Welcome to the

Illinois AER Website

Welcome to the Illinois AER (IAER) website! As a state chapter of AER, IAER is committed to supporting professionals who serve persons with visual impairments. We are an exciting chapter, providing many services to professionals serving those who are blind and visually impaired. Support to members includes professional development options, funding for special projects that benefit persons with visual impairments, and legislative advocacy that benefits our profession (and therefore the people we serve).

I invite you to check out our many programs described in this website, and encourage you to consider joining us! If you have a question regarding our chapter, its activities, or membership, please let me know.

Sincerely,

George Abbott

IAER President

Future IAER Board Meetings

None scheduled at this time

      For times of meetings and specific location, please contact George Abbott at abbott@hadley.edu

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Harrell and Sangalli are Chapter-Get-A-Member Campaign Winners

July 7, 2009--Congratulations to Susan Harrell of the AER Alabama Chapter on winning the $1,000 grand prize for the association’s 20 for 20 Chapter-Get-A-Member Campaign. Harrell, a vocational rehabilitation counselor for the Alabama Department of Rehabilitation Services and president-elect of the Alabama Chapter, successfully recruited 11 new members during the year-long effort.

John Kelly, AER Board President, drew Harrell’s name from more than 200 qualifying recruiters and new members. Kelly said the program resulted in 107 new members for AER between May 2008 and April 2009. A total of 95 recruiters in 26 chapters participated in the first-ever campaign.

With 20 new members, the Arkansas Chapter narrowly beat out the Alabama Chapter’s 19 for the highest number of recruits. Penn-Del was third with 10 new members.

The Arkansas Chapter’s new member total translated into 20% growth for the chapter which meant that one of the recruiters was eligible for a free one-year AER membership. Congratulations to Ramona Sangalli of Little Rock whose name was drawn as the lucky winner. Each chapter will receive a $20 bounty from AER for each of the 107 new members.

Kelly expressed his gratitude on behalf of the board of directors to all those who participated in the program.

AER Kicks Off Chapter-Get-A-Member Campaign

Help AER achieve its goal of 1,000 new members in the coming year. Be part of the 2008 Chapter-Get-A-Member campaign! You could win cash prizes! Read more...

Name of AER's New Journal Announced

AER Journal: Research & Practice in Visual Impairment & Blindness

AER's Strategic Planning Process Underway

AER is committed to serving our members and affiliated chapters and divisions through effective strategic planning conducted at all levels within the organization. AER's Strategic Plan guides the association into the future and is periodically updated to ensure we are meeting the members' and association's needs. 

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