Mail to:Barbara Cheadle
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Email: bcheadle@nfb.org
NOPBC
2006 Activities Preregistration
Mail to:
Barbara Cheadle
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Email: bcheadle@nfb.org
NOPBC Fees:
$15, one adult, no children
Adult
Name(s). Please include first and
last name of each adult and indicate if the adult is a parent, grandparent,
blind parent, teacher, other relative, etc.
1._______________________________________________________________________
2._______________________________________________________________________
Address__________________________________________________________________
City__________________________State____________ZIP________________________
Telephone (
)_______________Email_______________________________________
[
] parent(s) of blind (including vi) child
[ ] teacher
[ ] other
_________________________
Will
you be bringing children? [
]YES [
]NO [
]Undecided
YES [ ] NO [
] This is my first NFB National Convention.
The
fee includes at-large membership in the NOPBC and it helps defray the cost of
materials for the NOPBC sponsored workshops and the Teen Hospitality Room. It
does NOT include the NFB Convention registration fee. See the NFB Web site at http://nfb.org/convent/conven06.htm
for information about how to preregister for the convention and other details
about the convention.
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CHILDCARE
-- NFB CAMP
Please note, this is not a
registration form for childcare. Childcare, called NFB Camp, is sponsored
by the NFB and operated by Carla McQuillan. Children from ages six weeks
through 10 years of age are
eligible to attend NFB Camp and preregistration is requested.
For a childcare preregistration packet contact Carla McQuillan, NFB Camp coordinator, 5005 Main
Street, Springfield, Oregon 97478; (541) 726-6924. For your information, we have enclosed/attached the
NFB Camp schedule and fees.
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Preregistration
for CHILDREN and TEENS for NOPBC-Sponsored Activities
Please
note that some of the NOPBC-sponsored activities for children and youth have age
restrictions and some require that the child be accompanied by an adult.
Activities for children/youth are for blind and sighted unless otherwise
specified. We will try to include every child, but if we don’t have enough
space or materials, children who preregister have priority.
Under Age 5:
Please note that the NOPBC does not
have any organized activities for children age 5 and under on Saturday, July 1. However,
we highly recommend the NFB Camp (childcare).
NFB Camp is sponsored by the NFB and operated by Carla McQuillan.
Children from ages six weeks through 10 years of age
are eligible to attend NFB Camp and preregistration is
required. For a childcare
preregistration packet contact Carla McQuillan, NFB Camp coordinator, 5005 Main
Street, Springfield, Oregon 97478; (541) 726-6924.
Child’s name___________________________________Birth
date____________[ ]Male
[ ]Female
Please describe your
child’s vision and any other information volunteers working with your child
should know: ________________________________________________________________
________________________
________________________________________________________________________________________
Saturday, July 1:
[ ]YES
[ ]NO My child will be with
me in the morning session.
[ ]YES
[ ]NO My
child is preregistered for NFB Camp for all or half of the day.
Sunday, July 2
[
] 8:00 – 10:30 a.m. Cane
Walk (child must be accompanied by
an adult)
[
] 10:00 – 12:30 p.m. Cane
Walk (child must be accompanied by
an adult)
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Ages 6 – 11:
Please remember that NFB Camp is also
available to children through age 10 in addition to, or as an alternative to,
activities sponsored by NOPBC. See
details elsewhere about NFB Camp.
Child’s name_____________________________________Birth
date_______[ ]Male [
]Female
Reading mode (Braille,
print, large print) ________________________________________________________
Please describe your
child’s vision and any other information volunteers working with your child
should know: ________________________________________________________________
_________________________
__________________________________________________________________________________________
Saturday, July 1:
[ ]YES
[ ]NO My child will be with
me in the morning session.
[ ]YES
[ ]NO
My child is preregistered for NFB Camp for all or half of the day.
Please select only ONE
workshop per time period. All
workshops are suitable for blind and sighted children.
1:30-2:30 p.m.
[ ] Mini Braille Carnival
[ ] Talk About It Theater
[ ] My Blindness, Myself
2:45-3:45 p.m.
[ ] Mini Braille Carnival
[ ] Talk About It Theater
[ ] My Blindness, Myself
4:00-5:00 p.m.
