INVITATION - A free conference presented by the MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation
Centre - Independent Airport Travelling for Blind and Visually Impaired
people

MONTREAL, Nov. 3 /CNW Telbec/ - Overwhelmed by airports? For blind or visually impaired people, the task requires a great deal of planning and preparation. To help maximize the autonomy of blind and visually impaired people, the MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre (MMRC) is proud to present a free conference, open to the public, about Independent Airport Travelling for Blind and Visually Impaired people. Chelsea White, an outreach specialist for the Seeing Eye Inc. from Dallas, Texas, will be discussing everything from packing a suitcase to what to do once you arrive at your destination. She will also share information about guide dogs and the organization she has been involved with for the past ten years: Seeing Eye (www.seeingeye.org)

What?
Free conference about Independent Airport Travelling for Blind and Visually Impaired people*

When?
Wednesday, November 10, 2010
From Noon to 1 pm

Where?
MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre
MAB site - 7010 Sherbrooke Street west
Layton Hall

Contact
Walter Wittich, Ph.D.
Agent de planification de recherche
Tel. [phone] ext. 1076

* The conference will be given in English.

The MMRC counts among its clients, children and adolescents with motor or language impairments or communication disabilities, as well as people of all ages who are deaf or hard of hearing or who are visually impaired. In 2010, more than 5000 clients received services from the MMRC. The mission of the MMRC is to help maximize the autonomy and participation of clients with the intention of improving their quality of life. By using a participative and interdisciplinary approach, this mission is achieved through specialized and ultraspecialized adaptation, rehabilitation and social integration services for people with a significant and persistent disability. For more information about the MMRC, visit www.mabmackay.ca

For further information:

Source:	MAB-Mackay Rehabilitation Centre
Information:	Nicole Halpert - Communications Advisor 514-489-8201, ext. 2024 or 514-217-5472