Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation and Education for the Blind 22ND ANNUAL REHABILITATION AND ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY CONFERENCE The Hilton Americas-Houston 1600 Lamar Street Houston, TX 77010 800-236-2905 Come participate in the only National Conference focused on Structured Discovery teaching and education for the blind. Presentations and breakouts including: * Discover the tenants of Structured Discovery as a professional and within training centers * Learn new strategies that you can implement in your classroom or teaching environment. * Share ideas and network in multiple rehabilitation disciplines, including Braille, home management, cane travel, and assistive technology. * More topics and agenda items to come! Schedule 7:30 to 8:30 am - Registration 8:30 am - Conference begins 8:30 am - 12:00 pm - General Session 12:00 pm - 5:00 pm - Breakout Sessions 5:00 pm - 8:00 pm - Mix & Mingle Reception for Rehabilitation Professionals Registration is $85 before June 15, $100 after that date. Sponsors National Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB) and the Professional Development & Research Institute on Blindness (PDRIB, Louisiana Tech University. Edward C. Bell, Ph.D., CRC, NOMC, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness Louisiana Tech University 600 Mayfield Ave / 210 Woodard Hall PO Box 3158 Ruston LA 71272 Office: 318.257.4554 Fax: 318.257.2259 <mailto:ebell at latech.edu> ebell at latech.edu <http://www.pdrib.com> www.pdrib.com ************* "I am somehow less interested in the weight and convolutions of Einstein's brain than in the near certainty that people of equal talent have lived and died in cotton fields and sweatshops." -- Stephen Jay Gould