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LIST OF CONFERENCES: 1996

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Telematics for Health and Disabled and Elderly People
(CRC: R119.95 T268 1996)

National Conference on Disability and Work
(CRC: HD7256 C3 N277 1996)

Quality of Life vs Assistive Technologies
(CRC: HV1569.5C714Q1 1996)

Conferences in 1996

March 6-9, 1996
Learning Disabilities Association of America
Dallas, Texas
Contact: Jean Peterson,
FAX: 412-344-0224

March 7-9, 1996
Twelfth International Seating Symposiumr Vancouver, British Columbia
Contact: UBC Room
105-2194 Health Sciences Mall, Vancouver, BC,
604-822-4965 or fax: 604-822-4835

March 10-13, 1996
National Conference on Rural Assistive Technology
Indianapolis, Indiana
Contact: Breaking New Ground Resource Center,
1146 AGEN, West Lafayette, Indiana 47907-1146,
1-800-825-4264,
field(at)ecn.purdue.edu

March 19 -23, 1996
11th Annual CSUN Conference: Technology and Persons with Disabilities
Los Angeles Airport Marriott Hotel, Los Angeles, California
Contact: Harry Murphy, Center on Disabilities,
California State University-Northridge,
18111 Nordhoff Street-DVSS, Northridge, CA 91330.
818/885-2578

April 11-12, 1996
2nd ACM/SIGCAPH Conference on Assistive Technologies
Vancouver, B.C.
Contact: Ephraim P. Glinert,
518-276-2657, fax: 518-276-4033 or
email at glinert(at)cs.rpi.edu

April 12-13, 1996
I have something to say!
London, Ontario
Contact: AccessAbility Technology Network,
400 York Street, Suite 201, London, Ontario N3B 3N2

April 24-27, 1996
Images 96 Technology Conference and Expo
Seattle, Washington
Contact: WTAC, 1809 Seventh Avenue, Suite 1414, Seattle, Washington 98101,
Tel: 206-292-9198 Fax: 206-292-0559
Internet: WTA(at)applelink.apple.com

May 5-9, 1996
National Symposium on Information Technology
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina
Contact: Centre for Developmental Disabilities,
University of South Carolina, Columbia, South Carolina, 29208
Tel: 803-777-7834 Fax: 803-777-6058

May 10-19, 1996
International Mobility Conference
Trondheim, Norway
Contact: Tomteboda Resource Centre, Box 1313, S-171, 25 Solna, Sweden.
46/8-32-88-19 (Fax)

May 16-18, 1996
Telematics for Health and Disabled and Elderly People
Midrand, South Africa
Contact: DG-XIII Telecommunications, Information Marketing and Exploitation of Research Unit
C/4 Telematics for Health Secretariat
200 rue de la Loi, B-1049 Brussels, Belgium
Fax: 32-2-2960181
(CRC: R119.95 T268 1996)

May 30-31, 1996
Mainstream - The Power of Making Connections
Washington, D.C.
Contact: Mainstream Inc.
3 Bethesda Metro Center, Suite 830, Bethesda, Maryland, 20814
Tel: 301-654-2400 FAX: 301-654-2403

May 31 - June 1, 1996
People in Motion
Toronto, Ontario
Contact:
Tel: 905-455-4141 FAX:905-455-4262

June 5-7, 1996
Reading without Paper: the International Workshop on Structured Electronic Documents
Bruges, Belgium
Contact: The HARMONY Workshop Secretariat,
Nikolaas Gomberstraat 21, B-8000, Brugge, Belgium,
Tel: 32-50-33-76-75 FAX: 32-50-33-70-27

June 7-12, 1996
RESNA 96- Pioneering the 21rst Century
Salt Lake City, Utah
Contact: Meetings Director, RESNA,
1700 North Moore Street, Suite 1540, Arlington, VA 22209.
703/524-6686, 703/524-6630 (Fax)

June 10-11, 1996
Autonomie 96: New Technologies in the Education and Rehabilitation of the Young Visually Handicapped
Paris, France
Contact: Saumont Nel BREX-CNEFEI,
58-60 avenue des Landes, F02150 Suresnes, France,
Tel: 33-1-45-06-21-56 Fax: 33-1-45-06-30-93

June 13-16, 1996
Society for Disability Issues
Washington D.C.
Contact: Adrienne Asch
Tel: 617-283-3248 FAX: 617-283-3671

June 29- July 5, 1996
National Federation of the Blind Annual Conference
Anaheim, California
Contact: Mr. Cobb, National Federation of the Blind,
1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, Maryland, 21230,
Tel: 410-659-9314.

