NFB Convention 2000

NFB Convention 2000

Future Reflections Convention 1999, Vol. 18 No. 4

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NFB Convention 2000

The Marriott Marquis in Atlanta, Georgia will once again be the

host site for the National Federation of the Blind convention in 2000. The dates are Saturday,

July 1 through Saturday, July 8. As usual, the National Organization of Parents of

Blind Children (NOPBC) will conduct its annual meeting during the convention, as well as

sponsor numerous workshops throughout the week.
The activities for parents will begin on Saturday, July 1, with

a Family Event followed by workshop sessions for parents and teachers, a Braille

Carnival, and baby-sitting course and discussion groups for teens in the

afternoon. That evening, families can relax at Family Hospitality, and youth ages 9

to 18 can learn how to get to key points in the hotel through a scavenger hunt complete

with prizes and snacks for everyone. As customary, there will be three- to four-hour

in-depth workshops on IDEA and IEPs, beginning Braille for parents, and cane travel for

kids at some point in the convention. NOPBC will also sponsor a get-acquainted teen

hospitality afternoon and a supervised teen "hang-out" room during

the week.
Childcare will be available through NFB Camp, directed by Carla

McQuillan. However, a very important change has been made: there is an absolute pre-registration

cut-off date for NFB Camp of June 15, 2000. This means that "drop-ins" will

NOT be accepted. This step has been taken to avoid the problems that occur when the number

of children showing up for childcare services exceed staffing capacities. In 1999, for

example, about 40 children were pre-registered, and so plans (allowing for a reasonable

number of "drop-ins" of course) were made accordingly. However, more than double

that number of children showed up.
Pre-registration forms for NFB Camp will be available from:

Carla McQuillan

NFB Camp

5005 Main Street

Springfield, Oregon 97478-6065.

For more information about the convention and NOPBC activities as it

becomes available, please send your request (see form below) to:

Parents Convention Information

National Federation of the Blind,

1800 Johnson Street,

Baltimore, Maryland 21230

Also, check the NFB Website <www.nfb.org>, the Braille

Monitor, and upcoming issues of Future Reflections for information about the

2000 convention.
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