Welcome to the Houston Area Insight Expo 2011
A Day of Information and Networking
For the Visually Impaired
UNIVERSITY OF HOUSTON – Main Campus
College of Optometry
4901 Calhoun
Houston, Texas
Saturday, March 5, 2011
SPONSORED BY THE HOUSTON AREA VISUALLY IMPAIRED NETWORK
PRINTING AND BRAILLING OF THIS PROGRAM COURTESY OF
DEPARTMENT OF ASSISTIVE AND REHABILITATIVE SERVICES – DIVISION FOR BLIND SERVICES
HOUSTON, TEXAS
Houston Area Insight Expo 2011
Adult Program
Time Event
8:30 – 9:15 Registration
9:30 – 10:30 Opening Session – Center for Sight Enhancement
10:45 – 11:45 Panel 1 – Adjustment to Blindness
10:45 – 11:45 Workshop 1 – Site Focused on the Supporter
10:45 – 11:45 Workshop 2 – iPad/iPhone Accessibility Demo
10:45 – 11:45 Workshop 3 – Advocacy Issues
12:00 Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 Keynote Speaker – Dr. Franklin Porter, MS, OD, Lighthouse of Houston
2:15 – 3:15 Workshop 1 – Site Focused on the Supporter
2:15 – 3:15 Workshop 2 – iPad/iPhone Accessibility Demo
2:15 – 3:15 Workshop 3 – Advocacy Issues
2:15 – 3:15 Panel 2 – High School, College and Career-Bound Students
2:15 – 3:15 Panel 3 – Visually Impaired Adults
3:30 Talent Showcase
4:30 Adjourn
Assistive Technology Vendors – Room 2306
Vendors and Resource Agencies – Main Lobby
Houston Area Insight Expo 2011
Featured Speakers, Panelists
Adult Program
Opening Session – Center for Sight Enhancement
Nicole Hooper, OD
Ana Perez, OD
Swati Modi, OD
Panel 1 – Adjustment to Blindness
Nicole Hooper, OD Moderator
Angela Braden NuVision Unlimited
Dr. Ed Bradley Houston Council of the Blind
Bhavani Iyer, OD Cizik Eye Center
Benigno Aceves DARS – Division for Blind Services
Lind Stevens, OTR/L Cizik Eye Center
Workshop 1 – Site Focused on the Supporter
Rick Swanson Moderator
Kenda Greer Visually Impaired People of Southeast Texas
Charlotte McKinney Visually Impaired People of Southeast Texas
Lee Ann Atwood Northshore ISD
Workshop 2 – iPad/iPhone Accessibility Demonstration
Michael McCulloch Houston Low Vision Club – Central
Workshop 3 – Advocacy Issues
Michael Garrett (a.m.) Houston Council of the Blind
Dr. Ed Bradley (p.m.) Houston Council of the Blind
Houston Area Insight Expo 2011
Featured Speakers, Panelists
Adult Program
Panel 3 – High School, College and Career-Bound Students
Joy Ohara, OD Moderator
Elaine Akin DARS – Division for Blind Services
Lee Ann Atwood Northshore ISD
Angela Price DARS – Division for Blind Services
Ron Graham Visually Impaired People of Southeast Texas
Cynthia Fobbs Graduate Student,
University of Houston
Panel 4 – Visually Impaired Adults
Swati Modi, OD Moderator
Karen Bays Petty Michael E. DeBakey
VA Medical Center
Diana Arnold Memorial Hermann Home Health
Julio (JC) Leal DARS – Division for Blind Services
Gayle Metoyer Visually Impaired Advocates
Larry Spitzberg, OD, PhD Houston Low Vision Center
Houston Insight Expo 2011
Youth Program
Time Event
8:30 – 9:15 Registration
9:30 – 10:30 Opening Session – Texas School for the Blind and Visually Impaired
Special Programs
10:45 – 11:30 Panel 1 – Parents of Blind and Visually Impaired Children
11:30 – 12:30 Workshop 1 – Region 4 Education Service Center
12:30 – 1:15 Lunch
1:30 – 2:00 Keynote Speaker – Dr. Franklin Porter, MS, OD, Lighthouse of Houston
2:15 – 3:15 Workshop 2 – Financial Preparation for Parents of Children with Special Needs
3:30 Talent Showcase
4:30 Adjourn
Assistive Technology Vendors – Room 2306
Vendors and Resource Agencies – Main Lobby
Houston Area Insight Expo 2011
Featured Speakers, Panelists
Youth Program
Opening Session – Texas School for Blind and Visually Impaired Children (TSBVI)
Cindy Bachofer TSBVI
