Scientific Program

• Introduction
• On-Line Program Planner
• Schedule at a glance
• Keynote Speakers
• Exhibition & Poster Sessions
• Concurrent sessions
• R & R Sessions
• Friday plenary & closing
• Pre-Conference Workshop
• Technical Visits
• CNIB Community Learning Forum
• CE Credits
• Proceedings
• Travel Fellowships
• Accessible Formats
• Services to Presenters

R&R Sessions

Thursday, July 10, 2008

9:00 – 10:15

14. ECCENTRIC VIEWING TRAINING

Organizer

Donald C. Fletcher, M.D.

Smith-Kettlewell Eye Research Institute, USA

Panel members:

Ronald A. Schuchard, Ph.D.

VA Rehabilitation R&D Center of Excellence, USA

Beth Barstow, M.S., OTR/L

Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham, USA

Ronald J. Cole, M.D. & Marilee Walker, OTR

Visual Rehabilitation Center, USA

Örjan Bäckman, Ph.D.

Department of Special Education, Stockholm University, Sweden

Mary Lou Jackson, M.D.

Department of Ophthalmology, Massachusetts Eye & Ear Infirmary, Harvard University, USA

15. EMPLOYMENT PREPARATION, ADJUSTMENT OR READJUSTMENT

Organizer

Deborah Gold, Ph.D.

CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind), Canada

Panel members:

Alexander Shaw, Ph.D.

CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind), Canada

Karen Wolffe, Ph.D.

American Foundation for the Blind, USA

Steve LaGrow, Ph.D.

Department of Rehabilitation, Massey University, New Zealand

Luc Fortin

CNIB (Canadian National Institute for the Blind), Canada

16. Session in French DEVELOPMENT AND ORGANIZATION MODELS OF VISION REHABILITATION SERVICES

Organizer

Pierre Rondeau, M.A.

Institut Nazareth et Louis-Braille, Canada

Panel members:

Francis Guiteau

Directeur Institut Montéclair, France

Michel Coulmont, M.A.

Université de Moncton, Canada

Julien Bourgeois

Régie de l'assurance maladie du Québec, Canada