Registration is now open! The early bird rates for registration have been extended to June 21. National Blindness Professionals Certification Board presents: Contemporary Issues in Rehabilitation and Education For the Blind 18th ANNUAL REHABILITATION AND ORIENTATION AND MOBILITY CONFERENCE Mandalay Bay Resort and Casino 3950 South Las Vegas Boulevard Las Vegas, NV 89119 Sunday, July 7, 2019 8:30 am - 7:30 pm 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. Presentations and breakouts including: * Hear from employed blind adults on how their participation in a National Federation of the Blind summer youth program contributed to their independence. * Learn tips from itinerate professionals on how to maximize instructional time. * See how fitness and confidence equal success. * 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 assistive technology. * Learn how to make the most of an interpreter. More agenda items coming soon. Schedule: 7:30 - 8:30 am-Registration 8:30 am-Conference Begins 2:00 - 5:00- Interactive Breakout Sessions 5:00 - 7:00 pm-NBPCB Awards Reception Registration Fee includes the NBPCB Awards Reception: Cost: Before June 21 - $85 for professionals; $75 for Students. After June 21 - $100 for both students and professionals Register here: https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=378 https://nbpcb.org/members/er.php?eid=378 <https://www.dropbox.com/s/0lyzj2a32gs264d/Draft--Rehab%20Agenda%202019.docx ?dl=0> Draft Agenda is available 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 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