Course description
7th Annual Kansas Vision Symposium
Theme:
Date: November 8, 2024
Location: Drury Plaza Hotel Broadview Wichita
Cost: FREE with lunch provided the day of the event
Who: Vision professionals (TSVIs, COMS, Braillists, Instructional Assistants, Early Intervention Providers) along with general and special education professionals, administrators & agencies who work with students with a visual impairment are encouraged to attend.
2024 Vision Symposium Speakers: Donna McNear, Chris Tabb, Kathee Scoggin, Vince Cianfrone
This one day FREE training will focus on the research and practice in effective Specialized Instruction for students with a Visual Impairment.
Breakout session topics will include:
Door prizes throughout the day for registered attendees
Agenda:
7:30-8:15 Registration / KIRC Directory Headshots
8:15-8:45 Welcome and Keynote
9:00-10:00 Session 1
10:15-11:15 Session 2
11:30-11:50 20 Minute Spotlights
11:50-12:35 Lunch & Vendor Fair
12:45-1:45 Session 3
2:00-3:00 Session 4
3:00 Conference Ends
NOTE: "The content and presentations of the Vision Symposium are intended to address the specific needs/interests of TSVIs/COMS in Kansas. Other district employees are welcome to register/attend with the understanding that the focus of the event will be geared toward certified professionals in the field of vision."
Featured Presenters:
Donna McNear, M.A., COMS, is a career teacher/independent educational consultant specializing in services and supports to children with visual impairments. She provides on-going technical assistance/professional development to educational agencies, organizations, and families nationally and internationally. She is an author, researcher, and frequent presenter at conferences. She is a recipient of the Outstanding Leadership Award, Council for Exceptional Children and Holbrook-Humphries Literacy Award, Getting In Touch with Literacy 2023.
Chris Tabb is an Orientation and Mobility Specialist working to advance the independence of students and clients, provide training opportunities and knowledge exchange for professionals and families, and bring accessible information to the community. He is presently employed at Montana’s Blind and Low Vision Services in Great Falls as an Orientation and Mobility Specialist. Chris has worked as an Orientation and Mobility Specialist in California, Connecticut, Massachusetts, Maryland, Texas, and Montana providing services in residential programs, as an itinerant, an outreach specialist providing technical assistance, and as a private contractor. He enjoys working with all age groups, including infants and toddlers, school age students, adults, and older people. Chris’ greatest professional interests are all things Orientation and Mobility, as well as Assistive Technology
Kathee Scoggin, is a sought-after trainer on topics relating to children with multiple disabilities including students with combined vision and hearing loss, both Washington and nationally. She holds a B.A. in Deaf Education and M.Ed. in Special Education with an emphasis on sensory disabilities and other disabilities. Kathee has 40+ years experience as a teacher( 12 years), assessment specialist, principal(10), Co-director for the Deaf-Blind Project in Washington state, and educational consultant with children (birth to 21) with combined vision and hearing loss including deaf-blindness and students with multiple disabilities. Upon retirement in 2013, Kathee has consulted and trained within the United States. She currently lives in Arizona.
Vince Cianfrone - Vice President of NanoPac, Inc. in Tulsa, Oklahoma, has spent the last 30 or more years matching assistive technology to the needs of people with various disabilities, training and supporting AT solutions as well as programming solutions when not previously available. NanoPac supports a number of states in our region and Vince is a valuable resource offering product application and support for users and agencies in our community.
Learning Objectives
Refund Policy
Registration may be cancelled up to 14 days prior to the event for a full refund. Cancellations received within 14 days of the event will not be refunded. No-show registrations will also not be refunded.
Details
8:00-3:00