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ACTIVITIES & EVENTS

Resources for Physicians, Nurses, Other Health Professionals, Educators, Service Coordinators & Families of Children with Special Health Care Needs

Featuring:
Keynote Speaker- Dr. Michael Manos
Chief of Pediatric Behavioral Medicine, The Cleveland Clinic
&
Community Fair for Parents of Children with Special Needs to access resources
Accessing Virginia's Services for Children & Youth: Preventing Family Crisis
Special Education Regulations Update
How to Make the System and Your Doctor Work with You
Special Needs Trusts: Your Child's Life after You're Gone
Maintaining Your Child's Mental Health
Maintaining Family Mental/Emotional Health
Future Planning: Your Child's Life after School

University of Virginia Child Study Center
Seeks Children with Autism and Their Siblings
For a Study of Children's Responses to Faces & Animals

The University of Virginia Child Study Center is seeking participants for brief studies exploring the nature of children's interests in and responses to different kinds of living things, including people and animals. We are seeking children with autism spectrum diagnoses (ASDs) and their infant and toddler siblings (sibs need not have ASDs). Children will participate in simple studies where they watch animals and human faces on a screen or interact directly with toy animals and/or people to help us better understand the development of social behavior.

For more information or to participate, call 434-243-4838, e-mail nyi2f@virginia.edu, or contact:

Matthew Daniel Lerner
University of Virginia
Department of Psychology
102 Gilmer Hall
PO BOX 400400
Charlottesville, VA 22904-4400
Phone: (434) 243-4838
Fax: (866) 829-4976

Subject: FW: Low vision persons needed for research on technology, research project at VA Tech-do you have a client who would like to volunteer for a research project with some minimal compensation?

Participants with low vision sought for research on assistive technology design (haptic technology)

Do you have difficulty in reading standard newsprint, or expressions on a person's face? Then you are invited to participate in this study! Let's talk about the visual impairments and user needs of assistive technology, especially haptic devices. An interview will last approximately 1-1.5 hours. You will be compensated at the rate of $10/hour. You do not need to worry about your transportation. We can come to you at your convenience.
Knowledge and experience are not required.

Requirements:
1. Low vision: 20/70 or worse (with eye glasses, contact lenses, etc.) If you are unaware of your visual acuity, it is OK. We will check it for you.
2. Age: younger than 30 or older than 64.
3. Mobility in the fingers of your dominant hand.
* If you have a question or need further information, feel free to contact the principal investigator, Hyung Kim at hykim7@vt.edu or 540-922-3055 (If no answer, leave your name, phone number, and the time you would like to be called.)

Monthly gathering in Richmond area:

ANNOUNCING THE CMSA DINNER CLUB

WHEN: THE THIRD THURSDAY OF EVERY MONTH -

WHERE: DIFFERENT RESTAURANTS EACH MONTH

THIS IS A PURELY SOCIAL GET TOGETHER. IT IS PAY YOUR OWN WAY. IT IS AN OPPORTUNITY TO DINE AND CHAT WITH OTHER CASE MANAGERS OUTSIDE THE WORK AND FORMAL MEETING SETTINGS.

Please RSVP to CAROLE COHEN WALLIS OR LEE BANK. Hope to see you there!

CAROLE'S EMAIL IS Carole.Wallis@pmsionline.com
LEE'S EMAIL IS bank@vmlins.org