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Upcoming Events of Interest

Facilitating Cognitive, Behavioral and Motor Performance in Children:The 11th Annual Pediatric Rehabilitation Conference

Alfred I. duPont Hospital for Children, Wilmington, DE

Friday, May 7, 1999. For more information, contact the Office of Continuing Medical Education at 302-651-6750; email caszep@nemours. org.

RESNA Annual Conference (RESNA-The Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology Society of North America)

Long Beach, California Convention Center

June 26­29, 1999. For more information contact RESNA at 703-524-6686; email enders@selway.umt.edu.

Vision '99: International Conference on Low Vision: Vision Rehabilitation for the 21st Century

At this triennial international conference, unifying the field of vision rehabilitation, an interdisciplinary group of global experts in vision care and vision rehabilitation will share new ideas, insights, and creative solutions to problems associated with vision impairment in both developed and developing countries. Vision'99 is hosted by Lighthouse International, in partnership with The International Society for Low-Vision Research and Rehabilitation and The World Blind Union and is an official event of the United Nations International Year of Older Persons 1999.

For more information:

Vision '99

Lighthouse International

111 East 59th St.

New York, NY 10022-1202

Tel: 212-821-9482

Fax: 212-821-9705

Email: vision99@lighthouse.org

URL: www.lighthouse.org/vision99.htm

LIFE Conference was the "highlight" of the winter

Allan Bergman, leading public policy analyst, lobbyist, and advocate, was the Keynote Speaker. Here, he is speaking with HarrietAnn Litwin of DVR.

Presenter James Meadours of Baton Rouge, LA, chats with conference attendees. Meadours spoke on self-determination for consumers.

Exhibits galore! Attendees got to see and try out technologies and gather information. Melanie Bechtel of Assistive Technology, Inc. explains product features to attendees.