[ ] Knitting: The Hot
New/Old Hobby [ ]Talk About
It Theater [ ]My Blindness,
Myself
Sunday, July 2.
[
] 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Cane
Walk (child must be accompanied by
an adult)
[
] 10:00 – 12:00 p.m. Cane
Walk (child must be accompanied by
an adult)
Monday, July 3
[
] 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Braille Book Flea Market (child must be accompanied by an
adult)
Wednesday, July 5
[
] 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Medical Emergencies: A Family-Centered Approach (A family workshop.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.)
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Age 12:
These students may register
either for the activities listed in the ages 6-11 category, or if appropriate
for their grade or maturity level, for
the middle/high school group. Please
do not, however, cross register between groups.
If you have a 12-year-old, please
indicate with which group he/she is registering:
1. My 12-year-old (name)
__________________is registering with the: [
] ages 6-11 [
] Middle/High School.
2. My 12-year-old (name)
__________________is registering with the: [
] ages 6-11 [
] Middle/High School
Middle School/High
School Students : Science Academy
Comes to Dallas
Note:
*Teen Hospitality Room is open at
scheduled times from Sunday through Friday.
It is a drop-in, supervised “hang-out” time. Preregistration is not
required. Contact Brigid Doherty at the hotel for the room location.
Teen’s name_______________________________________________Birth
date_______ [ ]Male [
]Female
Reading mode (Braille,
print, large print) ______________________________________________________
Please describe your
teen’s vision and any other information volunteers working with your teen
should know:
_________________________________________________________________________________________
_________________________________________________________________________________________
Saturday, July 1:
Afternoon:
Please choose one workshop per time period. All workshops suitable for
blind and sighted youth.
1:30 – 2:30 p.m.
[ ]Touch the Earth (grades 6-8)
[ ]Chemistry: Seeing Color through Sound (high school)
[ ]Hollywood Squares--NFB Style
2:45 – 3:45 p.m.
[ ]Touch the Earth (grades 6-8)
[ ]Chemistry: Seeing Color through Sound (high school)
[ ]Hollywood Squares--NFB Style
4:00 – 5:00 p.m.
[ ]Touch the Earth (grades 6-8)
[ ]Chemistry: Seeing Color through Sound (high school)
[ ]Hollywood Squares--NFB Style
8:00 – 9:30 p.m.
Teen Talk: [ ]Girls
only, age 12 and up
[ ]Boys only, age 14
and up
Sunday, July 2
[
] 9:00 a.m. – Noon A
limited number of middle school students are being recruited to participate in a
closed “mock” Kids versus Adults MATHCOUNTS competition on Sunday morning.
For information contact Anne Hartzell at email: april_rainbow@hotmail.com
or call cell phone number: (949) 705-8802.
[
] 8:00 – 10:00 a.m. Cane
Walk ( must be accompanied by an
adult)
[
] 10:00 – 12:00 p.m. Cane
Walk (must be accompanied by an
adult)
*
Teen Hospitality is open from 1:00 – 5:00 p.m.
Monday, July 3
.
[
] 5:00 – 7:00 p.m. Braille Book Flea Market.
*
Teen Hospitality is open 1:00 – 4:00 p.m.
Tuesday, July 4
*
Teen Hospitality is open 12:15-1:45 p.m. and 6:30 – 9:30 p.m.
Wednesday, July 5
*
Teen Hospitality is open 12:30 – 2:30 p.m.
[
] 3:00 – 4:30 p.m.
Medical Emergencies: A Family-Centered Approach (A family workshop.
Children must be accompanied by an adult.)
[
] 5:00 – 6:30 p.m. Teens
can do CPR (limit 20)
Saturday,
July 1, 2006
Break-out Workshops for Parents and Teachers
Preregistration
is not required for the adult workshops. However,
it will help us plan for handout materials if you tell us which of the following
workshops you prefer to attend. Please select one workshop per session.
Name:__________________________________________ State _______________
Session
I
1:30-2:30 p.m.
