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Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, and Disability
April 3 & 4, 2007
On the Columbus Campus of The Ohio State University
Rights, Responsibilities & Social Change:
If I am not for myself, then who will be for me?
And if I am only for myself, what am I?
And if not now, when?"
- Hillel The Elder
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS (Proposals are due October 31, 2006)
The organizing theme for this year's Multiple Perspectives conference
"Rights, Responsibilities & Social Change" seems appropriate to a year
that has seen the passage of the United Nation's Convention on the
Rights of Persons with Disabilities and looks forward to the public
debate an impending presidential election encourages. Continuing the
tradition of the past six years, the Seventh Annual Multiple
Perspectives conference will bring together a diverse audience to
explore disability as both an individual experience and social reality
that cuts across typical divisions of education & employment;
scholarship & service; business & government; race, gender & ethnicity.
The theme is meant to encourage presenters and participants to consider
topics, methods and programs from a fresh perspective.
POSSIBLE TOPICS
EMPLOYMENT:
Defining Reasonable Accommodations; The role of Direct
Supervisors; Flex-Time & Telework; Supporting Assistive Technology; The
Social Context for Work Place Accommodations; Complaint Investigation &
Dispute Resolution Strategies; Interview Dos and Don'ts....
EDUCATION:
Transitions; Disability Across The Curriculum; Access To
Technology; Sports, Student Organizations & Extracurricular Activities;
Field Placements & Internship Experiences; Determining Accommodations;
.....
ENVIRONMENT:
Universal Design & Sustainability; Visitability & Accessible
Housing; Planning an Inclusive Environment; Accessible To Medical
Services;
Transportation Systems; Virtual Environments....
DISABILITY STUDIES:
The Experience of Disability; Emerging Legal Issues; Advocacy;
Intersections; Diversity & Disability; Disability Culture; Identity
Development;
Conference information and updates will be posted to:
http://ada.osu.edu/conferences.htm
to be on the mailing list for the conference send an e-mail to
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"As social movements mature, they begin to look beyond the 'letter of
the law', which emphasizes ethics and values, and promulgate systemic
changes in attitudes, behaviors and institutional structures."
- Leslie Kanes Weisman
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Proposals are due October 31, 2006. .
* As an attachment (Word, Word Perfect, TXT, or RTF
formats) to [log in to unmask]
* By Fax at 614-688-3665 (FAX)
* In the mail:
University ADA Coordinator's Office
1849 Cannon Drive
Columbus, OH 43210.
Proposals must include:
* Names and (as appropriate) titles and institutions for each
presenter
* Contact information (phone, mailing address, and e-mail) if
there is more than one presenter please indicate one individual as the
lead presenter.
* Title of Presentation
* DESCRIPTION
* In 700 words or less please describe the content, focus and
desired outcomes for the presentation.
* What is the Format of the Presentation (Lecture, Panel,
Discussion, Poster*, Performance, Other)?
* Who is the intended audience (advocates, educators, employers,
students, consumers, researchers, etc.?
* How familiar should the audience be with the topic (beginner,
intermediate, advanced)?
* Anticipated Audio Visual needs
Please Note:
The full conference fees will be waived and lunch provided for
presenters of accepted proposals but the presenter(s) are responsible
for travel and lodging.
*Poster sessions proposed by currently enrolled students (graduate or
undergraduate) will be accepted through March 21, 2007.
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