Conference Proceedings
Wednesday, February 8
The Roadmap to Independence:
The Grant: Persons Aging with Hearing and Vision Loss
BJ LeJeune, RRTC
Prevalence of Persons Aging with Dual Sensory Loss
William Sansing, RRTC
Dual Sensory Loss and the Impact on Health Policy
John Crews, Center for Disease Control
Group A: Housing Supports for Persons who are Deaf and Visually Impaired
Judith Good, New England Homes for the Deaf
Group B: Age Related Vision Loss 101: Prevention, Treatment and Impact
of 2 Sensory Losses
BJ LeJeune, RRTC
Group A: Roadblocks or Entrance Ramps to Integration
Jamie Pope, American Association of the Deaf-Blind
Group B: Pitfalls and Advantages of Moving in with Adult Children
Harry Anderson, American Association of the Deaf-Blind
Group C: Age-Related Hearing Loss 101: The Basics of Hearing Loss
and Maintaining Quality of Life
Carren Stika, SDSU
Thursday, February 9
Culturally Sensitive Psycho-Social Adjustment
Michael Brennan
Group A: Steps to Facilitating Psychosocial Adjustment
Mia Bock, HKNC
Group B: Keeping the Love and Laughs in Marriage
Harry & Elaine Anderson
Group C: Breaking out of the Isolation: The Great Supermarket of Life
Bernadette Wynn, HKNC
Group A: Support Service Providers:
What Are They and How Can You Use Them?
Elizabeth Spiers, AADB
Group B: Denial is more than a River in Egypt
Michael Brennan
Group C: The Low Down on Low Vision Services: What's it all about?
Stacy Butler, RRTC
Group A: Travel Skills, Orientation & Mobility, and Transportation Options
Gene Bourquin, HKNC
Group B: Resources & Program Options for Seniors with Hearing & Vision Loss
Pagie Berry, HKNC
Friday, February 10
My Home is My Castle: Technology is My Friend
Paige Berry, HKNC
Group A: The Basics of Audiology
Dr. Holly Kaplan, University of Georgia
Group B: So, what about those cell phones and pagers?
Doris Chadwell & Bob Green
Gifts for Living with Passion, Purpose, & Grace
Bernadette Wynn, HKNC
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