Discovery The Low Vision Conference 2002 September 26-28, 2002 Preliminary Program Registration Form a program of Discovery Conference, Inc.

Discovery
The Low Vision Conference 2002
September 26-28, 2002

Preliminary Program

Thursday, September 26
Friday, September 27
Saturday, September 28

Thursday, September 26, 2002

9:00 am - 10: 15 am OPENING GENERAL SESSION

Welcome Message -
Derrald G. Taylor, OD & Dawn Turco - Conference Co-Chairs
James A. McKechnie, Chair, Discovery Conference, Inc.
Charles W. Martin, Associate Director, Illinois Department of Human Services, Office of Rehabilitation Services

Keynote Address -- "Healthy Risk Taking" -- James Warnke, Teaneck, New Jersey

10:15 am - 5:00 pm EXHIBITS

The exhibit hall, located on the second floor, features over 70 vendors and service providers. Be sure to visit!

10:15 am - 10:45 am MORNING BREAK

10:45 am - 12:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS

T1A. No Tech, Low Tech and High Tech: The Scope of Low Vision Technology - R. Tracy Williams, OD & Leah Gerlach, MS, Deicke Center for Visual Rehabilitation

T1B. Going Places Independently and with Others ... You Can Do It All Mae Michels, MS Ed, COMS, Deicke Center for Visual Rehabilitation & Linda Zagula, MS Ed, COMS

T1C. The Unique Eye Exam - Something Else Can Be Done! David L. Waldie, OD - Wesley Medical Center, Wichita, Kansas

T1D. Begin with the End in Mind: Looking for Success - Results of a study on transition programs - Karen E. Blankenship, Iowa State Department of Education, Bureau of Children, Family & Community Services

T1E. The Impact of the Ticket to Work Program on Your SSI and SSDl Benefits - Barbara Crowley, employABILITIES & Kerry Obrist, Catholic Guild for the Blind

T1F. The Deaf-Blind World: A Panel Discussion - Diane O’Neill, The Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired

T1G. Supported Employment: Whose Job Is it, Anyway? - Sheri White & Karen Hill, STEP Program, Northwestern Illinois Association, Rockford, Illinois

T1H. Effect of Elderly Vision Loss - How to Cope! - Donald A. Bensing, LCSW, DCSW, Illinois College of Optometry

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm LUNCH BREAK (on your own)

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS

T2A. Meeting the Challenges of Age-Related Vision Loss - The Second 50 Years - Alfred A, Rosenbloom, OD, The Chicago Lighthouse for Persons who are Blind or Visually Impaired & Rosemary Janiszewski, MS, Deputy Director, Office of Communication, Health Education -  National Eye Institute - National Institutes of Health

T2B. Low Cost and No Cost Low Vision Computer Access - Gaylen Kapperman & Jodi Sticken, Northern Illinois University

T2C. Bringing Vocational Reality to the Middle School Classroom - Mimi Wolak, OT, DuPage/West Cook Regional Special Ed. Assn.

T2D. Major Changes in the Past Ten Years - Personal reflection on experiences in mobility and technology - Roxanne L. Calibraro, Better Business Bureau of Chicago

T2E. Guide Dog Travel: A Mobility Option - Judi Jasek, Catholic Guild for the Blind

T2F. Low Vision Peer Support Group - Illinois Consortium of Leaders for Vision Support

T2G. Starting Your Own Small Business Venture: A Panel Presentation - David Porter, Comp-Unique, Inc.

T2H. Tactile Techniques for Creating Anything from Labels to Literature - Pamela M. Provost, Catholic Guild for the Blind

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm AFTERNOON BREAK

3:15 pm - 4:30 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS

T3A. Self-Help Support Groups for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired - Don Golembiewski, The Hadley School for the Blind

T3B. Iowa PMAP Study: Implications of Clinical Near Acuity Measurements Related to Print Reading Efficiency -- Mark E. Wilkinson, OD, University of Iowa Hospitals and Clinics, & Carole Trantham, MA, Iowa Braille School

T3C Cessation of Driving: A Transition in Transportation - Derrald G. Taylor, OD, MS, Illinois College of Optometry

T3D. Double Vision: What Has Helped You? - Robb Murray

T3E. Placement & Retention of People with Visual Impairments in Employment Through the Use of Adaptive Technology - Dan Helpingstine & Hugh McGovedy, The Chicago Lighthouse

T3F. Designing a Career Conference for Visually Impaired and Blind Individuals to Promote Employment, Beth Krueger, Harper College, Sam Burgdorff; Keith Lange, Joan Brunner, Mike Zuker, Denise Clouse, Bill Hengtgen & Phil Stewart.

