ARLINGTON, Va.— The American Foundation for the Blind (AFB), together with San Francisco’s LightHouse for the Blind and Visually Impaired and Northern California AER, announced that the 2018 AFB Leadership Conference will take place April 5 to 7 in Oakland, Calif. The conference which will cover the most pressing and relevant topics in the field of blindness and offer many opportunities to learn from the best, make new connections, and reunite with old friends while earning continuing education credits, stated AFB.

Professional development credits will be offered through two groups: the Academy for Certification of Vision Rehabilitation and Education Professionals (ACVREP) and Commission on Rehabilitation Counselor Certification (CRCC). The program features one-hour sessions and attendees may accumulate one hour for each session attended, AFB said.

Held annually, the Conference attracts established and emerging leaders in the blindness field. Conference attendees include technology experts, corporate representatives, university professors, teachers of students with visual impairments, orientation and mobility instructors, vision rehabilitation therapists and counselors and parents. Register here.