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From: "Lissner, Scott" <[log in to unmask]>
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Please Distribute:
Eighth Annual
Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability:
Looking Back & Thinking Ahead
April 22 and 23, 2008
On the Columbus Campus of The Ohio State University
"Congress acknowledged that society's accumulated myths and fears about
disability and disease are as handicapping as are the physical limitations
that flow from actual impairment."
Justice William J. Brennan, Jr. 480 U.S. 284
Conference information past programs and updates can be found at:
http://ada.osu.edu/conferences.htm to be on the mailing list for the
conference send an e-mail to [log in to unmask] .
CALL FOR PRESENTATIONS (Proposals are due October 31, 2007)
The Eighth Annual Multiple Perspectives conference continues the
university's efforts to 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. This year's theme "looking
back and thinking ahead" is meant to encourage presenters and participants
to consider topics, methods and programs from fresh perspectives.
Two decades ago Congress investigated the status of individuals with
disabilities in society. Their findings lead to the passage of the Americans
With Disabilities Act in 1990. How relevant are those findings today?
As we approach the second decade under the ADA let's take stock in the
status of disability. Papers addressing the themes of Access, Inclusion and
Disability are sought for the Eighth Annual Multiple Perspectives Conference
Access:
..."individuals with disabilities continually encounter various forms of
discrimination, including outright intentional exclusion, the discriminatory
effects of architectural, transportation, and communication barriers,
overprotective rules and policies, failure to make modifications to existing
facilities and practices, exclusionary qualification standards and criteria,
segregation, and relegation to lesser services, programs, activities,
benefits, jobs, or other opportunities;"
Inclusion:
..."the Nations proper goals regarding individuals with disabilities are to
assure equality of opportunity, full participation, independent living, and
economic self-sufficiency for such individuals;"
Disability:
..."individuals with disabilities are a discrete and insular minority who
have been faced with restrictions and limitations, subjected to a history of
purposeful unequal treatment, and relegated to a position of political
powerlessness in our society, based on characteristics that are beyond the
control of such individuals and resulting from stereotypic assumptions not
truly indicative of the ability of such individuals to participate in, and
contribute to, society."
SUBMISSION GUIDELINES
Proposals are due October 31, 2007
· Submit as an attachment (Word, Word Perfect, TXT, or RTF formats) to
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· 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 (educators, employers, businesses, advocates
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 presenters are responsible for their own travel and
lodging.
*Poster sessions proposed by currently enrolled students (graduate or
undergraduate) will be accepted through March 21, 2008.
L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator
Office Of The Provost
292-6207(v); 688-8605(tty); 688-3665(fax)
HTTP://ADA.OSU.EDU <http://ada.osu.edu/>
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