NYSAER 2023 Conference

Harnessing the Power of Assessment

When

November 5 - 7, 2023

Where

Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs

A jockey rides a horse whose name, Assessment, is brailled down its neck.

Hotel Details

Holiday Inn Saratoga Springs
232 Broadway
Saratoga Springs, NY 12866-4253

Email: info@saratogahi.com

Front Desk: 1-518-584-4550


Reservation:  1-888-HOLIDAY (1-888-465-4329)

Group Code :  RBV

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Simply click on the link above to go directly to the hotel’s reservation page and automatically apply our group code.  When you enter your dates, the Rate Preference will default to Group Rate, Travel Agent (this gives you the $129/night rate).

The hotel encourages guests to make their reservations as early as possible to take advantage of the special rate set up for this group.

Note: If you want to plan a mini vacation the weekend before the conference, the hotel has agreed to extend the group discount rate to Friday and Saturday nights.

Check-In: 3 PM

Check-Out: 11 AM

Minimum Check-In Age:  21

Keynote Speaker:
Christine Roman, Ph.D.

Christine Roman Lantzy has Bachelor’s Degrees in Elementary Education and Visual Impairment. She is a Certified Orientation & Mobility Specialist and has a Master’s Degree in Medically Fragile, High Risk Infants. Her Ph.D. focused on Cortical Visual Impairment and Infancy.

Christine Roman Lantzy was a teacher of the visually impaired in the public schools for 17 years. She worked as a research associate and an Assistant Professor in higher education for 17 years and was an infant developmental specialist associated with the NICU and Follow Up for 31 years at The Western Pennsylvania Hospital.

Christine Roman Lantzy is the Chief of The Pediatric View Program at The Children’s Home & Lemieux Family Center in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, and provides private CVI services through CVI Resources. Christine provides workshops and consultations through CVI Resources and has had the honor to be invited to all parts of the United States and many countries outside the U.S. She is the author of Cortical Visual Impairment: An Approach to Assessment and Intervention (2007, Second Ed. 2018, Cortical Visual Impairment: Advanced Principles, 2019), author of O&M chapters in Foundations of Orientation & Mobility, and co-author of An Approach to Sensory Balance (2021).

photo of Christine Roman

Conference Registration

Registration Options and Pricing

Register for the Conference

Register as a Vendor/Sponsor

Payment Information

When you register, the form will generate an invoice and provide you with a credit card payment link. 

For those wishing to pay with check or purchase order, please send to:

Ronald Ritter,  NYSAER Treasurer
20 Gardner Place Apt 47
Oneonta, NY 13820

Checks and purchase orders should be made payable to NYSAER.

Contact Ron with payment questions at ronz007.rr@gmail.com.

Meet Our Sponsors

Alpha Sensory logo

Low Vision and Blindness Technology

Vis-Ability, Inc. logo

Products for low vision and blindness

Hunter College logo

Our programs will prepare you to work with individuals who are blind or visually impaired in wide range of settings. New York State certified Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVI or TVI), work with young people in grades K-12 who may be blind or have low vision. We have graduate-level programs in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy and Orientation & Mobility that prepare specialists for clients of all ages. 

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Email Darcy Meyer for more information on becoming a sponsor

Sponsor-provided information

List of Vendors

Irie Low Vision and Braille

Irie-AT is a distributor of braille and low vision products; specializing in video magnifiers, braille displays/notetakers, braille embossers and tactile graphics. We also offer our own line of braille embossers. Irie-AT is the national distributor and service center for Eurobraille, ViewPlus, Rehan, SightCare, VisionAid International, Thinkable and more.

Alpha Sensory

Low Vision and Blindness Technology

American Printing House for the Blind

APH has been been innovating products and technology to support people who are blind and low vision to independently live and learn since 1854. From everyday tools to high tech solutions, we’re developing products for barrier breakers, dream believers, change makers, and access warriors! We know that access to the right tools and information at the right time can change lives. Our job at APH is to break down barriers and empower students, families, adults, and educators, creating a future that belongs to everyone.

Hunter College

Our programs will prepare you to work with individuals who are blind or visually impaired in wide range of settings. New York State certified Teacher of Students with Visual Impairments (TSVI or TVI), work with young people in grades K-12 who may be blind or have low vision. We have graduate-level programs in Vision Rehabilitation Therapy and Orientation & Mobility that prepare specialists for clients of all ages.

C TECH

Distributor of Assistive Technology for the Blind & Visually Impaired

Vis-Ability Inc.

Products for low vision and blindness

The Carroll Center for the Blind

The Carroll Center for the Blind is a residential rehabilitation center providing independent living skills, vocational and transition programs, services for seniors, educational support, and assistive technology training for individuals of all ages and all stages of vision loss. Established in 1936, The Carroll Center for the Blind has pioneered many innovative techniques and services for individuals to lead independent and fulfilling lives. The Carroll Center delivers more direct services for the blind and visually impaired than any other private agency in New England.

Vispero

Vispero is the world’s leading assistive technology provider for the visually impaired. Our brands Optelec, Freedom Scientific, and Enhanced Vision products have a long history of developing and providing innovative solutions for blind and low vision individuals.

NFB-NEWSLINE NY

NFB-NEWSLINE ® is a news and information access service provided free of charge to people who can’t access regular print due to a disability such as blindness or other disability. NFB-NEWSLINE ®provides barrier-free access to over 500 publications. Currently the service provides access to newspapers, magazines, blindness-specific publications, Spanish language newspapers, breaking news publications from major networks, emergency weather alerts and forecasts, TV listings, job listings, and weekly circulars from national retailers.

eye.t

Home of The Screen Reader Curriculum for JAWS, NVDA and Chromevox. At eye.t we believe all vision professionals can teach computer literacy, all that's missing is a good curriculum!

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