Conference History

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2007 – September 27-29 – San Francisco State University

2009 – September 17-19 – San Francisco State University

2012 – February 23-25 – Cisco, San Jose

Preschool/Literacy/Mobility for Learning • Self-determination/Global Dissemination • Writing

Lifetime Achievement Award: Dr. June L. Bigge

2014 – February 27-March 1 – Cisco, San Jose

Language and learning/Mobility • Language and learning/Advocacy and social justice • CVI and its impact on learning/Effective patient provider communication

Lifetime Achievement Award: Jackie Brand

2017 – March 23-25 – Cisco, San Jose

Language Acquisition and Documentation • Specialized Curriculum Areas – Vision & Mobility • Language, Communication and Autism •

Lifetime Achievement Award: Michael Williams

2019 – April 25-26 – Cisco, San Jose

Cortical Vision Impairment • Literacy • Developing Self-Determination with Users of AAC • Low Resource Environments and Disaster Preparedness

Lifetime Achievement Award:  Woody Sessoms