PRESENTATIONS:

Topic: Orientation and mobility for deaf-blind people
SOMA/SWOMA conference, New Orleans, December 1997
International Mobility Conference VIII
Tambartun, Norway, May 1996
Orientation and Mobility Dept., Pennsylvania College of Optometry
April 1996
Northeast AER Orientation and Mobility Division 9
May 19, 1995 (half-day workshop)
Finnish Central Federation of the Visually Handicapped
Helsinki, Finland, April 1994 (two-day workshop)
Center for Deaf-Blind Persons, Beth David Institute
Tel Aviv, Israel, April 1994
Central-Atlantic O&M Association conference
Baltimore, MD, October 30, 1992
Southeast O&M Association conferences
Charleston, SC, 2/1992; Florida 3/1996
Hilton/Perkins National Conference on Deaf-Blindness
Washington, DC, 3/1992
Virginia Dept. for the Visually Handicapped O&M conference
Staunton, VA, 2/1991
Topic: Assessment & safety issues for crossing streets without traffic control
Street-Crossing Workshops (sponsored by the Mid-Atlantic Region of AER): Morristown, New Jersey May 1; Baltimore, Maryland May 15
International Mobility Conference VIII
Tambartun, Norway, May 1996
Northeast AER Orientation and Mobility Division 9
May 1995 (half-day workshop)
Central-Atlantic O&M Association conference
Baltimore, Maryland, October 22, 1993
Southeast O&M Association conferences
Spring 1988 and March 1993
Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
(AER) national conference
Los Angeles, California, July 4, 1992
Virginia Dept. for the Visually Handicapped O&M conference
Staunton, VA, 1/1991
California Association of O&M Specialists conference
Fall 1988
North-Central O&M Association conferences

Hines, Illinois, Fall 1988; Kansas City, Missouri, fall 1994
Topic: The role of the O&M specialist in student’s decision-making
Central-Eastern O&M Association conference, Pittsburgh Pennsylvania, fall 1997
SOMA/SWOMA conference, New Orleans, December 1997
North-Central O&M Association conference (keynote)
DeKalb, Illinois, fall 1996

 

PROFESSIONAL ORGANIZATIONAL AFFILIATIONS:

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)

Member of Strategic Planning Committee: 1990
DC-Maryland Chapter:
President: 1982-1984 and 1996-1998
Newsletter Editor: 1979-1992; Newsletter Publisher: 1992-present

Orientation and Mobility Division 9

Chair: 1998-present
Newsletter Editor: 1992-1996
Member of the following committees: Archives 1985-1996 (Co-Chair 1985-90); Certification Standards 1994-1996; Environmental Access 1992-1996; Functional Abilities Assessment 1988-1994

Metropolitan Washington Orientation and Mobility Association

Chair: 1979-1983; Newsletter editor: 1979-present

Central-Atlantic Orientation and Mobility Association

Planning Committee member and Coordinator of Exhibits: 1993, 1995

American Association of the Deaf-Blind (Member since 1986)

Secretary: 1993-present; Convention Tours Coordinator: 1989

Metropolitan Washington Association of the Deaf-Blind (Member since 1986)

Secretary: 1996-present; Social Committee member: 1996-1998