Return-Path: <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h08GdkP10952; Wed, 8 Jan 2003 11:39:46 -0500 (EST) Date: Wed, 8 Jan 2003 11:39:46 -0500 (EST) Message-Id: <c.6ae8a17.2b4daca7@aol.com> Errors-To: listowner@literacy.nifl.gov Reply-To: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: NAASLN@aol.com To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-workplace@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WORKPLACE:648] NAASLN Conference - You won't want to miss this opportunity! X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Transfer-Encoding: 8bit X-Mailer: AOL 5.0 for Mac sub 10 Content-Type: text/plain; charset="UTF-8" Status: O Content-Length: 5984 Lines: 172 ***Please post this notice on listservs and internal mailing lists for persons providing services in: • Adult basic and literacy education • Vocational rehabilitation • TANF - Human Services, Employment services • Mental retardation/developmental disabilities, • Persistent mental illnesses • Substance abuse • Correction education programs ALERT! The National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs - NAASLN - will be hosting an international conference, People and Partnerships First: Advocating and Collaborating for Access, Quality, and Outcomes -- in Columbus, OH, March 16 - 18, 2003. NAASLN provides opportunities for networking, advocacy, links to resources, professional development, and opportunities for leadership. Keynoting the conference will be Andy Imparato, President and CEO of the American Association for People with Disabilities. Imparato will be addressing the Routes to Impacting Local, State, and Federal Legislation for Persons with Disabilities. In addition to his keynote, Imparato will also be hosting several smaller sessions on Techniques for Advocating for People with Disabilities in the Current Political Climate. The conference will offer over 75 sessions for practitioners, administrators, and employers. Presentations will include research, cutting-edge models, and practical ways to better serve adults with special learning needs, in addition to exhibits targeting products and services for adults with special learning needs. Conference sessions will be offered up-to-date information on state and national initiatives. A Pre-Conference set of all day sessions will be held on Saturday, March 15th. Session scheduled to date include: Brain Research - Understanding the Neurological Functioning of Persons with Special Learning Needs - Dr. Dale Jordan Accessing Accommodations on the GED -- The GED Testing Service Leadership Development for Learners with Special Learning Needs -- NIFL 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. Below is the tentative listing of sessions. Teaching Adult Learners with Low-Level Reading Skills Teaching Math to Adults with Learning Differences Vocabulary Development Courses, Careers, Cooperation, and Closure: Partnering Disability Services It Didn't Just Go Away Because they Grew Older: Dyslexia/ADD/SLD Affects Adults in Many Different Ways Multisensory Structured Language Education: More Than Theories -- Practical, Accredited, Curriculum for the Dyslexic/ADD/SLD Learner Building a Brain-Compatible Classroom Strategies for Managing Information Overload: ERIC and the World Wide Web Read Naturally The Individual Accommodations Model (IAM): Ensuring the Success of Students with Disabilities (SWD) in Postsecondary Settings The ABCs of Teaching Reading to Adults with Severe Reading Problems All Great Minds Don't Think Alike Don't Tell Me How To Study, Teach Me How A Model Literacy Program for Dyslexia/ADD/SLD Adults Helping Adult Educators Understand Disability Disclosure MR/DD -- What It Is And What It Is Not Bridges Over Corrections Brain Research -- Understanding the Neurological Functioning of Persons with Special Learning Needs -- What Every Service Provider Needs to Know Mental Health and Biochemical Challenges that Hide Beneath the Surface of LD Access to Success: Adult Basic Education for the Visually Impaired Puzzle Pieces: Integrating PowerPath, Bridges to Practice, HeartMath, and Learning Styles to Improve Student Outcomes in Missouri Department of Corrections Schools The 3A's -- Ability, Achievement, and Attitude Part 1, Overview and Theory Project ACCESS Transition Academy: A Model Program for Transition to Adult Learning Overcoming & Becoming Yourself: From Victim to Victor Using Recovery Principles and Practices Help! I Can't Show What I know on Tests! Special Education and Juvenile Justice Transition Needs of Students with Emotional Disturbance Emotions! The Prerequisite to Learning PowerPath to Basic Learning Providing Services to Persons with Persistent Mental Illnesses EMDR Research: Adults with Special Learn Needs Turn from Victims to Victors The Impact of Trauma and Human Crisis on the Brain, Life, and Learning Serving Persons with Special Needs: Cultural Awareness Resiliency: Key Factors to Building Empowered Individuals TRANSITIONS!: An Important Plan for the Future! L2000+ A model for Leadership development needed leaders in the field of BHC Learning Disabilities and Adults with Low Reading Skills: What's the Connection? Disability Services at Columbus State and Other 2-Year Institutions Learning Styles and Special Need Learners Transitions & Accommodations: Education Programs -- On the Job Training Vision and LD - a Look at The Effects of Long-Term Vision Problem CASAS and POWER for Learners with MR/DD and LD ESL and Special Needs Systemic Change -- Implementing a LD Screening and Accommodations in a Correction Setting Collaborations and Partnerships: ABE and TANF Bridging the Gap: Best Practices for Instructing Adults Who are Blind or Visually Impaired MR/DD: Best Practices for Building Empowered Consumers MH Consumers -- Consumer Operated Services Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Learning Difficulties GED Test Accommodations: What you need to know to request accommodations Reading Psychology Reports: The In's and Out's Hearing Impaired - Best Practices for Programs and Services The GED -- Ensuring Accommodations for Special Need Learners Scotopic Sensitivity/Irlen Syndrome: The Impact of Color on Reading….Research and Practice The Irlen Syndrome -- Screening and Remediating Transition Skills for the Incarcerated
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