[Nfbnet-members-list] The National Association of Blind Rehabilitation Professionals at Convention

[Roane, Melody (DBVI)]

The National Association of Blind Rehabilitation 
Professionals invites you to join us at our 
annual meeting which will be held on Thursday, 
July 3 from 1:00 to 5:00.  Please see below for details about our agenda.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND REHABILITATION PROFESSIONALS
(NABRP)

Presents

“Defining Moments”

“Do you want to know who you are?  Don’t 
ask.  Act!  Action will delineate and define you.”­Thomas Jefferson

2014 Annual Meeting

Thursday, July 3, 2014
1:00-5:00
Rosen Centre Hotel,
9840 International Drive
Orlando, Florida 32819
Phone:  (407) 996-9840

Salon 7, level 2

Melody Roane, President

AGENDA

1:00-2:00:  Workshop registration begins ($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 Presentation­Toward 
Opportunity­Daniel B. Frye, J.D., Executive 
Director, New Jersey Commission for the Blind and 
Visually Impaired, Newark, New Jersey

2:30-2:50:  Defining Moments In the 
Reauthorization of the Rehabilitation Act:  What 
Are the Changes and What Do They Mean To 
Rehabilitation Professionals and Consumers?­John 
Paré, executive director for Advocacy and Policy, 
National Federation of the Blind, Baltimore, Maryland

2:50-3:20:  Defining Quality Services for the 
Blind:  Inspiring Greatness Among Individuals 
Receiving Services­Robert L. Doyle, III, 
President, National Council of State Agencies for 
the Blind; Director, Florida Department of 
Education, Division of Blind Services, Tallahassee, Florida

3:20-3:40:  Communicating Experiences:  Effective 
Strategies for Teaching ESL To Blind 
Individuals­Pepper Moore, ESL program 
coordinator, Southern Arizona Association for the 
Visually Impaired, Tucson, Arizona

3:40-4:30:  Same Words, Different Definitions:  A 
Round Table Discussion of Critical Issues In the 
Blind Rehabilitation Field­facilitated by Melody 
Roane, President, National Association of Blind 
Rehabilitation Professionals; Director, Virginia 
Rehabilitation Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Richmond, Virginia

4:30-4:45:  Elections

4:45-5:00:  Job announcements, wrap-up and adjourn

Current NABRP Board members:

President­Melody Roane, Virginia
First Vice President­Shawn Mayo, Iowa
Second Vice President­Julie Deden, Colorado
Secretary­Pamela Allen, Louisiana
Treasurer­Amy Buresh, Nebraska
Board Position 1­Brook Sexton, Minnesota
Board Position 2­Jane Lansaw, Texas
Board Position 3­Jennifer Kennedy, Virginia
Board Position 4­Maurice Peret, Maryland

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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