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The Carroll Center for the Blind Professional Seminars Fall 2008
1. Workshop for ParaProfessionals, Sept. 24 & Nov. 25th, 9:30 am to 3:30
pm (Attendance at both sessions is required), $100 An overview of techniques, resources and technologies for effectively supporting Teachers of the Visually Impaired working with students in an educational setting.
2. ABISee demo of Eye-Pal, Zoom-Ex, and Zoom-Twix, Oct. 10, 2 to 4 pm See how you can scan up to 20 pages per minute without ruining a book, how easy it is to view magnified graphs from textbooks and listen to the description at the same time, and much more. We encourage participants to bring their own printed materials that they have trouble reading. Open to students, professionals, family members and seniors. FREE
3. Duxbury 10.6 Basics, November 7th-10 am to 3 pm $100 Learn to prepare Braille documents for students. Gain an understanding of Duxbury's codes, styles, and templates for translating and formatting documents including foreign languages or that require mathematical notation. The use of the BANA Braille template in Word will also be
covered. Scientific notebook will be demonstrated. From this workshop, students will be able to advance their skills by enrolling in the Duxbury online course to complete their training.
4. Vision Rehabilitation: An Orientation for Allied Health Professionals FREE Nov. 12th, 10 am to 2 pm Presentations on rehabilitation training, tour of The Carroll Center, demonstrations of low vision devices and assistive technology and MORE.
5. The Carroll Center Annual Technology Fair, Tuesday, November 25, 2008
10 am to 3 pm Visit with the Vendors and see the newest assistive technology.
6. Kurzweil 1000, Dec. 5th 10 am to 3 pm $100 Learn to convert print materials into electronic format, see what can be converted, what cannot, and learn how to configure Kurzweil 1000 to give you the best results for different types of materials.
and go to general classes. NEW!! Basics with JAWS, $100.00
Using the Duxbury Braille Translator (ACVREP Approved), $100.00
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