Event Details

CE Program/Activity
 Iowa's Deafblind Summer Symposium, June 5-7, 2019The event has several segments and speakers.6/5 - Pre-Symposium Workshop (Required for licensure renewal credit) - Basics of Deafblindness 6/6 - Morning session 1 - Cortical Visual Impairment: an Introduction to characteristics, phases, and assessment. Session 2 - Cortical Visual Impairment - Focus on Alternative & augmentative communication. Afternoon session: Cortical Visual Impairment - Focus on Educational program development, curriculum adaptations, and functional routines. 6/7 - Morning session: Understanding central auditory processing disorders. Afternoon session: Including the IFHE in the IEP. Closing remarks at 3:30 - 4:00 p.m.
Provider
 Iowa Braille and Sight Saving School (IESBVI)
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Location
 Coralville, IA - Site: Radisson Hotel and Conference Center
Date(s)
 June 5, 2019 - June 7, 2019 - 6/5 is 1:00-4:00 p.m. for Licensure renewal credit only. 6/6 & 6/7 is 8-4 ea
CE Hours
 1 license renewal credit will be offered
Contact Information
 Susan A. Brennan, PhD (susan.brennan@iaedb.org or 319-560-4014)
Registration Information
 Registration will be through the Grant Wood Area Education Agency. Online - Professionals register with code #251264 and parents #270377. Confirmations will be emailed from Grant Wood.
Fees
 Registration Fee is $50.00 (waived for parents of children on Iowa's Deafblind Registry). For those seeking licensure renewal credit, a $35.00 additional fee will be assessed by Grant Wood AEA.
Description of CE Program/Activity
 The Summer Symposium includes information on Cortical Vision Impairment & AAC, Central Auditory Processing Disorder, and Functional Hearing Evaluation. The Iowa Deafblind Summer Symposium will focus on the programming needs for children with deafblindness, including those with Cortical Vision Impairment and Auditory Processing Disorder. The symposium will provide information on the educational aspects of CVI including assessment, intervention strategies, and alternative argumentative communication. Participants will have an opportunity to learn about Auditory Processing Disorder and how to complete an Informational Functional Hearing Evaluation. Presenters for the workshop include Dr. Jeanane Ferre, nationally known speaker on Auditory Processing Disorder; Christopher Russell with the New York Dar-Blind Collaborative; and Adam Graves with the Texas Deafblind Project. Participants will have the opportunity to register for a pre-symposium workshop on the basics of deafblindness led by Iowa's Deafblind Technical Assistance Team.

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