Weaving Common Threads and Diversity among Deaf and Hard of Hearing Adolescents conference will be held October 5-8 at the Crowne Plaza Clayton in St. Louis, MO. The deadline for regular registration is September 15. The deadline for receiving conference rates at the Crowne Plaza Hotel is Friday September 5. Registration and hotel forms may be found at www.flagler.edu/about_f/gallaudet.html
The conference will open on Sunday evening with a keynote presentation by Dr. Laurene Simms from Gallaudet University and a welcome reception. The conference will include a plenary session featuring recent high school graduates answering and discussing their time in high school. The students will share information about what was beneficial for them and their overall high school experience. There will also be 25 concurrent workshops offered in areas of education, diversity, transition and mental health/mutliple disabilities. Dr. Steve Weiner, Provost of Gallaudet University, will be the speaker at the Tuesday night banquet.
CEUs are will be available from NBCC, NASW, RID, and MICS. An individual may be able to earn 17 hours of CEUs if they attend a full schedule of workshops.
If you have questions about the conference, please contact us at 904-829-2424 VP or email SLarew@flagler.edu.
