Registration is now open! National Blindness Professionals Certification Board Presents: Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation and Education for the Blind 23rd Annual Rehabilitation and Orientation & Mobility Conference Rosen Centre 9840 International Dr. Orlando, FL 32819 800-204-7234 Wednesday, July 3rd, 2024 8:30 am - 7:30 pm EDT 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. Participate in the only National Conference focused on Structured Discovery teaching and education for the blind. Featuring our keynote: Carlos R. Serv?n, MPA-JD Executive Director, Nebraska Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired Immediate past President of the National Council of State Agencies for the Blind (NCSAB). Author of the book, ?Running Dreams?An Immigrant?s Hurdles and Triumphs, After Blindness and Amputation? Available in Amazon, Audible, and BARD. Presentations and breakouts including: * How to incorporate culture within a training center. * Learn about the various professional certifications, partnerships, and opportunities offered by the NBPCB. * Explore the fundamentals of technology and how they might be implemented in Structured Discovery teaching. * 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 - 8:30 am?Registration 8:30 am?Conference Begins 12:00 pm? Break for lunch 2:00 - 5:00 pm? Interactive Breakout Sessions 5:15 - 7:30 pm?NBPCB Awards Reception/ Network Mix and Mingle Registration Cost: Before June 15th ? $100 Cost After June 15th? $115 Online registration closes on June 25th. Registration can be made in-person. Registration covers all portions of the conference including general session, breakout sessions, and entry into the NBPCB reception. Lunch is not included. Register here: https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=564 https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=564 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 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