American Foundation for the Blind Leadership Conference 2017

The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB) and the Virginia Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) are pleased to present the 2017 Joint AFB Leadership and Virginia AER Conference, which will cover the most pressing and relevant topics in the field of blindness and offer many opportunities to learn from the best and brightest minds in our field, make new connections, and reunite with old friends while earning continuing education credits (CEU). We offer CEU through two groups: Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) and Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC). Our program features one-hour sessions and you may accumulate one hour for each session attended. If you attend each CEU-approved session, you will receive 6 credit hours on Thursday; 5 credit hours on Friday; and 4.75 credit hours on Saturday.

Held annually, AFBLC attracts established and emerging leaders in the blindness field. Conference attendees include technology experts, corporate representatives, university professors, teachers of students with visual impairments, orientation and mobility instructors, rehabilitation professionals, and parents. They come from diverse organizations and institutions spanning the public and private sectors, including school districts, schools for the blind, Veterans Administrations, hospitals, private agencies, and universities.