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National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute
DARE TO BE REMARKABLE:
Pathways toward Structured Discovery
A three-day national training conference for education and rehabilitation
professionals who work with blind transition-age students and adults
When: Tuesday, December 15 - Thursday, December 17
Time: 11:00 a.m. -5:00 p.m. Eastern Daylight Time
Where: Live via Zoom
* Please see the attached call for presenters
This conference is for all rehabilitation and education professionals who
work with the population of transition-age youth and adults who are blind or
low vision. Specific tracks will also be offered for adult VR consumers who
are currently participating in rehabilitation training programs.
This conference will include:
* Keynote presentations each day by leaders in the rehabilitation and
education fields.
* Workgroups on Structured Discovery Training methods and principles.
* Professional think tank work group sessions for VR instructors and
administrators
* Consumer panels on what works
* Seminar style discussion groups for consumers who are receiving
residential rehabilitation services.
Registration will be $50 for professionals and free for VR consumers.
Registration will be coming soon.
For more information, contact the conference organizers:
Edward Bell, Ph.D.
Louisiana Tech University
318-257-4554, or ebell at latech.edu