SELECTED INDIVIDUAL ALDACON PRESENTATIONS

ALDAcon 2022
● ALDAcon 2022 Workshop Presentations (in PDF format)

ALDAcon 2018
● “Captioning Public Spaces” Presenter: Dean Olson and Clark Anderson
● “Captions On Now!” Presenter: Jim House and David Viers
● “True Working Dogs: What You Should Know” Presenter: Cynthia Moynihan
● “10 Things You Should Know About HA’s and CI’s” Presenters: Ron Leavitt, David Viers, and Nikki Clark
● “Opening Plenary” Presenter: Richard Pimentel
● “Say No! To Dementia” Presenter: Keri Reynolds
● “Interaction Between Law Enforcement Officers and Deaf/Hard of Hearing People” Presenter: Gary Talley

ALDAcon 2017
● “Career Success After Hearing Loss” Presenter: David Baldridge
● “Self-Advocacy In Your State” Presenters: Sherri Collins and Michele Michaels
● “A Heasring Loss” Presenter: Alice Crume
● “Let Your Better Self Guide You” (Panel) Moderator: Linda Dratell
● “Use It or Lose It” Presenter: Sheiladawn Fitch
● “Save, Serve, Solve” Presenters: Kelly Kovach, Page Cresawn and Robin Abernathy
● “Leadership Program” Presenters: Roy Miller and Chris Littlewood
● “You, Too, Can Travel World” Presenters: Roy Miller and Carol Sliney
● “How To Spin 27 Plates” Presenters: Karen Putz and Tina Childress
● “Hearing Loss: A Global Condition” Presenters: Gerard de Vijlder amd Georgia van der Gen
● “ALDA and Advocacy” Presenter: John Waldo

ALDAcon 2015
● “An Afternoon with Hearing Loss” (Panel) Moderator: Michele Michaels
● “Neurofibromatosis, Late Deafness and ALDA” Presenter: Roy Miller
● “Emergency Preparedness” Presenter: Chris Littlewood
● “Employment Discrimination” Presenters: Mark Sorokin and Sarah Weiber

ALDAcon 2014
● “Legal Update—What the Courts and Agencies Have Done for (or to) Us in 2014” Presenter: John Waldo
● “Portrait of a Confident Deaf/Deafened Person” Presenter: Solange Skyer
● “Smartphone / Tablet Apps 101” Presenter: Betti Thompson
● “Captioning Quality Matters” Presenters: Adam Finkel and Darlene Parker
● “Service Animals In Action” Presenter: Carol Christopherson

ALDAcon 2013
● “The 21st Century Communications and Video Aaccessibility Act: (CVAA) An Update” Presenters: James House and Blake Reid
● “Power of Citizen Advocacy: Using Our Passions – Pooling Our Voices” (Panel) Moderator: Lauren E. Storck
● “Emergency Preparedness and Response” Presenter: Chris Littlewood
● “Text to 9-1-1? Sure!” Presenter: Toni Dunne

ALDAcon 2012
● “Is Social Media for Me?” Presenter: Ken Arcia
● “Veterans with Hearing Loss” Presenter: Lt. Allen Ford
● “The Gift of a Different Ability” Presenter: Karen Putz
● “Movies and More” Presenter: John Waldo

ALDAcon 2010
● “Living with Deafness: Positive Self-Advocacy and Career Success“ Presenter: David Baldridge
● “Support Services for a New Non-Profit” Presenter: Tess Crowder
● “Captioning Technology for People with Hearing Loss” Presenters: Chameen Stratton with Mike Ellis and Ken Arcia
● “How’s Your Spiritual Health?” Presenter: Lucy Miller
● “Organizing for Effective Advocacy” Presenter: John Waldo
● “Deaf and Hard-of-Hearing Policies with the Colorado Springs Police Department”   Presenter: Mark Valdonen
● “Portrait of a Confident Deaf Woman” Presenter: Sally Skyer

