:30 10:00 |
Diane Wormsley |
ABC Braille Project - General |
· Describe the relationship of contractions to reading and writing performance of students enrolled in the study. · Describe the achievement status of children who are blind or visually impaired in reading and other literacy related tasks. |
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4/26/08 8:30 10:00 |
DB Assistive Tech Lea Moynihan |
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919-733-9228 |
· Participants will learn about deafblindness and the various assistive technologies available (low and high tech) to consumers who are deafblind. |
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4/26/08 10:15 11:45 |
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IDEA, IEPs, &IFSPs What a Teacher Needs to Know |
· Identify key features of the Mobile Manager, participate in hands-on opportunities to use the device, and determine the appropriate consumer(s) for the device. |
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4/26/08 10:15 11:45 |
Diane Wormsley |
earlier ABC Braille presentation refers to the same handout |
ABC Braille Project Hand movement |
· Describe the various patterns of hand movements exhibited by braille readers · Describe which patterns of movement result in more efficient reading ·
Describe how to determine which hand movement
pattern to teach to an individual braille reading student. |
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4/26/08 10:15 11:45 |
DB Assistive Tech Lea Moynihan |
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919-733-9228 |
· Participants will learn about deafblindness and the various assistive technologies available (low and high tech) to consumers who are deafblind. |
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4/26/08 10:15 11:45 |
Julie Kagy |
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Mobile Manager |
· Participants will identify key features of the Mobile Manager, participate in hands-on opportunities to use the device. · determine the appropriate consumer(s) for the device. |
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Keynote Speaker |
Gary Ray |
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