1801 North Naper Boulevard
This registration on this website is for the one day event only–Pre-Conference. Registration for the full conference on February 13-14 must be done at /https://aerbvi.org/about/chapters/illinois/
On site check-in begins at 9:00. Conference will run from 9:30-4:30.
IAER Pre-Conference Agenda February 12, 2020
9:00 – 9:30 Registration
9:30-9:45 Welcome
9:45 – 10:45 Guest/Parent to share perspective on raising a child with seizures and VI
10:45 – 11:45 Sara Edwards and Jaime Ridgway to share ways to collaborate as DTV and OT
11:45 – 1:00 Lunch on your own
1:00 – 3:30 Deborah Chen Title: Using touch to interact and learn: Tactile strategies for infants and toddlers with visual impairments including those with additional disabilities.
Description: The significance of touch in early social-emotional, cognitive, and communication development is the focus of this session. Components of the Project SPARKLE Touch Profile will be used as a means of gathering information about a child’s experience with and response to tactile information and use of touch. Selected tactile strategies such as hand-under hand guidance, hand-over-hand guidance, tactile modeling, and mutual tactile attention will be discussed. Participants will consider the benefits and challenges of using these strategies with infants and toddlers with visual impairments. Content will be shared through discussion, learning activities, PowerPoint slides, handouts, and video clips.
3:30-4:30 Julia Bowman and Jenny Holt to share Resource Update