PROFESSIONAL ACTIVITIES

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• February, 2002 - Member, Standing Review Panel for National Insititute on Disability and Rehabiltiation Research
• January, 2002- Chair, National Orientation and Mobility Professional Standards Committee
• May, 2001- Coordinator, Michigan Council of Graduate Deans
• April, 2001- Member of American Foundation for the Blind National Program Committee
• January, 2000- Secretary of the National Associaltion of Travel Instruction
• December, 1999-2000 Board member of the National Council of Rehabilitation Education
• June, 1999-2000 Chair of the WMU Research Policies Council
• April, 1999-2000 Chair, Orientation and Mobility Assistant Subcommittee
• November, 1998-2000 Chair, Strategic Planning Committee of AER
• November, 1998-2000 Member, American Foundation for the Blind Press Board
• July, 1998-2000 Member of the University Review Committee, of Division IX AER
• July, 1998-2000 Co-Chair, Orientation and Mobility Certification Standards Committee
• September, 1997- Member, Board of Directors of the Disability Resource Center (Regional CIL)
• September, 1996-2000 Co-Chairperson, Committee on the National Competency Examination Orientation and Mobility
• July, 1994-1996 Co-Chairperson of Certification Standards Committee of Division IX, AER conducted Conference on Reasonable Accommodations in O&M, developed revision of certification standards
• March, 1993-1996 Member of the Board of the Affiliated Leadership League
• July, 1992-2000 Chairperson of the Board of the Journal of Visual Impairment and Blindness
• July, 1992-1994 Chair of the Finance Committee of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
• September, 1991 Served as member of planning committee for the first U.S./Canadian Conference on Technology for the Blind.
• July, 1990-1992   Delegate Member, World Blind Union
• July, 1990-1992 Member of the Board of the American Foundation for the Blind, NYC
• July, 1990-1992 President of the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired
• June, 1991 Co-Developer of National Workshop: Orientation and Mobility Assistant Training Program
• March, 1989   Member of Joint Organizational Effort Committee
• October, 1988 Consultant to State Education Commission, People's Republic of China.
• June, 1988-   Co-sponsor of National Rehabilitation Teaching Conference on University Standards
• July, 1986   North Central Orientation and Mobility Regional Director
• July, 1986   Member, National Accreditation Council Technical Committee on Service Standards
• July, 1986-1998   Chairperson, International Mobility Personnel Preparation Conferences: Israel, Spain, Australia, Norway, U.S.
• July, 1986   Second Vice President, The Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER).
• January, 1985   Chairman, Professional Personnel Recruitment Committee, AER
• July, 1979   Chairman, Certification Committee, National Orientation and Mobility Interest Group, AAWB.
• July, 1977   Chairman, Instructor Qualifications Committee, National Orientation and Mobility Interest Group, AAWB. - Developed University O&M Guidelines.
• September, 1975 Member, National Accreditation Council Committee on Orientation and Mobility Qualifications. - Member of committee chaired by Richard Hoover to revise Orientation and Mobility Instructor Qualifications
• July, 1975   Chairman, Division IX Orientation and Mobility Interest Group
• November, 1972 Chairman, Code of Ethics Committee, National Orientation and Mobility Interest Group, AAWB. - Developed the O&M Code of Ethics
• September 1971 First Chairman, Orientation and Mobility Interest Group of the New York State Association of Workers for the Blind.