[Nfbnet-members-list] Fwd: Agenda for the National Association of Blind Rehabilitation Professionals Meeting

[David Andrews]

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND REHABILITATION PROFESSIONALS (NABRP)



Presents



“Putting Together the Pieces of the Rehab Puzzle”



2012 Annual Meeting



Monday, July 2, 2012

1:00-5:00

Steuben Room, Atrium Mezzanine Level



Melody Roane, President



AGENDA



1:00-2:00:  Registration ($5.00) and networking opportunity



2:00-2:10:  Welcome, introductions and 
announcements­Melody Roane, President, National 
Association of Blind Rehabilitation 
Professionals; Director, Virginia Rehabilitation 
Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Richmond, Virginia



2:10-2:30:  A Keynote Presentation­The Road To 
Independence­Dan Wenzel, Manager of Youth 
Services, Blind Industries and Services of Maryland; Baltimore, Maryland



2:30-2:50:  Piecing the Employment Puzzle 
Together with Bookshare­Allison Hilliker, 
Bookshare Collection Development Associate, Tempe, Arizona



2:50-3:10:  Navigating the Federal Jobs 
Puzzle­Ronza Othman, Equal Employment 
Opportunities Compliance Group, Baltimore, Maryland



3:10-3:40:  “Lowering the Mountain”­Rob Nevin, 
Founder of U-R-Able, Toronto, Ontario, Canada


3:40-4:00:  Connecting the Pieces of the Puzzle 
Between Vocational Rehabilitation and Alternative 
Media­Sandra Ho, STEPP Manager, Alternative Media 
Access Center, Student E-rent Pilot Project 
(STEPP,) Georgia Institute of Technology | 
Enterprise Innovation Institute, Atlanta, 
Georgia; Tamara Rorie, Grants and Contracts 
Manager, Georgia Institute of Technology | 
Enterprise Innovation Institute, Atlanta, Georgia



4:00-4:40:  A Round Table Discussion of Critical 
Issues In the Rehabilitation Field­Melody Roane, 
Director, Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the 
Blind and Vision Impaired, Richmond, Virginia; 
Pearl Van Zandt, Executive Director, Nebraska 
Commission for the Blind and Visually Impaired, 
Lincoln, Nebraska; Pamela Allen, Executive 
Director, Louisiana Center for the Blind, Ruston, Louisiana.



4:40-4:55:  Elections



4:55-5:00:  Wrap-up and adjourn.



Current NABRP Board members:



President­Melody Roane, Virginia

First Vice President­Shawn Mayo, Minnesota

Second Vice President­Julie Deden, Colorado

Secretary­Pamela Allen, Louisiana

Treasurer­Amy Buresh, Nebraska

Board Position 1­Brook Sexton, Utah

Board Position 2­Jane Lansaw, Texas

Board Position 3­Jennifer Kennedy, Virginia

Board Position 4­Juan Haro, New Mexico



MISSION STATEMENT



The purpose of the National Association of Blind 
Rehabilitation Professionals is to promote 
rehabilitation practices, policies and 
legislation that emphasize positive attitudes, 
high expectations and a belief in blind 
individuals to live full, productive and 
independent lives.  The National Association of 
Blind Rehabilitation Professionals also 
encourages research into rehabilitation issues 
and practices that will lead to more effective 
strategies to make the dreams of blind people a reality.



To join the NFB’s listserv for rehabilitation 
counselors, go to nfbnet.org and select “rehab” 
from the list of listserv topics.



If you would like to join the listserv for 
Training Center professionals, please send an 
e-mail to 
<mailto:melody.roane at dbvi.virginia.gov>melody.roane at dbvi.virginia.gov 
expressing your interest in joining this particular listserv.



For any comments or suggestions regarding the 
NABRP, please e-mail melody.roane at dbvi.virginia.gov










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>Melody Roane, Director
>Virginia Rehabilitation Center for the Blind & Vision Impaired
>401 Azalea Avenue
>Richmond, Virginia 23227
>Phone: 804.371.3323
>Email: <mailto:melody.roane at dbvi.virginia.gov>melody.roane at dbvi.virginia.gov
>Worldwide Web: <http://www.vrcbvi.org>http://www.vrcbvi.org
>
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