IT Accessibility Review
Volume 1, Number 10
Special Events
NCIL 2006 Conference
When:
22-25 May 2006
Where:
The Grand Hyatt in Washington, DC
The National Council on Independent Living will hold its 2006 Conference, "Ending the Institutional Bias."
This year, conference plenary sessions, workshops, and other presentations will focus on strengthening our already extraordinary efforts and successes in moving and keeping people with disabilities out of nursing homes and other institutions.
Conference details are at http://www.ncil.org.
Canadian Disability Studies Association, 2006
When:
May 27-28, 2006
Where:
York University, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
The Canadian Disability Studies Association is holding its third annual conference as part of the Congress of the Humanities and Social Sciences. The conference theme is: "The City: A Festival of Knowledge."
For more information about the conference, please contact:
Geoffrey Reaume
Assistant Professor
Critical Disability Studies
School of Health Policy and Management
Atkinson Faculty, HNES Room 428A
York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario
Canada M3J 1P3
Phone: 416-736-2100, ext. 22058
Fax: 416-736-5227
AHEAD Conference
When:
18-22 July 2006
Where:
San Diego
The annual international AHEAD conference brings together professionals in the fields of higher education and disability for a week of information sharing, networking, and theoretical and practical training.
Conference details can be found at: http://www.ahead.org/training/conference/index.htm
Disability Policy Seminar
When:
26 July 2006
Where:
Washington, DC
The National Council on Disability (NCD) will celebrate the 16th anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act (ADA) with a disability policy seminar. NCD will conduct a half-day seminar based on findings from its National Disability Policy: A Progress Report, which will be released during the seminar.
For more information, please go to: www.ncd.gov
First Conference for Mentoring Youth with Disabilities
When: 13-15 September 2006
Where: Boston
Partners for Youth with Disabilities (PYD) recently announced the opening of the PYD´s National Center.
Partnering with state and national organizations, the Center´s first conference, "Aspire, Achieve, Empower: The First Conference on Mentoring for Youth with Disabilities," will focus on sharing best practices in the field of mentoring youth with disabilities.
For information about the conference and their Call for Papers, visit: www.pyd.org/national-center/conference.htmState-of-the-Science Conference
When: 5-6 October 2006
Where: Doubletree Hotel/Crystal City, Arlington VA
The Cornell University Rehabilitation Research and Training Center on Disability Demographics and Statistics (StatsRRTC) is pleased to announce its State-of-the-Science Conference:
THE FUTURE OF DISABILITY STATISTICS: WHAT WE KNOW AND NEED TO KNOW
This two-day conference will: (a) cover current statistic on the characteristics and status of working-age people with disabilities derived from current survey and administrative data and (b) explore options for improving future data collection and data distribution efforts.
Registration is now open. Go to www.StatsRRTC.org to register and to find information on program details. Sign language interpreters and CART will be provided.
If you would like more information, please contact Anne Sieverding (acs5@cornell.edu, 607-255-9605).
NSCIA Second SCI Summit and Hall of Fame
When: 15-18 October 2006
Where: The Hyatt Regency in Bethesda, MD
The National Spinal Cord Injury Association will host the second Spinal Cord Injury (SCI) SummitT and SCI Hall of Fame.T
For more information, go to: www.spinalcord.org.
Second International Conference on Universal Design
When: 22-26 October 2006
Where: Kyoto Japan
The 2nd International Conference on Universal Design will be hosted by the International Association for Universal Design (IAUD) and co-hosted by Kyoto Prefecture.
For more information, please visit: http://www.adaptenv.org
