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-----Original Message----- From: [email protected] [mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of Jeanine Lineback Sent: Sunday, December 16, 2012 2:51 AM To: Discussionlist for CAVI; [email protected] Cc: [email protected]; List for teachers and trainers of adaptive technology; Committee on the Promotion, Evaluation and Advancement of Technology; [email protected]; [email protected] Subject: [Cavi-discuss] Reminder about Presentation announcement - Vocational Rehabilitation for the blind in the U.S. This is a reminder that the CISCO Academy for the Vision Impaired will be hosting a presentation, Vocational Rehabilitation in the U.S. This presentation will be live on Sunday December 16th at 8:00 PM EST, for those living in the U.S. For people in other time zones please go to http://www.timeanddate.com to find out when to participate in the live presentation. All are welcome and the presentation is free! If conditions allow, the presentation will be recorded and be made available. Please remember that although CAVI Casts are generally recorded, there is no guaranty that a recording will be possible or that you will get the information you were seeking. The recommendation is to participate in the live event if at all possible. See the original announcement below for more details. Subject: Presentation announcement - Vocational Rehabilitation for the blind in the U.S. The CISCO Academy for the Vision Impaired Presents CAVI Cast - Vocational Rehabilitation for the blind in the United States Presenters: Dr. Fredric K. Schroeder & Jeanine K. Lineback When: Sunday, December 16, 2012 at 8:00 pm eastern Please check the time for your time zone by going to: http://www.timeanddate.com/ Where: Online - tt.cucat.org We will be using the free conferencing system, TeamTalk. The TeamTalk software can be downloaded from http://www.bearware.dk/index.php?section=products&pageid=tt4download#hdrmenu A guide for setting up and configuring TeamTalk for tt.cucat.org can be found at http://www.cucat.org/wiki/index.php?n=Main.SettingUpTeamtalk The use of a headset is recommended. This is a free online presentation. We encourage participation from persons in other countries as well as those from the U.S. Topics to be discussed include: . The history of the rehabilitation system . Structure and legislation of the rehabilitation system . Getting the most out of your rehabilitation . Your Rights and responsibilities as a client . Take aways and lessons from the U.S. rehabilitation system . Rehabilitation models in other countries . Discussion & questions About the Presenters Dr. Fredric K. Schroeder has a long and distinguished career in service to the blind. This year, at the Eighth General Assembly of the World Blind Union (WBU), Dr. Schroeder was elected first vice president of theWBU. He was appointed as the commissioner of the Rehabilitation Services Administration (RSA) within the U.S. Department of Education, under President Bill Clinton. Dr. Schroeder has held the office of the first vice president of the National Federation of the Blind since 2006. He served as the first executive director of the New Mexico Commission for the Blind. He now works as a research professor specializing in leadership and public policy in vocational rehabilitation, at San Diego State University and also serves as president of the Virginia affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind. You can read more about Dr. Fredric Schroeder at https://nfb.org/fredric-schroeder. Jeanine K. Lineback has dedicated more than twenty years to service of the blind. In 2012, she was elected as treasurer of the Assistive Technology Trainers Division of the National Federation of the Blind and Chairperson of the Technology Committee of the Texas affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind. Her career began in 1991 as an adaptive technology trainer for the University of Texas at Austin. In the summer of 1991, she accepted a position with the Colorado Center for the Blind, where she became the Technology Coordinator. She moved into private industry in 1997 providing assistive technology training and consulting services. Ms. Lineback was employed in 2008, as a Technology and Career Guidance instructor at the Criss Cole Rehabilitation Center. Currently, she runs her own business, Lineback Technology Solutions, providing assistive technology training and consulting services and also serves as Second Vice President of the Austin affiliate of the National Federation of the Blind of Texas. 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