T3G Using the Internet in Your Job Search - Barbara Crow/ey, employABILlTlES, & Kerry Obrist, Catholic Guild for the Blind

T3H The Doctor Is In: Pediatrics -- Questions and Answers from a Panel of Doctors on Low Vision, Eye Disease, Treatment and Research - Moderated by: James McKechnie, Jr. Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness & Joan Stelmack, OD, Hines VA Hospital

4:30 pm - 5:00 pm LATE AFTERNOON BREAK

5:00 PM - 6:30 PM EYE CONDITION NETWORKING

7:30 pm - 9:00 pm LOW VISION PEER SUPPORT GROUP
Illinois Consortium of Leaders for Vision Support

Friday, September 27, 2002

9:00 am - 10:15 am GENERAL SESSION

Keynote Address --
Gerald Fishman, MD, University of Illinois at Chicago

10:15 am - 5:00 pm EXHIBITS

10:15 am - 10:45 am MORNING BREAK

10:45 am to 12:00 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS

F1A. Effective Online Communications: Web Accessibility & Netiquette - Dawn E. Turco & George Abboff, The Hadley School for the Blind

F1B. When Stronger Glasses Don’t Help: Consider Telescopic Devices to See Better - John D. Coalter, OD & Connie Arends, MSEd, Deicke Center for Visual Rehabilitation

F1C. Travel Through Time: A discussion of the life transitions of a person with a visual impairment & the orientation & mobility instructor who assisted her along the way -- Jim Carey, Office of Rehabilitation Services & Kathy Heagy, rehabilitation client.

F1D. ARED Study and Other Treatments and Therapy for Macular Degeneration - Dr. Joseph Civanfos, Illinois Retina Associates

F1E. Making Visual and Performing Arts Accessible to the Visually Impaired in Your Community - Rana McMurray Arnold, Sight-Loss Center, State College, Pennsylvania

F1F. VIPs (Visually Impaired Persons) as Low Vision Specialists - Sondra Williams, Low Vision Specialist, Rocky Mountain Eye Center, Pueblo, Colorado

F1G. What's New in WAT (Work Adjustment Training) - Robert Mantsh, The Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired

F1H Developing a Road Map for a Successful Job Search -Barbara Crowley, employABILITIES, & Kerry Obrist, Catholic Guild for the Blind

12:00 pm - 1:30 pm LUNCH BREAK (on your own)

1:30 pm - 2:45 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS

F2A. Finding the Way - Developing Travel Ready Skills in Children Ginger Irwin & Cathy Pazinski, Orientation & Mobility Specialists, Hadley School for the Blind

F2B. Are You Really Ready for College? - A Panel Presentation Jim Ferneborg, Blind Service Association & Susan M. Dalton, Illinois Office of Rehabilitation Services TransVision Program

F2C.Who Are You When You Are Not What You Used to Be? A personal odyssey from the world of the temporarily able bodied (TAB) to visual impairment. Patricia V. Ward, LCSW, DCSW, The Chicago Lighthouse for People who are Blind or Visually Impaired

F2D.Instructional Strategies for Using Video Magnifiers (CCTVs) to Facilitate Literacy - lke Presley, American Foundation for the Blind, Atlanta, Georgia

F2E. "I Just Need Stronger Devices" vs. Benefits of a Visual Rehabilitation Program (2 hour program) - John D. Coalter, OD, Connie Arends, MS Ed, RTC, Barbara Miller, MSW, LSW, Leah Gerlach, MS, CRC, Deicke Center for Visual Rehabilitation

F2F. The Peer Approach to Computer Training: A Panel Presentation - David Porter. Comp-Unique. Inc.

