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Workshop

ADVISOR 2nd Annual Workshop 2005
March 14, 2005
Gamble Conference Room - Children's Hospital Boston

Preliminary Agenda
Time
Speaker
Organization
Topic
9:00-9:05
Dixon Yun
Children's Hospital Boston
Opening Remarks
9:05-9:35
Steven Rothstein
President, Perkins School for the Blind
Trends in Visual Servies for the BVI: Present & Future
9:35-9:50
Anne Fulton
Lead Doctor, Children's Hospital Boston
ASSESSMENTS - Introduction/Medical
9:50-10:00
Kathy Miller
Children's Hospital Boston
Optical Management of Children with Low Vision
10:00-10:10
Ron Hansen
Children's Hospital Boston
Electrophysiology: ERGs and VEPs
10:10-10:20
Luisa Mayer
Children's Hospital Boston
Visual Fields and Functional Vision
10:20-10:30
Barry Kran
Perkins School for the Blind
Low Vision - Devices for developmental disabilities
10:30-10:40
 
 
Doctors' Assessments: Questions & Keypoints
Break
10:50-11:20
Luisa Mayer
Children's Hospital Boston
I.Discussion: Pediatric Vision Assessment: What's it worth?
11:20-11:40
Tom Miller
Perkins School for the Blind
ASSESSMENT - Introduction/Development
11:40-11:50
Terry Maggiore
 AMESVI
Expanded Core Curriculum
11:50-12:00
Stephanie Bissonette
VT Association for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Orientation & Mobility
12:00-12:10
Peg Palmer
Board of Education and Services for the Blind, CT
Environmental Modification
12:10-12:20
 
 
Teacher's Assessments: Questions & Keypoints
Lunch & Activities
12:20-1:30
Susie Eklund
ACT Sheet Worktable
Alison Clapp
Website Content & Organization
Dennis Gotto; Anna Boyadjieva
ADVISOR Website Technical Assistance
Time
Speaker
Organization
Topic
1:30-2:00
Tom Miller
Perkins School for the Blind
II. Discussion: Educational Assessment Facilitate integration of professional roles Materials for the website
2:00-2:15
Nancy Moulton
Catholic Charities of ME
LifeSkills: Transition to Adult Life + Q&A
2:15-2:30
Evelyn Kelso
ATECH Services NH Vision/Hearing Network
Assistive Technologies + Q&A
Break
2:40-3:15
Ann Ross
Perkins School for the Blind
III. Discussion: What does it all mean for parents? - strategies for parent participation
3:15-3:30
Tom Miller, Anne Fulton and Dixon yun
 
Conclusion - Exit Questionnaire, closing comments

 

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