[NLA] ALERT: Don't Miss This Opportunity

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ALERT!  The National Association for Adults with Special Learning Needs - 
NAASLN - is alerting adult educators and providers of adult services about 
our rescheduled conference.

The NAASLN conference, previously scheduled for September 13 -15, 2001, is 
being held April 14 - 16, 2002 -- in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.  This 
international conference is being hosted in conjunction with the Greater 
Milwaukee Literacy Coalition and the Milwaukee Area Technical College.  The 
original conference was SOLD OUT...but, due to conflicts in some 
participant's and presenter's schedules, the April 2002 conference now has 
space for additional attendees!  

Listed below is an invitation to you from NAASLN's President, Laura Weisel, 
Ph.D., and a listing of conference sessions.  National associations and 
organizations have joined forces in partnership with NAASLN to promote this 
conference.  Visit our website -- www.naasln.org -- for the most up-to-date 
conference and membership information.  For questions -- contact us directly 
at naasln at aol.com.


Colleagues,
As supporters, advocates, and service providers seeking cutting edge 
information and best practices, the upcoming NAASLN conference promises an 
exciting array of sessions with national leaders.  As an organization, NAASLN 
has always boasted about intimate conferences where participants and national 
leaders can meet and dialog on the challenges serving persons with special 
learning needs.  Our upcoming conference embraces our history and will 
provide opportunities for YOU to learn, network, and grow.  Please join us in 
Milwaukee!

Forging the Future, will be keynoted by Richard Horne, Ed. D., Senior Policy 
Advisor, Presidential Task Force on Employment of Adults with Disabilities.  
Dr. Horne will discuss President Bush's key initiatives on behalf of adults 
with disabilities.                  These initiatives include integration of 
adults with disabilities into the workplace, partnering employment programs 
with adult education, and establishing a model of interagency services and 
policies at the federal level that can be used as a framework for integration 
of community services and policies to support adults with disabilities in the 
workforce.  Following his keynote, Dr. Horne will host an intimate small 
group session for individuals interested in further discussing President 
Bush's initiatives.

Highlights of sessions that will presented by national leaders include:

Helen Irlen -- The Irlen Institute, CA
Scotopic Sensitivity/The Irlen Syndrome:  The Impact of Color Overlays on 
Reading, Research and Practice

MaryAnn Corley, Ph.D., National Center for 
Literacy and Social Justice, Wash. DC
Garth Vaz, M.D.,  Siever's Medical, Gonzales, TX
Tonette Rocco, Ph.D. - FL International University
Disabilities and Diversity:  The Sociocultural Dimension of Learning

Laurie Martin, IL Resource Center
Employability and Retention Model for Adults with Suspected Learning 
Disabilities

Glenn Young, OVAE, Washington, DC.
Potential Impact of OCR Rulings on TAF and Other Services

Richard Gacka, Ph.D., PA Learning Differences Center
A Model of Neurodevelopmental Constructions and its Applicability to 
Understanding Learning Differences

Garth Vaz, M.D.,  Siever's Medical, Gonzales, TX
Growing Up LD

Linda Willett, Library and Literacy Partnership, WI 
The WHOLE Language for ESL Adults with Special Learning Needs

Fred Edwards, GED Testing Services, Washington DC
Nancie Payne, Payne and Assoc., WA
The GED -- Ensuring Accommodations for Special Need Learners

June Crawford, National Institute for Literacy
Disabilities and Social Change in America:  The Impact of the Bridges to 
Practice Project

Tina Tucker, National Literacy Center / American Foundation for the Blind
Frances Mary D'Andrea, National Literacy Center / American Foundation for the 
Blind
Bridging the Gap:  Best Practices for Instructing Adults who are Blind or 
Visually Impaired

Laura Weisel, Ph.D., The TLP Group, OH
Emotions!  Understanding and Supporting the Human Prerequisite to Learning

Pat Hardman, Ph.D., The Dyslexia Research Institute, FL
Issues Concerning Diagnosis of Adults with Suspected Learning Disabilities

Susan Arnold, WI Department of Vocational Rehabilitation
What Vocational Rehabilitation Services Can Do to Support Adults with Special 
Needs in Education and Workplace Settings

Milele Landrum, LDA of Oregon
Creating Success in Substance Abuse Treatment for Persons with Learning 
Disabilities

Lynn Rolfsmeier and Cheryl Sandholm, NW Iowa Community College
The POWERful Plan -- for Persons with MR/DD

Richard Cooper, Ph.D., disABILITIES, PA
Internet Resources for Serving Adults with LD/ADD

Mary Ann Jackson and Tom Heffron, WI Technical College System
Collaboration between AEFL and Carl Perkins Funding for Serving Adult Student 
with Disabilities

Patricia Walsh, University of New Orleans
Post-Secondary Options for Adults with Disabilities

Nancie Payne, Payne and Assoc., WA
The Success Factor:  Metacognitive Connections

Jeff Fantine, Ohio University
Mary Lou Belisle, WI
Goal-Setting and Lesson Planning the SMARTER WAY

Bill Muth, Federal Bureau of Prisons
Towards and Effective and Realistic Literacy Policy for Federal Prisoners

Denise Pottmeyer, OH Department of Education
Colleen Clark, SC Literacy Resource Center
Margaret Girkins, Flathead Valley Community College, MT
Managing Statewide Systemic Change to Screen and Support Adults with Special 
Learning Needs

Robyn Rennick, DRILLS, FL
It Didn't Just Go Away Because They Grew Older:  Dyslexia, ADd/SLD Affects 
Adults in Many Different Ways

Jodi Owens and Kristin Schultz, WI Department of Workforce Development
Financial Literacy -- A Benefit fo Those with Special Needs


For a more complete listing -- please visit:  www.naasln.org





  

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