[Share] DEADLINE IS TODAY (JUN.30 USA TIME). Fw: NEWS FROM AFB PRESS
Bill Brohier
wbrohier at streamyx.com
Wed Jun 30 12:00:03 MYT 2010
NEWS FROM AFB PRESSHello, All!
FYI, if u work in the field of Visual Impairment n r interested in improving ur professional skills.
Best regrds.
Bill.
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News From AFB Press - June 2010
Last Chance for Reduced Rate on JVIB Subscriptions!
On June 30, 2010, AFB Press will end its special subscription offer of $25 for individual online subscriptions and $65 for print and online subscriptions to the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB). Beginning July 1, subscribers will be charged the rate of $35 for individual online subscriptions and $75 for individual print and online subscriptions.
In 2010, JVIB subscribers will benefit from many professional development opportunities. In addition to being able to earn ACVREP CEUs by reading select JVIB articles (see below), JVIB subscribers will be able to:
.Access 10 years of archived content online
.Read Jane Erin's "Practice Perspectives"
.Participate in an online learning community with the comment-on-this-article feature
.Receive the 2010 Special Issue on Vision and the Brain
Click here to subscribe to JVIB!
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AFB Press Releases Third Edition of Foundations of Orientation and Mobility
Foundations of Orientation and Mobility, the essential reference and teaching tool on O&M, has been completely revised and expanded to two volumes. Known affectionately in the field as "Big Red," this critical resource and textbook has been the foundation for documenting O&M theory and practice since 1980.
The new third edition was edited by William R. Wiener, Richard L. Welsh, and Bruce B. Blasch and authored by dozens of prominent experts. It includes both the latest research in O&M and expanded information on practice and teaching strategies. It also includes new material on such topics as:
.Administration, assessment, and program planning of O&M services
.Teaching travel at complex intersections
.Teaching school-age children
.Teaching older adults
.The use of technology-based travel systems
.Teaching O&M for adverse weather conditions
.Teaching O&M to children with cortical visual impairment
The third edition of Foundations of Orientation and Mobility can be ordered through the AFB Press online bookstore at www.afb.org/store. The two-volume set is $145.00. Volume One, History and Theory is $79.95. Volume Two, Instructional Strategies and Practical Applications is $89.95. Orders may also be placed by calling 1-800-232-3044.
The publication of the third edition of Foundations of Orientation and Mobility follows the release of the second edition of Foundations of Low Vision, also available in the AFB Press online bookstore at www.afb.org/store.
Click here to order Foundations of Orientation & Mobility!
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Readers of the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness Can Now Receive CEUs Through ACVREP
The Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) and AFB Press have joined together in an important new partnership that will benefit professionals in the visual impairment field. Beginning July 1, selected articles in each issue of the Journal of Visual Impairment & Blindness (JVIB) will be available online as sources of the continuing education units (CEUs) necessary for professional recertification by ACVREP. In addition, ACVREP certificants will be offered discounted subscriptions to JVIB.
ACVREP is the primary certifying body for professionals in the visual impairment field, establishing credentialing requirements for Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialists (COMS®), Certified Vision Rehabilitation Therapists (CVRT®), and Certified Low Vision Therapists (CLVT®), each having specific eligibility requirements. The new arrangement with JVIB will provide ACVREP certificants and journal subscribers and readers with an expanded opportunity to accrue continuing education credits in an easily accessible and affordable way. ACVREP certificants and JVIB subscribers will receive a discount on associated CEU fees.
Click here for more information about ACVREP.
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TITLE PROFILE: A Parents' Guide to Special Education for Children with Visual Impairments
416 pp.
$34.95
A Parents' Guide to Special Education for Children with Visual Impairments is a handbook for parents, family members, and caregivers of children with visual impairments. It explains special education services that children are likely to need and to which they are entitled - and how to make sure that they receive them.
Edited by Susan LaVenture, the Executive Director of the National Association for Parents of Children with Visual Impairments (NAPVI) and written by experienced professionals and parents, this helpful resource addresses the effect of visual impairment on a child's ability to learn and the services and educational programming that are essential for optimal learning. It is an invaluable manual, intended to help parents ensure that their children receive the best education possible.
A Parents' Guide to Special Education for Children with Visual Impairments is available on paperback or ASCII disk by ordering online through the AFB Press Bookstore at www.afb.org/store or by calling 1-800-232-3044. Special discounts are available to schools and programs ordering multiple copies for families. For more information contact Anne Durham, AFB Press Sales and Marketing Manager at adurham at afb.net.
Click here to order A Parents' Guide to Special Education for Children with Visual Impairments
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News from AFB Press
AFB Press
American Foundation for the Blind
#2 Penn Plaza, Suite 1102
New York, NY 10121
212-502-7640
afbpress at afb.net
AFB Press is the leading publisher in the field of blindness and visual impairment in the United States. It produces books, journals, videos, and electronic materials, offering a wide range of information for students, professionals, researchers, and blind and visually impaired people and their families.
Visit our online bookstore!
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