The TAD Conference Brochure is now available and can download in this email. It lists the TAD Conference Schedule, the Workshop Presentations and much more! The TAD Conference is only 4 months away, so make plans to attend soon! We have a fantastic team of workshop presenters and Dr. Bobbie Scoggins will be giving the keynote address.
Texas Associationof the Deaf 2007 Conference
Arlington, Texas
June 21-23, 2007
“Unity Today For a Better Tomorrow”
Conference Highlights
TENTATIVE AGENDA:
THURSDAY AFTERNOON, JUNE 21:
TAD Board Meeting
Registration (2 pm to 5 pm)
FRIDAY, JUNE 22:
Registration (8 am to 5 pm)
Presentations (9 am to 4 pm)
President’s Reception
SATURDAY, JUNE 23:
Registration (8 am to 3 pm)
Workshop Session (morning only)
TAD GENERAL MEETING & ELECTIONS
Awards Banquet
Texas Association of the Deaf (TAD) would like to invite you to attend the conference in Arlington, Texas. This is a very special conference because TAD will celebrate its 120th birthday. It was founded in 1886.
KEYNOTE SPEAKER AT AWARDS BANQUET
Dr. Bobbie Beth Scoggins, our National Association of the Deaf President, will be our Keynote Speaker and her address is:
“Together, We Move Forward!”
Workshop Presenters
**Dr. Glenn Anderson,
Professor & Director of Training, University of Arkansas Research & Training Center for Persons Who Are Deaf or Hard of Hearing
“COMPILING A HISTORY OF BLACK DEAF PEOPLE BEFORE AND AFTER INTEGRATION: A MODEL FOR STATE ASSOCIATIONS AND NBDA CHAPTERS”
**Dr. Gertrude “Gertie” Galloway, A happily retired young Senior and current board member of the Texas Association of the Deaf
“LIFE DOES NOT STOP AT RETIREMENT”
**Ms. Helene Cohen-Gilbert, VRS Interpreter
“USING VRS EFFECTIVELY”
**Ms. Faye Kuo, Deaf Rights Specialist, Advocacy, Inc., Ms. Heather Bise, Regional Specialist for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, Dallas, & Mr. John Cage, Regional Specialist for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Services, San Antonio
“ADA: HOW TO MAKE REASONABLE ACCOMMODATIONS MORE EFFECTIVE”
**Ms. Libby Pollard, Parliamentarian
“THE ABC’S OF PARLIAMENTARY PROCEDURES”
**Mr. Tim Rarus, Senior Vice-President, CSDVRS
“DEAF PROTEST NOW – 18 YEARS AGO AND TODAY”
**Dr. Bobbie Beth Scoggins, Executive Director of the Kentucky on the Deaf and Hard of Hearing, President of the National Association of the Deaf
“THE WORLD OF POLITICS: DEAF PEOPLE AS POLICY MAKERS”
General Information
Registration & Prices:
The registration includes early-bird combo tickets and at-the door combo tickets. Individual day tickets and single event tickets are also available. To see more information, visit www.deaftexas.org
Hotel Accommodations:
Hilton Arlington is the site for the TAD conference. The rates for a single room will be $109.00 for TAD registered conference participants until (May 27, 2007). You can obtain more information about the hotel at www.arlingtontx.hilton.com Or call for reservation at 1-800-HILTONS
Sponsors:
The conference is sponsored by DARS/DRS/DHHS, TSD, Lamar University, CSD, Relay Texas and Texas Woman’s University (TWU). If your business is interested in co-sponsoring, please contact Kathy Walters, Co-Chairperson, at [email protected].
Download TAD Conference 2007 Brochure:
http://www.deafnetwork.com/file/Final_Conf_Brochure.doc (doc format)
http://www.deafnetwork.com/file/Final_Conf_Brochure.pdf (pdf format)
TAD website: http://www.deaftexas.org
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