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April 2008 |
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CWUAAT 4th Cambridge Workshop on Universal Access and
Assistive Technology When: April 13-16, 2008 Where: Fitzwilliam
College, University of Cambridge, UK For more information visit:
http://rehab-www.eng.cam.ac.uk/cwuaat/cwuaat08.htm
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New York Association on Independent
Living Hello everyone- Attached please find the Call for Proposals for
NYAIL's statewide conference, to be held September 8-10, 2008 at the Desmond
Hotel and Conference Center in Albany. The deadline for submission of workshop
proposals is April 15, 2008. Full details on the requirements for
submission of proposals is included in the attached document (in both Word and
PDF formats.) Please circulate the call for proposals widely! Thank you.
Taking Action for Independence: Confrontation and Controversy September
8-10, 2008 The Desmond Hotel and Conference Center, Albany, NY Melanie Shaw
Executive Director, New York Association on Independent Living One Commerce
Plaza 99 Washington Ave., Suite 806A Albany, NY 12210 Ph. 518-465-4650 FAX
518-465-4625 email mshaw@ilny.org
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ADAPT 25TH Anniversar. Plan to
attend the Celebration in Washington, DC April 26th through May 2nd. For more
go here http://www.adapt25.org/ |
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May |
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Philanthropy's Vision: A Leadership Summit May
4–7, 2008 Washington Metropolitan Area Gaylord National Resort and
Convention Center National Harbor, Maryland. For more go here:
http://www.cof.org/Network/content.cfm?ItemNumber=4010&navItemNumber=10805 |
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PABSS Core Required TrainingMonday, May 5 -
Thursday, May 8, 2008 Location San Diego, CA Marriott San Diego Mission
Valley Room Rate $189 Reservation Code pabpaba 800.228.9290 .http://www.napas.org/Meetings/default.htm |
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SAN FRANCISCO: City Operations and Neighborhood Service
Committee Thursday May 15 - 1 pm. City Hall, Room 263 Members:
Carmen Chu, Jake McGoldrick, Sean Elsbernd Clerk: Gail Johnson (415)
554-4445;
San Francisco Supervisor Michela Alioto-Pier has introduced
legislation that would require television closed captioning to be turned on in
all public places. The Ordinance is attached and pasted in below. People are
very much needed to submit letters of support for this legislation, and to
provide testimony when this matter is brought up before the City Operations and
Neighborhood Service Committee
Kenneth Stein Program Administrator San Francisco Mayor's
Office on Disability 401 Van Ness, Room 300 San Francisco, CA 94102
415.554.6789 415.554.6797 TTY 415.554.6159 Fax Ken.Stein@sfgov.org |
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In anticipation of NCIL's 2008 Annual Conference,
we will discuss a series of priority issues in depth. We will also bring you
access to national policy leaders for a question and answer session. These
calls will serve to prepare advocates for NCIL's 2008 Day on the Hill. For
those of you who will not be at NCIL's 2008 Annual Conference on Independent
Living, this will provide you with valuable and timely information that you can
use in your community. Please share this training announcement far and wide so
that our issues reach many people.
NCIL will conduct three Policy Briefings
via teleconference and CART webcast during the month of May. A brief agenda is
included below.
The same content will be presented on each call. Each call
will last 90 minutes. West Coast (Regions 8, 9, and 10) Thursday, May 8th,
2008; 2:00pm EDT Mid-West (Regions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8) Monday, May 12th; 2:00pm
EDT East Coast (Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) Thursday, May 15th; 2:00pm EDT
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The POSH Sale The ORIGINAL returns ...
Lighthouse International's Spring 2008 POSH® Fashion Sale opens its
annual treasure trove of the best in designer fashions and accessories for
women, men and children on Wednesday, May 14 - Saturday, May 17!Now in
its 37th year, the POSH® Sale is still New York's leading fashion
fundraiser.http://www.lighthouse.org/aboutus/lighthouse-events/the-posh-sale
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June |
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2008 P&A / CAP Annual Meeting Registration
Information June 2-5, 2008 New Orleans, Louisiana.http://www.napas.org/Meetings/Annual/RegInfo.htm |
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July |
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NCIL: Time For Change: Use Your Power! National Council
on Independent Living 2008 Annual Conference on Independent Living July
21 - 24; Washington DC; Grand Hyatt Hotel.http://www.ncil.org/conference/conference2008.html |
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August |
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September |
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SABE 2008 National Conference September 4-7th,
2008, in Indianapolis, IN. S.A.B.E. Self Advocates Becoming Empowered. The
United State's national self-advocacy organization. We are a national board of
regional representatives and members from every state in the US.http://www.sabe2008.org/ |
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2008 NYAIL Conference: 2008 NYAIL statewide
conference. The three-day event is scheduled for September 8-10, 2008
For more information: mailto: info@ilny.org
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October |
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The next Self-Advocacy Association of NYS Statewide
Conference will be October 30, 31, and November 1, 2008;
http://www.sanys.org/ |
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November |
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The Arc's 57th Annual Convention "Telling our Story -
Weaving our Future" November 6-8, 2008. Albuquerque Convention
Center Albuquerque, New Mexico.http://www.thearc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?&pid=411&srcid=183 |
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Please Save The Date! The Mental Health
Association’s Annual Hoarding and Cluttering Conference will be held
Wednesday, October 29, 2008. More information about registration and
programming will be available soon at www.mha-sf.org. |
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