July 1-7, 1996
National Association of the Deaf
Portland, Oregon
Contact: Deborah Jacobs
Tel: 301-587-1789 TTY: 301-587-1789 FAX: 617-587-1791

July 2, 1996
RNIB Vision 96
London, England
Contact: Louise Clunies-Ross, RNIB,
224 Great Portland Street, London W1N 6AA,
Tel: 0171-388-1266 Fax: 0171-383-4921

July 4-7, 1996
New Zealand Conference on Technology for People with Special Needs
Christchurch, New Zealand
Contact: Computers for Special Needs,
P.O. Box 25-114, Christchurch New, Zealand

July 8-10, 1996
European Conference on Disability, Virtual Reality and Associated Technologies
Maidenhead, U.K.
Contact: Dr. Paul Sharkey, Department of Cybernetics,
University of Reading, Reading RG66AY,
Tel: 44-(0)1734-316-704 Fax: 44-(0)1734 318 220
Email: ecdvrat96(at)cyber.reading.ac.uk

July 17-19, 1996
5th International Conference on Computers for Handicapped Persons - ICCHP
Linz, Austria
Contact: Klaus Miesenberger, University of Linz,
Altenbergstrasse 69, A-4040 Linz, Austria
Phone:43/732-24-68-92-32 Fax:43/732-24-68-93-22
e-mail: icchp(at)mvblind.uni-linz.ac.at

July 17-20, 1996
AHEAD 96, Transition, Technology and Training
New Orleans, Louisiana
Contact: AHEAD,
P.O.Box 21192, Columbus Ohio 43221-0192,
Tel: 614-488-4972 Fax: 614-488-1174

July 19-20, 1996
Microsoft Accessibility Conference
Birmingham, England
Contact: Sight Village,
76 Bunting Road Ind Est, Northampton, NN2 6EE England,
Tel: 44-1604 792777 Fax: 44-1604-792726
Email: robotron(at)delphi.com

August 7-10, 1996
7th International ISAAC Conference on Augmentative & Alternative Communication
Vancouver, British Columbia
Contact: Tomteboda Resource Centre,
Box 1313, S-171, 25 Solna, Sweden.
Fax: 46-8-32-88-19

August 12-16, 1996
Humanity-Equality-Destiny, Third paralympic congress
Atlanta, Georgia
Contact: Atlanta Paralympic Organizing Committee,
1201 West Peachtree Street, N.E. Suite 2500, Altanta, Georgia. 30309-3448,
404-875-9380

August 26-30, 1996
In Action, Changing What It Means To Be Blind, 4th General Assembly of the World Blind Union
Toronto, Ontario
Contact: Dr. Euclid Herie, WBU Organizing Committee,
P.O. Box 50099, 660 Eglinton Avenue East,
Toronto, Ontario
Tel: 416-480-7732
Fax: 416-480-7733

September 1996
International Low Vision Conference, ONCE
Madrid, Spain
Contact: Tomteboda Resource Centre,
Box 1313, S-171, 25 Solna, Sweden.
Fax; 46-8-32-88-19

September 2-6, 1996
Human Factors and Ergonomics Society 40th Annual Conference
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
Contact: HFES, P.O.Box 1369,
Santa Monica, California, 90406-1369
Tel: 310-394-1811

September 13, 1996
Communication without Speech
Aberdeen, Scotland
Contact: SCTCI, Victoria Infirmary,
120 Stonelaw Road, Rutherglen,
Glasgow, Scotland G73 2PG
Tel: 0141-201 6425

