announces
Last Call to Register at Early Bird Prices - Extended to 3/9/98 Postmark
FOURTH INTERNATIONAL CONFERENCE
DISABLED, BUT ENABLED AND EMPOWERED
Building Common Ground for the Millennium 2000
Fostering the Inclusion of People with Disabilities
March 19-22, 1998 in Rochester, NY
SIX INTERRELATED THEMES
EDUCATION
EMPLOYMENT
ADVOCACY AND INCLUSION
SOCIAL POLICY/SOCIAL CHANGE
ASSISTIVE TECHNOLOGY AND UNIVERSAL DESIGN
ARTS, ENTERTAINMENT, RECREATION AND SPIRITUALITY
KEYNOTE SPEAKERS
John Hockenberry, Correspondent, NBC, CNBC and MSNBC
Heather Whitestone McCullum, Miss America, 1995
James Dickson, Program Director, Community Integration,
National Organization on Disability
Judith Heumann. Assistant Secretary of Education, U.S. Dept.
of Education
John Lancaster, Exec. Dir., President's Committee on the
Employment of People with Disabilities
SPECIAL SESSIONS OFFERED BY
Helping Hands Monkeys
Social Security Administration
Technology Vendors and Disability Organizations
Disability Book Fair
FEATURED SPEAKERS
Dr. Ellen Arnold, The Learning Institute
Dr. Derik Child, The Open University
Lyle Bald Eagle, Lakota, Sioux Nation
Dr. Norman Coombs, Equal Access to Software and Computing
Scholar, AAHE
Chet Cooper, Editor, Ability Magazine
Lonnie Dolin, Esquire
Dr. David Du Bois, SUNY Empire State College
Dr. Nancy Gadbow, SUNY Empire State College
Dr. Roger Hiemstra, Professor Emeritus Syracuse University,
Adult Education
Jill Jacobs, National Organization on Disability
and parent advocate
Dr. Carolyn Jarmon, EDUCOM Fellow, 1996-1998
Dr. Jane Jarrow, former Executive Director of the
Association for Higher Education and Disability, and currently
President of Disability Access and Information Service
Carmel Kang, American Association of Retired Persons
Dr. Mary Klinger SUNY Empire State College
Dr. Devva Kasnitz, World Institute on Disability and
Society for Disability Studies
William Langner, President, National Association for Adults
with Special Needs (NASSLN)
Mike Oxford, Executive Director, Topeka Independent Living
Center and ADAPT
Dr. Marcia Scherer, Center for Assistive Technology,
University at Buffalo
Richard Warrender, New York State Advocate for Persons with
Disabilities
OVER 100 CONCURRENT SESSIONS, PRESENTATIONS, WORKSHOPS,
DEMONSTRATIONS, AND PERFORMANCES AS WELL AS EXHIBITS, DISCUSSION
GROUPS AND ROUND TABLE SESSIONS
THREE PRECONFERENCE ACTIVITIES AVAILABLE ON THURSDAY MORNING,
MARCH 19, 1998
The Practice of Distance Learning and its Implications for
Learners with disabilities
National Technical Institute for the Deaf Tour (NTID) at
Rochester Institute of Technology
Designing and Funding Adult Education and Literacy Programs
for Learners with Special Needs
A down-loadable registration form can be found on the conference
web page. For more information on registration, continuing
education units (CEU's), and a listing of undergraduate and
graduate courses which can be pursued in connection with the
conference, please contact:
Conference Web site www.esc.edu/disabled/ or
Call (716) 244-3884, EXT 113
Call (716) 271-3011, leave message 24 hours a day
Fax (716)473-1949
E-Mail: Disabled@sescva.esc.edu
The Conference Web site and the conference brochure include
information on hotel and travel arrangements, registration
prices and many special events being held in connection with
the conference.
The following individuals can be contacted for additional
information:
Dr. David A. Du Bois, Conference Coordinator
Phone: 716-244-3884, ext. 123
EMAIL: DDUBOIS@sescva.esc.edu
Jan Wolpin, Conference Assistant
Phone: 716-244-3884, ext. 113
Dr. Nancy F. Gadbow, Co-Chairperson, Concurrent Sessions
Phone: 716-394-1110
EMAIL: NGADBOW@sescva.esc.edu
Dr. Mary G. Macial Klinger, Co-Chairperson, Concurrent Sessions
Phone: 607-962-1421
EMAIL: MKLINGER@sescva.esc.edu
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