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Subject: [NIFL-LD:4790] ALERT! NAASLN Conference and Key Q's to Answer
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**** PLEASE POST THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION IN NATIONAL, STATE, AND LOCAL
BULLETINS ****
**** Please forward this e-mail to adult education and literacy, employment
and training, vocational rehabilitation, English as Second Language, human
service and TANF constituencies ****
**** Conference Session Proposals Will be accepted through July 15th. *****
NEWS RELEASE
21 Questions You Need to Answer!
Join NAASLN's November 12-15, 2005 International Conference to Find Out the
Answers!
Offer Quality Services, Achieve Your Outcomes, Maintain and Expand Your
Resources!
• What are my state's policies and procedures for serving individuals
with special learning needs?
• What do I need to do to be both legally accountable and ensure that my
clients needs are being met?
• How do I accommodate adults with specific learning needs in my
education, vocational training, or employment setting?
• What cutting-edge information do I need to know to serve ESOL learners
with special needs?
• How can I get individuals with specific learning needs to better
advocate for their own needs and come together as a self-help group?
• What about 'at risk youth' and youth in transition? What are the best
practices to serve these young adults so that they can get the
education and job skills they need?
• What are the issues of offenders? Are there researched-based models for
identifying special needs and addressing these
needs in prison programs?
• How are the emotional issues of my clients interfering with learning
and success on the job -- and what can I do about them?
• How are programs becoming entrepreneurial and using their special need
services to expand program budgets and broaden out to serve more
clients?
• What are the best products and resources to maximize outcomes in
services for adults with disabilities?
• Are there technologies I can use to support the specific learning needs
of my clients
in education and on the job?
• How do I read a psychological evaluation? What should I be looking for?
• What do I need to screen for special learning needs and provide
appropriate instructional or workplace accommodations?
• Can I accommodate clients on standardized testing?
• Brain? What is new about how the brain operates and what do I need to
know about the brain to better serve my clients in all types of
settings?
• Legal issues? Law suits? What are my clients' rights and my program
responsibilities?
• What are there best-practices for teaching reading, math, writing
skills to individuals with special learning needs?
• I am getting lots of requests to serve TANF and VR clients and partner
other county organizations - - what do I need to know
about TANF and VR to best meet everyone's expectations?
• What is 'Bridges to Practice' and how can I move my program beyond an
awareness level into specific ways to help my learners with specific
learning difficulties?
• Who can I contact when I have questions on accommodations or resources?
• What legislative issues are critical to support to adults with
specific learning needs and how can I advocate within my own state or
have impact in DC?
NAASLN, the National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs, is a
unique organization devoted to supporting service providers working with
persons with disabilities (learning disabilities, visual and hearing impairments,
developmental disabilities, long-term mental health and addiction
disabilities, and physical disabilities) in all types of educational and vocational
settings.
NAASLN provides opportunities for networking, advocacy, links to resources,
professional development, and opportunities for leadership.
NAASLN is presenting a four-day international conference:
Minding your Ps and Qs
Positioning Your Program to Expand Resources Through Quality Services to
Person with
Special Learning Needs
November 12 - 15, 2005
Grand Hyatt Hotel, Denver CO
The conference will offer over 50 sessions for service providers,
administrators, state administrators, and employers. Presentations will include
research, cutting-edge models, and practical ways to better serve adults with specific
learning needs. The conference will also host an array of quality exhibits
targeting products and services for adults with specific learning needs.
Conference sessions will offer up-to-date information on state and national
initiatives.
On Saturday, November 12th, NAASLN will co-host with NAEPDC (The National
Adult Education Professional Development Consortium) a comprehensive
pre-conference session on creating state policies and procedures to meet national and
legal guidelines for services to adults with special learning needs. This highly
interactive session will look at successful models and offer ways to promote
quality collaborations between key stakeholders.
In addition, several Pre-Conference half-day sessions will be held. The
Pre-Conference Sessions include:
1. Special Needs in the Workforce - What are the issues and innovative
programs?
2. Transitioning Teens with Disabilities to the World of Work
3. Identifying and Addressing Special Needs with ESOL Learners
4. Getting on Board with our Customers -- Ways to Engage and Empower!
Conference presentation proposal are still open! Come and share your valued
professional experiences! Conference session proposals will be accepted
through July 15th. Session proposal and exhibitor information is available on the
NAASLN website: www.naasln.org
For updates on conference sessions along with additional conference and
membership information visit our website at www.NAASLN.org or contact NAASLN, C/O
CEA, 4380 Forbes Boulevard, Lanham, MD 20706, 800.496.9222.
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