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 speaker confirmed
Dr Tom Shakespeare (University of Newcastle, UK)
(other keynote speakers to be confirmed)
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 May 31, 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 .
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Social Relations of Disability Research Network,
School of Social Work, Rm 1528, Matthews Building
University of New South Wales
Sydney, 2052
Australia
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
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