Registration is now open!
National Blindness Professionals Certification Board presents:
Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation and Education
For the Blind
NINETEENTH ANNUAL REHABILITATION
AND ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY CONFERENCE
First Cyber Conference
Held Via Zoom Attendance
Tuesday, July 14, 2020
9:00 am - 7:00 pm Eastern Daylight Time
Come and join us! Once again, this year's conference will be action packed
with a variety of new speakers, topics, and hands-on events. But this year,
for the first time, all conference sessions will be held online via the zoom
video conferencing platform.
To maximize the quality of conference participation we are asking that all
participants have access to either the desktop Zoom application or the Zoom
iPhone app. You do not need an account, but you are encouraged to have at
least the free account, which you can sign up for
https://zoom.us/freesignup/ Here.
Presentations and breakouts including:
* Morning General Session filled with thought provoking and
inspirational speakers
* Hear from employed blind professionals on how they implement
Structured Discovery in different teaching areas
* Learn about technology and its place in consumer's learning
* Learn about working with students who have secondary disabilities
* Learn where to find new material and secrets to running a dynamic
philosophy discussion.
* Share ideas and network in multiple rehabilitation disciplines,
including Braille, home management, cane travel, and access technology.
* Bring Structured Discovery alive when Face-to-Face is not an option
Schedule:
(Note: all times are Eastern Daylight Time)
9:00 -Conference Begins
9:00 - 12:00 -General session
1:00 - 5:00- Interactive Breakout Sessions
5:00 - 7:00 pm-Happy Hour Mix and Mingle
The registration fee for this online conference is $25 for both
professionals and students and entitles you to all general and breakout
sessions, continuing education points, and access to the recorded conference
sessions.
https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=416 Register Here
Visit the National Blindness Professionals Certification Board website to
learn more about a career in changing lives:
http://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