Return-Path: <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id i1P58HI12739; Wed, 25 Feb 2004 00:08:17 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 25 Feb 2004 00:08:17 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <Law10-F32zxQEUx1ZAP00017b25@hotmail.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: "Rochelle Kenyon" <rkenyon@hotmail.com> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-aalpd@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-AALPD:1138] Florida Symposium X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; format=flowed Status: O Content-Length: 5266 Lines: 131 Hello All, For those of you interested in disability-related professional development, Florida’s 2004 Adults with Disabilities Symposium may be of interest to you. The following information is about our upcoming 2.5 day event on March 24 - 26th at the Palm Coast Golf Resort in Florida. The Bridges to Practice project team has assembled the "best-in-class" presenters and trainers for this year’s event. Keynote Speakers: Dr. Joseph Torgesen – Florida Center for Reading Research at Florida State University, Tallahassee, Florida “Using Science and Common Sense to Teach All Adults to Read” Neil Sturomski – GED Testing Service Consultant LD Consultant, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis, Missouri “Accommodations on the GED Tests for Individuals with Disabilities: From Request to Approval” June Justice Crawford – National Institute for Literacy (NIFL), Washington, D.C. “The Interrelationship of Agencies in Working with Adults with Learning Disabilities: The Importance of Adult Educators Recognizing the Differences in Both Testing and Diagnosis, Reporting, and Legal Requirements for Identification and Accommodations” Pene Chambers – Dept. of Special Education, Manager – Information Systems, Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland “Assistive Technology Colloquium - One Size Does Not Fit All” Concurrent Session Speakers: Jack Humburg - Boley Centers for Behavioral Health Care, St. Petersburg, Florida “Disability Rights & Legal Issues” Audra Leverton - Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, Florida “Distance Education for Students with Disabilities in the Community College Pene Chambers – Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland “Technology and Writing” Meryl Eisenberg - Broward County Public Schools, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida “How to Improve the Thinking Strategies for People with Developmental Disabilities (DD)” Dr. Suzann Cornell – Florida Department of Corrections “What’s More Important – EQ or IQ?” Iris Strunc - Okaloosa Walton College, Niceville, Florida “What Color are Your Reading Strategies?” Neil Sturomski - LD Consultant, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis, Missouri “Research-Based Instructional Reading Strategies for Special Needs Learners from Phonological Processing, Phonemic and Orthographic Awareness, to Comprehension” Richard Grimes and Kathleen Young – Florida Department of Corrections, Tallahassee, Florida “No Bars to Learning” Sillar G. Smith, Dr. Rebekah Megerian, Vickie Tate, Kate Lightfoot, and Michelle Cole - North Carolina Community College System “Panel Presentation: North Carolina Community College System Compensatory Education Program Special Projects for Adults with Mental Retardation” June Justice Crawford – National Institute for Literacy, Washington, D.C. “Reading Disorders and Dyslexia” Pene Chambers – Kennedy Krieger Institute, Baltimore, Maryland “If You Don't Know it Exists, You Can Not Use It!” Dan Gall – CTB/McGraw Hill, Panama City, Florida “Tests of Adult Basic Education (TABE) and Accommodations for Students with Disabilities” David Loux and Seeing Eye Dog – Seeing Eye and Guide Dog, Inc., Morristown, New Jersey “Effective Non-Verbal Communication Without Vision” Jack Humburg - Boley Centers for Behavioral Health Care, St. Petersburg, Florida “Sensitivity Towards Adults with Mental Illnesses” Helen Arnold and Guide Dog – Southeastern Guide Dog School, Palmetto, Florida "Guide Dogs for Persons with Multiple Disabilities" Audra Leverton - Gulf Coast Community College, Panama City, Florida “If You Don’t Know How They Learn, How Do You Teach Them – Learning Styles Mean Success” Meryl Eisenberg – Broward County Public Schools, Ft. Lauderdale, Florida “Accommodating Adults with Disabilities: Their Rights, Our Responsibilities Neil Sturomski - LD Consultant, Washington, D.C. and St. Louis, Missouri “Instruction in Writing and Math: Supporting Learners in Adult Education and Literacy” In addition to the educational experiences available at this year’s training activity, attendance at the symposium will provide you with numerous networking opportunities such as, Wednesday’s Welcome Reception, Thursday’s Luncheon in the Great Outdoors, and Friday's Assistive Technology Colloquium Buffet Luncheon. Another highlight will be the demonstration of seeing eye and guide dogs and a presentations on how they are trained and matched up with their visually impaired “parent.” For more information about the symposium please visit http://www.floridatechnet.org/bridges. Symposium pre-registrations will be accepted until midnight of March 5, 2004. The workshop leaders and I are excited about you joining us for this highly focused training event and we look forward to meeting all of you at Florida’s 2004 Adults with Disabilities Symposium. With warmest regards, Rochelle Kenyon, Ed.D., Project Director and Trainer Florida’s Bridges to Practice State Leadership Training Project A Project of Florida Human Resources Development, Inc. Funded by the Florida Department of Education, Office of Workforce Education _________________________________________________________________ Dream of owning a home? Find out how in the First-time Home Buying Guide. http://special.msn.com/home/firsthome.armx
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