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VA AER Conference for Blindness and Visual
Impairments on 3/11/09
More details and information on the event and
registration are coming soon. Read more...
> Accessible Instructional Materials Center of
Virginia
There is a new ordering
system which is being implemented across the state
of Virginia to provide instructional materials for
all children with disabilities, blind and vision
impaired included. Read
more...
March 11 - 13, 2008
in Waynesboro at the
Best Western
from
10:00am on Wednesday
until noon on Friday.
We
are hoping to keep the
registration cost for
parents as low as $35.00
per person.
With room rates between
$59 - $69.
Child
care
will be
provided
and
VAAPVI
is
working
on
possible
sponsorship
for a
family
as well.
Agenda
will be
posted
soon and
mark
your
calendars.
NAPVI's Families
Connecting with Families
2009 International ConferenceCo-Sponsored by the
Braille Institute and Junior Blind of
America
July 17,18, 19, 2009at the Hilton Orange
County/Costa Mesa
3050 Briston Street, Costa Mesa, CA
92626
(Within 15 miles from Disneyland and
Knott's Berry Farm Amusement Parks, 5
miles from Newport, Laguna, and
Huntington Beaches!
VAAPVi's Missionis
to empower families, professionals and the community to
meet the needs of families and their children of all
ages and ranges of visual loss, including those with
multiple disabilities. The purpose of this organization
is to promote and provide information and education
regarding raising and educating a child with vision
loss, provide emotional support, increase public
awareness and foster communication and coordination of
services among state and local agencies and
organizations involved with providing services to
children with visual impairments. VAAPVi is a state
affiliate of NAPVI, the
National
Association for Parents of Children with Visual
Impairments.