ALDAcon 2007
● “Opening Plenary” Speakers: Sally Taylor and Paul Taylor
● “Demystifying Assistive Listening Devices”  (Powerpoint)  Presenter: Heidi Adams
● “Listening to Music with a CI or Hearing Aid” Presenter: Kathy Allen
● “To CI or Not CI: That’s the Option” (Panel) Moderator: Robert Alpern
● “Spirituality and Late Deafness” (Panel) Moderator: Geoff Brown
● “Documenting Your Personal Journey” Presenter: Tina Childress
● “President’s Luncheon” Speaker: Robert Davila
● “Locating and Choosing a Communication Access Realtime Transcription (CART) Provider” Presenter: Pat Graves
● “Coping with Hearing Loss, Step by Step” Presenter: Sanjay Gulati
● “Awards Luncheon” Speaker: Michael Harvey
● “Advocacy: This Year’s Hot Topics for ALDAns” Presenter: Cheryl Heppner
● “I. King Jordan Award Presentation” Recipient: Ken Arcia
● “Appreciation Luncheon” Speaker: I. King Jordan
● “Suggestions for Positive Interactions with Hearing Children and Grandchildren” Presenter: Eileen Mccartin
● “Advocacy: You, Too, Can Change the World” Presenter: Roy Miller
● “Hard of Hearing/Late-Deafened Service Providers: Ask a Late-Deafened Professional” Presenter: Christine Seymour
● “Comparison of Deaf and Hearing Communication Values” Presenter: Linda Siple
● “The Resilient Self: Thriving Through Good Times and Bad” Presenter: Sally Skyer
● “Leadership: Lovely or Lonely at the Top? What Do We Need to Know?”  Presenter: Lauren Storck 
● “Late-Deafened Women Who Beat the Odds: If Only I Knew!” Presenter: Vicki T. Hurwitz

ALDAcon 2006
● “Appreciation Luncheon” Presenter: Bill Graham
● “ALDAcon 2006 Academy Awards Luncheon” Speaker: T. Alan Hurwitz
● “Expanding Access Through Captioned Radio” Presenter: Stephen Foster
● “The Year’s Hot Topics for ALDAns: Captioning” Presenter: Cheryl Heppner
● “Experiencing Breakthroughs in Cochlear Implant Technology”  Presenter: Tina Childress
● “Choosing a College” Presenter: T. Alan Hurwitz
● “Deaf and Single in America” (Panel) Moderator: Lucy Miller
● “Technology and Emergency Preparedness” Presenter: Christine Seymour
● “Hearing Loss and Music: Enjoying Music with Cochlear Implants or Hearing Aids” Presenter: Kathy Allen
● “I. King Jordan Awards Banquet” Recipient: Robin Titterington
● “Opening Plenary Session: Re-Imagining Deafness” Speaker: Sanjay Gulati
● “Late-Deafened Women Beat the Odds: If Only I Knew Then What I Know Now!” Presenter: Vicki T. Hurwitz
● “Searching for Magical Access” Presenter: Roy Miller
● “Physiology of Nutrition: What You Should Know About Your Diet” Presenter: Sharon Milian
● “Remote Cart” Presenter: Patricia Graves
● “Emotional Issues of Dealing with a Hearing Loss, and How to Self-Advocate” Presenter: Erika Lohmiller
● “Emergency Technology in Telecommunication “ Presenter: John Kinstler
● “Web-Based Handbook” Presenter: Heidi Adams
● “Web Site Design 101 – Can I Join the WWW?” Presenter: Ken Arcia
● “ President’s Luncheon: Where Do I Fit in?” Speaker: Lucy Miller
● “Wireless Devices”  Presenter: Ken Arcia

