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)