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CARROLL CENTER FOR THE BLIND's ANNUAL TECHNOLOGY FAIR will take place on Tuesday, November 25, 2008, 10-3. FREE Don’t miss this annual opportunity to try out the latest products for individuals who are visually impaired. Free and open to consumers, families/friends and professionals.  Seminars: Workshop space is on a first come availability. www.carroll.org

10:15-11:15 am Mobile GEO—a GPS program for Moblie and Pocket PC Phones

 11:30 – 12:30 Laptop compatible CCTV Systems,

       1 – 2 pm  Victor Stream/National Library System   Download 

           2:15 - 3:15 pm    SATOGO, the free screen reader on a thumb drive,  

        Exhibitors:ABISee, Adaptive Technology Consulting, AdaptiVision, Ai Squared , Eschenbach, Freedom Scientific
Humanware, Kurzweil Educational Systems MagniSight
National Braille Press, Perkins Braille and Talking Book Library, Talking Information Center, Verizon
Vision Dynamics

 

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The Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education, Boston College and the Accessible Instructional Material Library will be hosting a one day workshop on MCAS Accommodations,Administration, and the IEP Process for Blind and Visually Impaired Students. on Monday, December 15th 2008 at Boston College.
Speakers: Dan Weiner and Heather Kroll
Student Assessment Services, Massachusetts Department of Elementary and Secondary Education and
Richard M. Jackson, Ed.D. Associate Professor
Boston College/The Lynch School of Education

Visions of Community Conference: Federation For Children with Special Needs Annual Conference:  March 14, 2009 at the Seaport World Trade Center, Boston MA.  For more information call 617-236-7210 or go to website at www.fcsn.org

Josephine L. Taylor Leadership Institute March 5-7, 2009 Washington DC go to American Foundation for the Blind website for more information www.afb.org

Getting In Touch with Literacy Conference-California, November 12-15, 2009- go to the website for more updates: www.gettingintouchwithliteracy.com

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