Drive, Docs, Gmail, & Classroom Time - ctebvi

FOCUS ON THE FUTURE
57th Annual CTEBVI Conference

. Nemeth
. Testing
. STEM
. UEB

APRIL 7-10, 2016
Los Angeles, LAX Airport Marriott
























Hotel Information

Los Angeles Airport Marriott
5855 West Century Boulevard
Los Angeles, California 90045
Phone: 1-310-641-5700
Toll Free: 1-800-228-9290


Hotel Room Conference Rate: $139.00 per night
Book by 3/16/16; quantities are limited.

Transportation to/from LAX airport
Airport shuttle service, scheduled, complimentary
Estimated taxi fare: approximately $17.00 USD (one way including tip)
Parking (Be sure to mention CTEBVI to receive this discounted rate)
Self-Parking: $16/day, Valet: $25/day

Amenities:
Los Angeles Airport Marriott features efficient internet connectivity with
Wired for Business.
Beautiful guest rooms offer Marriott bedding for a restful night's sleep.
One-touch access to At Your Service team will expedite your requests.
ADA-accessible guest rooms are available.
Concierge Level offers upgraded amenities and services to guests.
Additional amenities include concierge, valet, dry cleaning and room
service.

A dog relief area has been designated at the Century Pavilion Driveway.

On-Site Car Rentals
Hertz: 1-310-568-5100

On-Site Restaurants
J.W.'s Steakhouse 1-310-641-5700
Latitude 33 1-310-337-8039
Starbucks Coffee 1-310-641-5700
Champion's Sports Bar 1-310-641-5700

Nearby Restaurants
Daily Grill (0.5 miles) 5410 W. Century Boulevard 1-310-215-5180
Marmalade Café (2 miles) 2014 East Park Place 1-310-648-7200
McCormick & Schmick's
Seafood & Steaks (3 miles) 2101 Rosecrans Avenue 1-310-545-4100











GENERAL CONFERENCE
INFORMATION

On-Site Registration

You may register at the Registration Desk. Please note that on-site
registration is nonrefundable.

(check-in for pre-conference workshops only)
Thursday, April 7 8:00 am - 9:30 am

(regular conference registration)
Thursday, April 7 5:00 pm - 7:00 pm
Friday, April 8 7:00 am - 4:00 pm
Saturday, April 9 7:00 am - 4:00 pm

Continuing
Education Units

CEUs are again being offered with an ACVREP fee of $35, payable in advance
with registration fee. This fee will allow CEUs for an unlimited number of
workshops. You will get instructions for receiving certificates after
conference. Please provide an email address where you wish the instructions
sent.

Silent Auction

All proceeds of the silent auction go to the Donna Coffee Youth Scholarship
Fund. This event also provides you with the opportunity to take home some
beautiful gifts.

Please consider donating an item for the Silent Auction. For more
information, contact Dawn Gross at dgross@atpc.net or 805-383-0187 x105.

Silent Auction items must be claimed and paid for by the end of the banquet
unless other arrangements have been made. Items not claimed will be offered
to the next highest bidder. GOOD LUCK!!!

Exhibit Hall

Attendance is free to everyone. CTEBVI's Exhibit Hall offers a large number
of vendors presenting the latest in assistive technology, braille jewelry,
and really neat toys. Special times have been set aside exclusively for the
Exhibit Hall that will be listed in the Conference program.

Announcement Board at Registration

Have an announcement or job opening? Please feel free to post it on the
board that will be located near the Registration Desk.

Hospitality Suite

If you need a place to relax and rejuvenate, visit our Hospitality Suite
for light snacks and beverages, and browse through photo albums of
conferences past.

(boxed quote) ... we're a profession that doesn't use the word
"impossible." Instead, we have been a profession that, for years, has
discovered how to solve impossible tasks, how to use the creativity that
permeates our profession, how to think so far out of the box that we amaze
our friends and colleagues!
- Phil Hatlen


Conference Highlights

_____

CTEBVI Board Meeting
10:00 am - 5:00 pm

Pre-Conference Workshops
(registration in advance required, check-in is 8-9:00 am)

Making Google Applications Accessible with JAWS: Drive, Docs, Gmail, &
Classroom Time
Presenters
Lead Presenter: Veronica Gunn with Stephanie Herlich, Yurika Vu, and Joe
Vona
Time: 9:00 am - 3:00 pm
(includes one hour break for lunch on your own)
Location: LAX Marriott room TBD
Cost: Free
Join the CSB Assistive Technology Team for a day of all things Google. This
workshop will be a hands-on training where all participants will learn to
use Drive, Docs, Gmail, and Classroom with JAWS. Many schools throughout
California, including CSB, are using Google Education. Come learn how your
students with visual impairments can participate in this exciting
technology. CTEBVI will provide Wi-Fi for all participants during this
workshop. This workshop is limited to 50 participants.

