Tentative Agenda

The 144th Annual Meeting of Ex Officio Trustees and Special Guests
American Printing House for the Blind, Inc.
October 11–13, 2012
Galt House Hotel, Louisville, Kentucky

“Traveling The Extra Mile”

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

7:45 am–5:00 pm
Coombs Chandler Room

Prison Braille Forum

8:00 am–4:00 pm
Nunn Room

COSB: Council of Schools for the Blind

12:00 pm–1:00 pm
Breathitt Room

Prison Braille Forum Lunch

3:00 pm–5:00 pm
Ballroom Level: Registration A&B

Hotel Orientation

3:00 pm–5:00 pm
Hospitality Suite, Room 946

APH Scholar Meet and Greet

4:00 pm–6:00 pm
Ballroom Level: Registration A&B

Annual Meeting Registration and Help Desk

6:00 pm–10:00 pm
Breathitt Room

COSB Dinner

Thursday, October 11, 2012

7:45 am–11:30 am

Tour Of KCI Braille Services

8:00 am–6:00 pm
Ballroom Level: Registration A&B

Annual Meeting Registration and Help Desk

8:00 am–10:00 am
Morrow Room

KLAS
Keystone Library Automation System

8:00 am–12:30 pm
Nunn Room

COSB: Council of Schools for the Blind

8:00 am–12:00 pm
Stanley Room

POSB
Principals of Schools for the Blind

9:00 am–11:30 am

Tours of APH
Bus leaves the hotel at 9:00 am and leaves APH to return to the hotel at 11:30.

10:00 am–12:00 pm
Jones Room

STEM Consortium
Science, Technology, Engineering and Math Consortium

11:00 am–12:45 pm
Beckham Room

Luncheon Meeting of APH Ex Officio Trustee Advisory Committees

12:45 pm–2:00 pm
McCreary Room

Educational Products (EPAC) Advisory Committee Meeting

12:45 pm–2:00 pm
Coe Room

Educational Services (ESAC) Advisory Committee Meeting

1:00 pm–3:30 pm

Tours of APH
Bus leaves the hotel at 1:00 pm and leaves APH to return to the hotel at 3:30.

1:00 pm–6:00 pm
Stopher/Segell Room

APH InSights 2012 Art Exhibition and APH Products Showcase

1:00 pm–5:00 pm
Breathitt Room

Open IRCBVI Meeting

2:00 pm–4:00 pm
Ballroom Level: Registration A&B

Hotel Orientation

2:00 pm – 4:30 pm
Taylor Room

Ex Officio Trustee Assistants Meeting

2:00 pm–4:30 pm
Nunn Room

National Agenda Meeting

3:30 pm–5:00 pm
Hospitality Suite, Room946

Nominations Committee Meeting

6:00 pm–7:30 pm
Grand Ballroom A

Opening Session:

Welcome and Opening Remarks
Tuck Tinsley, President, APH

Keynote Address
“The Extra Mile in Visual Impairment: Long and Densely Populated”
Cay Holbrook, Professor, University of British Columbia

APH Honors the Extra Mile—Saluting the Building on Patterns Writers
Bob Brasher, Vice President, Advisory Services and Research, APH
Ralph Bartley, Director, Educational Research, APH
Eleanor Pester, Braille Project Leader, APH

7:30 pm–9:30 pm
Grand Ballroom B&C

Reception
Please join APH to honor and greet our presenters and award winners during a reception featuring hot and cold hors d’oeuvres and musical entertainment by APH’s own Johnny Zinninger.

9:30 9m–11:00 pm
Hospitality Suite, Room 946

Hospitality Suite Open

Friday, October 12, 2012

7:45 am–8:45 am
Morrow Room

New Ex Officio Trustee Orientation Breakfast

8:00 am–5:00 pm
Ballroom Level: Registration A&B

Registration and Help Desk

8:00 am–5:00 pm
Stopher/Segell Room

APH InSights 2012 Art Exhibition and APH Products Showcase

8:00 am–9:00 am
Grand Ballroom A/Foyer

Buffet Breakfast

9:00 am–10:00 am
Grand Ballroom A

General Session I:

Advisory Committee Report Highlights — 2012

Educational Products Advisory Committee
Marty McKenzie, Ex Officio Trustee Representing the South Carolina School for the Deaf, Blind and Multihandicapped

Educational Services Advisory Committee
Jonn Paris-Salb, Ex Officio Trustee Representing the California Department of Education

