2014 Virginia AER Conference
Reaching for the Stars with AER: Accessible Journeys into the Future
April 2 – 4, 2014, Roanoke
BREAK-OUT SESSION PRESENTATION HANDOUTS:
Wednesday, April 2, 2014
Session 1 Offerings:
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Virginia Department of Education (VDOE) Update for Teachers of Students with Vision
Impairment. Presenters: Pat Abrams and Wanda Council.
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Creating Harm-Free Environments. Presenter: Carol J. Jensen.
Session 3 Offerings:
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Evaluation and Treatment of Depression of the Visually Impaired Person. Presenter: Dr. David
Hartman.
Special Feature Session
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Towards a Better Understanding of Circadian Rhythms and Non-24 Hour Disorder. Presenter:
Mallery Mayo, Vanda Pharmaceutical.
Thursday, April 3, 2014
Session 4 Offerings:
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Bioptic Driver Training Program for Veterans. Presenters: Sherri Geiger and Sara Jennings.
Session 5 Offerings:
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Open Hands, Open Access: New Learning Modules on Intervention Strategies to Help Students
with Deaf-Blindness Reach the Stars. Presenters: Julie Durando and Peggy Sinclair-Morris.
Session 6 Offerings:
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Tools and Strategies for Using Electronic Large Print Textbooks. Presenters: Cindy George and
Kristine Neuber. Handout 7a, Handout 7b
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Healthy Aging with Diabetes. Presenters: Martie Slaughter and Rhonda Teets.
Handout 8a, Handout 8b, Handout 8c
Session 7 Offerings:
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Sensory Materials and Activities for Students with VI and Multiple Disabilities. Presenters: Gillian
Pilcher and Jen Bensaid. Handout 9a, Handout 9b, Handout 9c, Handout 9d
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Tactile Drawing with QuickTac-Free Beta Duxbury Program. Presenter: Ana Khan.
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Vision Rehab Therapy: How to Grow and Strengthen Our Profession. Presenters: Debra Helms and
Johannah Echevarria. Handout 11a, Handout 11b, Handout 11c
Session 8 Offerings:
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Therapeutic Riding 1: What It Is and How It Can Help You and Your Students Soar! Presenter:
Carol Young. Handout 12a, Handout 12b
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The National Reading Media Assessment (NRMA). Presenters: Maria “Conchita” Hernandez and
Carlton Anne Cook Walker. Handout 13a, Handout 13b
Friday, April 4, 2014
Session 9 Offerings:
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Therapeutic Riding 2- Hands on Session: How it can Help You and Your Students Soar!
Presenter: Carol Young. Handout 12a, Handout 12b
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Bioptic Driving Updates: USA & Abroad. Presenter: Chuck Huss. Handout 14a, Handout 14b, Handout
14c, Handout 14d, Handout 14e, Handout 14f, Handout 14g, Handout 14h
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Using the iPad as Multi-Device for Students with Visual and Multiple Impairments. Presenter:
Betsy Flener. Handout 15a, Handout 15b
Session 10 Offerings:
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Geography at Your Fingertips. Presenter: Julie Kay. http://hadley.edu/
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Response to Intervention (RtI) and the iPad for Students with Visual Impairments. Presenter:
Betsy Flener.
Visual Rehabilitation of Individuals with Visual Field Hemianopsias and Neglect. Presenter: Dr.
Michael Peterson.