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Join us for the tenth annual Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability <http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2010Conf/main10.html> April 27th & 28th 2010 At the New Ohio Union on the Columbus Campus of The Ohio State University Over 25 sessions including: * The Ken Campbell Memorial Lecture on Disability Policy: Leveraging the ADA 20th Anniversary to Transform Our Approach to Social Welfare Policy: Rethinking Education, Workforce Investment, Disability Benefits, and Health Care presented by Andrew J. Imparato <http://ada.osu.edu/documents/imparatobio.doc> , President and CEO, American Association of People with Disabilities (AAPD). * An Analysis of Major Trends Driving Accessibility in the Virtual World. Paul Schroeder, Vice President, Programs and Policy, American Foundation for the Blind * First-Class Autistics, Second-Class Citizens: Employment, Education, and Autistic Self-Advocacy. Melanie Yergeau, Director, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network - Central Ohio/Ohio State; PhD Candidate in English, Ohio State University; Ari Ne'eman, Founding President, Autistic Self-Advocacy Network; Justin Rooney, Autistic Self-Advocate, ASAN-Central Ohio/OSU; & Noranne Cochran, Autistic Self-Advocate, ASAN-Central Ohio/OSU; Blogger, Prism Song * Higher Education and Disability: 2009 GAO Report. Linda L Siegel & George Scott, U.S. Government Accountability Office * ADA Transition Plans -- It's Not Too Late to Have One. Scott Swiderski, Senior Construction Manager, P.E., H.R. Gray. * Rhetorical Approaches to Disability & Disability Studies - 3 Parts. Brenda Brueggemann, Professor, English & Disability Studies; Ohio State University; Elizabeth Brewer, Ph.D. Student and Graduate Administrative Assistant, Rhetoric, Composition, and Literacy Studies Program at The Ohio State University; Lauren Clark, Writing Coordinator, The Honors Collegium, The Ohio State University * Veteran's With Disabilities: Access to Postsecondary Education. Staff, Office for Civil Rights, U.S. Department of Education * Self-evident Truths: "Natural" Ideas of Disability Rights and the Declaration of Independence. Dr. Glenn P. Lauzon, Assistant Professor, Department of Curricular and Instructional Studies, The University of Akron and Dr. Timothy H. Lillie, Associate Professor, Department of Curricular and Instructional Studies, The University of Akron Full Program <http://ada.osu.edu/conferences/2010Conf/main10.html> Through the generous subsidy of our sponsors, the full conference fee of $500 has been reduced to the following: * $60 per day or $120 for 2 days for the general public o Government Employees within Ohio = $45 per day or $90 for 2 days o Ohio AHEAD Members = $30 per day or $60 for 2 days o OSU Faculty and Staff = $30 per day or $60 for 2 days o OSU Student attending sessions & lunch = $5 per day or $10 for 2 days o OSU Student attending sessions only = Free On Line Registration <http://mpconference.osu.edu/register> L. Scott Lissner, University ADA Coordinator Associate, John Glenn School of Public Affairs Lecturer, Knowlton School of Architecture, Moritz College of Law & Disability Studies Office Of The Provost, The Ohio State University 1849 Cannon Drive Columbus, OH 43210-1266 (614) 292-6207(v); (614) 688-8605(tty) (614) 688-3665(fax); Http://ada.osu.edu <http://ada.osu.edu/> Please consider the environment before printing this E-mail ________________End of message________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about list administration should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can VIEW, POST, JOIN and LEAVE the list by logging in to this web page.