ALDAcon 2005
● “Meditation” Presenter: Carolyn Piper
● “Managing Your Communication Environment for Success” Presenter: Christine Seymour
● “Spirituality”  (Panel)  Moderator: Geoff Brown
● “President’s Luncheon” Speaker: Gabriela Frank
● “Service Animals” Presenter: Judi Rubert
● “Life Coaching” Presenters: Norma Svedosh and Homer Mullins
● “Aural Rehab” Presenter: Edie Gibson
● “ The Power of Positive Hearing: How Positive Attitude and Humor Enhance Relationships” Presenters: Laine and Rex Waggoner
● “Children of Late-Deafened Adults” (Panel) Moderator: Marilyn Call 
● “Advocacy” Presenter: Cheryl Heppner
● “Dual Sensory Loss” Presenters: Heidi Adams and Diane Jones
● “Advocacy” Presenter: Roy Miller
● “Communication Technology Scares Me. What’s It All About?” Presenter: Phil Hyssong
● “Service Animals” Presenter: Carol Christopherson
● “A Popcorn Coalition” Presenter: Kathy Evans
● “Surviving Cancer” Presenter: Edna Shipley-Conner
● “Demystifying ALDs” Presenter: Alice Pakhtigian
● “All Over But the Grief” Presenter: Marilyn Call 
● “Sorenson IP Relay” Presenter: Michael Jordan
● “Advanced Bionics” Presenter: Jared Schnachenberg
● “Nucleus CI Technology” Presenter: Angela Wicker

ALDAcon 2004
● “Stereotactic Irradiation for Intracranial Tumors” Presenter: Annie Chan
● “Demystifying Technology Options for Personal Use” Presenters: Beth Wilsonand Tina Thompson
● “This Way Up: Career Advancement and You!” Presenter: Carol Menton
● “Get Things Done with ALDA Advocacy” Presenter: Cheryl Heppner
● “The Merlin-Pak Connection Revealed: The Turning Point in the Development of Therapeutics for NF?” Presenter: Hiroshi Maruta
● ”I. King Jordan Award Presentation” Recipient: Kathy Schlueter
● “I Didn’t Die, I Just Can’t Hear: A Study of Acquired Deafness” Presenter: Jane Schlau
● “Is Anyone There? A Workshop for Starting an ALDA Chapter” Presenter: Kathy Schlueter
● “Choosing: The Fork in The Road” Presenter: Lucy Miller
● “Bearing Witness to Ordinary Evil” Presenter: Michael Harvey
● “Communicating Freely Everywhere You Go; From the Mountains, to the Valleys, to the Oceans, White with Foam” Presenter: Patti Liptrot
● “Remote CART” (Panel) Moderator: Phil Hyssong
● “From Pavrotti to Physicians: When and How to Obtain Sign Language Interpreters, CART and Assistive Listening Devices” Presenter: Suzanne Thomas

ALDAcon 2002
● “Aging Issues with Deafened Persons” Presenters: Robert McClintock
and Jim Knight
● “Nucleus Multichannel Auditory Brainstem Implant Consumer Update” Presenter: Thomas Mitchell
● “The Bionic Ear Association” Presenters: Marcia Finisdore, Lorie Singer and Jerry Schloffman
● “Cochlear Implant” (Panel) Moderator: Nancy Hammons
● “From Adversity to Peak Experience” Presenter: Lucy Miller
● “Relay Your Way – How to Make VCO Features Work for You! Two-Line Voice Carryover” Presenter: Patti Bannier
● “Special Guest Speaker” Speaker: I. King Jordan
● “Keynote Address” Speaker: Michael Harvey
● “Knock Your Socks Off Relay” Presenter: Mike Ellis
● “Leadership” (Panel) Moderator: Mary Clark
● “Luncheon Speech” Speaker: Sam Trychin
● “Road Map to Organizational Success” Presenter: Andrew J. Lange
● “Sailing with a Crew of Cats: Learning to Lead and Manage” Presenters: Steven Sligar, Cathy Diederich and Kathy Schlueter
● “Tips for Travelers with Hearing Loss” Presenter: Beth Wilson
● “What is Lost is Found” Presenter: Deborah Gough

