3rd Annual Midwest Regional Braille Conference
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Professional Development Workshop focusing on Braille Transcription
Event Fee: $75.00
- Sessions will begin at 1pm on Thursday, May 17th. Dinner will be provided.
- Tour of the State Services for the Blind Communications Center planned for the evening of Thursday, May 17th.
- All day sessions will run on Friday, May 18th. Lunch will be provided.
3rd Annual Midwest Regional Braille Conference Agenda
May 17 – 18, 2018, Outback Event Center, 1321 East 78th St. Bloomington, MN 55425
Thursday 5/17/18
12 – 1:00pm Conference Check-In
1:00pm Introduction: Brisbane & Adelaide Rooms
1:15pm 3D Presentation and Demo: Christian Wernau, Ken Trebelhorn, Kristin Oien & Lori Klein
Brisbane & Adelaide Rooms
2:15pm Tactile Graphics Basics: Dorothy Worthington, Allison O’Day and Barb Lhotka
Brisbane & Adelaide Rooms
3:15pm Break
3:45pm Tactile Graphics (TG) Make-n-Take: Allison O’Day and Experienced TG Volunteers
Canberra Room
5:30pm Dinner Buffet: Brisbane, Adelaide and Canberra Rooms
7:15pm State Services for the Blind Communication Center Tour
Friday 5/18/18
8:00am Conference Check-In
8:30am UEB Math Basics: Cindi Laurent - Canberra or Digital Graphics: Jim Sullivan and Dan Gardner - Brisbane & Adelaide Rooms
10:00am Break
10:15am Advanced Formats: Russell Miller - Brisbane or Advanced BrailleBlaster™ and Graphiti™ Demonstration: William Freeman Canberra
11:45am Lunch Buffet
1:00pm The Nemeth Spectrum: Dorothy Worthington - Canberra or
How to Introduce a Braille Book to a Student: Barb Lhotka and Julie Sumwalt – Brisbane & Adelaide Rooms
2:30pm Braille Provision Process: From Start to Finish, Panel Discussion: Transcriber & TBVI Teams - Canberra
3:30pm Evaluations & Closing
This program is offered for: 5/17/18 - 6.0 CEU hours; 5/18/18 - 5.0 CEU hours
See attached Flyer for information about Lodging
Funding for this workshop is made possible with a grant from the MN Department of Education. The source of the funds is federal award Special Education - Programs to States, CFDA 84.027A AND CFDA 84.173 Special Education-Preschool Grants and 84.181 Special Education Grants for Infants and Family.
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Special Accommodations: Please alert Metro ECSU 2-3 weeks prior to the workshop/event if you need special accommodations, including sign language interpreters. (Metro ECSU requires a notice of 2 business days to cancel a sign language interpreter. If you fail to cancel, we reserve the right to bill your school/district for this expense.) Update your profile as needed. Special accommodations are not included with each registration, but are stored in your profile until you make changes.