2008 Session Schedule of Presentations
International Macular Degeneration Support Group



Jan 10: "The Challenges of Multiple Age-Related Disabilities"
Mary Warren, MS, OTR/L, SCLV, FAOTA (Department of Occupational Therapy, University of Alabama at Birmingham)

Feb 14: "Senior EZ Living"
Charles Schwartz, MS (Support Specialist, Low Vision Products.)

Mar 13: "Aging Successfully with Vision Loss: Creative Pursuits and Leisure Activities"
Colleen O'Donnell, MSA, OTR, CLVT (Visual Rehabilitation and Research Center, Henry Ford Health System)

Apr 10: "Overview of Assistive Technology for People Who Are Blind or Visually Impaired"
Ike Presley (American Foundation for the Blind)

May 8: "Summary of Research: 2006-07"
Dan Roberts (MD Support, IMDSG)

Jun 12: "Preventing Type II Diabetes"
Susan Mills-Gray (University of Missouri, MU Extension)

Jul 10: "Traveling Without Trouble--Overcoming Travel Challenges With Disabilities"
Renée Rentmeister (Vision World Foundation)

Aug 14: (TBA)

Sep 11: "What You See is What You Eat: Nutrition and AMD"
Lylas Mogk, MD (Henry Ford Medical Center, Lavonia MI)

Oct 9: "Reclaiming Independence--Staying in the Driver's Seat When You No Longer Drive."
L. Penny Rosenblum, Ph.D. (University of Arizona)

Nov 13: “Adventures in Darkness”
Tom Sullivan (actor, singer, entertainer, author, producer)

Dec 11: “Cooking Without Looking"
Celia Chacone (cooking show host, WXEL-PBS 42, Palm Beach FL)