[Tn-talk] Student Seminar Agenda

[David Andrews]

While time is short, this looks like one heck of a Seminar!!!

David Andrews


National Association of Blind Students

Annual Student Seminar

January 28, 2007

Washington, D.C.

My Space: Taking Charge of Yourself and Your Future

   9:00 AM Registration

10:00 AM Welcome and Call to Order

10:10 AM About Me: Why I'm a Federationist

Carrie Modesitt, Vice President, Missouri Association of Blind Students

10:20 AM A Word from the NFB President

Dr. Marc Maurer, President, National Federation of the Blind

10:40 AM My Networking: Becoming a Mentor for Blind Youth

Mark Riccobono, Director of Education, Jernigan Institute

10:50 AM My Groups: Being Involved in Campus Life

Jeff Young, Chairman, Idaho Association of Blind Students

11:00 AM Keynote Address

Dr. Edward Bell, Director, Professional Development and Research Institute

on Blindness

11:30 AM My Music: Balancing School and Work Responsibilities

Tim Elder, First Vice President, California Association of Blind Students

11:40 AM  <
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Tai Schmittroth, First Vice President, National Association of Blind

Students

11:50 AM My Companies: The Story of My Success

Tim Palding, Disability Support Services Coordinator, The Catholic

University of America

12:00-2:00 PM Break for Lunch

2:00-2:25 PM First Break-out Session

Student Issues: What can we do to help

Technology: It went click when it moved, and pop when it stopped

Social Issues: You have 1000 friends.

Acquiring Skills for the real world: Information from the NFB

Training Centers

2:30-2:55 PM Second Break-out Session

Student Issues: What can we do to help

Technology: It went click when it moved, and pop when it stopped

Social Issues: You have 1000 friends.

Acquiring Skills for the real world: Information from the NFB

Training Centers

3:00 PM Convio: Creating Your own Webpage for the March for

Independence

Kevan Worley, Chairman, Imagination Fund

Ron Gartner, ESQ.

3:45 PM Roll Call of States

4:10 PM Update from RFB&D

John Kelly, President and CEO, Recording for the Blind and Dyslexic

AnneMarie Cooke, Senior External Relations Officer

4:25 PM Q & A

4:30 PM Information on Federal Student Aid

Dave Rives, US Department of Education, Federal Student Aid

4:40 PM What's New with ETS

Ruth Loew, Assistant Director, Office of Disability Policy, Educational

Testing Service

4:55 PM Q&A

5:00 PM Adjourn

6:30 PM National Association of Blind Students Reception

Dr. Fredric K. Schroeder, First Vice President, National Federation of the

Blind

Tickets are $25 and food will be provided.  NABS will hold its annual

fundraising auction following the reception address.


For more information about the National Association of Blind Students visit:

  <http://www.nfbstudents.org/>
www.nfbstudents.org

or call (402) 261-5368.





For more information about training in the skills of blindness, contact the

NFB training centers.

Blind Inc.

Shawn Mayo, Director

100 East 22nd Street South

Minneapolis, Minnesota 55404

(800) 597-9558

  <http://www.blindinc.org/>
www.blindinc.org

Colorado Center for the Blind

Julie Deden, Director

2233 West Shepperd Avenue

Littleton, Colorado 80120

(800) 401-4632

  <http://www.cocenter.org/>
www.cocenter.org

Louisiana Center for the Blind

Pam Allen, Director

101 S. Trenton St.

Ruston, LA 71270

(800) 234-4166

www.lcb-ruston.com


David Andrews and white cane Harry.