SATURDAY, MAY 5, 2018<\/p>\n
8:30AM \u2013 8:45 AM
\nOn Site Registration ($50 donation)
\nCoffee and selection of teas will be available<\/p>\n
9 AM \u2013 5:00 PM
\nFull-Day Conference
\nMC: Mary Ellen Gabias, President of the Canadian Federation of the Blind<\/p>\n
9 AM \u2013 9:15 AM
\nInvocation: Michelle Creedy;
\nIntroductions and convention arrangements.
\nDoor Prize: Michelle Creedy, our “loud and proud” door prize chairperson.
\n(Door prizes will be interspersed throughout the convention.)<\/p>\n
9:15 AM \u2013 9:35 AM
\n“Organize: Working together to live the lives we want”- President,Mary Ellen Gabias.<\/p>\n
9:35 AM \u2013 9:55 AM
\nOrganizing in Ontario: CFB on the move in the East: Ontario CFB steering committee \u2013 Erik Burggraaf, chairperson; Kerry Kijewski, Secretary; Brian Kijewski, treasurer.<\/p>\n
9:55 AM \u2013 10:10 AM
\nDeafblindness: What’s New, What’s Needed, and How the Organized Blind Can Play a Role \u2013 Elizabeth Syring.<\/p>\n
10:10 AM \u2013 10:30 AM
\nBeen to a Good Movie Lately? The CFB audio description survey \u2013 Kerry Kijewski, project leader; Erik Burggraaf, technical manager.<\/p>\n
10:30 AM \u2013 10:45 AM
\nLiving the Life You Want Through Training: Report of the Pacific Training Centre for the Blind \u2013 Elizabeth Lalonde, Executive Director, Pacific Training Centre for the Blind, Secretary, Canadian Federation of the Blind; PTCB staff and students;<\/p>\n
10:45 AM \u2013 11:30 AM
\nBlind Friendly Cities: the Inclusive Design Imperative \u2013Oriano Belusic, Vice President, Canadian Federation of the Blind; Heather Walkus, Certified Assessor, Accessible Building, Environment and Human Rights Design; Bevan Thistlethwaite, founder, Integrated Biosensors.<\/p>\n
11:30 AM \u2013 11:40 AM
\nA Magazine That Matters \u2013 Doris Belusic, Editor, Blind Canadian.<\/p>\n
11:40 AM \u2013 11:55 AM
\nQuestions and comments.<\/p>\n
12 PM \u2013 1:10 PM
\nLunch, included as part of registration.<\/p>\n
1:15 PM \u2013 1:40 PM
\nGuide Dogs: provincial and federal challenges to human rights and a community that’s fighting back!\u2013 Graeme McCreath, Treasurer, Canadian Federation of the Blind; Oriano Belusic, Vice President, Canadian Federation of the Blind; Heather Walkus, Coordinator for the National Coalition of Persons using Guide Dogs and Service Dogs.<\/p>\n
1:40 PM \u2013 2:05 PM
\nChanging Attitudes Through Academia: the BeingBlind.org Project and Much More\u2013Laura Yvonne Bulk, OT, MOT, BSW, PhD Candidate, Rehabilitation Sciences.<\/p>\n
2:05 \u2013 2:25 PM
\nBreaking Barriers in Employment: Getting the Job is the First Step \u2013 Donna Hudon, member of the Canadian Federation of the Blind Executive, Community Services Worker. <\/p>\n
2:25 PM \u2013 2:30 PM
\nCamp Bowen: Protecting a Covenant and Keeping Faith with the Blind \u2013 Members of the board, Camp Bowen Society.<\/p>\n
2:30 PM \u2013 3:00 PM
\nAdvocacy Concepts and Strategies: Knowing Our Human Rights and How to Protect Them \u2013 Moussa Magassa, Human Rights Education Advisor, University of Victoria.<\/p>\n
3:00 PM \u2013 4:00 PM
\nGetting the Word Out There in an Organized Way: the Canadian Federation of the Blind and Social Media \u2013 Kelby Mullin, Learning and Technology Coordinator, Victoria Disability Resource Centre.<\/p>\n
4:00 PM \u2013 4:10 PM
\nReports, resolutions, and discussion.<\/p>\n
4:15 PM \u2013 5:00 PM
\nAnnual General Meeting; includes election of President, second vice president, secretary, and treasurer.<\/p>\n
5:00 PM
\nAdjournment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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