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2017 Midlands/Northern Conference, Ann Arbor, MI, June 6-8 (Pre-Conference Tour, June 5)
3 PM: Tour Departs from The Graduate
8 PM: Tour Returns to The Graduate
__Location: AADL Front Lobby__
7-9 PM: Early Registration (AADL Front Lobby)
7:15 PM: AADL Tour 1 (Front Lobby)
8 PM: AADL Tour 2 (Front Lobby)
7:50 AM, 8:20 AM & 8:50 AM: Shuttle service from The Graduate to AADL
__Location: AADL Front Lobby__
8 AM: Registration
__Location: AADL Lower Level__
8 AM: Continental Breakfast
9:15 AM: Welcome by JOSIE PARKER, Director, Ann Arbor District Library. A Lay of the Land and Local Staff Introductions by TERRY SOAVE, Outreach & Neighborhood Services Manager, Ann Arbor District Library. Roll Call of the States by KATIE MONKIEWICZ, Library Technician, Outreach & Neighborhood Services, Ann Arbor District Library.
10 AM: HathiTrust: Making 14M+ Books Accessible to the Blind & Print-Disabled Presented by MICHAEL FURLOUGH, Executive Director, HathiTrust
10:45 AM: Library Services to People With Print Disabilities - Today and Tomorrow Presented by KAREN KENINGER, Director, NLSBPH, Library of Congress, and Chair, International Federation of Library Associations and Institutions (IFLA) Section on Libraries Serving Persons With Print Disabilities
11:40 AM: Spark! Advocating for Libraries Presented by GAIL MADZIAR, Executive Director, Michigan Library Association
11:45 AM: LUNCH on Your Own
1:15 PM: NLS and Multi-State Center East Updates and Q & A Presented by VICKIE COLLINS, Head of Network Services Section, NLSBPH,
PAMELA DAVENPORT, Network Consultant, NLSBPH, and JACKIE CONNER, Vice President, Multi-State Center East
2:15 PM: NLS Standards Revisions Presented by EURA SZUWALKSI, Project Director, NLSBPH Standards Revision. The revision of the 2011 Standards and Guidelines of Service for the Library of Congress Network of Libraries for the Blind and Physically Handicapped started in late 2015 and is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2017. Since the last standards were developed, there have been a number of significant changes in the operation of Network libraries and in the development and use of new technologies. The second draft, which was distributed via email in March 2017, represents a new approach to the Standards and Guidelines for network service providers of the NLS service. This presentation will provide an overview of changes from the current 2011 edition and allow for questions on the second draft.
3 PM: Spark! Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired Presented by MARYBETH KULLEN, Outreach Coordinator, Greater Detroit Agency for the Blind & Visually Impaired
3:05 PM: BREAK
3:15 PM: NLS Updates and Q & A Presented by NEIL BERNSTEIN, Research and Development Officer, NLSBPH
4 PM: Regional Meetings
4:45 PM: Open Forum with KAREN KENINGER, Director, NLSBPH
5:30 PM & 6 PM: Shuttle service from AADL (Library Lane) to The Graduate
8 AM & 8:15 AM: Shuttle service from The Graduate to AADL
8 AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM: Every Child Ready to Read Braille and Large Print Edition Presented by CARRIE SCOTT BANKS, Supervising Librarian, Inclusive Services, Brooklyn Public Library; ASCLA Board of Directors
Every child deserves the opportunity to learn to read. Help children who are blind and with low vision get ready for school. Early learners need options, including braille and large print. Their parents need information. It all starts @ your library.
9:25 AM: Spark! Michigan's Demo Centers Presented by STEPHANIE WAMBAUGH, Michigan Braille and Talking Book Library
9:30 AM: Braille & Early Literacy Panel Moderated by SUE CHINAULT, Regional Librarian, Braille & Talking Book Library, Lansing, MI; panelists include KIM CHARLSON, Director, Perkins Braille & Talking Book Library, Watertown, MA, JILL ROTHSTEIN, Chief Librarian, Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, New York, NY, BRIANNA ALBRIGHT, Readers Advisor, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh, LBPH, Pittsburgh, PA, SHELLEY ROOSSIEN, LBPH Librarian, Kent District Library LBPH, Wyoming, MI
Panelists will discuss early braille literacy programs, information resources, awareness kits, strategies, and assistive technology and braille display resources and programs.
