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15th Annual Focus on Vision Impairment & Blindness Conference: Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Intellectual Disability and Vision Loss Tuesday, October 3, 20238:00 AM - 3:30 PMFour Points by Sheraton, Norwood MassachusettsWe are so happy to be able to welcome everyone back! This day-long collaborative event provides a multi-tracked Educational Program reaching out to the needs of individuals, clinicians, family members, support staff at day and residential programs, nurses, eye care providers, administrators, advocates, and all concerned with the vision and vision loss needs of individuals with intellectual and developmental disability. Many resources are also shared at the Exhibit Area and through Poster Presentations. The Focus Conference is organized by Massachusetts Department of Developmental Services and Massachusetts Commission for the Blind together with Perkins School for the Blind, Boston University School of Medicine, New England College of Optometry, and Shriver Clinical Services Corporation. Additional collaborators for Program Planning include the Carroll Center for the Blind. Funding support is generously provided by our Collaborating Partners. Full program: https://www.focusonvisionandvisionloss.org/uploads/5/5/4/9/55499297/2023focusreg.pdfConference Agenda At-a-Glance 8:00 8:30 Registration / Vendors Open/Refreshments8:35 8:45 Welcome Remarks8:45 9:45 Keynote9:45 10:00 Break / Exhibits Open10:00 11:00 1st Concurrent Session11:00 11:15 Break / Exhibits Open11:15 12:15 2nd Concurrent Session12:15 12:30 Exhibits Open12:30 1:30 Lunch, Remarks & Award Presentations:Mark Holt Gift of LunchPaul McDade Focus Awards for DistinguishedService and Leadership1:30 2:00 Dedicated Time for Exhibits Session2:00 3:00 3rd Concurrent Session3:00 3:15 Break / Refreshments / Exhibits Open3:15 3:45 Focus On Talent!!! (Performance) / Raffle |
