SERID Schedule as of 8/17/2023
Subject to be changed
Wednesday, October 25th
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| 5:00 – 9:00 | SERID Board Meetings |
Thursday, October 26th
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| 9:00 – 4:00 | State Coordinators for the Deaf Meetings | |
| 9:00 – 4:00 | State Coordinators for the Deaf Blind Meetings | |
| 1:00 | Pre-Conference Workshop: Swimming with the Sharks: Interpreting in Mental Health Settings – Roger Williams | 1:00-5:00 Exhibitor Set up |
| 1:00 | Pre-Conference Workshop: Code of Ethics – Vocational Rehabilitation – Laura Thompson, Laura Fink | |
| 5:00 | Break | |
| 6:00 | Reception – opens at 6:00- – 8:00 | Reception 6:00- 8:00 |
| 7:00 | Welcome Reception: Sunshine 2.0 | |
| 9:00 | Free Time |
Friday, October 27th
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| 7:30 | Registration opens | 7:30-5:00 Registration |
| 8:00 | Early Bird Door Prizes | 7:30-5:00 Exhibit Hall |
| 8:15 | Opening Flag Ceremony and Anthem | |
| 8:30 | Welcome Speeches | |
| 9:00 | Opening Keynote: Effective and Genuine Leadership – Duane Mayes | |
| 10:30 | Break | |
| 10:45 | Concurrent Session (5 Tracks) | SCD; Rehab; Interp; Education; D/B |
| Bloom Where You’re Planted! Understanding Infrastructure and How to Effect Change in Your State Agency | Bedarius Bell Jr Tiffany Kelley |
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| Interpreting in Mental Health Settings: Dipping Your Toes in the Water | Roger Williams | |
| DeafBlind Interveners: Improving Access to Communication and Learning | Julia Brickhouse | |
| Transition Planning: Connecting Deaf High School Youth to Opportunities | Lore Kinast Malibu Barron |
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| The Use of Technology to Support Varied Communication Modalities in the Classroom and the Workplace | Jill Burress | |
| 12:00 | Lunch (on your own) VISIT THE EXHIBITION AREA! | |
| 1:30 | Concurrent Session (5 Tracks) | |
| Leadership in Difficult times | Duane Mayes Elise Knopf |
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| Raising the Bar: Coaching Educational Interpreters to New Standards | M.Antwan Campbell | |
| Customized Employment, the Discovery Process, and the North Carolina Journey | Andrea Mills Blackwood Sandra Warren |
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| Designing online content for Deaf and Hard of Hearing Students using engaging technology | Mark Pfuntner Kathleen Brady |
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| Criminal Justice within the Deaf Community: Current Research and Future Needs | Deb Guthmann | |
| 2:45 | Break – VISIT THE EXHIBITION AREA! | |
| 3:15 | Concurrent Session (5Tracks) | |
| VR’s National Employment Team (NET): Working with Business to Increase the Career Opportunities for Individuals, including those who are Deaf, Hard of Hearing, Late Deafened and Deaf-Blind | Kathy West-Evans Gina Bastian |
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| Communication Equity: What it is and why is it important? | Heather Foster Blaire Johnston |
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| The Communication Matrix: Administering, Scoring and Using Results to Develop Instructional Objectives, plus an Overview of the WVDE Communication Modules | Patricia Dischinger | |
| An Introduction to See-the-Sound Visual Phonics | Nancy Woytowich | |
| Community Conversations as a Strategy to Strengthen Engagement | Diego Ozuna-Clark Jennifer Higgins |
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| 4:30 | Free Time VISIT THE EXHIBITION AREA! | |
| 6:30 – 9:00 | Banquet with Awards and DJ |
Saturday, October 28th
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| 7:30 | Registration opens | 7:30-5:00 Registration |
| 8:15 | Door Prizes | 7:30-5:00 Exhibit Hall |
| 9:00 | Concurrent Session (5 Tracks) | |
| Three Legs of a Stool: Unpacking the Key frameworks that guide the Model State Plan for VR Services for Deaf People | David Hankinson Stephanie Cawthon |
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| Built to Last: Building a community | Joane Mapas Cheryl Reminder |
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| An Exclusive Introduction to Apple’s Accessible Technologies for Hearing | Apple Inc | |
| Employment Skills for Pre-ETS Students | Cindy Camp | |
| Establishing a PearsonVUE Test Center for D/DB/HH: Why, How, Why Bother | Linda Bryant James Mallory |
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| 10:15 | Break VISIT THE EXHIBITION AREA! | |
| 10:45 | Concurrent Session (5 Tracks) | |
| “Building on the Past: Bringing the SCD Conference Back” | Theresa Johnson Ben Hollingsworth |
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| STEM in ASL: Untapped potential of ASL in creating STEM signs | Barbara Spiecker Alicia Wooten |
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| Protactile Immersion | Ashley Benton Nicole Alleman Savanna Toole Richard Watkins Jr Pam King Abby Quick |
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| Making Connections and Building Bridges: Collaborative Strategies for Fostering D/HH Students’ Postsecondary Success | Charity Reedy Warigon Rupert Dubler |
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| Code of Ethics | Laura Thompson Laura Fink |
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| 12:00 | Lunch (0n your own) VISIT THE EXHIBITION AREA! | |
| 1:30 | Concurrent Session (5 Tracks) | |
| Using Data for Deaf Youth Program Decision Making: Strategies and Practices | Jennifer Higgins Lore Kinast Diego Ozuna-Clark Malibu Barron |
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| Multi-modal Language Acquisition | Cindy Camp | |
| A Journey into the DeafBlind World | Ashley Benton Nicole Alleman Savanna Toole Richard Watkins Jr Pam King April Quick |
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| Barriers to Employment for Deaf and Hard of Hearing College Students—Finding Solutions through College Career Services and VR Counselor Collaboration | Erica Roethel Regina Kiperman-Kiselgof |
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| Exploring Employment Supports to Increase Success for Individuals who are Deaf/Hard of Hearing with Mental Health Needs | Judy Schmidt | |
| 2:45 | Break VISIT THE EXHIBITION AREA! | |
| 3:15 | Concurrent Session (5 Tracks) | |
| Medicaid Communication Access: New Service to Improve Communication Access with Healthcare Providers | David Litman | |
| Interpreting as a Related Service on the IEP | M. Antwan Campbell | |
| HyFlex Teaching for DHH learners: Experiences and Best Practices | James Mallory Linda Bryant |
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| The Integrative Role of Background Knowledge, Vocabulary, and Implicit Meaning on Deaf and Hard of Hearing Reading Comprehension | Allen Sanderson Mariann Carter |
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| Wellness Recovery Action Plan (WRAP) | Lisa Fowler Sherry Bridges Yvonnia Johnston |
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| 4:30 | Free time / Dinner (On your own) | |
| 7:00 (TBD) |
Cultural Enrichment Event Visual Vernacular -Lisa McAbee Sunshine 2.0 from NTID |
Sunday, October 29th
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| 8:00 | Country Breakfast | |
| 9:00 | Closing Ceremony | |
| 9:15 | Closing Keynote: Creating the Moment: The Barriers and Process to Building a Bridge for Linguistic and Cultural Inclusivity – Michelle Montelongo | |
| 10:30 | Welcome to SC | |
| 10:45 | Closing Remarks |