[Arizona-students] NFB Rehab Conference

David Andrews arizona-students@nfbnet.org
Fri, 07 May 2004 22:42:11 -0500


2004 National Federation of the Blind Rehabilitation Conference: 
Essentials for Effective Orientation and Mobility Professionals

The Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness at
Louisiana Tech University, the National Association of Blind Rehabilitation
Professionals, and the National Blindness Professional Certification Board
(NBPCB), are proud to announce joint sponsorship of a rehabilitation
conference that will be held in Atlanta, Georgia, at the annual Convention
of the National Federation of the Blind. The conference, entitled
"Essentials for Effective Orientation and Mobility Professionals", will be
held on Tuesday, June 29, 2004, from 9:00 A.M. to 5:00 P.M., and will
include a rich agenda of key leaders and professionals working in the field
of Orientation and Mobility.  Please consult your Preconvention Agenda for
room location.  Registration for the conference is free, and will begin at
8:30 A.M.   The conference will be of particular interest to those currently
working in the field of rehabilitation for the blind, students in
professional preparation programs, those interested in travel training as a
career, and those with general interest in rehabilitation for the blind.
For more information about the graduate degree programs offered by Louisiana
Tech University, contact Dr. Ron Gardner at (318) 257-4554, email
rgardner@latech.edu; or for more information about the conference contact
Dr. Ron Ferguson (318) 257-4554, email rjferg@latech.edu, or Christine Brown
at (734) 763-1081, e-mail chrbrown@umich.edu.