#NAD2014 Early Bird Deadline Extended!
Atlanta, Georgia
July 2014
The #NAD2014 Early Bird deadline has been extended to April 30, 2014!
That leaves you only one month to take advantage of the early bird fee for the combo registration. Don’t delay and start planning today! Below is a sneak preview of what workshops will be offered in Atlanta, in addition to the evening events and exhibits!
Advocacy Panel on VRI in Hospitals
Moderator Tracy Reid and Panelists Beca Bailey, Sean Furman, and Sherri Collins, M.Ed.
ASL & EHDI: A Powerful Combination
Beth S. Benedict
ASL: From the Past to the Future
Timothy “Timo” Owens and Arlene Gunderson
The Burden of Audism And Racism,
Lindsay Dunn
Changing Things: Strategy to Action
Katie Murch
Child First
Dr. James E. Tucker and Barbara Raimondo
Child Protective Services: National Issues & Proposed Solutions
Allison Schlesinger, Karen Bowman, and Lori Dowds
Conflicts With Interpreters
Matthew O’Hara, Pamela Whitney, and David Thacker Bowell
Considerations of ASL & Eng Bilingual Dept
Bobbie Jo Kite and Heidi Burns
Creating ASL eBooks using iBooks Author
Michael Hughes, Bindu Bammi, Greg Zolkowski, Maureen Zolkowski, and Tobin Zolkowski
Deaf Attorneys Panel
Suzy Rosen Singleton and a Panel of Attorneys
Deaf Housing: An Integrated Model
Katie Voss, Linda Russell, and Erich Schwenker
Deaf Professionals & Interpreters
Shilpa Hanumantha, PhD and Laurie Shaffer
Deaf Self-Advocacy
Lillian Garcia Peterkin
Deaf Whole: Using Deafhood to Shape our Future!
Marvin Miller and Chriz Dally
Deaf Youth: An Untapped Resource
Lissette Molina Wood, Martin Price, and Setth Snow
Ethnic Enclaves: The New Deaf Community
W. Scot Atkins, Ed.D and Thomas Baldridge, JD, MBA, MFA
Equal Access to the Justice System
Maggie Sims
Extraordinary Journey into Parenthood
Sean Furman and Patrick Graham
Formula for Success = Collaborations
Steven A. Florio, MS, Mary A. Hartnett, Sheryl Emory, John Miller, Lori Breslow, Benjamin Wagenknecht, and Ronald L. Lanier
Gallaudet’s VL2 Center Shares Research
Jenny Singleton
Healthy Aging in the Deaf Community
Jenny Singleton
How to Get a Job in Federal Government
Amanda Clatterbaugh and Ryan Maliszewski
Implementation of the VRS Reform Program
Gregory Hlibok
Interpreting Services: YOU Know Best
Bradley Dale and Jesse Conrad
It’s time to Raise Interpreter Standards
Julie Anne Schafer
Know Your Employment Rights and Responsibilities
Benro Ogunyipe, MPA
Language Equality for Deaf Kids
Sheri A. Farinha
Legislative Success: It is all about Relationships
Mary Hartnett and Jessalyn Akerman-Frank
Making the Deaf Ecosystem Stronger
Kelby Brick
Maximize Social Media for Business
Corey Axelrod
NAD Law and Advocacy Center: Behind the Scenes
Caroline Jackson and Debra Patkin
National Employment Resources Center
Sam Sepah
Past & Future Educational Human Rights
Dr. Roz Rosen
Social Justice and the Deaf/Signing Community
Mark Ramirez
Special Education Law and Deaf Students
Jeffrey Archer Miller
Strategies for working with Interpreters
Janis Cole and Sherrette Estes
Text to 9-1-1: Ready Now?
Donna Platt and Richard Ray
Video Confessions from our Superheroes
Dr. Alim Chandani and Darian Burwell
Wall Street, Main Street: the US Economy
Dr. Khadijat K. Rashid
We Need More ASL-Centric Teaching!
Austin Andrews
Where We’re Going with Captioning
Moderator Andrew Phillips and a Panel
You cannot control what happens to you
MeLisa D. Dennis
Register at http://www.nad.org/sites/all/modules/civicrm/extern/url.php?u=19479&qid=2577577 today
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