Orientation and Mobility Services ADS Metro Region clinical training “APH”

APH? It’s Free Now What!

Type of Event: Discussion and Hands-On Activities with: Karleese Nichols, Vision Rehabilitation Assistant, Steve Jordan, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist, and Michele Reed, Certified Orientation and Mobility Specialist

Time: Thursday, June 2, 2011 10 am – 12 pm
Place: Greater Boston Area Office
65 Sprague Street
Hyde Park, MA 02136
South Conference Room on the Mezz Level

Contact: To register call Michele Reed at 617-972-9103 or email at mreed@,mabcommunity.org

Target Audience: Providers at Day Programs and Residential Program; Families/Guardians; Clinical Support Staff; and Service Coordinators.

Accessible: Yes

Description: Many adults with legal blindness who participate in day habilitation or prevocational programs qualify for FREE products from the American Printing House for the Blind (APH) catalog every year. Find out who qualifies, how registration works, and what kinds of things are available.

Already work with individuals who are enrolled with APH? Here’s your opportunity to actually see many of the products available in the APH catalog and learn creative ways to implement them into day program or residential settings.