Call for Workshops

66th Annual CTEBVI CONFERENCE - April 16-19, 2026

We are excited to announce the 66th Annual Conference of the California Transcribers and Educators for the Blind and Visually Impaired (CTEBVI), where this year’s theme is Strategies for Success.

This annual gathering offers a vibrant forum for professional learning, meaningful collaboration, and community building among those dedicated to supporting individuals who are blind or visually impaired.

We invite you to contribute to this important event by sharing your innovative insights, effective practices, successful programs, or research findings. Whether you're addressing educational strategies, technology, rehabilitation, braille and/or tactile production, or other critical topics in our field, your voice can make a difference.

Please consider submitting a proposal—and feel free to share this invitation with colleagues and others who may be interested in presenting.

Let’s come together to inspire, inform, and support one another as we advance our shared mission.

General Information about Presentation Proposals

Presentation Format Descriptions

Workshop Presentations are 60 minutes in length. These may include lectures or demonstrations, reports of research design or results, or effective presentations of other relevant information. This format may include a panel of speakers who provide views on a specific topic. Panel presentations should be limited to four speakers.

Workshop presentations will take place during Friday and Saturday of the conference. We have eliminated the two-part workshop format, as it was found to confuse workshop participants who didn't select both sessions. Please consider a second, separate workshop to present additional material.

All presentations will be in-person. All workshop materials will be available for members on the CTEBVI website post-conference. All handouts must be provided electronically and be in accessible formats by March 20, 2026.

A workshop monitor will be assigned to your workshop to introduce you and assist during your presentation.

If there are multiple presenters, please let us know if you are able and willing to monitor your workshops.

Proposal Selection Criteria

Presentations at the CTEBVI Conference should be designed to educate participants about successful practices, innovations, research, or expanded perspectives that improve services to students and clients who are blind or visually impaired. For vendors who submit proposals, we are looking for presentations that focus on products for educational or rehabilitation outcomes. We encourage vendors to co-present with VI professionals and/or students. (e.g., “Using Video Magnifiers to Access Board Work” or “Notetakers in the College Classroom”). Workshops focusing solely on products will not be considered.

Proposals will be reviewed by the conference committee using the following criteria:

Is the topic important and relevant to the work of professionals in the field of visual impairment?
Does the topic provide significant or innovative ideas or research findings that bring fresh insight or approaches?
Does the topic present a new or expanded perspective, practice, program, or innovation?
Does the topic fit into the content strands of the conference and add balance to the overall program?

Proposal Submission Process

Deadline for proposal submission is November 11, 2025.

Proposals are to be submitted through a web-based submission process using the link below. Please have all your information ready before you begin to enter your proposal.

Submission forms must be completed in full. You will need to provide the following pieces of information:

Presentation title. Titles will be limited to or edited to a limit of 100 characters.
Abstract of the presentation. This should be a concise summary of the complete presentation in 50 to 200 words, as required for ACVREP approval.
Description of presentation: This should be a brief description of your presentation and will be included in the conference program.
Workshop Strand: Educator, Transcriber, Paraeducator, Parent
Primary learning objective(s) or outcome(s) for participants who attend the session. The learning objective(s) should indicate the knowledge, concepts, or skills participants should be able to demonstrate following the presentation. This is required for ACVREP approval.
Names and contact information for each presenter: Before submitting a proposal, the lead presenter should confirm the commitment of co-presenters and include them and their contact information on the proposal submission form. Please reflect the contact information that you want included in the conference program.
Brief profile of each presenter, including degrees, credentials and agency affiliations if appropriate.
Scheduling limitations will be honored if submitted with the workshop proposal. No schedule changes will be permitted after January 3, 2026.

Ready to Submit a Workshop Proposal?

Click on the link below to go to the submission form for the 2026 CTEBVI Conference:

2026 Workshop Submission Form

Further information about the 66th annual conference will be available in the upcoming months on the CTEBVI website. If you have questions, please contact workshops@ctebvi.org.