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The National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute, with the National Center for Severe and Sensory Disabilities and the Bresnahan-Halstead Center on Disabilities, is cosponsoring the Research in the Rockies: Research Summit on Braille Reading and Writing. We hope to advance the state of research in the area of Braille in the USA. We encourage you to submit an abstract to this conference and request that you diffuse it to all colleagues who might have an interest in this field. Research-related abstracts will be accepted from all members of the Braille community and will be reviewed by a multidisciplinary panel including academics, practitioners, and parents. For more information, please visit the NFB Web site or call Dr. Judith Chwalow, Director of Research, at the Jernigan Institute at (410) 659-9314, extension 2404.
Research in the Rockies: Research Summit on Braille Reading and Writing
June 10-12, 2010, Denver, Colorado at the Denver Marriott City Center
Call for Papers
Sponsored by
National Center for Severe and Sensory Disabilities (NCSSD)
Bresnahan-Halstead Center on Disabilities
The National Federation of the Blind (NFB) Jernigan Institute
Purpose:
The purpose of this conference is to explore current and emerging research from a wide range of disciplines that pertains to Braille reading and writing.
Call-for-Papers Submission Guidelines:
§ Submit 250-word abstract online at: www.unco.edu/ncssd
§ Submission deadline is January 4, 2010 (Louis Braille’s 201st birthday!)
§ ***Anything submitted after midnight on January 4, 2010 will not be accepted***
§ Presentation formats:
a. Research paper presentation (20 minutes)
b. Panel (minimum 60 minutes)
c. Poster (posters will be presented in roundtable sessions)
§ If you have problems with the online submission form, please contact: ncssd@unco.edu
§ Please note that any handout material must be made available in Braille, large print, and electronic formats. Provide explanations for all PowerPoint presentations.
Proposals Invited from:
Cognitive scientists, linguists, educators, rehabilitation specialists, neurologists, sociologists and experimental psychologists, researchers in haptic and tactile perception, demographers, occupational therapists, and others
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