Collaborative Conference on Autism and Low Incidence Disabilities - Columbus

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Have you purchased your Ohio Autism Awareness License Plate yet? To purchase yours, visit www.oplates.com and click on "Specialty Plates" or visit our website at www.autismohio.org for more information.Sincerely,Barbara C. YavorcikPresidentAutism Society of Ohio701 S. Main St.Akron, OH 44311(330) 376-0211fax: (330) 376-1226email: askASO@...home: byavorcik@...web: www.autismohio.org Please note: This is provided for information purposes only. The ASO does not endorse or recommend any providers, methodologies or services. Providing this information should not be construed as an endorsement by the ASO, either explicit or impiled.

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The Ohio Center for Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI), The Ohio State School for the Blind (OSSB), Ohio School for the Deaf (OSD), and the Ohio Center for Deafblind Education (OCDBE) presents a conference under the direction of Ohio Department of Education, Office for Exceptional Children:

A Collaborative Conference on Autism and Low Incidence Disabilities*

*autism and visual impairments, autism and hearing impairments, autism and deafblind, and other multiple disabilities

Featuring:

Overviews and Assessment

Intervention Methods and Best Practices

The Ziggurat Model: a comprehensive process for team problem solving and intervention strategies.

Parents, Professionals and School teams encouraged to attend!

National Presenters include:

Pawletko, Ph.D., Pediatric/School Psychologist and Consultant, specializing in visual impairments and autism, from New Hampshire

Jay and Marilyn Gense: authors of Autism Spectrum Disorders and Visual Impairment: Meeting Students’ Learning Needs (AFB Press, 2005); experts in the fields of blindness, deafblindness, orientation and mobility, and autism, Oregon Department of Education

Ruth Aspy, Ph.D. and Barry Grossman, Ph.D, authors of The Ziggurat Model: A framework for designing comprehensive interventions for individuals with high functioning autism and Asperger Sydrome (AAPC, 2007); school psychologists, Dallas, Texas

Ewing, Ph.D., deaf education and multiple-disabilities, Gallaudet University, Washington, D.C.

When: July 30-August 1, 2007

Where: Columbus Marriott North, 6500 Doubletree Ave, Columbus, 43229

A block of rooms is being reserved at the Marriott for the conference

On-line registration begins April 2, 2007

Registration Costs are soon to be announced.

Contact Sue Fraley at OCALI for more information: sue_fraley@...

Toll Free 866.886.2254 or 614.410.0321

Watch for more details at www.ocali.org

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