Future Reflections
A Magazine for Parents and Teachers of Blind Children published by
the American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults in partnership
with the National Organization of Parents of Blind Children.
Volume 29 Number 2 Special Issue: Blind Children with Additional Disabilities
Deborah Kent Stein, Editor
ISSN-0883-3419
Copyright © 2010 American Action Fund for Blind Children and Adults
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Contents
Volume 29 Number 2 Special Issue: Blind Children with Additional Disabilities
A Letter from the Editor
by Deborah Kent Stein
FEATURE
Seeking an Inclusive Education
by Srikala Naraian
EDUCATION
Without Exception: Teaching the Skills of Blindness to Children with Additional Disabilities
by Natalie Shaheen
PASSAGES
The Driving Power of Love
by Editha Jones
Diya Becomes a Bat Mitzvah
by Caryn Navy and David Holladay
INDEPENDENCE
Using the Teaching Cane Strategy with Children Who Are Deafblind
by Mary Tellefson
From Tumbles to Triumph: Using a Cane from a Wheelchair
by Treva Olivero
Leveling the Playing Field
by Kathy Gabry
Down a Different Road
by Barbara Hammel
HOME AND COMMUNITY
This Is Jack
by Marie Smith
To the Members of the "Other" Box Club
by Michelle Hess
ADVOCACY
Tools for the Journey
by Andi Borum
QUESTIONS TO PONDER
From a Statistician's Point of View
by Stephanie Kieszak-Holloway
A Risk Worth Taking
by Deborah Kendrick
REVIEW
Your Treasure Hunt: Disabilities and Finding Your Gold
by Katherine Schneider, Reviewed by Janna Stein
2010 NFB CONVENTION
2010 NOPBC Conference
by Carol Castellano
NFB Camp: Convention Adventures
by Carla McQuillan
Complete Future Reflections - Zip file (WORD)
DALLAS SITE OF 2010 NFB CONVENTION
The 2010 convention of the National Federation of the Blind will take place in Dallas, Texas, July 3-8, at the Hilton Anatole Hotel at 2201 Stemmons Freeway, Dallas, Texas 75207. Make your room reservation as soon as possible with the Hilton Anatole staff. Call (214) 761-7500 only. The 2010 room rates are: singles, doubles, and twins $62; and triples and quads $67 a night, plus a 15 percent sales tax. The hotel is accepting reservations now. A $60-per-room deposit is required to make a reservation. Fifty percent of the deposit will be refunded if notice is given to the hotel of a reservation cancellation before June 1, 2010. The other 50 percent is not refundable. Rooms will be available on a first-come, first-served basis. Reservations may be made before June 1, 2010, assuming that rooms are still available. After that date the hotel will not hold our block of rooms for the convention. In other words, you should get your reservation in soon.
Guest room amenities include cable television, coffeepot, iron and ironing board, hair dryer, and high-speed Internet access. The Hilton Anatole has several excellent restaurants, twenty-four-hour-a-day room service, first-rate meeting space, and other top-notch facilities. It is near downtown Dallas with shuttle service to both the Dallas-Ft. Worth Airport and Love Field.
The schedule for the 2010 convention will follow that of last year:
Saturday, July 3 Seminar Day
Sunday, July 4 Registration Day
Monday, July 5 Board Meeting and Division Day
Tuesday, July 6 Opening Session
Wednesday, July 7 Business Session
Thursday, July 8 Banquet Day and Adjournment
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