FYI.
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Subject: Fwd: Second International Conference on Parents with
Disabilitiesand their Families
Date: Sun, 3 Feb 2002 16:48:53 -0800
From: Jesse Wechsler <[log in to unmask]>
Reply-To: SJU Advocacy List <[log in to unmask]>
To: [log in to unmask]
>From: Darlene Bubis <[log in to unmask]>
>Subject: Second International Conference on Parents with Disabilities and
> their Families
>To: [log in to unmask]
>
> **PLEASE POST AND DISTRIBUTE!**
>Second International Conference on Parents with Disabilities and their
>Families
>May 2-4, 2002
>Oakland, California
>h Disabilities and their Families has been re-scheduled for May 2-4, 2002.
>Postponed from its original October dates due to 9/11, the three day
>conference will include workshops, panels and presentations by national and
>international speakers across a wide range of disciplines. Space is limited,
>so please take the time to register now. Early Registration ends February
>10. Regular registration ends April 7. The Second International Conference
>will be hosted by Through the Looking Glass (TLG), the U.S. National Resource
>Center for Parents with Disabilities. Conference attendees will include
>parent leaders, disability advocates, nurses and childbirth educators, social
>workers, mental health professionals, occupational therapists, early
>intervention specialists, protective services staff, disability services
>staff, parenting educators, reproductive health workers, rehabilitation
>counselors, legal practitioners, and public policy makers. A National Task
>Force on Parents with Disabilities and their Families will reconvene at the
>conference.
>
>Conference information including registration, accommodation, conference
>speakers and a conference schedule are posted on the TLG website
>http://www.lookingglass.org
>
>You can also find out information by contacting Through the Looking Glass:
>Through the Looking Glass
>National Resource Center for Parents with Disabilities
>2198 Sixth Street, Suite 100
>Berkeley, CA 94710 USA.
>(800) 644-2666 (Tel National)
>(510) 848-1112 (Tel International)
>(800) 804-1616 (TTY National) (510) 848-1005 (TTY International )
>(510) 848-4445 (FAX)
>email: [log in to unmask]
>website: http://www.lookingglass.org
>
>**HOW TO REGISTER, HOW TO PAY**
>--Via Mail: Mail a completed registration form and payment to:
>International Conference
>Through the Looking Glass
>2198 Sixth Street, Suite 100
>Berkeley, California 94710
>
>--Via FAX: If you are paying by credit card, we accept Visa and MasterCard.
>You can fax your completed registration form to (510) 848-4445.
>
>**REGISTRATION DEADLINES AND FEES**
>--General Conference Registration:
> *EARLY REGISTRATION: $300 *REGULAR REGISTRATION: $350
> (through February 10, 2002) *LATE and ON-SITE REGISTRATION:
>$395
> (February 11 – April 7, 2002)
> (April 8 – May 4, 2002)
>--A Conference Day rate of $150 is available.
>
>**MEALS**
>Each General Registration Conference fee includes three continental
>breakfasts and three lunches. A one-day-only rate includes breakfast and
>lunch for that day.
>
>**CONTINUING EDUCATION UNITS (CEUS)**
>The conference has applied for continuing education units for the following
>professions: psychologists; marriage, family and child counselors; social
>workers; nurses; and rehabilitation counselors. There will be a $25 charge
>for CEUs.
>
>**DISABILITY NEEDS ACCOMMODATIONS**
>Conference materials will be available in alternate formats. Sign language
>interpreters, real-time captioning or assistive listening devices will be
>available. You must request these accommodations by April 1, 2002. The
>conference will provide personal assistance services only during conference
>sessions or scheduled meals. If you would like information on local personal
>assistance services, please check the appropriate box on the registration
>form. If you need an accessible hotel room, you should contact TLG first.
>If you have additional questions regarding special needs, please contact
>Through the Looking Glass at (800) 644-2666 ext. 110 or
>(510) 848-1112 ext. 110, TTY (800) 804-1616, International TTY (510)
>848-1005, or
>e-mail: [log in to unmask]
>
>**PLEASE NOTE: We are conducting a 3-year National reseach project through
>May 2002 to learn more about the experiences of families in which a parent
>has a disabity and is raising a teenager (ages 11-17). Disability can
>involve physical, visual, systemic, hearing, cognitive, learning,
>developmental and mental health issue. For more information please contact
>Nancy Freed at Through the Looking Glass (800) 644-2666 ext. 174 or (510)
>848-1112 ext. 174, TTY (800) 804-1616, or e-mail: [log in to unmask]**
Jesse Wechsler
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