Report on the State of the Company
Tuck Tinsley, APH

10:00 am–10:15 am

BREAK

10:15 am–11:45 am

Product Development Input Sessions

  • "From Baby Steps to Strides"
    Kay Alicyn Ferrell, Executive Director, National Center on Severe and Sensory Disabilities, University of Northern Colorado
    Donna Brostek Lee, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky
    Burt Boyer, Early Childhood Project Leader, APH
    Monica Vaught-Compton, Project Consultant, APH
    Suzette Wright, Emergent Literacy Project Leader, APH
    Wilson Room
  • "What on Earth is Next? Ideas for New Geography and Earth Science Projects"
    Rosanne Hoffman, STEM Project Leader, APH
    Fred Otto, Tactile Graphics Project Leader, APH
    Stanley Room
  • "Math: Always Needs More Than the Extra Mile"
    Debra Sewell, Curriculum Coordinator, Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
    Derrick Smith, Assistant Professor, University of Alabama in Huntsville
    Lisa Wright, Statewide Blind/Visually Impaired/Low Incidence Specialist, Maryland State Department of Education
    Barbara Henderson, Test and Assessment Project Leader, APH
    Jeanette Wicker, Common Core Consultant, APH
    Taylor Room
  • "Preparing for the Next Trip and The Route: Building On Patterns, The Second Edition"
    Cay Holbrook, UBC
    LeAnn Alexander, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, North Little Rock Public Schools
    Luanne Blaylock, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Pulaski County Schools
    Jo Ellen Croft, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Pulaski County Schools
    Kate Dilworth, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, Columbia Regional Program
    DeAnna Scoggins, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Kentucky School for the Blind, Retired
    Robin Wingell, Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments, Santa Barbara County Education Office
    Eleanor Pester, Braille Project Leader, APH
    McCreary Room
  • "Express Ways to Design Two Products—Tactile World Globe and SPORTS COURTS"
    Karen Poppe, Tactile Graphics Project Leader, APH
    Tom Poppe, Pattern/Model Maker, APH
    Beckham Room
  • "Traveling the Extra Mile: Effectively Using APH Mobile Devices on Your Journey"
    Ryan Honey, Director of Digital Media, Braille Institute of America
    Donna Brostek Lee, Clinical Assistant Professor, University of Kentucky
    Larry Skutchan, Technology Project Leader, APH
    Jones Room
11:45 am–1:30 pm

Lunch Break

12:00 pm–1:30 pm
Coe Room

Mandatory Training Luncheon for Ex Officio Trustees

1:30 pm–2:30 pm
Grand Ballroom A

General Session II:
Facilitator: Lee Speer, Ex Officio Trustee representing the South Carolina Department of Education

Introduction of 2012 APH Scholars
Bob Brasher, Vice President of Advisory Services and Research, APH

Introduction of 2012 Prison Braille Forum Stipend Recipients
Bob Brasher, APH

Arizona School for the Deaf and Blind 100th Anniversary Update

Western Pennsylvania School for Blind Children 125th Anniversary Update

Mississippi School for the Blind 165th Anniversary Update

The Wonder Years
Introduction by Collette Bauman, Ex Officio Trustee Representing the Michigan School for the Blind and the Michigan State Department of Education
Ted Hull, Author, The Wonder Years

2:30 pm–4:00 pm
Jones Room

Information Fair/Poster Sessions

  • APH and Dolly Parton’s Imagination Library Partnership
  • APH Goes Live With Accessible Textbook efile!
  • BANA Codebooks from APH
  • The Book Port DT
  • The Braille Plus 18
  • Child In A Strange Country
  • Contract Administration
  • Finally, A Versatile Video Magnifier
  • Find Your Way Through The Information Forest: LOUIS and The File Repository
  • Find Your Way Through The Information Forest: The Migel and Barr Libraries
  • Find Your Way Through The Information Forest: NIMAC
  • Future Trends In Assessment: Computer Administered Testing
  • The Hall of Fame 2012
  • Hopping The Extra Mile: Reaching New Heights in Homegrown Videos
  • Rest Your Weary Bones: Human Skeleton Poster
  • Run To Independence
  • The SMART Brailler
  • Spangle Tangle: Let Your Fingers Do The Walking
  • Use APH Talking PC Maps for Seamless Transitions to Nearby Explorer on the Braille Plus 18
  • ViA—Your Personal Compass in the Forest of Apps
4:15 pm–5:00 pm
Stopher/Segell Room

Meet The Artists
Please join us for the opportunity to meet our outstanding APH InSights Artists as they display their work!

