Publications

Canadian Council for Exceptional Children Conference "ONE WORLD - Building Tomorrow Together" April 5-8, 2000, Vancouver, B.C. Contact

International Parent to Parent Conference, May 5-7, 2000, Reno, Nevada.

10^th biennial "parent to parent" conference, one of the largest conferences of

parents and families in the world. All information can be found through the

link http://www.unr.edu/repc/npn/ or by contacting: Nevada University Affiliated Programs (775) 784-4921.

National Federation of the Blind: Advocates for Equality (NFB:AE) Annual General Meeting and Conference, May 26 -28, 2000, Toronto, Ontario. For information call the NFB:AE at (250) 862 -3551 or toll free at

1-800-561-4774

Early Connections, Developing Partnerships in Services to Young Children with Visual Impairments (birth to age 8), June 4 - 8, 2000, University of British Columbia. Sponsored by Perkins school for the Blind (the Hilton /Perkins Program). Call (617) 972-7220 for information. BCYPA is on the mailing list so you can call us for the latest updated information as well.

Summer of Possibilities, August 27-September 2, 2000 at Camp Horizon, Bragg Creek, Alberta. A week long summer camp for blind and vision impaired children, their siblings and their parents from across Canada, hosted by BCYPA and the NFB:AE. Partial subsidies may be available. Please contact Sigrid McNab at BCYPA for more information.

Scholarship deadlines - May 15, 2000 is the deadline for the following scholarships: Carl G. Frink Scholarship, Lorne Hassan Memorial Bursary, Robinson and Buckland Memorial Bursary. For other deadlines, check

The awards catalogue or check at your local CNIB district office.

Concessions - CNIB B.C.- Yukon Division has revised their booklet on concessions available to people who are blind, visually impaired or deafblind and copies should be available at your local district office by

April 1, 2000.

Services to Children and Youth who are Blind or Visually Impaired and Services to Children and Youth who are Deafblind: CNIB has revised both of these booklets and copies should be available at your local district office by April 1, 2000.

Braille Power Camp, July 2 - 10, 2000

Braille Literacy Camp, July 12 -18, 2000

Teen Technology - Low Vision/Blind, July 20-27, 2000

Youth Recreation and Rehabilitation, July 29 - August 3, 2000

Family Retreat, August 4-8, 2000

Adult 1, August 10-15, 2000

Adult 2, August 15-20, 2000

Adult 3, August 20-25, 2000

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BCYPA has registered for Dairyworld Foods Caring For Kids Fund. Please help us by saving all your original bar codes from Dairyland branded products (milk, cream, egg nog, yogurt, sour cream, cottage cheese & butter items) and sending them to BCYPA. Thank you.

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CNIB Creative Writing and Braille Accuracy Competition 2000!

Please see the attached information regarding this exciting competition.

1. Exceptional Teaching Aids, Inc. Phone 1-800-549-6999

or Fax: (510) 582-5911 or Email:ExTeaching@aol.com for the current

catalogue of products for Teachers of Students with Special Needs,

Teachers of Students with Visual Impairments, Rehabilitation Specialists,

Teachers of High School Students in Transition, Parents, Occupational

Therapists, Orientation & Mobility Instructors, Classroom Teachers

2. The Lighthouse Inc. Call toll-free at 1-800-829-0500 or

fax (718) 786-5620 for their current catalogue of low-vision products.

3. American Printing House for the Blind Inc. For a free copy of the

Products Catalogue in print, cassette tape, or floppy disc, call toll-free at

1-800-223-1839. The electronic edition of the catalogue can also be

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Both of the following books (and more information about these and other books for parents of blind children ) are available by contacting:

Blind Children's Fund
311 W. Broadway Suite 1
Mt. Pleasant MI 48858
Phone: (989) 779-9966
Fax: (989) 779-0015
Email: bcf@blindchildrensfund.org
Website: www.blindchildrensfund.org

Get a Wiggle On (New Revised Edition), by Sherry Raynor and Richard Drouillard. A booklet for parents of infants who are blind or visually impaired with suggestions for assisting development from birth to the walking state. Cost: $5.00 U.S. plus shipping & handling.

Move It (New Revised Edition), by Richard Drouillard and Sherry Raynor. A sequel to Get a Wiggle On, this booklet contains suggestions for assisting the development of preschool children who are blind or visually impaired from walking to school entrance age. Cost $5.00 U.S. plus shipping & handling.

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Braille Institute is introducing the Braille Special Collection an exciting new reading program offered free of charge to children who are blind or visually impaired. Made possible by grants from the Lincy Foundation and the Hugh and Hazel Darling Foundation, the Braille Special Collection program includes: Children's Classics - We have transcribed a collection encompassing more than 600 titles and appealing to all reading levels. Every three months we will distribute this catalogue, which features select catalogue, which features selected titles available for order free of charge.

Brailleways - An anthology of fiction and nonfiction with broad appeal to readers age 9-18. Brailleways will be distributed each summer as a companion to our winter anthology, Expectations, now in its 50^th year of distribution.

General Interest Publications - Our first offering is When You Become Eighteen. Available year-round, this practical booklet provides information on jury duty, voting, transportation, marriage, housing and employment.

For more information on all of the above contact Braille Institute, 741 N. Vermont Ave., Los Angeles, CA 90029. Phone: (800) BRAILLE

The UN Convention on the Rights of the Child "How Does Canada Measure Up?" report has been published. BCYPA made a submission to

The Canadian Coalition for the Rights of Children who compiled this report, and is specifically mentioned in it. The following is an excerpt from the report: "This monitoring initiative is a highwater mark in the coalitions 10-year history. In 1989, nine organizations committed to working with the Honorable Landon Pearson, the founding chairperson of the Coalition, to promote the ratification of the Convention and raise awareness of children's rights in Canada. Today, 34 organizations, in concert with many others, are presenting Canada's first five-year non-governmental progress report to the UN Committee."

BCYPA has a copy for those who are interested.

BCYPA operating funds are generated through membership fees, donations, fundraising and private grants. Charitable receipts are available. Charitable donations should be made out to the NFB:AE with BCYPA designated as the recipient of your donation.

Or by mail to Box 113, Coombs, B.C. VOR 1M0.

Have a great day!!

BCYPA membership renewal form

Fact Sheet, Organizations and Service Delivery Agencies, PACCVIF

CNIB Creative Writing and Braille Accuracy Competition 2000