American Printing House for the Blind
"Celebrating 150 Years of Building Independence"
140th Annual Meeting of Ex Officio Trustees and Special Guests
The Seelbach Hilton Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky
October 2 - 4, 2008

Tentative Agenda

Wednesday, October 1, 2008

• 8:00 A.M. - 5:00 P.M.
  Grand Ballroom East, 10th Floor
  COSB, Council of Schools for the Blind
  Stuart Wittenstein, Contact
  
  
• 6:30 P.M. - 8:30 P.M.
  Green Room, 2nd Floor
  IRCBVI Working Dinner, Instructional Resource Centers for the Blind and Visually Impaired
  Carrie Braiser, Contact
  NOTE: PRE-REGISTRATION REQUIRED
  
  
• 6:30 P.M. - 10:00 P.M.
  Grand Ballroom West, 10th Floor
  COSB Dinner
  Stuart Wittenstein, Contact
  
  

Thursday, October 2, 2007

Opportunities at APH:

• 9:00 a.m. - 11:30 a.m.
  Three-part tour featuring the APH Plant, Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, and Hall of Fame
  
  
• 1:00 p.m. - 3:30 p.m.
  Three-part tour featuring the APH Plant, Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, and Hall of Fame

Thursday, October 2, 2007

• 8:00 am - 6:00 pm
  Medallion Ballroom Foyer, 1st Floor
  Annual Meeting Registration and Help Desk
  
  
• 8:00 am - 10:00 am
  Gold Room, Second Floor
  KLAS
  Leslie Durst, Contact
  
  
• 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
  Grand Ballroom East, 10th Floor
  COSB
  Council of Schools for the Blind
  Stuart Wittenstein, Contact
  
  
• 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
  Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon A
  POSB
  Principals of Schools for the Blind
  Miles Fain, Contact
  
  
• 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
  Mezzanine Ballroom, Salons B-C
  Prison Braille Forum
  Nancy Lacewell, Contact
  
  
• 10:00 am - 11:00 am Gray Room, 2nd Floor
  Governing Board of the Hall of Fame for Leaders and Legends of the Blindness Field
  Jim Deremeik, Contact
  
  
• 11:00 am - 12:45 pm
  Rose Room, 2nd Floor
  Luncheon Meeting of APH Ex Officio Trustee Advisory Committees
  
  
• 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
  Rose Room, 2nd Floor
  Educational Products (EPAC) Advisory Committee Meeting
  
  
• 12:45 pm - 2:00 pm
  Blue Room, 2nd Floor
  Educational Services (ESAC) Advisory Committee Meeting
  
  
• 1:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  Prison Braille Forum Tour of KCI Braille
  Services at the Kentucky Correctional Institution for Women
  Pre-registration required.
  Nancy Lacewell, Contact
  
  
• 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  Walnut Room, Mezzanine
  APH Products Showcase
  Tony Grantz, Marketing Manager, APH
  
  
• 1:00 pm - 6:00 pm
  Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon D
  APH InSights 2008 Art Exhibition
  Roberta Williams, Public Relations Manager, APH
  
  
• 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  Grand Ballroom East, 10th Floor
  IRCBVI
  Instructional Resource Centers for the Blind and Visually Impaired
  Carrie Brasier, Contact
  
  
• 2:00 pm - 4:30 pm
  Mezzanine Ballroom, Salons A - C National Agenda Meeting
  Karen Blankenship, Contact
  
  
• 4:30 pm - 6:00 pm
  Fitzgerald Suite, 8th Floor
  Nominations Committee Meeting
  
  
• 6:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  Medallion Ballroom, 1st Floor
  Opening Session
  Commemorative Dinner and Essay Contest Awards Ceremony
  
  "Celebrating 150 Years of Building Independence"
  Facilitators: Jonn Paris-Salb, Ex Officio Trustee representing the California Department of Education and Stuart Wittenstein, Ex Officio Trustee representing the California School for the Blind
  • Welcome and Opening Remarks
    Tuck Tinsley, President, APH
    
