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Subject: [NIFL-POVRACELIT:503] NAASLN Conference, Sept. 13-15
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ALERT! The National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs -
NAASLN - will be hosting a Forging the Future -- an international conference
-- in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, September 13 - 15, 2001. This conference is
being hosted in conjunction with the Greater Milwaukee Literacy Coalition
and
the Milwaukee Area Technical College.
Listed below is an invitation to you from NAASLN's President, Laura Weisel,
Ph.D., and a preliminary listing of conference sessions. National
associations and organizations are quickly joining forces as partners with
NAASLN to promote this conference. Visit our website -- www.naasln.org --
for more up-to-date conference and membership information. For questions --
contact us directly at naasln@aol.com.
Colleagues,
We are excited to introduce you to the renewed National Association for
Adults with Special Learning Needs. Over the past year, the association
leadership has worked hard to rebuild NAASLN to meet the growing demands on
education and vocation providers serving a variety of adults with special
learning needs -- learning disabilities, visual and hearing impairments,
developmental disabilities, persistent mental illnesses, and physical
disabilities.
To celebrate our passion and vision, NAASLN, in conjunction with the Greater
Milwaukee Literacy Coalition and the Milwaukee Area Technical College, is
sponsoring an international conference, Forging the Future, September
13 -15,
2001, in Milwaukee, WI. Over 50 sessions will be presented offering you the
most up-to-date research, policies and legislation, technology, and best
practices to successfully support adults with special learning needs in
attaining their goals to become successful workers, parents, and integrated
members of our communities.
Join us for this incredible opportunity to learn, network, and forge the
future! Laura Weisel, Ph.D., President
A Sample of Conference Sessions
Best Practices for Instructing Adults Who are Visually Impaired
The 4 'R's: Research, Reading, 'Riting, and Remembering
Literacy Policy for Federal Prisoners with Learning Disabilities
Using Your Brain in a Multisensory Structured Setting
Alternative Math Techniques for Adults with LD
A LD Center for Professional Development/Program Evolution
Emotions! Meeting the REAL Needs of Persons with Disabilities
Supporting Learners/Workers with Persistent Mental Illnesses
Race, Poverty, Literacy and Disabilities
Scotopic Sensitivity: The Irlen Syndrome
Tactile Science
Test Accommodations for Taking the TABE Test
The GED - Ensuring Accommodations for Special Need Learners
Technology Lab
Ohio's LD Curriculum - Bridges and Beyond
Attitudes of College Faculty Towards Special Need Learners
Supporting Persons with Special Needs in the Employment Process and on the
Job
The Impact of OCR Rulings on TANF and Other Services
MSLE: More than Theories! Curriculum for Dyslexic/ADD/SLD
A Multi-Year Initiative to Systemically Shift Services to Meet the Needs of
Special Need Learners
The POWER Plan -- CASAS for Developmental Disabilities
Don't Tell Me How to Study; Teach Me How!
PowerPath to Adult Basic Learning...Empowering ALL Learners
Working with Multi-Human Service Systems to Support Special Need Adults in
ABE / Literacy Programs and On the Job
A Model Literacy Program for Dyslexic/ADD/SLD Adults
Teaching Writing to Adults with Weak Written Language Skills
On My Own -- A Model MR/DD Program for Supporting Independent Living and
Community Employment
Success in Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with LD
Bridges to Practice: A Look Across the Nation
Internet Resources for Serving Adults with LD/ADD
Accessibility Certification for One-Stop Shops
-->Visit www.naasln.org for an up-to-date listing of sessions
NAASLN Board of Directors
Richard Cooper, PA
Mary Ann Corley, LA
June Crawford, DC
Dan Fey, WA
Joan Hudson-Miller, CA
Penny Logan, TX
Peter Matuszowicz, NC
Althea O'Haver, AR
Robyn Rennick, FL
Joe Stevens, MD
Debra Watkins, IL
Susan Westberry, GA
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