September 15-20, 1996
World Congress of Rehabilitation International
Auckland, New Zealand
Contact: The Secretariat, P.O. Box2009,
Auckland, New Zealand
TEL: 64-9-360-1980
fax: 64-9-376-1980
email: rehab(at)conventionmgmt.co.nz

September 18-20, 1996
From Awareness to Access III
Topeka, Kansas
Contact: The Capper Foundation,
3500 SW 10th Avenue,
Topeka, Kansas, 66604
Tel: 913-272-4060
Fax: 913-272-1034
Email: capper(at)sound.net

October 7-9, 1996
National Conference on Disability and Work
Toronto, Ontario
Contact: Conference Hotline
Tel: 613-225-9496
Fax: 613-225-7299
Email:wyaa(at)sympatico.ca
(CRC: HD7256 C3 N277 1996)

October 15-17, 1996
Gerontechnology
Helsinki Finland
Contact: A. Makinen, Stakes,
P.O. Box 220 00531 Helsinki, Finland
Tel: 358-0-3967094
FAX: 358-0-39672054

October 17-18, 1996
2nd Annual Dog Guide Conference
New Westminster, B.C.
Contact: Lori Sheppard
Tel: 604-522-9222

October 17-20, 1996
Symposium on Universal Design
San Francisco
Contact: San Francisco State University
Tel: 415-338-2229 TDD: 415-338-7174
Email:www.bookstore.sfsu.edu/DCGN

October 21-23, 1996
Quality of Life vs Assistive Technologies
Montreal, Quebec
Contact: Denise Mauger,
6300 Darlington Avenue,
Montreal Quebec,
Tel:514-340-2079
Fax: 514-340-2714
email: atech(at)ireadapt.qc.ca
(CRC: HV1569.5C714Q1 1996)

October 22-26, 1996
Closing The Gap Conference
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Contact: Closing The Gap,
P.O. Box 68, Henderson, Minnesota 56044
Tel:612-248-3294 FAX:612-248-3810
Email: info(at)closingthegap.com

November 2,1996
Second Annual Conference on Living with RP and Related Retinal Disorders
Toronto, Ontario
Contact: RP Research Foundation
36 Toronto Street, Suite 910,
Toronto Ontario, M5C 2C5
Tel: 416-360-4200
Fax: 416-360-0060
Tollfree: 800-461-3331

November 8, 1996
"Making Connections" A Forum on Access to Information in Alternate Formats
Toronto
Contact: Margaret Andrews, Advocacy Coordinator,
Canadian National Institute for the Blind,
Tel: 416-480-7670 Fax: 416-480-7700
Email: andrewm(at)lib.cnib.ca

November 8-9, 1996
Emerging Technologies for Application in Assistive Technology
Albuquerque, New Mexico
Contact: ATRA, Mary Shanahan,
801 University Boulevard SE, Suite 105,
Albuquerque, New Mexico 87106
Tel: 505-272-3529, 800-345-1807
Fax: 505-272-3526
TDD: 505-272-3521

November 13-15, 1996
International Conference on Technology in Distance Learning
Berlin
Contact: A. Marks, ICEF
Tel: 49 228 20 11 90 Fax: 49 228 21 19 44

November 13-15, 1996
IT in Occupational Safety and Health Information, Training and Education
Brussels
Contact: ANPAT-NVVA
Tel: 32 2 648 03 37 Fax: 32 3 648 68 67
Email: information.technology(at)anpat-nvva.be

November 18-21, 1996
SGML'96 Boston Conference
Boston
Contact: Don Thieme
Tel: 703-519-8190
Email: dthieme(at)gca.org or www.gca.org

November 21-24, 1996
ASHA 1996 Advocacy in Action
Seattle Washington
Contact: Cheryl Russell,
American Speech-Language-Hearing Association,
10801 Rockville Pike,
Rockville, Maryland, 20852
Tel/TTY:301-897-5700
FAX:301-571-0457

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