AFB's 2009 JLTLI Evaluation Form

Thank you for participating in AFB's 2009 JLTLI. Please take a few minutes to complete the following survey to help us know your impressions and find out what we can do to meet any additional needs you might have in this area. Instructions for evaluation form: Please be sure to completely fill out this form and hit the "submit" button below. If you experience difficulties, and/or have any questions or comments, you may contact us via e-mail at: communications@afb.net. Please note that if you submit your evaluation to AFB via e-mail, your name will be removed from the e-mail before the responses are tallied to ensure confidentiality. Section I - Participant Information: Is this your first JLTLI? Is this your first JLTLI? Yes No How would you describe yourself? (check all that apply) TVI O & M AT specialist OT Rehabilitation professional Administrator Consumer Parent or family member University faculty Researcher Student Other If you selected "other" for the previous question, please describe below. What influenced your attendance? Subject Matter Subject Matter Highly important Important Not important Location Location Highly important Important Not important Format Format Highly important Important Not important Presenters Presenters Highly important Important Not important Networking Opportunities Networking Opportunities Highly important Important Not important Opportunity to obtain continuing education credit Opportunity to obtain continuing education credit Highly important Important Not important Other (IF you only attended the pre-conference, please proceed to Section III) Section II - Overall Conference Value How well were your expectations for the conference met? Conference expectations met? Exceeded expectations Expectations met Expectations not met Please provide any additional comments about your expectations for the conference. What did you learn during the conference that will make a difference in the way you work? Which two conference presentations were especially useful to you? Which two conference presentations were least useful to you? What topics would you like to see covered at a future Jo Taylor? Is organizational funding a factor in your attendance at AFB's Josephine L. Taylor Leadership Institute? Is organizational funding a factor in your attendance at JLTLI? Yes No How interested are you in attending a 2010 JLTLI? How interested are you in attending a 2010 JLTLI? Definitely interested Maybe interested Not interested at all Do you have additional comments or suggestions? Section III - Specific Session Rating and Comments Please rank each session you attended for its usefulness to your work or daily life. Please feel free to comment on any session(s). Pre-Conference Sessions Evening Training for Hill Visits Evening Training for Hill Visits Useful Somewhat useful Not useful Not applicable Please provide any additional comments about the Evening Training for Hill Visits pre-conference session. Visits to Capitol Hill Visits to Capitol Hill Useful Somewhat useful Not useful Not applicable Please provide any additional comments about the Visits to Capitol Hill pre-conference session. Plenary Sessions Opening Plenary: Action in a Time of Change Action in a Time of Change Useful Somewhat useful Not useful Not applicable Please provide any additional comments about the Action in a Time of Change plenary session. Exhibit Fair Exhibit Fair Useful Somewhat useful Not useful Not applicable Please provide any additional comments about the Exhibit Fair. Essential Elements of an Agenda for Change Essential Elements of an Agenda for Change Useful Somewhat useful Not useful Not applicable Please provide any additional comments about the Essential Elements of an Agenda for Change plenary session. Breakout Sessions A Meeting of the Minds: Fostering Meaningful Research Agendas on Living & Learning with Vision Loss A Meeting of the Minds Useful Somewhat useful Not useful Not applicable Please provide any additional comments about A Meeting of the Minds: Fostering Meaningful Research Agendas on Living & Learning with Vision Loss breakout session. Administrators' Roundtable Administrators' Roundtable Useful Somewhat useful Not useful Not applicable Please provide any additional comments about the Administrators' Roundtable breakout session. Conducting an Assistive Technology Assessment for Children and Adults Assistive Technology Assessment for Children and Adults Useful Somewhat useful Not useful Not applicable Please provide any additional comments about the Conducting an Assistive Technology Assessment for Children and Adults breakout session. How Families Connect and Professionals Connect in the Twenty-First Century How Families and Professionals Connect in the Twenty-First Century Useful Somewhat useful Not useful Not applicable Please provide any additional comments about the How Families Connect and Professionals Connect in the Twenty-First Century breakout session. A Webtastic Overview of AFB's Online Resources A Webtastic Overview of AFB's Online Resources Useful Somewhat useful Not useful Not applicable Please provide any additional comments about A Webtastic Overview of AFB's Online Resources breakout session. Vision Loss and Other Disabilities: What's Different? What Strategies Can We Employ? Vision Loss and Other Disabilities Useful Somewhat useful Not useful Not applicable Please provide any additional comments about the Vision Loss and Other Disabilities: What's Different? What Strategies Can We Employ? breakout session. Promising Solutions for Access to Curricular Materials Promising Solutions for Access to Curricular Materials Useful Somewhat useful Not useful Not applicable Please provide any additional comments about the Promising Solutions for Access to Curricular Materials breakout session. Living in Our Time of Change: Demonstrating Access to the Digital Lifestyle Living in Our Time of Change Useful Somewhat useful Not useful Not applicable Please provide any additional comments about the Living in Our Time of Change: Demonstrating Access to the Digital Lifestyle breakout session. Other If you attended the Access Awards ceremony, what was your impression? If you attended the Migel Award ceremony, what was your impression?