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Bulletin Board

Announcements / Regional, State, and National Training and Events

Mail or email your item for the Bulletin Board to Beth Bible:

TSBVI Outreach, 1100 W. 45th Street, Austin, TX 78756 or <bethbible@tsbvi.edu>

An up-to-date Statewide Staff Development Calendar is posted at <http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/vi.htm>

Texas Focus 2007
The World on a String: Connecting through the Expanded Core Curriculum Main Conference Events

June 19th and 20th

Hilton San Antonio Airport - San Antonio, TX

Keynote Speaker: Dr. Phil Hatlen

The 2007 Texas Focus will offer a variety of speakers and topics related to the Expanded Core Curriculum

Registration materials on-line at <www.tsbvi.edu>

Registration ends on June 1st so don’t delay!

For more information, contact:

Kate Moss at (512) 206-9224 or <KateMoss@tsbvi.edu>;

or Paula Effenger at (512) 206-9344 or <PaulaEffenger@tsbvi.edu>

June 18th Special Pre-Conference

For Parents:

Assessment for the VI Student: What a Parent Should Know

With Marnee Loftin, Psychologist, TSBVI

Advocating for Appropriate VI Programming and Services

With Shawna Tausch, Reg. Coord., Partners Resource Network

For Professionals:

Effective Instructional Practice for the Expanded Core Curriculum Content Areas

With Dr. Karen Blankenship, National Agenda Co-Chair

INSITE Training – Part 2

May 22- 24

Austin, Texas

Contact: Gigi Newton TSBVI Outreach 512-206-9272

<giginewton@tsbvi.edu>

2007 USABA National Goalball Championships

May 31 - June 2

St. Augustine, FL

2007 IBSA World Youth and Student Games

July 11–16

Colorado Springs, CO

Contact: John Potts

<jpotts@usaba.org>

<www.usaba.org/home.html>

Making a Difference: Parents and Patients in the Know The 5th Alström Syndrome International Conference

May 25-28, 2007

Green Oaks Hotel

Fort Worth, Texas, USA

For Patients, Families, & Professionals

Medical and emotional strategies for fighting back!!

Delaying, Moderating, Treating, and Managing Alström Syndrome

Registration fee for meals and activities: $100 per person

For more information:

Robin Marshall

Executive Director

(207) 244-7043

<robin@acadia.net>

Sandra M. Surette

Family Services Coordinator

(902) 648-2143

<asisandra@eastlink.ca>

<www.jax.org/alstrom>

CHARGE TO THE WEST !!!

The 8th International CHARGE Syndrome Conference

July 27th - July 29th, 2007

Costa Mesa California

Hilton Orange County/Costa Mesa

Childcare provided during the meetings on Friday, Saturday, and Sunday for all children who have registered.

You are urged to register early.

Registrations received after June 15 will be subject to a late fee of $50.

Absolutely no registrations will be accepted after june 30.

The CHARGE Syndrome Foundation

2004 Parkade Blvd

Columbia, MO 65202-3121

800-442-7604

<info@chargesyndrome.org>

<www.chargesyndrome.org>

3rd Annual Texas Parent to Parent Conference
Creating a Good Life for Our Children

Omni Austin Hotel, Southpark, Austin

Friday & Saturday, June 8th-9th

Pre-Conference: Thursday, June 7th

Pete & Pam Wright of Wrightslaw

Accessing SSI & Medicaid for Students with Disabilities: Opportunities for Self-Support with Daniel Scarborough

Interest-Based Problem-Solving or How Not to Get Stuck in Conflict with Schools with Laura Otey

Texas Parent to Parent

Toll free: 866-896-6001

Austin: 458-8600

< www.txp2p.org>

Families Connecting with Families
National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI) Conference 2007

July 13-15, 2007

Hilton Omaha
Omaha, Nebraska

NAPVI is partnering with the American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and The Seeing Eye to bring parents a national conference covering all aspects of raising and educating a child with a visual impairment.

Conference will include:

Interactive sessions & panel discussions
Networking with families & professionals
Daycare for children
Activities designed especially for teens
Fun for the whole family

Contact NAPVI <www.napvi.org>

Visit AFB’s website to register online, learn more about the conference, and download conference brochures: <www.afb.org>

National Federation of the Blind
2007 National Convention

June 30 - July 6

Marriott Marquis Hotel

Atlanta, GA

Pre-register online or by mail by May 31st.

Preconvention seminars for parents of blind children will take place on June 30.

During convention week, children six weeks – ten years of age are invited to join in the fun and festivities of NFB Camp. Pre-registration on or before June 15th is required. Space is limited.

For additional information contact:

National Federation of the Blind

Phone: (410) 659-9314

<www.nfb.org/nfb/national_convention_2007.asp>

2007 American Council of the Blind Convention

June 30-July 7

Minneapolis, Minn.,

Hyatt Regency and the Millennium

For questions about the convention, or to discuss arrangements, contact:

Carla Ruschival at (502) 897-1472,

or e-mail <adamcarla@bellsouth.net>

Seabeck - 2007
29th Deaf-Blind Retreat Camp

August 26 - September 1

Seabeck Conference Center

Seabeck, Washington

Contact Jeane Arnold or Tami Berk

(206) 322-4200

TTY: (206) 436-2231

2007 Seminar Calendar National Training Team
Helen Keller National Center

May 21 - 25, 2007

“Same but Different”
Orientation & Mobility Techniques for Deaf-Blind Travelers

July 23 - 27, 2007

“Touching Lives”
Interpreting Techniques for the Deaf-Blind Population

September 17 – 21, 2007

“ The Best is Yet to Come” Enhancing Services for Older Adults with Vision & Hearing Loss

October 15 - 19, 2007

“Transformation” Person Centered Approach to Habilitation

December 3 – 7, 2007

“The Magic of Technology” Technology Seminar

All seminars are held at the Helen Keller National Center, Sands Point, NY

Cost of week-long seminars - $450 (includes lodging, meals, training and training manual)

For further information please contact:

National Training Team

Helen Keller National Center

141 Middle Neck Road

Sands Point, NY 11050

Phone: (516) 944-8900 Ext. 233

TTY: (516) 944-8637

e-mail: <ntthknc@aol.com>

ASSETS 2007: Ninth International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility

October 14 - 17

Tempe, AZ

The conference program is aimed at providing a technical forum for presenting and disseminating innovative research results that address the use of computing and information technologies to help persons with disabilities.

Sponsored by the Association for Computing Machinery (ACM) and the SIGACCESS Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing.

Contact: Enrico Pontelli <epontell@cs.nmsu.edu>

<www.acm.org/sigaccess/assets07>

Getting In Touch With Literacy

November 29 - December 2

St. Pete Beach, Florida

Contact:

Phone: (813) 837-7829

E-Mail: <kratzlaff@fimcivi.org>

<www.fimcvi.org/index_files.cfm?category=31>

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