Nearly every day we receive word on events and conferences that would interest be of interest to DS,TU readers. It sometimes seems like a fulltime job just keeping track of all of them. Today we have an embarassment of riches. Here are upcoming events conferences you may not have heard about yet. Carol Marfisi and I will be attending the second on November 9 and the Haverford College conference on November 10 -11; we hope to be able to provide reports from both to this blog.
Mike
5th Annual Northeastern U. S. Conference on disABILITY
"Being, Belonging, and Becoming: Mobilizing Partnerships to Enhance the Quality of Life for Individuals with Disabilities"
Location: Scranton, PA
Dates: October 18-20, 2006
Online information and registration
Special session of DS 400: Disability Rights and Culture
Guest Speaker: Melody Gardot (wikipedia profile)
The Philadelphia singer/songwriter will be discussing her experiences in the music industry and the origins of her famous Some Lessons EP, recorded while in the hospital recovering from the accident that left her with permanent physical and neurological disability.
Location: 207 Tuttleman Learning Center on Temple University's Main Campus (NE Corner of 13th and Montgomery) - maps and directions
Date and Time: November 9, 2006 from 5:30 to 8:00 pm
Representing Disability: Theory, Policy, Practice
Location: Haverford College, 370 Lancaster Ave. Haverford, PA 19041-1392
Dates: November 9 - 11, 2006
http://www.cpgc.haverford.edu/disabilitiesconference
Madness, Citizenship and Social Justice: A Human Rights Conference
Location: Simon Fraser University, Vancouver, Canada
Dates: May 10 -12, 2007
For more information about the above conference, please see link below,
http://www.sfu.ca/madcitizenship-conference
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