    
  • Greetings from the Office of Special Education and Rehabilitative Services (OSERS)
    Tracy Justesen, Assistant Secretary for Special Education and Rehabilitative Services, US Department of Education
    
    
  • Historical Overview and Presentation of APH History Book
    Tuck Tinsley, APH
    Micheal Hudson, Director, Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, APH
    
    
  • Essay Contest Awards Ceremony
    Gary Mudd, Vice President of Public Affairs, APH
    Becky Snider, Public Affairs Coordinator, APH
    Tuck Tinsley, APH
    
    
  • Keynote Address
    "There's Always A Way"
    Michael May, President, Sendero Group
  
  
  
• 8:30 pm - 9:00 pm
  Medallion Ballroom Foyer, 1st Floor
  Meet The Authors
  Please enjoy this opportunity to meet the authors of our winning essays, along with Carol Tobe, author of the new APH history book, and keynote speaker Mike May.
  
  
• 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm
  Fitzgerald Suite, 8th Floor
  Hospitality Suite Open

Friday, October 3, 2007

• 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  Medallion Ballroom Foyer, 1st Floor
  Registration and Help Desk
  
  
• 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  Walnut Room, Mezzanine
  APH Products Showcase
  Tony Grantz, APH
  
  
• 8:00 am - 5:00 pm
  Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon D
  APH InSights 2008 Art Exhibition
  Roberta Williams, APH
  
  
• 8:00 am - 9:00 am
  Medallion Ballroom and Foyer, 1st Floor
  Continental Breakfast
  
  
• 8:00 am - 9:00 am
  Rose Room, 2nd Floor
  New Ex Officio Trustee Orientation and Continental Breakfast
  (New Ex Officio Trustees Only, Pre-registration required.)
  
  
• 9:00 am - 10:30 am
  Medallion Ballroom, 1st Floor
  General Session
  
  Facilitators: James Olson, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Colorado Department of Education and Suzanne Dalton, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Florida State Department of Education
  • Greetings from the Secretary of the Department of Education
    Annette Reichman, Director/Liaison, Office of Special Institutions, US Department of Education
    
    
  • Advisory Committee Report Highlights - 2008
    • Educational Products Advisory Committee
      Tom Winton, Chair, and Ex Officio Trustee representing the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction
      
      
    • Educational Services Advisory Committee
      Jackie Denk, Chair, and Ex Officio Trustee representing the Kansas State Board of Education
      
      
    
    
    
  • Introduction of 2008 APH Scholars
    Bob Brasher, Vice President of Advisory Services, APH
    
    
  • Wings of Freedom Award Presentation
    Presented to Natalie Baraga
    Tuck Tinsley, APH
    
    
  • Report on the State of the Company
    Tuck Tinsley, APH
  
  
  
• 10:30 am - 10:45 am
  BREAK
  
  
• 10:45 am - 12:00 pm Product Development Input Sessions
  
  • Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon A
    "SAM: Symbols and Meaning - A Field Test Preparation"
    Tristan Pierce, Multiple Disabilities Project Leader, APH
    Millie Smith, APH Consultant
    --highlighting an online "train the trainers workshop" for current and upcoming field testing during the 2008 - 2009 academic year
    
    
  • Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon B
    "Seeking Input on Global Positioning System (GPS) and the Braille+"
    Larry Skutchan, Technology Project Leader, APH
    --soliciting input on features for the ultimate "location aware" tool by sharing your great thoughts, likes, and dreams
    
    
  • Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon C
    
    • "Reach for the Stars...A Transition Planning Process for Families of Young Children"
      Burt Boyer, Early Childhood Project Leader, APH
      Jennifer Grisham-Brown, Professor, University of Kentucky
      Diane Haynes, State Coordinator, Kentucky Deaf-Blind Project
      --presenting a process for supporting young children and their families during critical transition periods through person-centered planning
    • "Best For A Nest"
      Burt Boyer, APH --discussion about Best For A Nest, a high interest/low vocabulary story book with manipulatives
    
    
    
  • Gold Room, 2nd Floor
    "We're Plotting Something..."
    Karen Poppe, Tactile Graphics Project Leader, APH
    Fred Otto, Tactile Graphics Project Leader, APH
    -- Whether you're plotting travel routes or mathematical equations, come give your input on two projects that are in the works: A 3-D O&M model kit and a revision of the Graphic Aid for Mathematics. Help keep us from being gridlocked!
    
