[accessibleimage] Upcoming Tactile Graphics Workshop Forwarding message from Ike Presley

Hi,
Forwarding the following message from Ike. It unfortunaly
bounced- I think this was due to the attatched application.
You will need to contact Ike for that.
Regards,
Lisa



Hi All,

I have posted this workshop announcement on a couple of
other lists and
forgot to post it here. The deadline for applications is
Friday so you
can complete the attached application electronically and
then e-mail it
back. However, I will need you to print it out including
your Social
Security #, sign it, have your supervisor sign it, and then
send us the
hard copy via snail mail. Sorry I forgot to post it on this
list before
now. If you have any questions you can e-mail or phone me,
Ike Presley,
at 404-525-2303. If I'm not available you can ask for Barb
Gallman and
she'll be happy to help you. Hope to see some of you in
Indiana next
month.
(The application is attached as a Word document. If you have
any
difficulty opening the attached file, please e-mail me and I
can send it
in a different format.)

American Foundation for the Blind National Literacy Center
presents
Techniques for Creating and Instructing with Tactile
Graphics
February 10-12, 2005
Purdue University, West Lafayette, Indiana

Presenters
Lucia Hasty, Chair, BANA Tactile Graphics Technical
Committee, and
Ike Presley, National Program Associate, AFB National
Literacy Center.

Do you want to know about the latest trends and techniques
for producing
tactile graphics? Would you like to share your knowledge
with others?

The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) National
Literacy Center is
sponsoring a two-and-a-half day workshop entitled,
"Techniques for
Creating and Instructing with Tactile Graphics." This
workshop is
designed for teachers of adults or youths who are blind or
visually
impaired, braille transcribers, and other service providers
producing
tactile graphics. The workshop is limited to 25
participants.

Participants will have the opportunity to learn strategies
for
determining the form and content of a tactile graphic and
gain hands-on
experience with various methods of producing tactile
graphics including
collage/foil, capsule paper, computer generated files and
various
combinations of these methods. Additional demonstrations and
resources
will be provided with special emphasis on determining when
and if a
tactile graphic should be used, and which methods are best
for specific
types of graphically represented information.

Participants will receive an instructional guide and a copy
of Polly
Edman's book, Tactile Graphics. There is no charge for the
workshop.
Participants are eligible for a $500 stipend-part at
completion of the
workshop and the rest after the follow-up training. The
follow-up
assignment requires each participant to conduct a 2-3 hour
training with
at least five service providers, covering some of the
techniques and
strategies from the workshop. (Proof of completion of the
follow-up
activity will include an outline of instruction with
objectives, a list
of trainees, and assessment of outcomes.)

Applications for the workshop must be received by Friday,
January 7,
2005. Accepted applicants will be notified during the week
of January
10, 2005.

If you can not open the attached file and would like to
request an
application please contact; Shirley Landrum, American
Foundation for the
Blind, National Literacy Center, at slandrum@xxxxxxx, or
404-525-2303.

It is imperative that you include your social security
number and your
signature when filling out the application. Your supervisor
must also
sign the application, indicating that he or she will support
you in
conducting the follow-up training. You may return the
application via
e-mail or fax, but you must also send in the hard copy so we
will have
the signatures.

If you have any questions about the workshop content,
contact Ike
Presley at presley@xxxxxxx

Ike Presley
American Foundation for the Blind
National Literacy Center
100 Peachtree St., Suite 620
Atlanta, GA 30303
404-525-2303
FAX: 404-659-6957
Please visit our website: www.afb.org

The American Foundation for the Blind -- the organization to
which Helen
Keller devoted over 40 years of her life -- is a national
nonprofit
whose mission is to eliminate the inequities faced by the 10
million
Americans who are blind or visually impaired.

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