“Focus” on Vision Impairment & Blindness Conference:
Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Vision Loss
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Vision Loss
Tuesday, October 1, 2024
Registration due by September 16, 2024!
Exhibitors:
Literature Table:
TBD
- BIAMA
- Brava
- Campus School at Boston College
- Careforth
- The Carroll Center for the Blind
- Disabled Persons Protection Commission
- Disability Resource Center
- Federation for Children with Special Needs
- Helen Keller National Center
- Hope Clinical Care
- Lifestream, Inc
- MA Equipment Distribution Program
- New England Low Vision and Blindness
- Perkins Library
- Perkins School for the Blind: The CVI Center at Perkins
- State 911 Department
- Therapro, Inc
- Visiting Rehab and Nursing Services
Literature Table:
TBD
Registration due by September 16, 2024!
Poster Displays
As I See It: The Deaf-Blind Immersion Experience at Home
Carmen Wise, Justice Resource Institute
Beyond the Eye: A Holistic Approach
Jacqueline O’Connell, New England College of Optometry
To Live, To Love, To Work and To Play
Amanda Brennen, Paula Honzik and Shannon Connelly
Campus School at Boston College
Sing It, Play It: Using Music for Wellness, Community and
Self-Expression
Lisa El-Lakis, DDS/Hogan Regional Center
Bon Appetit Brava
Wrentham Developmental Center
What Life Is Like Being Visually Impaired
Tabitha Mahan, and Nancy Michelson, Job Coach, HMEA
Assistive Technology and the AT Maker Lab: How Assistive Technology and 3D Printing can Assist Independence
Tiffany Miller, Easter Seals Massachusetts
Direct Care Providers: The Backbone of a Quality Life
Michela Meaney, COMS, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
As I See It: The Deaf-Blind Immersion Experience at Home
Carmen Wise, Justice Resource Institute
Beyond the Eye: A Holistic Approach
Jacqueline O’Connell, New England College of Optometry
To Live, To Love, To Work and To Play
Amanda Brennen, Paula Honzik and Shannon Connelly
Campus School at Boston College
Sing It, Play It: Using Music for Wellness, Community and
Self-Expression
Lisa El-Lakis, DDS/Hogan Regional Center
Bon Appetit Brava
Wrentham Developmental Center
What Life Is Like Being Visually Impaired
Tabitha Mahan, and Nancy Michelson, Job Coach, HMEA
Assistive Technology and the AT Maker Lab: How Assistive Technology and 3D Printing can Assist Independence
Tiffany Miller, Easter Seals Massachusetts
Direct Care Providers: The Backbone of a Quality Life
Michela Meaney, COMS, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
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Registration due by September 16, 2024!
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Sponsors
Lead Sponsors:
Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
Sponsors:
Perkins School for the Blind
DDS Southeast Region Training Council
Friends:
New England College of Optometry
Shriver Clinical Services
Lead Sponsors:
Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services
Massachusetts Commission for the Blind
Sponsors:
Perkins School for the Blind
DDS Southeast Region Training Council
Friends:
New England College of Optometry
Shriver Clinical Services
Registration due by September 16, 2024!