John Rose TSBVI
Kathi Zuniga TSBVI
Panel 1 – Parents of Blind and Visually Impaired Children
Ana Perez, OD Moderator
Cecilia Robinson Region 4 – Education Service Center
Christine Griffin Clear Creek School District
Rebecca Poscovsky Bay Area Rehabilitation Early Childhood Intervention Program
Chimee Ahaiwe DARS – Division for Blind Services
Kellee Costello New Caney ISD
Workshop 1 – Region 4 – Education Service Center
Cecilia Robinson Region 4 – Education Service Center
Workshop 2 – Financial Preparation for Parents of Children with Special Needs
Tony Ackerman New England Financial
Houston Area Insight Expo 2011
HAVIN Planning Committee
Elaine Akin DARS – Division for Blind Services
Monica Blancas South Texas NOAH Chapter
Lee Boncher Houston Low Vision Club – Bayland Park
Minnie Christal Visually Impaired Advocates Foundation
Karen Eitel Visually Impaired People of South East Texas
Emily Gibbs Texas Parents of Blind Children
Ron Graham Visually Impaired People of Southeast Texas
Michael McCulloch Houston Low Vision Club – Central
Stanley Woo, OD Center for Sight Enhancement
University of Houston
College of Optometry
Houston Area Visually Impaired Network (HAVIN)
About Us
Houston Low Vision Club (HLVC) – Bayland Park
Meets: 2nd Friday of each month
11:00 a.m. – 1:00 p.m.
Location: Bayland Community Center
6400 Bissonnet Street
Houston, Texas 77074
Additional Outreaches:
HLVC at the Terrace at Memorial City
HLVC at the Clarewood House
Lee Boncher, Facilitator
Houston Low Vision Club at Bayland Park
E-mail: houstonlowvisionclub@yahoo.com
Phone: 281-558-8771
Houston Low Vision Club (HLVC) – Central
Meets: 4th Saturday of each month
10:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Location: Metropolitan Multi-Service Facility
1475 West Gray Street
Houston, TX 77019
Facilitator: Michael McCulloch
E-mail: mdmcculloch@comcast.net
Phone: 832-453-7139
Website: www.houstonlowvisionclub.org
Houston Area Visually Impaired Network (HAVIN)
About Us
National Organization for Albinism and Hypopigmentation (NOAH) – South Texas Chapter
Check local website (below) often for meetings, events and locations
South Texas Chapter Contact:
Monica Blancas, President of S. TX Chapter
E-mail: stxnoahmom@yahoo.com
Phone: 832-524-1581
Website (local): http://stx.albinism.org/
National Contact:
info@albinism.org
Phone: 800-473-2310
Website (National): http://www.albinism.org/
The Visually Impaired Advocates (V.I.A.)
Meets: Bimonthly on 1st Saturday of the month
2:00 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
Location: Marcie L. Keys Activity Center
8302 Colonial Lane
Houston, Texas 77051
Facilitator: Minnie Christal, President
E-mail: viafoundation@yahoo.com
Houston Area Visually Impaired Network (HAVIN)
About Us
Visually Impaired People of South East Texas (VIPSET)
Meets: 3rd Monday of each month
6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m.
Location: Second Baptist Church, North Campus
22770 Hwy 59 North
Kingwood, TX 77339
Facilitator: Ron Graham, President
Email: rgraham@cebridge.net
Phone: 713-825-9108
Blog: http://vipset.blogspot.com
College Support Group
Meets: 2nd Friday of each month
2:30 p.m. – 4:00 p.m.
West Gray Adaptive Recreation Center
1475 West Gray Street, Room 2
Houston, TX 77019
Facilitator: Elaine Akin, DARS-DBS College Counselor
Phone: 713-802-3105
Email: elaine.akin@dars.state.tx.us
Houston Area Visually Impaired Network (HAVIN)
About Us
RE-FOCUS
Please check website for information
Website: WWW.RE-FOCUS.ORG
Texas Parents of Blind Children
Please check website for information
Website: WWW.TOPBC.ORG
The Houston Area Visually Impaired Network (HAVIN) 