Events

• The Eye Site Traveling Exhibit
• 6th Annual AT in the Classroom
• NIH Conference: Physical Disabilities Through the Lifespan
• 15th Annual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute
• 2003 MSDE/CTE Summer Institute

The Eye Site Traveling Exhibit

The Prevention of Blindness Society of the Metropolitan Area is coordinating efforts to bring "The Eye Site" - the National Eye Institute's- to four shopping malls in the DC metropolitan area from April through July 2003. The Eye Site, which provides information on low vision in English and Spanish, features five kiosks with an interactive emultimedia touch screen program, a display of vision assistive devices, and a list of local low vision resources. The exhibit is free and will be open to the public during business hours at each mall on the tour. To learn more about the National Eye Institute and low vision visit www.nei.nih.gov. For more details concerning The Eye Site, visit www.nei.nih.hov/nehep/eyesite

The next dates of The Eye Site:
Springfield Mall - Saturday, May 17 - June 12, 2003
Westfield Shoppingtown Montgomery - Saturday, June 14- July 12, 2003
Union Station - Monday July 14 - July 27 2003

6th Annual AT in the Classroom

July 7-9, 2003
DuBois Center, Northern Arizona University, Flagstaff AZ

Topics for the conference will include Post-secondary assistive technology issues; assistive technology for sensory deficits; and many other topics.

Space is limited and registration is first come, first serve basis.
Registration forms can be obtained on-line at www.nau.edu/ihd/aztap. Or contact Martha Lewis, 1-800-477-9921, 602-728-9534, 602-728-9536 (TTY), or email Martha.lewis@nau.edu

NIH Conference: Physical Disabilities Through the Lifespan

When: July 21-22
Where: National Institute of Health
9000 Rockville Pike
Bethesda, Maryland 20892

For more information on this event, please contact:
Betsy Tolbert Luecking, Program Manager II
Montgomery County Dept. of Health and Human Services
Aging and Disability Services
Commission on People with Disabilities
240-777-1256 V/TTY
240-777-1288 Fax
Email: betsy.luecking@MontgomeryCountyMD.gov

15th Annual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute

How do you meet the unique needs of college students with disabilities?
June 3-6 & 7, 2003
Mystic, Connecticut
Mystic Marriott Hotel & Spa

Sponsored by the University of Connecticut
Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability
For more information, visit www.cped.uconn.edu or call 207-797-7130.

2003 MSDE/CTE Summer Institute

Technology Strategies to Improve Outcomes for Children and Youth:
A short series of summer workshops on instructional, informational, and assistive technologies, designed for professionals, paraprofessionals, and families, and fully aligned with the No Child Left Behind Act of 2001.
June 26-27
For more information on the workshops, contact:
Shannon Miller, Research Assistant, 410-312-3811
Shannon@jhu.edu or visit CTE's website, http://cte.jhu.edu