Trainings, Events, and Workshops
Creating Classroom Activities to Support Occupational
Therapy Treatment Plans for Students with Visual Impairment -
June 5, 2010 - Perkins, MA
Effective Therapeutic Strategies for Working with Autistic Clients -
June 6-7, 2010, Syracuse, NY
Webinar: Lighting and Contrast Through the AFB eLearning Center -
June 16, 2010, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern
VI & Autism Spectrum Disorder Summer Institute
- July 7-9, 2010 - Albany, NY
Advanced Instructional Strategies for Teaching Students
with Visual and Multiple Impairments - June - July 2010
NYS AER Annual Fall Conference, "Technology
and You: Making A Difference in People's Lives" - October 24-26,
2010 - E. Syracuse, NY
Trainings and Workshops List
Creating Classroom Activities to Support Occupational
Therapy Treatment Plans for Students with Visual Impairment
Saturday, June 5, 2010
Announcement & Registration
Form 
The workshop will focus on how Occupational Therapists assess school aged children with visual impairments based on clinical observations and how that information is used to develop treatment plans. Workshop will include hands-on, interactive materials and activities that teachers may incorporate into their classrooms to address areas such as fine motor, perceptual, organizational and daily living skills. Sue Shannon and Sarah Monahan, Occupational Therapists from the Perkins School for the Blind Secondary Program will conduct this interactive workshop.
Presenters: Sue Shannon, OTR/L and Sarah Monahan, MS, OTR/L, Secondary Program, Perkins School for the Blind
When: Saturday, June 5, 2010
8:30am-9:00am Registration
9:00am-3:00pm Workshop
Lunch provided
Where: Hallowell House, Perkins School
for the Blind
175 North Beacon Street, Watertown MA, 02472
Cost: $50.00
Learner Outcomes – At the completion of this workshop, participants will:
- Become familiar elements of an OT evaluations including clinical terms and assessment tools
- Learn the process which guides OT’s to develop treatment plans and IEP objectives
- Explore a variety of activities, environmental adaptations and assistive devices that OT’s may recommend to support development of functional abilities including fine motor, perceptual and organizational skills.
- Develop a repertoire of select daily living skills teaching techniques for school activities related to the expanded core curriculum
- Compile a list of indicators which may suggest referral for OT assessment/services
Effective Therapeutic Strategies for Working with Autistic Clients
June 6-7, 2010, Syracuse, NY
Registration
and Agenda 
(Advance
Registration Required)
*Making Sense of Autism: Working with autism instead of against it! in cooperation with Syracuse University's Center on Human Policy, Law, and Disability Studies
Presenters: Susan Golubock,Occupational Therapist and Jim Sinclair, Rehabilitation Counselor
Who should attend: Educators, occupational therapists, speech therapists, physical therapists, counselors, social workers, psychologists, administrators
Location: Syracuse University, Room HL
215, Syracuse, NY 13244
Directions available at http://www.syr.edu/visiting/campusviews/directions.html
Certificates of Attendance will be provided
Continuing Education Units available through University College
of Syracuse University
Webinar: Lighting and Contrast Through the
AFB eLearning Center
June 16, 2010, 2:30 to 4:00 p.m. Eastern
Presenter: Bryan Gerritsen, CLVT
It is for service providers who work with people with vision loss.
It will cover the importance of contrast sensitivity function for
the person with low vision, how to measure it, and how to increase
contrast in the home and other environments. The webinar will also
cover illumination, different types of lamps available, and pros and
cons for using each depending on type of vision and activity in
which person is engaged, positioning of light, and controlling for glare.
Fee: $25
Continuing education: 1 hour through ACVREP, CRCC
For information on attending, contact Pris Rogers at pris@afb.net.
VI & Autism Spectrum Disorder Summer Institute
July 7-9, 2010
Location: Albany, NY
This three day institute on Autism Spectrum Disorder
and Visual Impairment, will be conducted by D. Jay Gense, Ed.S.
and Marilyn H. Gense, MA., from Oregon. Jay and Marilyn are leading
authorities on ASDVI and are the authors of Autism Spectrum Disorders
and Visual Impairment: Meeting Students’ Learning Needs. This
workshop will address assessment and program planning for students
with Autism Spectrum Disorders & Visual Impairment.
Sponsored by The New York State School for the Blind
and Perkins Training Center.
2010 Perkins Summer Institute:
Advanced Instructional Strategies for Teaching Students with
Visual and Multiple Impairments
Announcement & Registration
Form
June 28-July 3, 2010 Online Topics
July 10-July 12, 2010 Face to Face Sessions at Perkins
School for the Blind
July 19-July 30, 2010 Online Topics
This year’s Perkins Summer Institute is offered in collaboration with UMass Boston and will be conducted with on-line and on-site face to face sessions for graduate course credit. The on-site face to face sessions will be offered for Professional Development Points. This Institute is designed for Teachers of the Visually Impaired and other vision educators working with students with visual and multiple impairments. Participants will examine and explore the unique educational needs of children with visual and multiple disabilities as well as the skills related to teaching these children in a full array of educational settings; Pre-K through grade 12. Topics will include teaching strategies in the core and expanded core curriculum areas as well as in depth sessions on Cortical Visual Impairment.
Course has been approved for three (3) graduate credits (36 hours) through the Graduate College of Education at UMass Boston. Pending ACVREP credits.
Space is limited; eligible participants will be accepted in order of receipt of written application and $100.00 deposit. We are unable to take phone registrations. Notification of acceptance will be sent with further information.
Registration and deposit for UMASS Boston Course is due on May 26, 2010.
Instructions for enrolling for participation for the on-line
components will be sent upon receipt of the registration. **Enrollment
must be completed at UMASS by June 1, 2010.
Registration and deposit for Course at PDP level
is due on June 25, 2010.
Please see Announcement & Registration
Form attached for more information.
For additional information on upcoming events, please see the
Perkins
Training Center Schedule.
Here’s how to contact us! Email:
PerkinsTrainingCenter@Perkins.org
Phone: 617-972-7712 Fax: 617-972-7209 Monday-Friday 8:30am-4:00pm
NYS AER Annual Fall Conference
"Technology and You: Making A Difference in People's Lives"
October 24th, 25th, and 26th, 2010
Location:
Doubletree Hotel Syracuse
6301 State Route 298, East Syracuse, New York, 13057
Tel: 1-315-432-0200
When making reservations, request the NYSAER discounted rate.
The conference focus will address high and low end technology and the
many ways it benefits the lives of individual's who are blind
or have a visual impairment. If you or someone you know can
present a workshop topic that would benefit NYSAER, please
contact the Workshop chairperson, Dawn Werner at
dawnfw@gmail.com or download
presenter
application
here.
The program will begin with an optional winery tour and
tasting on Sunday afternoon, at an additional charge, followed
by registration and an evening welcome activity. Anyone wishing
to participate in the winery tour, should contact Michelle Ruble
at
mruble@rochester.rr.com
as early as possilbe - accommodations are limited to 23 people.
Please check back for more details or go the NYS AER Chapter website
at http://nysaer.aerbvi.org/events.htm.