    
  • Green Room, 2nd Floor
    "The Solution to 'What Can I Read?' "
    Jeanette Wicker, Core Curriculum Project Leader, APH
    Frances Mary D'Andrea, NCLVI Doctoral Fellow, University of Pittsburgh
    -- Introducing the Early Braille Trade Book Project, where commercially available books for beginning readers are provided with braille labels, lists of contractions found in each book, level of picture-dependence, enrichment activities, and best of all--web support for record keeping and sharing!
    
    
  • Medallion Ballroom, 1st Floor
    "Building On Patterns Update"
    Eleanor Pester, Braille Project Leader, APH
    M. Cay Holbrook, Associate Professor, University of British Columbia
    --Explore the ways in which this classic basal series for teacher beginning braille reading has been changed and updated, including format and content, and plans for completing the series!
  
  
  
• 11:45 am - 1:30 pm
  Lunch Break
  
  
• 12:00 pm - 1:30 pm Grand Ballroom West, 10th Floor
  Mandatory Training Meeting for Ex Officio Trustees
  EOTs Only, Lunch Provided, Pre-Registration Required
  
  
• 1:30 pm - 2:30 pm
  Medallion Ballroom, 1st Floor
  General Session
  
  Facilitators: Marjorie Kaiser, Ex Officio Trustee representing the South Dakota School for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Carmen Grove Suminski, Ex Officio Trustee representing the North Dakota Department of Public Instruction
  • "Celebrating Shopping: A First Look at the New APH eCommerce Site"
    Kim Reeves, Project Manager, APH
    Scott Blome, Director of Communications, APH
    
    
  • "Celebrating LOUIS: The New LOUIS Database and Platform"
    Julia Myers, Director of Resource Services, APH
    Linda Turner, APH File Repository and Technical Services Manager, APH
  
  
  
• 2:30 pm - 4:00 pm
  Grand Ballroom East, 10th Floor
  Information Fair
  
  You won't need a password to enter "Big Al's Speakeasy and Casino", but you will want to come in and take a gamble on winning an exciting prize! Al's employees here at APH have been busy putting together a group of poster sessions that are keener than the cat's pajamas! Don't cash in your chips until you've visited with at least ten of our swell presenters, getting their signatures on your door prize form and dropping it off on your way out the door for a chance to hit the jackpot and win big on Saturday morning! (Must be present on Saturday to win.)
  • Address Earth: A Large Format Atlas Section 2
  • APH Textbook Specifications Updated
  • Custom Media Solutions
  • Digital Light Box Artwork
  • Great Graphing Grids!
  • Free Stuff: A Guide to Designing Tactile Illustrations for Children's Books
  • Louis and the APH File Repository
  • MathBuilders
  • Meet the 'K' Sonar Curriculum Handbook
  • Mini-APH Product Showcase
  • New Technology Products
  • NIMAC
  • 150 Fun Facts From the Accessible Tests Department
  • Tadpole: Tools for Assessment or Vision Development Activities for Learners 0 - 2
  • Thinking Outside The Book
  • Touching On The Basics: Products Still Needed in the Area of Tactile Graphics
  • Traveling Exhibits from the APH Museum
  • Your Hall of Fame and Wall Of Tribute
  
  
  
• 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  Fitzgerald Suite, 8th Floor
  National Center for Leadership in Visual Impairments (NCLVI) Meeting For NCLVI Fellows, NCLVI Consortium and NCLVI Public Advisory Committee Members
  
  
• 4:15 pm - 5:00 pm
  Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon D
  Meet The Artists
  
