2010 Symposium

The 2010 Symposium was a huge success! There were over 350 attendees at this year's event. People came from as far away as the United States and Finland.

We have posted many of the presentations from this year's symposium for those of you who were unable to attend.

KEY NOTE
Haptices & Haptemes- Social Haptic Communication

Riitta Lahtinen, PhD, Researcher
& Russ Palmer, Music Therapist

KEY NOTE

A Man With a Mission... and Deafblindness

Kevin Frost, Motivational speaker, international athlete, and future Paralympian

KEY NOTE

Everyone is a Leader

Dick O'Brien, professional speaker and consultant in human relations

WORKSHOP 3 & 10:

Talking the Language of the Hands to the Hands- Encouraging Hand-use in Persons with Deafblindness

Barbara Miles, consultant in the field of deafblindness and former teacher in the Deafblind program at Perkins School for the Blind

WORKSHOP 4:

Building Bridges Through Sensory Integration

Paula Aquilla, Occupational Therapist and co-author of Building Bridges Through Sensory Integration

WORKSHOP 5

How to Set Up Peer Groups

Tracey Riggillo, Communicator Facilitator for three peer support groups

Canadian Helen Keller Centre

WORKSHOP 6A

What Can the Intervenor Organization of Ontario Do for You?

Keri Newbigging, Vice-President

Intervenor Organization of Ontario

WORKSHOP 6B

Let's Communicate Through Music and Crafts

Julie Phee, Sarah DeFrancisco, Jodie Adams, and Rhonda Leaist

W. Ross Macdonald School

WORKSHOP 6C

From Institution to Community: The Power of Intervention in One Woman's Life

Shari Chantler, Team Leader, and Emily Pilkington, Regional Resident Services Coordinator

DeafBlind Ontario Services

WORKSHOP 6D

Beginning a Calender System

Sara Hansen, Intervenor

Toronto District School Board and Rotary Cheshire Apartments

WORKSHOP 8:

Haptices and Haptemes – A Practical Workshop Using Touch Messages in Every Day Life
Riitta Lahtinen, PhD, Researcher
& Russ Palmer, Music Therapist

WORKSHOP 9

Dealing With Difficult People

Dick O'Brien, Professional Speaker and consultant in human relations

WORKSHOP 13

Positive Behaviour Planning for Clients Who are Deafblind

Daniela Chiavetti & Lisa Morden, Behavioural Consultants

W. Ross Macdonald School

WORKSHOP 14

Dealing With Loss: A Personal and Professional Perspective

Dr. Bill Webster, grief counsellor

WORKSHOPS 15 & 20

The Forgotten Senses of Balance and Pressure