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Check Out What's New! Get A Member Campaign...Your chance to Win! Penn-Del Membership: Look what we can do! Western Regional Meeting Announcement !! Central Regional Meeting Announcement !! We are the Pennsylvania-Delaware chapter of The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER). AER is the only international membership organization dedicated to rendering all possible support and assistance to the professionals who work in all phases of education and rehabilitation of blind and visually impaired children and adults. The Association was formed in 1984 as the result of a consolidation between the American Association of Workers for the Blind and the Association for Education of the Visually Handicapped. The AER Bylaws (Adopted June 1984; amended through July 1996) detail AER's purpose, structure, and procedures. AER develops and promotes professional excellence through support of those who provide services to people with visual impairments by providing: Professional Support Communication and networking on a local level are achieved through automatic membership in Chapters. Division memberships enable members to focus on specific topics of expertise. International and regional conferences provide the opportunity for professional development as well as support. See Conferences. Publications AER provides members with opportunities for professional growth and development through continuing education, regional, national and international conferences, and several publications. RE:view, our quarterly published, peer-reviewed journal, covers research, best practices, and controversial issues in the field of visual impairment. The AER Report keeps members informed about Association news and policy. The Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness provides an interdisciplinary approach to research and discussion influencing the field of visual impairment. The Penn-Del AER Newsletter is published three times a year. See Newsletter. Professional Development To enhance career development, AER members have exclusive access to Job Exchange, listings of job openings in the field. Continuing Education is an important part of professional development. One of AER's goals is to develop ongoing continuing education opportunities for its members. Members Only articles cover field-specific topics. Professional Recognition through annual awards including the C. Warren Bledsoe Award, the Allen, Bauman, McAulay and Shotwell Awards, and the AER Outstanding Chapter Award. Scholarships AER provides two scholarships to students who are legally blind and are studying for a career in the field of services to the blind or visually impaired. The scholarships are named in honor of William and Dorothy Ferrell. They are awarded in the even number years. Penn-Del AER provides a scholarship to an undergrad or grad student who is enrolled in professional preparation program in Pennsylvania or Delaware. See Scholarships Advocacy Finally, through its lobbying efforts, AER gives professionals and consumers in the field a collective voice on Capitol Hill to keep the focus on the importance of maintaining specialized blind services for consumers of all ages. Follow this link for more information about what we do and/or to become a member: www.aerbvi.org CURRENT PENN-DEL AER OFFICERS President: Brenda Egan began@wpsbc.org President-Elect: Sister Meg Fleming - Aplucy01@nni.com Secretary: Lynn Fox - alderson@pitt.edu Treasurer: Vince McVeigh - vincentmcveigh@aol.com Past President: Sandy Finkel - sandy@obs.org PENN-DEL AER DIRECTORS Jennifer Edgar - jedgar@comcast.net Charlotte Fisher - fischerc@wpsbc.org Jonathan Fister - jfister@keystoneblind.org Lynn Fox - alderson@pitt.edu Jean May - jean.may@state.de.us Barbara Mallory - barbara.mallory@state.de.us Cindy Mock - cinmoc@mail.berksiu.k12.pa.us Lynn Murphy - lamurphy@iu12.org Mary Nelle McLennan - mary.nelle@earthlink.com Marla Moon - drmoon@nittanyeye.com Gary Nuss - gnuss@iu17.org Rebecca Price - rlp24+@pitt.edu Amy Rotzinger - amy.rotzinger@state.de.us George Zimmerman - gjz@pitt.edu |
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