ALDAcon 2001
● “Access to Arts for People with Hearing Loss” Presenter: Arlene Romoff
● “Access to Media at Home and in The Community: An Update”  Presenters: Mary Watkins and Annette Posell
● “Law Making: How it Works and the Role of Advocacy”  Presenters: James O’Donnell and Beth Wilson
● “Recent Supreme Court Cases on the ADA” Presenter: Stan Eichner
● “Assistive Listening Devices” Presenter: Dianna Theokas
● “Awards Banquet” Speaker: U.S. Congressman James Langevin
● “CART and Broadcast Captioning: Where We Need to Go”   Presenter: Mark Golden
● “A Celebration of Differences” Presenters: Ruth Moore and Jonathan O’Dell
● “Survival Tips for Family Gatherings” Presenter: Beth Wilson
● “Focus on Resilience: Bouncing Back from Setbacks” Presenter: Lucy Miller
● “Guess Who is Coming to Dinner?” Presenter: Mary Clark
● “Bearing Witness to Ordinary Evil: Self-Care and Growth-Enhancement Strategies”  Presenter: Michael Harvey
● “Luncheon Speech” Speaker: I. King Jordan
● “The Everyday ADA: A Look at the Impact of the ADA on Our Employment”   Presenter: David Baldridge
● “Laugh After Deaf” Presenters: Mark Dessert, Lori Heir, Cheryl Heppner, Larry Littleton, Shawn Lovley and Carolyn Piper
● “Using Wireless Applications in Your Every Day Activities”   Presenter: Jerry Nelson
● “Building Community Connections: Designing a Future That Works”  Presenters: Cecilia Gandolfo and  Kristin Fichera
● “VR and You, Why a Specialist?” Presenter: Julie Jodoin
● ”What, Me Write for the ALDANews? Yes You!” Presenters: Carolyn Piper and Candis Shannon
● “ALDAcon: Deaf and Don’t. Doing What They’ll Let Me Do”  Presenter:  Katharine Woodcock
● “Learning to Obtain Workplace Communication Accommodations”  Presenters: Steven E. Boone, Heidi Lefebure and Douglas Watson
● “Considering a CI?”  Presenters: Nancy Hammons and Tom Goulder

ALDAcon 2000
● “Healing Relationships Hurt by Hearing Loss” Presenters: Laine Waggoner and Rex Waggoner
● “Becoming an Assertive ALDAn” Presenters: Pam Snedigar and Steve Larew
● “Hearing Loss in the Workplace” Presenters: Larry Littleton, Jane Schlau, Christine Seymour and Char Sivertson
● “Overcoming Stress” Presenters: Steven E. Boone and Heidi Lefebure
● “Phone Connectivity” Presenter: Ester Kelly
● “Spirituality, Spiritual Sustenance, Connections and Growth” Presenters: Geoff Brown, Lori Heir, Esther Kelly, Anne Mclaughlin and Ray Trybus
● “It’s a Wonderful Wireless World” Presenters: Judy Viera, Ken Arcia and Linda Day
● “Learning to Obtain Workplace Communication Accommodations”  Presenters: Steven E. Boone, Heidi Lefebure and Douglas Watson

PUBLISHED VOLUMES CONTAINING NUMEROUS ALDACON PRESENTATIONS

● Douglas Watson and Carolyn Piper (eds.), Back to the Future: Back to Chicago  Selected Proceedings from ALDAcon ’98 (A Monograph of the University of Arkansas Rehabilitation Research & Training Center for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1999)

● Carolyn Piper and Douglas Watson (eds.), The Challenge of Tomorrow  Selected Proceedings of ALDAcon ’97 (A Monograph of the University of Arkansas Rehabilitation Research & Training Center for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1998)

● Steven Boone, Douglas Watson and Roy Miller (eds.), Changing Lives in Changing Times: Addressing the Needs of Late-Deafened Adults  Selected Proceedings from ALDAcon ’95 (A Monograph of the University of Arkansas Rehabilitation Research & Training Center for Persons who are Deaf or Hard of Hearing, Little Rock, Arkansas, 1997)

● Stephen J. Larew, Kathleen M. Saura, and Douglas Watson (eds.), Facing Deafness: Proceedings of ALDAcon III  (A Monograph of the Northern Illinois University Research and Training Center on Traditionally Underserved Persons Who Are Deaf, Dekalb, Illinois, 1992)