A national conference focusing on the literacy needs of individuals with visual impairments

November 12th - 15th, 2009 Costa Mesa, California
Getting in Touch with Literacy 2009


GITWL 09 is supported by the following sponsors:

Big Kahuna


Wipe Out



Rip Curl


Gifts in Kind

for donating services to provide podcasts of all keynote presentations
Call for Papers Submissions has been been closed as of April 15, 2009. Thank you for your submissions. A confirmation letter that your submission has been received will be sent to you soon. We look forward to reviewing the files and will be in touch. Thanks again.
Sincerely,
Cheryl Kamei-Hannan, Conference Co-Chair; Nancy Niebrugge, Conference Co-Chair

Call For Papers - now closed!

Thank you very much for all recent submissions to the call for papers for the 2009 Getting In Touch with Literacy Conference. We appreciate your consideration of presenting at GITWL. The workshops committee will be reviewing proposals in the near future. We anticipate notifying presenters of their accepted proposals by the end of June. Presentations will be 60 or 90 minutes in length.

Please note that accepted presenters will need to register for the conference. Please continue to check the website for updates regarding registration and programming.

Again, we thank you for your proposal and we will be in touch with you soon.

Handouts & Materials
If your proposal is accepted for a workshop or poster session, any handouts or accompanying materials must be provided electronically to the conference co-chair (details for submittal to be provided after acceptance). Materials will be made available to participants electronically. Presenters are required to do their own photo-copying, braille hand-outs, and large print materials if they so desire.

Ready to Help!
If you have questions or need additional information please contact the workshop chairs directly. They are ready to help you.

 • Cheryl Kamei-Hannan 520-891-6665
 • Sharon Sacks 510-794-3800 X313
 • Stuart Wittenstein 510-794-3800 X201