6:00 pm–8:00 pm
Grand Ballroom A

APH InSights Art Banquet and 2012 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony
Facilitator: Barbria Bacon, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Governor Morehead School

APH InSights Art Winners Awards Presentation
Gary Mudd, Vice President, Public Affairs, APH
Roberta Williams, APH
Tuck Tinsley, APH

2012 Hall of Fame Induction Ceremony

  • Opening Remarks
    Jane Erin, Chair, Hall of Fame Governing Board
  • Induction Ceremony
    Jane Erin
  • Honoring:
    Pete Wurzburger
    Phil Hatlen

Closing Remarks
Tuck Tinsley, APH

8:30 pm–11:00 pm
Hospitality Suite, Room 946

Hospitality Suite Open

Saturday, October 13, 2012

7:45 am–8:40 am
Grand Ballroom A/ Foyer

Buffet Breakfast

8:00 am–12:00 pm
Grand Ballroom A/ Foyer

Registration and Help Desk

8:00 am–12:00 pm
Stopher/Segell Room

APH InSights 2012 Art Exhibition and APH Products Showcase

8:00 am–8:40 am
Grand Ballroom A

General Session III
Facilitator: Pepper Watson, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Oklahoma Department of Education

Speed "Up-dating"
Brief updates from our partners around the field

American Foundation for the Blind (AFB)
Carl Augusto, President and CEO

Anne Sullivan Macy Act
Mark Richert, Director of Public Policy, American Foundation for the Blind

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER)
Lou Tutt, Executive Director

Braille Authority of North America (BANA)
Mary Nelle McLennan, APH BANA Representative

Braille Institute of America: ViA Partnership
Ryan Honey, BIA
Donna Brostek Lee, UK

Council for Exceptional Children, Division on Visual Impairments
Derrick Smith, President

Digital Image And Graphic Resources for Accessible Materials (DIAGRAM) Center
Ginny Grant, Literacy Project Manager
James Downs, DIAGRAM Advisory Board Member

8:45 am–10:00 am

Product Training Sessions

  • "Take a Break – Let Us Help You Find the Perfect Book for Your Young Braille Reader"
    Jeanette Wicker, APH
    Wilson Room
  • "Mapping A Route to Intervention—SAM: Symbols and Meaning and the APH Intervention Curriculum"
    Millie Smith, Consultant, APH
    Tristan Pierce, Multiple Disabilities Project Leader, APH
    Stanley Room
  • "Our Compass Points to LITERACY: Update on Building on Patterns"
    Cay Holbrook, UBC
    Luanne Blaylock, PCSSD
    Jo Ellen Croft, PCSSD
    Kate Dilworth, CRP
    DeAnna Scoggins, KSB, Retired
    Robin Wingell, SBCEO
    Eleanor Pester, APH
    Beckham Room
  • "The Long and Winding Road Development and Production of Tactile Town"
    Kristie Smith, Teacher of Students With Visual Impairments, Mesquite School District
    Karen Poppe, APH
    Taylor Room
  • "Stop to See the Roses"
    Elaine Kitchel, Low Vision Project Leader, APH
    Burt Boyer, APH
    Caroll Ford Room
  • "Trail Blazing: Learning to Use the Braille Plus 18 and the Book Port DT"
    Larry Skutchan, APH
    McCreary Room
10:00 am–10:15 am

TRAVEL BREAK

10:15 am–11:30 am

Product Training Sessions (Repeated)

11:30 am–11:40 am

TRAVEL BREAK

11:40 am–12:15 pm
Grand Ballroom A

General Session IV
Facilitator: Jim Adams, Ex Officio Trustee representing the Oklahoma School for the Blind

APH Gift Certificate and Cash! Janie Blome, Director, Field Services, APH Jane Thompson, Director, Accessible Textbooks, APH

Facebook Contest Prize Presentation
Scott Blome, Director, Communications, APH

How APH Saved Elvis
Micheal Hudson, Director, Museum of the American Printing House for the Blind, APH

Closing Remarks
Bob Brasher, APH
Janie Blome, APH

12:40 pm- 1:45 pm
Nunn Room

Ex Officio Trustee Formal Luncheon

2:00 pm–5:30 pm

Related Meetings

2:00 pm–3:00 pm
Willis Room

EAAB, Eastern Athletic Association for the Blind

2:00 pm–3:45 pm
Wilkinson Room

WASB, Western Association of Schools for the Blind

2:00 pm–4:00 pm
Sampson Room

State Vision Consultants

2:00 pm–5:00 pm
Lafoon Room

CECDVI, Council for Exceptional Children Division on Visual Impairments

4:00 pm–5:30 pm
Clements Room

Residential School Outreach Coordinators Forum

6:30 pm–9:00 pm

Belle of Louisville Dinner Cruise and Dance
Boarding begins at 6:30. Boat sails at 7:00 and will return to pier at 9:00.

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