Dear All
This should be of interest to many people on this list?
Colin (Barnes)
Call for Proposals
5th Annual Second City National Conference on
Disability Studies in Education
Thursday 19th - Saturday 21st May, 2005
Sponsored by
Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City
THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF I.D.E.A.:
ITS IMPACT ON
AMERICAN EDUCATION AND SOCIETY
Four strands will include:
Theorizing and Politicizing Disability in Education and Rehabilitation
Disability Studies & Classroom Practice
Introduction to Disability Studies
Disability Studies & the Humanities
The purpose of this conference is to explore and debate the impact of
the passage of P.L. 94.142 in 1975, now known as the Individuals with
Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA is considered the legal
milestone to guarantee a "free and appropriate public education" for all
students with disabilities. Often hailed as the foundation of special
education as we know it, IDEA has undoubtedly had an enormous impact on
the entire American education system. Yet, while much has been
accomplished, we must be reconciled that much remains to be done. As a
field, education--and in particular, special education--has resisted
critical self-reflection on theories, policies, and practices related to
disability. In contrast, the emerging interdisciplinary field of
scholarship, disability studies, actively seeks to examine critically
issues related to the dynamic interplay between disability and the
contexts in which it occurs. As described by disability studies scholar
Rosemarie Garland Thomson, "...disability is a representation, a
cultural interpretation of physical transformation or configuration, and
a comparison of bodies that structures social relations and
institutions. Disability then, is the attribution of corporeal
deviance--not so much a property of bodies as a product of cultural
rules about what bodies should be or do." This conference will continue
the important work of furthering discussions and debates about
disability studies as it relates to the field of education.
We are soliciting proposals that address this year's overarching theme:
The 30th Anniversary of I.D.E.A.: Its impact on American Education and
Society. However, we have created four sub-categories in order to create
as diverse a program as our resources permit. It is our hope that we
will be able to provide concurrent sessions in each of the following
categories: Theorizing and Politicizing Disability in Education and
Rehabilitation; Disability Studies & Classroom Practice; Disability
Studies & the Humanities; and Introduction to Disability Studies.
Proposals will be considered for publication in a special edition of
Disability Studies Quarterly, scheduled for 2006.
The conference is open to professors, researchers, teachers,
administrators, students presenting individually or in groups, and
members of the general public who are interested. We will give
consideration to theoretical papers, research papers, practical
application papers, and encourage interpretive and critical inquiry.
Presentation format is open; we encourage interactive and alternative
presentation designs. As part of the conference, each presenter will be
asked to participate in an informal interactive group discussion at the
end of the day s/he presents.
All presenters will be expected to pay the conference registration fee
of $50. In addition, if your proposal is selected, you may be requested
to forward handouts three weeks ahead of time to facilitate preparation
of alternative formats.
At this year's conference, Ellen Brantlinger will receive the award for
Senior Scholar, Disabilities Studies in Education at the opening
reception. David Connor will receive the award for Junior Scholar,
Disabilities Studies in Education at the closing reception. In addition,
the founders and supporters of the conference Valerie Owen, Paula
Neville, Terry Jo Smith, and Ron Ferguson, will also be honored during
the final event. A tentative schedule is listed below:
Thursday, May 19
5:00 - 6:30 Registration
6:30- 7:30 Senior Scholar Award: Presentation by Ellen
Brantlinger
Friday, May 20
8:30-9:00 Continental Breakfast served. Poster sessions.
9:00-10:15 Plenary Session I: Theorizing and Politicizing
Disability in Education
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:45 Concurrent Workshops I
11:45-1:00 Lunch. Poster sessions
1:00-2:15 Plenary Session II: Disability Studies & Classroom
Practice
2:15-2:30 Break
2:30-3:45 Concurrent Workshops II
3:45-4:00 Break
4:00-5:00 Round Table/Town Hall
6:00-7:00 Buffet Dinner
7:00-9:00 Dance
Saturday, May 21
8:30-9:00 Continental Breakfast served
9:00-10:15 Plenary Session III: Disability Studies & The
Humanities
10:15-10:30 Break
10:30-11:45 Concurrent Workshops III
11:45-12:00 Break
12:00-1:00 Round Table/Town Hall
1:00 Informal Reception/Farewell Lunch
1:30 Founders Awards: Valerie Owen, Paula Neville,
Terry Smith, & Ron Ferguson
Junior Scholar Award: David Connor
2:00 Closure. Optional
Excursions/Sightseeing/Tours/Theater/Museums etc.
Proposal Guidelines
Your proposal should include the following information:
1. A proposal cover sheet including your name(s), institution
affiliation(s), address(es), paper title, phone number(s), email
address(es), fax(es), and a detailed description of your presentation
format.
2. A 2-3 page proposal summarizing your presentation and stating how the
paper relates to the conference theme of The 30th Anniversary of
I.D.E.A.: Its impact on American Education and Society AND in which
strand you would prefer to be featured.
3. A brief description (100-200 words) of your presentation for the
conference program.
4. Please indicate if, should your paper not be accepted for
presentation, you would be willing to present your work in poster
session format.
Proposals may be submitted electronically (preferred) or by mail. If
submitted electronically, send the proposal and the cover sheet as a
text or WORD attachment to Dr. Lynne Bejoian at
[log in to unmask] or Dr. Alicia Broderick at
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If submitting by mail, submit 3 anonymous copies of your proposal along
with one copy of the cover sheet, attention: Prof. L. Bejoian or Prof.
A. Broderick
Dept. of Curriculum & Teaching
Teachers College, Box 31,
525 West 120 St.,
New York, N.Y. 10027
Your proposal must be postmarked by February 1, 2005.
You will be notified by March 15, 2005.
If you have questions, please contact:
D. Kim Reid [log in to unmask]
Jan W. Valle [log in to unmask]
David J. Connor [log in to unmask]
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