[nfb-talk] NFB Confrence:

Wed Jan 9 10:00:46 CST 2008

Establishing Consumer-Focused Standards

for Blindness Rehabilitation

2008 Winter Conference

Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street S.W., Washington, D.C.

January 28, 2008

9:00 A.M.-3:00 P.M.

Discovery II Room

Agenda

9:00-10:00 A.M. Registration-Discovery II Room

9:00-10:00 A.M. Coffee-Discovery II Foyer

(Hosted by the Professional Development and Research Institute on Blindness)

10:00-10:15 A.M. Welcome and Introduction. Allen Harris, President, National
Blindness Professional Certification Board (NBPCB), Des Moines, IA; Carlos
Serván, J.D., President, National Association of Blind Rehabilitation
Professionals, Lincoln, NE; Edward Bell, Ph.D., Director, Professional
Development and Research Institute on Blindness, Louisiana Tech University,
Ruston, LA.

10:15-11:00 A.M. Keynote Address: Achieving Consumer-Focused Standards in
Blindness Rehabilitation. Daniel B. Frye, J.D., Manager of Affiliate
Action-Advocacy and Training, National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore,
MD.

11:00-11:45 A.M. Panel: Establishing Consumer-Focused Standards for
Professionals and Agencies. Moderator, Fredric K. Schroeder, Research
Professor, San Diego State University.

·        Orientation Center Approval: Allen Harris, President, NBPCB

·        NOMC Trained Instructors: Edward Bell, Louisiana Tech University

·        National Certification in Literary Braille (NCLB): Louise Walch,
NLBCT Coordinator

12:00-2:00 P.M. Luncheon-Discovery II Room

12:45-1:45 P.M. Luncheon Keynote Speaker: "Advocacy, Educating, Lobbying,
and Fighting for the Rights of Blind Consumers?" Catriona Macdonald, Blind
Entrepreneur Alliance, Baltimore, MD.

2:00-2:45 P.M. Planning for the 2008 National Conference in Dallas, TX.

2:45-3:00 P.M. Questions, Announcements, and Conference Evaluation.

3:00 P.M. Adjourn

Continuing Education Credits-Conference attendees will be eligible to
receive CE units towards the National Orientation and Mobility Certification
(NOMC)