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March 12, 2007
Vision Rehab Colloquium at NYU: 3/31/2007
Vision Rehab: It's More Than a Magnifier
Hosted by:
- The Computer Center for Visually Impaired
People at Baruch College; - Helen Keller Services for
the Blind - New York University's Department of
Occupational Therapy and Interactive
Telecommunications Program
Date: Saturday, March 31, 2007
Time: 9:00 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.
Location: Program Location Interactive Telecommunications Program New York University, 721 Broadway, 4th floor (corner of Waverly Place) New York, NY 10003
Presenters:
- Karen Gourgey, Director of the Computer Center
for Visually Impaired People; - Lynn Luxton, Vision Rehabilitation Therapist,
Helen Keller Services for the Blind; - Matthew P. Sapolin, Commissioner of the Mayor's
Office for People with Disabilities; - Gene Bourquin, Orientation & Mobility Instructor,
Helen Keller National Center for Deaf Blind Youth and
Adults; - Steven Landau, President and Director of Research,
Touch Graphics, Inc.; - Steve VanLew, Associate Director of Occupational
Therapy, NYU Medical Center/ Rusk Institute Mae Ramos,
Occupational Therapy Vision Rehabilitation Clinical
Specialist, NYU Medical Center/ Rusk Institute; and - Anita Perr, Clinical Assistant Professor,
Department of Occupational Therapy, New York
University Marianne Petit, Associate Arts Professor,
Interactive Telecommunications Program, New York
University.
This one day event will bring together occupational therapists, vision rehabilitation therapists, people with visual impairments, and assistive technology developers and providers in an exchange of ideas, experiences and expertise.
E-mail your RSVP to itp.rsvp@nyu.edu
Please be sure to include the words vision rehab in the subject of the email. Please include the following information in the body of the email: Your name (and the names of others for whom you are sending the RSVP) Number of people to attend and a request for any accommodations you require.
Deadline to RSVP: March 28th. Space is limited.
Agenda
9:00-9:30 Coffee & Registration
9:30-9:40 Welcome and Introduction Karen Gourgey Lynn Luxton
9:40-10:00 Partnering for Success: Benefits of Collaboration Matthew P. Sapolin
10:00-11:30 Rehabilitation Instruction and the Vision Rehabilitation System Lynne Luxton
Rehabilitation Instruction and Rehabilitation for People with Deaf/Blindness Gene Bourquin
11:30-11:45 Break
11:45-12:30 Development of Technology for People with Low Vision and Blindness Steven Landau
12:30-1:30 Lunch & Exhibit Hall Exhibit Hall Vendors include: Freedom Scientific, CTech, Touch Graphics, Bausch & Lomb
Lunch provided courtesy of the Nathan Cummings Foundation
1:40-2:30 Vision Rehabilitation in the Neurologically Impaired Population Steve VanLew and Mae Ramos
2:30-3:15 Breakout Sessions
OT and Vision Rehabilitation: Case Study Lynne Luxton and Anita Perr Designer and Developer Brainstorming Session Steven Landau and Marianne Petit Client with Neurological Impairment: Case Study Steve VanLew and Mae Ramos
3:20-3:30 Closing Remarks- Karen Gourgey
Please share this announcement with others who might be interested in attending.
This event is made possible through a grant from the Nathan Cummings Foundation.
Posted by Nancy at March 12, 2007 09:41 AM