Dear all
Please see below the final call for papers for the Sydney Feb 2001. Please
note the closing date for abstracts has been extended, for overseas
participants only, to 15th June.
CALL FOR PAPERS
THE SOCIAL RELATIONS OF DISABILITY RESEARCH NETWORK
with
PEOPLE WITH DISABILITIES (New South Wales), WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES
AUSTRALIA and ACCESS PLUS
invite you to participate in an International Conference
DISABILITY WITH ATTITUDE:
CRITICAL ISSUES 20 YEARS AFTER IYDP
to be held in Sydney on 16-17 February 2001
Keynote speakers confirmed
Dr. Tom Shakespeare, Research Development Officer, Genetics Policy & Ethics
Research Institute, University of Newcastle, UK.
Professor Adrienne Asch, Henry R. Luce Professor in Biology, Ethics & the
Politics of Human Reproduction at Wellesley College, Massachusetts.
Phillip French, Executive Officer, People With Disabilities ( New South Wales)
Helen Meekosha, Social Work, University of New South Wales and Vice
President, Women With Disabilities Australia
Papers are invited addressing the conference themes
Since IYDP (International Year of the Disabled Person) in 1981, people with
disabilities have been pressuring governments to address discrimination and
enhance their wider social participation, self determination and personal
autonomy. Issues of rights, recognition and resources have been central to
these struggles. This conference offers a forum for assessing progress 20
years after IYDP, celebrating achievements and examining critical issues
facing Australian society over the next two decades. It also provides an
opportunity for participants to engage in a critical audit of Australia's
record on disability issues, and to do so within an international
framework. Major themes to be addressed involve identity, gender,
participation, representation, sexuality, violence and abuse, and the
relationship between the disability movement and academic scholarship.
Abstracts of 300 words are to be submitted by June 15th, 2000. Those
accepted for the conference will be notified by July 30, 2000. Full papers
need to be submitted by October 31, 2000 and should not exceed 3000 words
(excluding references) This is in order for papers to be subjected to peer
review and collated in a volume of published proceedings. These will be
available at the conference in accessible formats. Conference presentations
will be limited to 20 minutes.
*Please note that pending funding, support will be available to assist with
the costs of attendance by people with disabilities within Australia
Enquires and abstracts should be addressed to Ann McCutcheon.
Social Relations of Disability Research Network,
C/O School of Social Work, Rm 1528, Matthews Building,
University of New South Wales
Sydney, 2052 Australia
Email: [log in to unmask]
Tel +61 (2) 9385 1870
fax +61 (2) 9662 8991
AUSPICED BY THE SCHOOL OF SOCIAL WORK, UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES.
SPONSORED BY THE UNIVERSITY OF NEW SOUTH WALES, THE UNIVERSITY OF
TECHNOLOGY, SYDNEY AND THE UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY
Helen Meekosha
Senior Lecturer
Social Work
UNSW
Sydney 2052
Australia
Ph +61 2 9385 1862
Fax +61 2 9662 8991
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