  
• 5:30 pm - 8:00 pm
  Medallion Ballroom, 1st Floor
  APH InSights Art Banquet and 2008 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
  
  Facilitators: Leslie Durst, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Indiana Department of Education and Jim Durst, representing the Indiana School for the Blind
  • Greetings from the Secretary of the Department of Education
    S. Anne Hancock, Secretary's Regional Representative, Region IV, US Department of Education
    
    
  • APH InSights Art Winners Awards Presentation
    Gary Mudd, APH
    Roberta Williams, APH
    Tuck Tinsley, APH
    
    
  • 2008 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
    • Welcome and Brief History
      Jim Deremeik, Chair, Hall of Fame Governing Board
      
      
    • Introduction of Inductees
      Bernadette Kappen, Ex Officio Trustee representing the New York Institute for Special Education
      Susan Spungin, Vice President of International Program and Special Projects, American Foundation for the Blind
      
      
    • Honoring:
      • Dr. Sally Mangold
        Remarks by Phil Hatlen
        
        
      • Dr. Richard L. Welsh
  • Closing Remarks
    Tuck Tinsley, APH
  
  
  
• 8:30 pm - 11:00 pm
  Fitzgerald Suite, 8th Floor
  Hospitality Suite Open

Saturday, October 4, 2007

• 7:45 am - 8:45 am
  Medallion Ballroom and Foyer, 1st Floor
  Buffet Breakfast
  
  
• 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
  Medallion Ballroom Foyer, 1st Floor
  Registration and Help Desk
  
  
• 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
  Walnut Room, Mezzanine
  APH Products Showcase
  Tony Grantz, APH
  
  
• 8:00 am - 12:00 pm
  Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon D
  APH InSights 2008 Art Exhibition
  Roberta Williams, APH
  
  
• 8:45 am - 10:00 am
  Product Training Sessions
  • Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon A
    "MaximEyes Video Magnifier and Compact+ Users Workshop"
    Tim Curtin, President/CTO, EITAC Solutions Group, LLC
    Darrell Buford, Human Resources Administrative Assistant/Expert Reviewer, APH
    --highlighting the features of the MaximEyes™ and the Compact+ magnifier as they relate to students and individuals in the workforce
    
    
  • Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon B
    "MathBuilders: A Supplemental Math Program for K-3 Braille Users"
    Jeanette Wicker, Core Curriculum Project Leader, APH
    Derrick W. Smith, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama at Huntsville
    --overview of the MathBuilders materials, including currently available units and a preview of upcoming units on data collection, graphing, fractions, and others
    NOTE: This session will not repeat.
    
    
  • Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon C
    "Functional Vision and Learning Media Assessment"
    LaRhea Sanford, Consultant
    --overview of the new assessment tool now available from APH
    
    
  • Green Room, 2nd Floor
    "ToAD: Tools for Assessment and Development of Visual Skills"
    J. Elaine Kitchel, Low Vision Project Leader, APH
    -- interactive workshop will guide participants in the use of the tools and materials in the ToAD kit to perform vision development activities with young children
    
    
  • Gold Room, 2nd Floor
    "PATTER: Preschool Attainment Through Typical Everyday Routines"
    Burt Boyer, Early Childhood Project Leader, APH
    Sandy Lewis, Associate Professor, Florida State University
    --using PATTER to help preschoolers develop cognitive, language, social and motor skills through typical everyday routines
    
    
  • Medallion Ballroom, 1st Floor
    
    "Using Refreshable Braille Displays With The Braille+"
    Larry Skutchan, Technology Project Leader, APH
    --ways of connecting and using different types of refreshable braille displays with the Braille+™
  
  
  
• 10:00 am - 10:15 am
  BREAK
  
  
• 10:15 am - 11:30 am Product Training Sessions
  • Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon A
    "MaximEyes Video Magnifier and Compact+ Users Workshop"
    Tim Curtin, President/CTO, EITAC Solutions Group, LLC
    Darrell Buford, Human Resources Administrative Assistant/Expert Reviewer, APH --highlighting the features of the MaximEyes™ and the Compact+ magnifier as they relate to students and individuals in the workforce
    