Choose one
[
] Early Years: Touch and Go: Early Development (Joe Cutter)
Cutter, a pioneer in the development of the child-centered,
“bottom-up” approach to O&M, explores
the essential foundations of early movement and learning among blind children.
This workshop will set the stage for the “Touch and Go: Early Cane
Travel” workshop in session III.
[
] Elementary Years: The
Blind Child in the Regular School: Making it Work
(Carol Castellano)
Based on her new book, Making it Work, Castellano reviews the
elements which allow blind children to achieve an equal education in the regular
school classroom, and successful inclusion in the regular curriculum.
[
] Middle/High School Years:
Social Skills: They’ll Never Leave Home Without Them
(TBA)
Education or even good grades aren’t enough for success.
Blind college students and other young adults share their experiences and
provide valuable tips to parents about how to promote appropriate social skills
during the teen years.
[
] Special Topics: Low Vision, Low Expectations? (Denise
Mackenstadt)
Having enough vision to “get by” often means that expectations are
lowered for children with low vision. Learn
how you can avoid, or turn-around, this dead-end for your child or student.
Session
II 2:45-3:45
p.m. Choose one
[
] Early Years: Music
and Language Development (Heather
Field)
Learn how you can use music to encourage normal language development in
infants and toddlers, and for older children with language delays.
[
] Elementary Years: Social
Skills: They’ll Never Leave Home Without Them
(TBA)
Practical guidance and tips on how to help younger blind children develop
appropriate social skills throughout the elementary years.
Don’t put it off; social skills do matter at every age and blind kids
can learn them with your help.
[
] Middle/High School Years: Math: Tools, Tips, and Techniques
(Susan Osterhaus, Texas School for the Blind)
With the right tools, skills, and materials, blind students can perform
and compete with their peers in mathematics at all levels.
Learn about resources, techniques, technology, and more from this
nationally-known math teacher and expert.
[
] Special Topics: Braille Literacy: It’s a Family Value
(TBA)
Family support for Braille literacy for blind children of all ages is
vital. Learn what you and other
family members can do to create and promote a healthy environment at home and in
the community to support your child’s Braille literacy.
Session
III 4:00-5:00
p.m. Choose one
[
] Early Years: Touch and Go: Early Cane Travel (Joe Cutter)
Why, when, and how should a cane be introduced to your child? Earlier
than you might think! Cutter discusses and demonstrates the whys and how’s of
early cane use.
[
] Elementary Years: Math:
Tools, Tips, and Techniques
(Annee Hartzell)
With the right tools, skills, and materials, blind
students can do mathematics at grade appropriate levels.
Hartzell, a blind teacher of blind children, is currently helping to
write math standards for blind students in the state of California.
[
] Middle/High School Years: From Doing Chores to Getting a Job
(TBA)
There IS a connection! Tips,
strategies, and resources to help you help your teen to be job ready. Discussion
of essential transition skills; ideas on how to help your teen get job
experience.
[
] Special Topics: The Hands Have It!
(Ann Cunningham)
Effective use of the hands and touch can be
taught and improved at any age. Cunningham, artist and author of the
children’s tactile book, Sadie Can Count, discusses strategies,
techniques, and materials to improve tactile learning.
Saturday, July
1, 2006
Descriptions of
NOPBC Activities for Children Ages 6-11/12
Kenneth Jernigan Mini-Braille Carnival:
As in past years, this event features a variety of fun, Braille-related
activities for blind and sighted children in a festive “Carnival”
atmosphere. However, this year, we
have organized it into two shorter sessions with fewer kids per session.
Carnival buddies (volunteers) under the direction of an experienced
elementary school counselor, Melissa Riccobono, will be on hand to supervise and
mentor the children as they go from activity to activity.
My Blindness, Myself:
Kids, both blind and sighted, can learn about the eye and specific eye
conditions though hands-on activities. They
can look at hands-on models of the eye, make tactile posters depicting the eye
and/or specific eye conditions, and engage in other activities designed to
replace the mystery and fear about the causes of blindness with factual
knowledge. Conducted by Brunhilde
Merk-Adam, parent and scientist with experience in biology and the medical
field.
Talk About It Theater:
What can a blind kid say when the playground bully waves a hand in front
of his face and teases, “How many fingers am I holding up?”
