August 15-17, 2007 Persons Aging with Hearing and Vision Loss Conference
CALL FOR PAPERS
Persons Aging with Hearing and Vision Loss 2nd Annual Conference
August 15-17, 2007
Wyndham Hotel Austin, TX
Psychosocial Adjustment, Communication, and Community Integration: Issues and Solutions
Co-Sponsors: Mississippi State University, Helen Keller National Center and San Diego State University
This 2½ day conference offers a national forum in which participants can share their knowledge and diverse experiences related to psycho-social adjustment to aging with dual sensory loss. Sessions are designed to attract seniors with dual sensory loss, caregivers, health and social service professionals, SSPs, researchers and policy makers from across the country. We regret that we are not able to offer stipends or honoraria to presenters. However the Registration Fee will be waived for presenters.
Presentation Format: Presentations should be designed for Breakout Sessions (i.e., 60 minute traditional presentations designed to address a specific topic).
Session Tracks & Sample Paper Topics:
Psychosocial Adjustment
§ Adapting Strategies: Activating personal, social and spiritual
resources
Communication
§ Personal, situational and environmental triggers for
communication breakdowns and compensation and avoidance strategies
§ Medicare and Medicaid reimbursement issues and alternative
funding strategies for assistive devices and technology
Community Integration
§ The functional impact of dual sensory loss on activities of
daily living, community participation, and mobility and transportation
§ Future trends and expectations for improving community
integration
Deadline for Submissions: June 18, 2007
Submission Guidelines
Please provide the following information for each presenter:
Name
Title
Organization/Affiliation
Phone
Email
Biographical Sketch (Describe, in 50 words or less, your qualifications to present on the topic.) Abstract (200 words or less)
Paper submissions should be sent to (e-mail preferred):
BJ LeJeune
RRTC on Blindness and Low Vision
Mississippi State University
P. O. Box 6189
Mississippi State, MS 39762
Email: [email protected]
Voice: 662-325-2001
TTY: 662-325-8693
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