    
  • Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon B
    "How Far We've Come...Braille Materials for the Wilson Reading System Are On The Way!"
    Jeanette Wicker, APH
    Mary McCarthy, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Perkins School for the Blind
    Justine Carlone Rines, Evaluation Coordinator, Perkins School for the Blind
    Roz Rowley, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Perkins School for the Blind
    --general information about the Wilson Reading System, the history of the APH/Perkins/Wilson Project and upcoming plans for translation and adaptation of program materials
    
    
  • Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon C
    "Functional Vision and Learning Media Assessment"
    LaRhea Sanford, Consultant
    --overview of the new assessment tool now available from APH
    
    
  • Green Room, 2nd Floor
    "ToAD: Tools for Assessment and Development of Visual Skills"
    J. Elaine Kitchel, Low Vision Project Leader, APH
    -- interactive workshop will guide participants in the use of the tools and materials in the ToAD kit to perform vision development activities with young children
    
    
  • Gold Room, 2nd Floor
    "PATTER: Preschool Attainment Through Typical Everyday Routines"
    Burt Boyer, Early Childhood Project Leader, APH
    Sandy Lewis, Associate Professor, Florida State University
    --using PATTER to help preschoolers develop cognitive, language, social and motor skills through typical everyday routines
    
    
  • Medallion Ballroom, 1st Floor
    "Using Refreshable Braille Displays With The Braille+"
    Larry Skutchan, Technology Project Leader, APH
    --ways of connecting and using different types of refreshable braille displays with the Braille+™
  
  
  
• 11:30 am - 11:40 am
  BREAK
  
  
• 11:40 am - 12:30 pm
  Medallion Ballroom, 1st Floor
  General Session
  
  Facilitators: Jerry Kitzhoffer, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Overbrook School for the Blind and Frank Simpson, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Lavell School for the Blind
  • Door Prize Presentation
    Monica Turner, Field Services Representative, APH
    
    
  • APH 150th Anniversary Celebration Year in Review
    Tuck Tinsley, APH
    Gary Mudd, APH
    
    
  • Closing Remarks
    Bob Brasher, APH
    Janie Blome, Director of Field Services, APH
  
  
  
• 12:40 pm- 1:45 pm
  Grand Ballroom West, 10th Floor
  Ex Officio Trustee Luncheon
  Ex Officio Trustees Only, Pre-registration required
  
  
• 2:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  Fitzgerald Suite, 8th Floor
  Hospitality Suite Open
  
  
• 2:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  Related Meetings
  
  
• 2:00 pm - 3:00 pm
  Blue Room
  EAAB, Eastern Athletic Association for the Blind
  Joe Catavero, Contact
  
  
• 2:00 pm - 3:45 pm
  Gray Room
  WASB, Western Association of Schools for the Blind
  Dean Stenehjem, Contact
  
  
• 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  Rose Room
  State Vision Consultants
  Tom Winton, Contact
  
  
• 2:00 pm - 4:00 pm
  Green Room
  AER Personnel Preparation Division, Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
  Wendy Sapp, Contact
  
  
• 3:30 pm - 4:30 pm
  Blue Room
  National Braille Challenge
  Nancy Niebrugge, Contact
  
  
• 4:00 pm - 5:00 pm
  Gray Room
  Coordinators of Educational Services in Private Agencies for the Blind
  Karen Ross, Contact
  
  
• 4:00 pm - 5:30 pm
  Rose Room
  Residential School Outreach Coordinators Forum
  Jim Adams, Contact
  
  
• 4:00 pm - 7:00 pm
  Mezzanine Ballroom, Salon A
  CECDVI, Council for Exceptional Children Division on Visual Impairments
  Phyllis Simmons, Contact
  
  
• 7:30 pm - 11:00 pm
  Rathskeller
  APH Speakeasy and Dance Club
  
  

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