2013 Virginia AER Conference on Visual Impairment and Blindness

2013 Virginia AER Conference on Visual Impairment and Blindness

Conference Highlights

WEDNESDAY

Special Guest Artist

Justin Kauflin,jazz pianist, VEER magazine's "JAZZ ARTIST OF THE YEAR", 2011 Semifinalist for Thelonious Monk Jazz Piano competition performs and shares his story.

Lauren Liebermanfrom theDepartment of Kinesiology, Sport Studies, and Physical Education at Brockport College addresses Adaptive Physical Education, APE, for children with visual impairment. In another session she shares how the loss of sight is never loss of vision.

Holly Lawsoncompares the Role of the vision Therapist with the Role of the Vision Teacher. Then Alexis Malkin joins her for two sessions on contrast sensitivity

Paul Koonsoffers Practical Teaching Strategies for working with people with Traumatic Brain Injuries or TBI

Lucia Hastychallenges us with Herding CATs: A round-up of Computer Assisted Tactiles

John Hallguides mastering the environment through audition, kinesthia & cognition

Come for a specialevening showingand discussion of the movie, Going Blind, a unique documentary film that increases public awareness of sight loss and low vision issues profoundly affecting the lives of more and more people around the world.

THURSDAY

VENDORS will be present all day

Denise Robinsonbrings technology sessions on Low Vision Techniques, JAWS, and Braille

Scaffolding for successful strategies:

Anna Swensonsupports Young Readers and Writers of Braille with scaffolding successful strategies

Ynes PatersonexploresLow Tech to High; Assistive Technology for students with Intellectual and Multiple Disabilities

Dave Wilkerson,skier, marathoner, and world traveler presents a double session onGPS

Learn more about Guiding Eyes withSusan Kroha

Dr. Alibhaigive perspective on the Low Vision Evaluation for Visually Impaired children

Lucia Hastyshares theSecret Language of Lines:A curriculum for teaching graphicacy

FRIDAY

Karen Blankenshipreturns to Virginia to shareEssential Assessment that addresses functional vision evaluation, the learning media assessment and the expanded core curriculum the elementary student. In a second session Karen take us on the next step.

Willie Icediscussesmedication Interactions with O&M and low vision instruction

Lucia Hastyreturns withCreating Tactile Graphics with Phoenix and Firebird

Denise RobinsontakesHats off to Ipad in a double session