ILAB Open House Agenda
October 20, 2007
Note about Parking: Free parking is available in the Eisenhower Parking Deck located adjacent to the Chemistry/Life Science Buildings.
8:30 AM Continental Breakfast and On Site Registration
Atrium of Chemistry Building
9:00 AM Introduction
102 Chemistry Building
Cary Supalo
Graduate Student, Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
9:30 AM JAWS with Vernier Workshop
1st Floor Whitmore Lab
Moderators:
Walter Rohr, Education Consultant
Vernier Software and Technology, Easton, Pennsylvania
Cary Supalo, Graduate Student
Department of Chemistry, Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
12:00-6:00 PM
Exhibits
Atrium of the Chemistry Building
12:30 PM Lunch Break
Atrium of the Chemistry Building
Pizza, soda, and other snacks will be served.
1:30 PM Welcome and Introductions
102 Chemistry Building
1:40 PM Employment Opportunities for Blind Professionals
102 Chemistry Building
Nathaniel Wales, Civil Engineer
Army Core of Engineers
Stratford, Connecticut
Kristen Jocums, Attorney
Altoona, Pennsylvania
Mark Stracks, MD, President,
Psy-Vision, Altoona, Pennsylvania
2:25 PM Educators of the Blind in Science
102 Chemistry Building
Marilyn Winograd, Support Specialist
Hopewell Valley School District, Pennington, New Jersey
Alan Roth, Science Teacher
Indiana School for the Blind and Visually Impaired, Indianapolis, Indiana
Dr. Lillian Rankel, Chemistry Teacher
Hopewell Valley Central High School, Pennington, New Jersey
3:10 PM Break
3:20 PM Experiences of a Blind Student in Today’s Science Classroom
102 Chemistry Building
Trevor Saunders, Senior
Hopewell Valley Central High School, Hopewell Valley, New Jersey
Jordan Richardson, Sophomore
Blaine High School, Blaine, Minnesota
3:50 PM 2007 NFB Youth Slam: Video Presentation
4:05 PM Research Opportunities in STEM Education
102 Chemistry Building
Mark Leddy, Program Director
Research in Disabilities Education
National Science Foundation, Arlington, Virginia
4:20 PM An enabling technology for full page refreshable Braille display and graphic display: compact electroactive polymer actuators
102 Chemistry Building
Qiming Zhang, Professor
Department of Electrical Engineering
Pennsylvania State Unversity, University Park PA
4:30 PM How New Adaptive Technologies Can Assist Blind and Low Vision Students in their Pursuit of STEM Education
102 Chemistry Building
David Pillischer, President
Sighted Electronics, Westwood, New Jersey
4:45 PM Emerging New Technologies for the Blind in Science
102 Chemistry Building
Rod Kreutter, Director of Research Instruments
Chemistry Department, Pennsylvania State University
University Park, Pennsylvania
5:00 PM Opportunities for Blind Professionals to Contribute to the STEM Fields
102 Chemistry Building
H. David Wohlers, Professor
Department of Chemistry
Truman State University, Kirksville, Missouri
5:25 PM. Wrapping It Up
5:30 PM Adjournment/Refreshments
Atrium of the Chemistry Research Building
Light refreshments. Take another look at demonstration tables and technology exhibits. You also may ask presenters questions based on their presentations.
The Happy Valley Chapter of the National Federation of the Blind of Pennsylvania would like to thank our sponsors:
-Local Section, Central Pennsylvania, American Chemical Society
-Alpha Chi Sigma Chemistry Professional Fraternity: Nu Chapter
-Vernier Software and Technology
-Penn State University Chemistry Department
-Yancey Garner and Family
For more information about blindness, contact:
National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland 21230
(410) 659-9314
www.nfb.org
www.blindscience.org
For more information about the Independent Laboratory Access for the Blind (ILAB) project, contact:
Cary Supalo, 104 Chemistry Research Building, Box 280
University Park, PA 16802
(814) 865-6553 http://ilab.psu.edu