CSB "Training Day"
Presenters
Lead Presenter: Sharon Sacks with Adrian Amandi and Angela Martyn
Time: 9:00 am - 5:00 pm
(includes one hour break for lunch on your own)
Location: LAX Marriott (room TBD)
Cost: Free
In a time when school districts seem to be eliminating or cutting services
for students with visual impairments, this pre-conference workshop will
provide participants with valuable tools for enhancing skills to promote
quality service delivery to students. The workshop leaders will review the
California Guidelines for Serving Students with Visual Impairments, and
provide an in-depth review of caseload analysis strategies. These useful
tools will provide a framework for professionals and families to determine
the frequency and duration of services. This workshop is interactive. We
encourage questions and solution-driven problem solving. This workshop is
limited to 50 participants.

Pre-Conference Activity
(registration in advance required)

Grammy® Museum Tour
Time: 10:30 am - 2:00 pm
Cost: $20
Location: Hotel Lobby meet at 9:45 am

The GRAMMY® Museum explores and celebrates the enduring legacies of all
forms of music: the creative process; the art and technology of the
recording process; and the history of the GRAMMY® Awards, the premier
recognition of recorded music accomplishment. Price includes round-trip
transportation and admission.


FOCUS ON THE FUTURE
Welcome Reception
6:30 pm - 9:00 pm

Enjoy complimentary hors d'oeuvres and a no-host bar while you get to know
your fellow conference attendees.
Groove to the future vibe with Wayne Siligo and the Cheeseballs featuring
Ilan Ota.

sponsored by:
TRANSCRIBING MARINERS
Quality Braille and Large Print
www.tmbraille.com

[pic]


Silent Auction Begins/Exhibit Hall Open
9:30 am - 1:30 pm
Come to the Exhibit Hall to browse the vendors and see all the great silent
auction items.

(boxed quote) I long to accomplish a great and noble task; but it is my
chief duty to accomplish small tasks as if they were great and noble.
- Helen Keller

FOCUS ON THE FUTURE Symposium
Friday, 8:00 am - 10:00 am

Please join us for two impactful hours at Symposium II. Five more
passionate speakers could not be assembled for your benefit this year. The
experts will answer questions about the use of UEB math, Nemeth within UEB,
pairing electronic devices used with Smarter Balance and other purposes.
The impact of code changes touches the lives of transcribers, educators,
parents, and certainly students. These presenters will provide a path to
consider for college, career, and independence effecting our students with
vision impairments.

Panelist: Eileen Curran
(appearing via Skype)
Eileen Curran is a TVI and AT Specialist working with the Carroll Center
for the Blind in Massachusetts. She is the Chair of the Braille Literacy
Advisory Council and serves on the National Braille Press (NBP) as Vice
President for Education Services and Chief Braille Officer.


Panelist: Jennifer Dunnam
Electronic Devices
Jennifer Dunnam has twenty-five years of experience with braille
instruction and production. Blind herself, she is a certified braille
transcriber and also uses braille every day. She is the manager of Braille
Programs for the NFB Jernigan Institute. Under a contract with NLS, she
coordinates certification in braille transcribing and proofreading

Panelist: Cindi Laurent
Cindi Laurent has been transcribing braille since 1997.and is the
coordinator for Volunteer Braille Services in Minnesota. She has served on
the board of the National Braille Association, is current chair of the NBA
Formats Committee and is chair of the BANA Formats Committee and is
certified in Literary, Nemeth and Formats and UEB from the Library of
Congress.






Panelists: Bob and Sue Sweetman
Accessible Assessments
Bob Sweetman earned a BS from Stanford, a JD from UC Davis, and an MS in
Assistive Technology from Cal State Northridge. He founded his own company,
Sweetman Systems. Sue Sweetman graduated from Cal Poly San Luis Obispo and
spent six years as a high school agriculture teacher before transferring
her passion for "learning by doing" to folks with visual impairments. She
founded her own company, Sweetman System