Thursday February 18th 7:30 – 8:30 ………………… Registration 8:30 – 9:45 ……………..….. General Session 9:45 – 10:15 ……………….. IAER Board Meeting 9:45 – 5:00 ………………… Focus on Exhibits 10:45 – 11:45 ……………… Concurrent Session I 12:00 – 1:30 ………….……. Luncheon and Awards 1:45 – 2:45 ………..….……. Concurrent Session II 3:00 – 4:00 ………………… Concurrent Sessions III 4:15 – 5:15 ………………… Concurrent Session IV Friday February 19th 8:30 – 9:45 ……………….. General Session 8:30 – 12:00 ……...…….… Exhibits 10:00 – 11:00 …………….. Concurrent Session V 11:15 – 12:00 …………….. Networking and Lunch 12:00 – 1:00 …………...…. Concurrent Sessions VI 1:15 – 2:15 …………..…… Concurrent Session VII Table of Contents_____________________________________ General Conference Information ………………………...……………… 8, 10 Handouts Information Dog relief Area Information
What We Wish We Knew our First Year of Teaching: Perspectives from a Vision Itinerant and Adult Rehabilitation Specialist Dayna Grismanauskas, Kathryn King Sienna II Starting your first year of teaching can be a scary thing! This presentation is designed to share our first year experiences as a TVI and VRT/O&M. Join us to learn about our tips and tricks for having a successful first year. “Grief, Loss, and Finding a New Identity” - Adjusting to a vision loss. Leah Gerlach, M.S. Sienna III How to Make AMDs to Fit Your Students and Their Needs Jennifer Duncan, Katie White Fodor, Laurel Kramer Sienna IV Join us to discuss types and uses of Adaptive Mobility Devices (AMDs) to help meet the unique needs of your students. Be prepared with a student in mind and their measurements to be able to make and take your AMD home with you. There will be materials for approximately 25 devices. IAER Conference Exhibitors____________________________________ FOR-PROFIT EXHIBITORS Accessibyte 442 S. Lombard Ave. #2 Oak Park, IL 60302 (630) 450-3565 BAUM USA, Inc. 13 Branch Street, Ste 205 Methuen, MA 01844 (855) 620-7985 X407 E.M. Vitu, Inc. 299-B Peterson Road Libertyville, IL 60048 (847) 367-4004 HIMS 4613 W. Howard Lane #960 Austin, TX 78728 (512) 837-2000 X 304 Humanware 1 UPS Way
Champlain, NY 12919 (800) 722-3393 X221 Innovative Vision Products/Enhanced Vision 1424 Saranell Ave. Naperville, IL 60540 (888) 504-5300 Jewelry in Braille 2713 Avington Court Murfreesboro, TN 37128 (631) 875-3558 LS & S, LLC 145 River Rock Drive Buffalo, NY 14207 (716) 348-3516 Magnified Vision P.O. Box 5454 Morton, IL 61550 (888) 567-8766 Vanda Pharmaceuticals, Inc. 2200 Pennsylvania Ave. NW Ste 300E Washington, D.C. 20037 (202) 734-3469 Wolf Products., Inc. 108 Purvis Road Butler, PA 16001 (724) 285-5428 Woodlake Technologies, Inc. 666 W. Hubbard Street Chicago, IL 60654 (312) 733-9800 NOT-FOR-PROFIT EXHIBITORS Blind Service Association 17 N. State St., Ste 1050 Chicago, IL 60660 (312) 236-0808 Cooperative Educational Service Agency, #6 (CESA 6) 2935 Universal Court Oshkosh, WI 54904 (920) 236-0873 Foundation for Blind Children 1234 E. Northern Ave. Phoenix, AZ 85020 (602) 337-8217 Foundation Fighting Blindness 977 Lakeview Parkway, Suite 140 Vernon Hills, IL 60061 (847) 680-0100 Guiding Eyes for the Blind 611 Granite Springs Road Yorktown Heights, NY 10598 (914) 245-4024 Hadley Institute For the Blind & the Visually Impaired
700 Elm Street Winnetka, IL 60093 (847) 446-8111 Illinois Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments, Inc. (IPVI) 21170 Deerpath Frankfort, IL 60423 (815) 355-2098 Illinois School for the Visually Impaired (ISVI) 658 E. State Street Jacksonville, IL 62650 (217) 479-4404 Illinois Talking Book Outreach Center 125 Tower Drive Burr Ridge, IL 60527 (630) 734-5210 NOAH P.O. Box 959 NH East Hamstean, NH 03826-0959 (800) 473-2310 mmcgowan@albinism,org Second Sense 65 E. Wacker Place, Ste. 1010 Chicago, IL 60601 (312) 236-8569 Spectrios Institute for Low Vision at Deicke House 219 East Cole Avenue Wheaton, IL 60187 (630) 690-7115 NOT-FOR-PROFIT EXHIBITORS (continued) The Chicago Lighthouse 1850 W. Roosevelt Road Chicago, IL 60608 (312) 997-3677 The Seeing Eye, Inc. P.O. Box 375 Morristown, NJ 07963 973-539-4425