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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 St, 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>

The Deaf-Blind Multihandicapped Association of Texas

35th Annual Family Conference

“DBMAT - Hand in Hand for 35 Years”

October 12-14, 2007

Camp John Marc (near Meridian, TX)

This learning weekend is for adult family members and service providers. Because DBMAT wants both parents and extended family members to attend and participate in the program sessions, we have made exceptional onsite childcare available for your children with disabilities and their siblings. Children have their own planned fun activities separate from the adult learning sessions and activities.

Come prepared to learn, participate, have fun, make friends and enjoy.

Conference contact numbers for information or registration materials are:

Cyndi Hunley: 281-821-9005

Positive Connections Line: 432-264-6780

All Aboard for the 2nd Annual Texas Chargers Retreat

It’s time to mark your calendars

September 14 - 15, 2007

We are planning a weekend of FUN, including:

• a vender fair with opportunities to access funding and resources in the state of Texas;
• a carnival complete with bounce house, games, train rides, snow cones and more;
• a parent panel, a keynote speaker, and many opportunities for networking;
• and to finish the day, a family picnic.

Our expert Speaker, David Brown will be joining us from California where is works as a deafblind specialist for California Deafblind Services. He has 25 years experience working with CHARGE individuals. He currently works with 44 CHARGE children, and has presented about CHARGE Syndrome all over the world. You won’t want to miss this amazing opportunity!! We will finish the day with a family picnic.

Where: Peaceable Kingdom Retreat, Killeen TX, <peaceablekingdomretreat.com>

When: Friday, 9-14-07 starting at 5pm until Sunday, 9-16-07 at 10am.

Why: The Texas Chargers is a group of Texas families, friends, and professionals who are dedicated to helping children and young adults who live with Charge Syndrome. The primary function of our organization is to support the emotional and educational needs of people with Charge Syndrome, along with associated families and professionals, to provide them with a better quality of life.

How: Just call or email for a registration package now!

Cathy Springer, 512-255-3176 <dacspringer @ austin.rr.com>

or Molly Roberts, 469-774-9921 <christian1013 @ verizon.net>

Cost: This retreat is offered at no expense to the family, we will even provide gas money if needed. We just want your Texas Charger to have a weekend of fun.

Volunteers are welcome. To sign up, email <dacspringer @ austin.rr.com>

Helen Keller National Center National Training Team
2007 Seminars

Transformation
Person-centered Approach to Habilitation

October 15 - 19, 2007

Registration Deadline - September 21, 2007

Touching Lives
Interpreting Techniques for the Deaf-Blind Population ­

November 13-16, 2007

The Magic of Technology
Adaptive Technology Training for Teaching Deaf-Blind Individuals

December 3 – 7, 2007

All seminars are held at the

Helen Keller National Center, Sands Point, NY

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; FAX: (516) 944-7302

E-mail: <ntthknc @ aol.com> / <www.hknc.org/FieldServicesNTT.htm>

Ninth International
ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
ASSETS 2007

October 15-17, 2007 in Tempe, AZ

The ASSETS series of conferences 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.

For additional information, please contact:

Enrico Pontelli, New Mexico State University

<epontell @ cs.nmsu.edu> / <www.acm.org/sigaccess/assets07>

Ninth Annual Sports Extravaganza
Sports Competition for Students with Visual Impairments

October 19-20, 2007

October 19 - Goalball Tournament (5:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.)

Nimitz High School; 100 W. Oakdale; Irving, Texas

Bowie Middle School; 600 E. Sixth Street; Irving, Texas

October 20 - Individual Events (8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.)

Nimitz High School; 100 W. Oakdale; Irving, Texas

Who: All students with visual impairments, ages 0-22

Cost: There are no entry fees, but families will need to pay their own expenses for transportation and lodging if needed.

(Some financial assistance may be available from your local Lions Club. Please call for more details.)

Food: Lunch on Saturday will be provided by Lions Clubs International District 2-X1 and 2-E2.

Hotel: The Drury Inn – Irving, Texas

For more information contact Region 10 Educational Service Center,

Christy Householter – 972-348-1634 <christy.householter @ region10.org>

or visit our web site: <www.region10.org/ssvi/Sports_Extravaganza.html>

The Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Visual Impairment

9th Annual Sowell Center Distinguished Lecture Series

Dr. D. Jay Gense & Ms. Marilyn H. Gense

Autism Spectrum Disorders and Visual Impairment

November 10, 2007

Texas Tech University, Lubbock, TX

For more information, call Robin Rekieta at 806-742-1997 ext. 251,

or visit the Sowell Center web site <www.educ.ttu.edu/Sowell2/default.htm>

The 8th Biennial Getting In Touch With Literacy Conference:
Charting A Course To Literacy

Nov. 29 – Dec. 2, 2007

TradeWinds Island Grand Resort

St. Pete Beach, FL

Learn to Chart a Course to Literacy for Students with Visual Impairments in a casual, tropical setting.

• International experts on literacy
• Strategies for providing literacy instruction for all students

For updates and more information go to:

www.gettingintouchwithliteracy.com

Phone: (813) 837-7829

Fax: (813) 837-7979

E-mail: <kratzlaff @ fimcvi.org>

Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired TSBVI Outreach

will be sponsoring workshops and TETN broadcasts throughout the fall

Topics currently planned include:

• High-tech Math;
• Sensory Learning Kit;
• LMAs;
• Assessment to IEP;
• Transition;
• Recruiting VI Professionals;
• Adaptive PE;
• PT/OT;
• Access to the General Curriculum;
• The TVI in Consultation;
• and more.

Please check the Statewide Calendar on the TSBVI website for the latest schedule: http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/vi.htm

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