14th Annual "Focus" on Vision Impairment & Blindness Conference

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Conference will be held on March 13, 2019 at the Four Points by Sheraton, Norwood, MA. We’ve extended the Registration and Payment Due Date to March 1st

Meeting the Needs of Individuals with Intellectual Disability & Vision Loss

March 13, 2019

8:00 am - 3:30 pm

Four Points by Sheraton, Norwood, MA

Welcome Remarks: David D’Arcangelo’, Commissioner, Massachusetts Commission for the Blind

Keynote: Lotfi Merabet, O.D., Ph.D., MPH

Director, the Laboratory for Visual Neuroplasticity
Massachusetts Eye and Ear Infirmary
Associate Professor of Ophthalmology
Harvard Medical School

“Assessing Functional Vision Using Virtual Reality in Brain Compared to Ocular Based Visual Impairment”

Sponsored by:

Massachusetts Commission for the Blind – Perkins School for the Blind – Department of Developmental Services, Southeast Region Training Council - Shriver Clinical Services

Registration & Fee due by February 22, 2019.

Registration Brochure and Form available early December 2018 from the “Training” section of the DDS Vision Loss website.

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A closing performance will put the finishing touch on the day!