F2G. Knocking at the Door - Developing a Resume That Works for You, Barbara Crowley, employABILITIES & Kerry Obrist, Catholic Guild for the Blind

F2H. The Bureau of Blind Services: What They Can Do For You - Janet Sherburne, Illinois Department of Human Services, Bureau of Blind Services

2:45 pm - 3:15 pm AFTERNOON BREAK

3: 15 pm - 4:45 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS

F3A. Families and Advocates Partnership for Education - Mary Zabelski & Claudia Fabian, National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments

F3B. Take Charge: Quick Tips on Successful Nonverbal Communication - Karen Jane McCulloh, RN, BS, Karen McCulloh & Associates

F3C. Diabetes and Vision Loss: Preventing, Coping, Managing - Krista M. Davis, O.D., Columbia Lighthouse, Washington, DC

F3D. Navigating the Mazes of Getting & Succeeding at a Job: Lessons Learned from Our Personal and Professional Stories Christine Retzke, Northwestern MemoriaI HospitaI

F3E. "I Just Need Stronger Devices" vs. Benefits of a Visual Rehabilitation Program (Continued) - John D. Coalter, OD, Connie Arends, MS Ed, RTC, Barbara Miller, MS W, LS W, Leah Gerlach, MS, CRC, Deicke Center for Visual Rehabilitation

F3F. What do I need to know about driving if I am visually impaired? - R. Tracy Williams, OD, Deicke Center for Visual Rehabilitation & Ann Hegberg, MS, Marianjoy Rehablink

F3G. Psychological Effects of Low Vision - Lorraine H. Marchi, National Association for Visually Handicapped, New York, NY

F3H. Managing One's Life in the Classroom, Workplace, and Residence Using A Personal Data Assistant for the Visually Impaired - Larry L. Lewis, Jr., Pulse Data International

4:45 pm - 500 pm LATE AFTERNOON BREAK

5:00 pm - 7:30 pm RECEPTION - All are welcome.

8:00 pm - 9:30 pm Low Vision Peer Support Group
Illinois Consortium of Leaders for Vision Support

Saturday, September 28, 2002

9:00 am - 10:15 am GENERAL SESSION

Keynote Address -
Careers - A Life Long Journey Karen Wolffe, Ph. D., American Foundation for the Blind

10:15 am - 12:30 pm EXHIBITS OPEN

10:15 am - 10:45 am MORNING BREAK

10:45 am - 1200 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS

S1A. Optic Nerve Hypoplasia - Lawrence M. Kaufman, MD, Ph.D, University of Illinois Chicago Eye Center

S1B. A Summer College Program for Students who are Visually Impaired, Krysti Kite, Evansville Association for the Blind

S1C.Community-Based Instruction for Real Life Transitions - Thomas Bakjian, Chicago Lighthouse CDC

S1D.What’s New in Optical Low Vision Devices? - John J. Rimkus, OD, FAAO, The Chicago Lighthouse for People Who are Blind or Visually Impaired

S1E.The Doctor Is In: Questions and Answers from a Panel of Doctors on Low Vision, Eye Disease, Treatment and Research - Moderated by: James McKechnie, Jr. Illinois Society for the Prevention of Blindness & Joan Stelmack, OD, Hines VA Hospital

S1F. The Technology is Out There! What Are Your Needs? - Gwendolyn Dina, Special Education Assn. Of Peoria County

S1G. Centers for Independent Living - Services for the Visually Impaired: A Panel Presentation - Leah Gerlach, Jim Ferneborg, & Mary Kozy

S1H. This Could Be My Last Transition - An honest appraisal of life and its continuous flow of transitions - Clara Bowie, Southern Illinois Center for Independent Living

12:00 pm - 12:30 pm AFTERNOON BREAK

12:30 pm - 1:45 pm CONCURRENT SESSIONS

S2A. New Developments for Age-Related Macular Degeneration - Mathew MacCumber, MD, PhD, Illinois Retina Associates

S2B. Children’s Eye Diseases - Lawrence M. Kaufman, MD, PhD, University of Illinois Chicago Eye Center

S2C. Start a Support Group and Keep it Growing - Roxanne Lucy Calibraro, JD, Illinois Consortium of Leaders for Vision Support

S2D. When is it Time for a Guide Dog? - Michael Meteyer & Andrew Martine, Guiding Eyes for the Blind Yorktown Heights, NY

S2E. Changing Identities: Redefining Self After Vision Loss - Kerry Obrist, Catholic Guild for the Blind

S2F. Tips for Making Daily Life Easier - Judi Jasek, Catholic Guild for the Blind

S2G. Dating for Low Vision Men - Robb Murray, Computer Training on Call, Chicago, IL

S2H. The Meaning of VlABlL (Visually Impaired and Blind in Livingston, Inc.) History and activities of a support group, Sean Sullivan & Andrew Stepien, VIABIL, Inc., Trail Pinckney, Michigan

1:45 pm END OF PROGRAM