10:30 AM: BREAK (Director of NFB-NEWSLINE® at the National Federation of the Blind, SCOTT WHITE, will be available to talk about updates with NFB-NEWSLINE® and to demonstrate the Orbit Reader 20)
10:45 AM: Speed Networking With Discussion Starters Two heads are better than one! The best tips come from your colleagues, so join this round robin to meet your fellow attendees and discuss issues, highlights, and tricks we're all thinking about – in 3 minutes each
11:45 AM: LUNCH: Zingerman's Classic Bag Lunch provided onsite courtesy of Keystone Library Automation Systems (KLAS) and hosted by MITAKE BURTS, Vice President of Products & Technology
1 PM: Iowa's 5 & Dime Approach: Using an ILS to Tear Down Walls and Build Accessibility Presented by SARAH WILLEFORD, Library Director, Iowa LBPH, TIM WEST, Digital Recording Specialist/Studio Manager, Iowa LBPH, LESLIE HEINSZLER, Special Services Librarian, Iowa LBPH
1:55 PM: Spark! National Federation of the Blind Presented by SCOTT WHITE, Director of NFB-NEWSLINE® at the National Federation of the Blind
2 PM: Small Groups With Discussion Starters Choose the discussions that interest you most and join your peers for 3 rounds of 15-minute discussions on the great path ahead. Topics will include:
3 PM: BREAK (Director of NFB-NEWSLINE® at the National Federation of the Blind, SCOTT WHITE, will be available to talk about updates with NFB-NEWSLINE® and to demonstrate the Orbit Reader 20)
3:15 PM: Tech Talk & Maker Spaces: Hands-On Demos & Free-From Discussion Multiple stations will be set-up for hands on demos and Q & A. Swell Form Machine presented by ERIC HONE, Service Integration Lead, LBPH, Carnegie Library of Pittsburgh. Arduino and 3doodlers, presented by CHANCEY FLEET, Assistive Technology Coordinator, and JILL ROTHSTEIN, Chief Librarian, Andrew Heiskell BTBL, New York, NY. 3D Printing presented by STEVE TEERI, Library Technician IT/Secret Lab, Ann Arbor District Library. NEIL BERNSTEIN, Research and Development Officer, NLSBPH.
5 PM & 5:30 PM: Shuttle service from AADL to The Graduate
6:40 PM: Shuttle service from The Graduate to AADL
7 PM: AADL Public Program: A Screening of the Film Notes on Blindness (This is not a conference program, but anybody is welcome to attend!)
8:50 PM: Shuttle service from AADL to The Graduate
7:45-8:20 AM: Shuttle service will be available
__Location: AADL Lower-Level__
8 AM: Registration & Continental Breakfast
8:30 AM: User Group Meetings
9:45 AM: Staff Training on Disability Awareness, Etiquette, and Accessibility, A Panel Presentation Facilitated by SUE CHINAULT, Regional Librarian, Braille & Talking Book Library, Lansing, MI. Panel members JILL ROTHSTEIN, Chief Librarian, Andrew Heiskell Braille and Talking Book Library, New Your, NY, SCOTT NORRIS, Adaptive Tech Librarian, Braille & Talking Book Library, Lansing, MI, DEVON EVANS, Patron Services Manager, Carnegie Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped, Pittsburgh, PA, and MARK SACHON, Recording Studio & Volunteer Services Coordinator, Carnegie Library for the Blind & Physically Handicapped, Pittsburgh, PA
Panel members will share their experiences in training library staff of the needs and expectations of patrons who have a disability. Will answer the questions: Why provide the training?, What challenges were encountered?, What outcomes were achieved?, and What resources were used?
10:30 AM: BREAK
10:45 AM: Energize Your Recording Volunteers: Tips for Producing MAGAZINES in the Digital Talking-Book Format Presented by CHRIS MUNDY, Quality Assurance Specialist, Multi-State Center East
11:30 AM: Engineering Adaptive Technology Presented by UM Engineering & Computer Science (TENTATIVE)
12:15 PM: Closing Remarks
12:45 PM: Shuttle service will be available