[Nfbnet-members-list] National Association of Blind Rehabilitation Professionals 2016 Annual Meeting

[Roane, Melody (DBVI) via Training-center-professionals]

FYI.

NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF BLIND REHABILITATION PROFESSIONALS
(NABRP)
Presents
“Team Work Makes the Dream Work!”

“Teamwork is the ability to work together toward 
a common vision.  It is the ability to direct 
individual accomplishment toward organizational 
objectives. It is the fuel that allows common 
people to attain uncommon results.”­author unknown
2016 Annual Meeting

Saturday, July 2, 2016
1:00-5:00
Rosen Shingle Creek Resort,
9939 Universal Boulevard,
Orlando, Florida 32819-9357
Phone:  (866) 996-9939

Wekiwa 5, Level 2
Melody Roane, President
AGENDA
1:00-2:00:  Workshop registration begins ($5.00) and networking opportunity
2:00-2:30:  Welcome, introductions and 
announcements­Melody Roane, President, National 
Association of Blind Rehabilitation 
Professionals; Director, Virginia Rehabilitation 
Center for the Blind and Vision Impaired, Richmond, Virginia
2:30-3:00:  A Keynote Presentation­“What’s a 
Sighted Guy Doing In a Blind Place Like 
This?”--Dick Davis, Associate Director, BLIND, Inc., Minneapolis, Minnesota
3:00-3:20:  NFB BELL ACADEMY:  Not Just for 
Little Kids, Growing Our Blindness Team­a panel 
discussion moderated by Amy Porterfield, Arizona 
BELL coordinator and Chief Operations Officer at 
the Southern Arizona Association for the Visually 
Impaired (SAAVI), Tucson, Arizona; Eli Stadt, 
former BELL graduate and first year mentor; Katie 
Cuppy, college student in the area of TVI, former 
mentor and current BELL braille teacher; Jessica 
Rojas:  college student in Education and first year mentor
3:20-3:30:  Making the Dream Work at 
BookShare:  What We Can Offer­Ginny Grant, Senior 
Product Manager for Global Literacy, Benetech, Palo Alto, California
3:30-3:50:  Which Fork Do I Use for the 
Salad?:  Building a Socially Competent Team To 
Win the Dream Job­Eileen Rivera Ley, Creator of 
Blind and Socially Savvy, Baltimore, Maryland
3:50-4:10:  Professional Development and Dream 
Teams:  A Discussion of Books, Seminars and 
Classes That Challenge Us To Grow In Our 
Careers­facilitated by Maurice Peret, AbilityOne 
Sales Representative, Blind Industries and 
Services of Maryland, Baltimore, Maryland
4:10-4:30:  Elections
4:30-5:00:  Announcements, wrap-up and adjourn

Current NABRP Board members:
President­Melody Roane, Virginia
First Vice President­Shawn Mayo, Iowa
Second Vice President­Rashad Morgan, Florida
Secretary­Pamela Allen, Louisiana
Treasurer­Amy Buresh, Nebraska

Board Position 1­Brook Sexton, Minnesota
Board Position 2­Julie Deden, Colorado
Board Position 3­Jennifer Kennedy, Utah
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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