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'RAIN MAN' TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE
Information Services
• School Board
Administration
Building • 1450 N.E.
2 Avenue, Miami, Florida 33132
'RAIN MAN' TO ADDRESS MENTAL HEALTH CONFERENCE
Contact: Carol Cortes
305-995-2940
April 21, 2000
Internationally reknowned megasavant Kim Peek will deliver the
keynote address at Linking Forces IX, the Ninth Annual Children's
Mental Health Conference, from 9 to 10 a.m. on May 4, at the Wyndham
Miami-Biscayne Bay Hotel, 1601 Biscayne Boulevard. Following his
presentation, Peek will proceed to Miami Palmetto Senior High School,
7460 S.W. 18 St., where he is scheduled to speak to 200 students.
Peek was the inspiration for Barry Morrow's Academy Award-winning
film "Rain Man." Fetal brain damage affected some of his motor
sensors, but gifted him with remarkable intellectual abilities. He is
known for his total recall capabilities and vast knowledge of
numerous subjects.
Linking Forces IX will be hosted by Miami-Dade County Public Schools'
Office of Exceptional Student Education and Psychological Services,
Multiagency Network for Students with Severe Emotional
Disturbance.
For more information, contact Dr. Henry C. Sterner, Project Manager,
at 305-598-2436.
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