National Blindness Professional Certification Board Code of Conduct Annual Notice to Stakeholders The National Blindness Professional Certification Board's (NBPCB) CODE OF CONDUCT is a public statement of the common set of values and principles used to promote and maintain high standards of behavior among those specialists in work with the blind who elect and are accepted to become Structured Discovery (SD) Professionals or those training facilities that are certified through this Board's certification processes. The Board is committed to furthering the ability of persons who are blind to function competently, independently and successfully--not only in their own environments--but also as fully integrated and participating citizens in the broader society. To this end, all SD PROFESSIONALS and certified facilities shall treat persons who are blind with dignity and respect and will provide the best possible training and related vocational rehabilitation services which can be offered based upon the most current techniques and training principles available at the time. This notice to all stakeholders is being sent out annually to ensure that responsible parties are aware of the NBPCB code of Conduct and the procedures that have been put in place. To access the complete code of conduct, visit this link: https://www.nbpcb.org/pages/code-of-conduct.php If you, or someone you know feels that you may have been harmed by a professional who holds Structured Discovery certification through the NBPCB, please visit the following link to learn about our grievance process and how to file a complaint. https://www.nbpcb.org/pages/complaint-policy-guidelines.php If you are not certain whether an individual is currently certified through our organization, you can verify the certification status of any individual by going here: https://www.nbpcb.org/pages/lookup.php If you represent an agency, school, or other employer who hires Structured Discovery Professionals we would like to encourage you to put a link to our code of conduct on your web page or other prominent message boards. If you have any general questions about our organization, you may visit www.nbpcb.org <http://www.nbpcb.org> or contact us at: Contact the NBPCB Office NBPCB Office PO Box 2373 Ruston LA 71273 318-299-7340 admin at nbpcb.org <mailto:admin at nbpcb.org> www.nbpcb.org <http://www.nbpcb.org> 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 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