What can a sighted sibling say when a classmate asks her, “What’s
wrong with your brother’s eyes?” Through
discussion and the theatrical art of role-playing, kids can work together to
tackle these embarrassing, awkward, and difficult social situations caused by
ignorance, poor attitudes, and/or misinformation about blindness.
Conducted by Carrie Gilmer, parent leader in Minnesota, and director of
the Saturday School for blind kids and siblings at BLIND, Inc.
Knitting: The Hot New/Old Hobby: Did you know that knitting is the new craze among many young people on college campuses? Kids ages 8 –12 will learn the basics of knitting at this hands-on workshop organized and conducted by blind Federationist and long-time knitting hobbyists, Cathy Schroeder and Sandy Halverson. And many other blind volunteer knitters will also be on hand to mentor and give individual instruction and assistance. Best yet, these volunteers have agreed to be available as knitting mentors throughout the convention as schedules permit. Materials provided.
Saturday, July
1, 2006
Science
Academy Comes to Dallas
Descriptions of Activities for Middle/High School Youth
Sponsors:
National
Organization of Parents of Blind Children
*
NFB
Jernigan Institute
*
Nanoscale
Science and Engineering Center
at
the University of Wisconsin -- Madison
*
Independent
Laboratory Access for the Blind (ILAB) Project
*
National
Aeronautics Space Administration (NASA),
Goddard Space Flight Center
Seeing Color Through Sound:
Explore and learn through hands-on activities with newly-developed lab
tools about the unique and amazing world of Nanoscale science.
Conducted by blind chemist, Cary Supalo, Independent Laboratory Access
for the Blind (ILAB) project; and Andrew Greenburg, University of Wisconsin at
Madison Nanoscale Science and Engineering Center.
Nanoscale science is behind such new, cutting edge products as
self-cleaning windows and (this one will impress your mom) stain-resistant
pants.
Touch the Earth: During this session, youth will have the opportunity to experiment with science where the ground meets technology. Under the direction of NASA scientist Elissa Levine and science author Noreen Grice, participants will learn about planet Earth and its many biomes while interacting with a prototype tactile, technology based, book. Only at the NFB convention could such an opportunity arise. Youth will also have the opportunity to provide feedback on the prototype book and help set the direction for a full Touch the Earth project.
Hollywood Squares: NFB Style: What do you know about blindness?
What do you know about science? What
do you know about the National Federation of the Blind? Moreover, what do you
know about the intersection of all three? In the Jernigan
Institute’s version of Hollywood Squares, leaders of the NFB attempt to help
teen participants win at tic-tac-toe. This
interactive quiz show will allow participants and spectators to learn more about
science, NFB history, and the contributions blind people have made in scientific
endeavors. Come watch as two teams
of youth try to win spots on a tic-tac-toe board by deciding if the NFB leaders
have the history right or wrong.
Here it is! The
preregistration packet for the NOPBC events at the 2006 NFB Convention.
Please circulate widely!
Here are a few Q & A items that might come up:
Q: Do I have to use the form if I email you the registration?
A: NO, just provide all the information that is needed in the email
Q: If I email you the information, can I mail you the check separately?
A: YES
Q: There is a convention preregistration on the NFB Web site. Is that the same thing as this?
A: NO, it's not the same
Q: If I preregister for the NOPBC events, do I still have to preregister or register for the NFB Convention?
A: YES.
Q: Are there more activities for parents on Sunday, Monday, and Tuesday that are not listed on this form:
A: YES. They are not listed because you do not need to preregister for them--just show up! All workshops will be listed in the NFB agenda which will be up on the NFB Web site around the first of June.
Q: I did not notice a deadline on the form. When do they need to be in?
A: June 20th. If
they are mailed later, I cannot guarantee that I will get it and be able to
process it before departing for the convention.
See
you in Dallas!
(Mrs.) Barbara Cheadle, President
National Organization of Parents of Blind Children
NATIONAL FEDERATION OF THE BLIND
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
(410) 659-9314 ext. 2360 or 2361
Fax: (410) 659-5129
bcheadle@nfb.org
www.nfb.org/nopbc.htm