2012 Conference On Hearing Loss
Join us for a dynamic, educational and networking conference
April 25th & April 26th, 2012
8am - 4pm (registration @ 7am daily)
Albuquerque Marriott Hotel
2101 Louisiana NE
Albuquerque, NM 87110
CONFERENCE AGENDA
To view the Conference Agenda, click here (Draft Agenda will be posted March 1st, 2012)
Welcome Address:
Attorney General Gary King
Gary King is currently the New Mexico Attorney General and perhaps the only current AG in the nation who is also a scientist with a Ph.D. in organic chemistry. Dr. King maintained a private practice as an attorney and served as a state Legislator before being elected Attorney General in 2006. Since 1987, he has been married to Yolanda Jones King, also a scientist and community leader. Gary grew up with his ranching family in Stanley, New Mexico.
Keynote Speakers:
Lou Ferrigno
Fans of 1970s TV, comic book fans, and those who are deaf or hard of hearing may remember Lou Ferrigno's performance as the Incredible Hulk. This hard of hearing former sheet metal worker and bodybuild er became an instant role model for deaf and hard of hearing youth. Ferrigno was motivated to become a bodybuilder as a teenager by an experience all too common to hearing impaired youth of the 1970s-he was teased by peers for being hard of hearing.
(http://www.louferrigno.com/)
CJ Jones
Spotlight Presenters:
Howard Rosenblum
Howard A. Rosenblum is the Executive Director of the National Association of the Deaf (NAD). Howard is a practicing attorney, and focuses his legal practice in the areas of disability rights, mental health issues, and special education. He has been involved in major litigation under the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) and other disability rights laws. He has provided numerous w orkshops on the ADA, the Rehabilitation Act of 1973, the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act, and other laws impacting the rights of people with disabilities. Mr. Rosenblum co-founded and is the past Chairperson of the Midwest Center on Law and the Deaf, dedicated to ensuring equal access to the legal system for deaf and hard of hearing people. Mr. Rosenblum received his law degree from IIT Chicago-Kent College of Law (1992), and his Bachelor of Science degree in Computer Engineering from the University of Arizona (1988).
Dr. Sam Trychin, PhD
Dr. Trychin received his PhD in Psychology from George Washington University, Washington DC. He is a member of the American Psychological Association, is listed in the National Register of Health Service Providers in Psychology, and is a licensed psychologist in Pennsylvania. He is currently the Mental Health and Rehabilitation Advi sor to the Hearing Loss Association of America (HLAA.) Previously, he was a member of the Advisory Committees for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Office of Vocational Rehabilitation in the Commonwealth of Pennsylvania. Dr. Trychin is hard of hearing himself and was issued his first hearing aids while serving in the United States Air Force. He has been a hearing aid user since that time. Further information about Dr. Trychin's program for people who are hard of hearing, their family members and professionals who provide services to them can be obtained at www.trychin.com.
Conference Sponsors
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- Non-Profit Organizations interested in exhibiting at the 2012 Conference on Hearing Loss, click here
Conference Presenters
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Conference Attendees
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Registration information:
- Registration includes continental breakfast and daily lunch
- Each participant must submit their own registration form
- All participant must register and pay by April 11th, 2012
- Please make checks, Purchase Orders (POs) or credit card payable to the Albuquerque Marriott
- Payment and registration forms should be mailed to the New Mexico Commission for Deaf & Hard of Hearing, 2500 Louisiana NE, Suite 400, Albuquerque, NM 87110 ATTN: 2012 COHL
- Confirmation letters will be sent once payment is received
- Refunds will not be given after March 28th, 2012
- Onsite registration will not be available
- Purchase Orders will be accepted until March 28th, 2012
Hotel information: