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Mail or e-mail your new classifieds to Jim Durkel at:
TSBVI Outreach, 1100 West 45th St., Austin, TX 78756, or JimDurkel@tsbvi.edu.
An up-to-date Statewide Staff Development Calendar is posted on TSBVI's website at http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/vi.htm.
February 7-8, 2003
Radisson Hotel and Suites, Austin
Please make plans to attend the 2003 Texas Symposium on Deafblindness! The event will bring together families of infants and school-aged children with deafblindness and the professionals and paraprofessionals who serve them. They will have the opportunity to hear a host of experts discuss various aspects of programming for children and young adults with deafblindness.
Limited funding is available to assist participating families with costs related to travel, child care, and registration. The Deaf-Blind Multihandicapped Association of Texas will host a Friday evening social for families, providing them a chance to connect with one another for sharing and support.
Topics will include deafblind-specific information on communication, concept development, behavioral issues, active learning, sexuality education, assessment, etiologies, mental health issues, auditory training, cochlear implants, interveners, technology, vocational programming, innovative training in deafblindness for families and more. Some of our featured speakers include Barbara McLetchie, Harry Anderson, Linda Alsop, Marlin Minkin, Millie Smith, Dr. Fareed Khan, Donald Potenski, Pam Ryan, Rand Wrobel, and Robbie Blaha. Several of our sessions will include a case study format. A special awards luncheon will be held on Saturday to honor outstanding family members, professionals, and paraprofessionals for their contribution to individuals with deafblindness.
Out-of-state participants are welcome. Funds are not available from the Texas Deafblind Project to assist these individuals with conference costs.
Registration flyers will be mailed out this fall to our SEE/HEAR readers.
Information will also be available on the TSBVI website at http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/deafblind/symposium.htm
You may also contact Beth Bible at 512-206-9103 or email her at bethbible@tsbvi.edu to request a registration flyer.
December 3, 2002
Region VI ESC, Huntsville, Texas
Contact: Gwynne Reeves at 936-435-2155
Note: This workshop is from 1:00 PM-3:30 PM
Our Quest: Opportunity*Equality*Justice
December 11-14, 2002
Boston, Massachusetts
The 2002 TASH Conference is a showcase of innovative "how-to" strategies, research, and empowering stories. Each of the over 350 breakout sessions include cutting-edge, practical information about changing images, attitudes, and systems to empower individuals with disabilities and their families.
Contact: 410-828-8274
or email ddotson@tash.org to receive a registration packet by mail or fax or register online at http://www.tash.org/2002conference
December 5, 2002
El Paso Marriott Hotel,
El Paso, Texas
Contact: Rick McCarty at 915-780-5091
December 10 & 11, 2002
Region XI ESC, Ft. Worth, Texas
Presenter: Dr. Virginia Bishop
Contact: Olga Uriegas at 817-740-3627
December 13, 2002
Region IV ESC, Houston, Texas
Presenter: Bruce McClanahan,
Washington State School for the Blind
Contact: Karen Crone at
713-744-6324 or kcrone@esc4.net
December 10, 2002
Spring Branch ISD Support Center,
Houston, Texas
Presenters: Jim Durkel and Ann Rash,
TSBVI Outreach
Contact: Karen Crone at 713-744-6324 or kcrone@esc4.net
December 13, 2002
TETN Network broadcast,
Available at all ESCs
Contact: John Bond at (210) 370-5418
January 17, 2003
TETN network broadcast
available at all ESCs
Contact: John Bond at 210-370-5418
June 12 & 13, 2003-- Central Texas
Keynote Speaker: Dr. Sally Mangold
Registration information available at: http://www.tsbvi.edu
July 12-18, 2003
San Diego State University
San Diego, California
Contact: AADB,
814 Thayer Ave., Ste. 302, Silver Spring, MD 20910
310-588-8705 (fax) or 510-797-3213 (TTY)
January 21, 2003
Region IV ESC, Houston, Texas
Presenter: Dr. Virginia Bishop
Contact: Karen Crone at
713-744-6324 or
An International Symposium Addressing the Impact and Understanding the Challenges of Vision Loss on Society
February 19-22, 2003,
Beverly Hills, California
Contact: AFB Communications,
212-502-7615 or afbnews@afb.net
July 25-27, 2003--Cleveland, Ohio
Contact: Dennis O'Toole, (2003 Conference Chair):
August 5-10, 2003
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Stan Munroe at 519-372-2068
Email: stan.munroe@sympatico.ca
Online: http://www.dbiconferencecanada.com/
April 24-26, 2003
Omni Hotel, Austin, Texas
Contact: Edgenie Bellah at: EdgenieBellah@tsbvi.edu
By Sharon Nichols and Holly Cooper
11/20 Accessibility to OnLine and CD Rom Resources for Students Who Are Blind
12/11 Integrating Low Tech and Switch Activities Into the Classroom
1/15 What are Talking Books and How do my Students Use Them
2/19 Let's Create Switch-Accessible Toys
3/5 Integrating Note Takers Into the General Ed Curriculum
4/16 Routines and Technology: Activities to Make it Work
5/7 Matching Technology to the Student
12/4 Consumer Math
1/22 Using Tangibles in Middle School Math
2/26 Preparing Nemeth With the Scientific Notebook
3/26 Elementary Math
Exact times have not yet been determined but all presentations will be in the afternoon. Watch http://www.tsbvi.edu/Outreach/math-de.htm for further information, or contact Jim Durkel at: JimDurkel@tsbvi.edu or (512) 206-9270.
Special Programs were developed to serve academic students from Texas who can benefit from a short period of intensive instruction in some area of the expanded core curriculum for visually impaired students. Referrals must come from the local school district (usually the VI teacher). Interested parents should confer with their school district about objectives for their child, and work together to make a referral.
Dec. 1-6 Math (adapted tools & technology)
Dec. 1-6 Practical Academics (students below grade level)
*Dec. 12-15 Middle School Holiday Gift Making
Jan. 12-17 High School IEP #2 (same as above)
*Jan. 23-26 Low Vision Weekend (modifications & adaptations)
Feb.9-14 Middle School IEP #2 (same as above)
*Feb. 20-23 Teen Getaway (social enrichment)
Mar.23-28 Secondary IEP #2 (same as above)
*Apr. 5-8 A Capitol Experience (visit & learn about legislature)
Apr.13-17 Elementary IEP #2 (same as above)
*May 1-4 Elementary Austin Experience (social enrichment)
* Asterisks mark Thursday - Sunday events.
Contact: Dr. Lauren Newton, principal
(512) 206 - 9119 or newtonl@tsbvi.edu
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