Calendar of Events in Disability,
Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology

LIST OF CONFERENCES: 2003

Please note: Web and E-Mail addresses listed in this document were correct at the time of publication, but may no longer be valid.

Conferences in 2003

January

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January 15-18, 2003
ATIA 2003 Conference
Orlando, Florida
Contact:
Tel: 1-877-687-2842
FAX: 1-847-869-5689
TTY:
E-mail: Info@ATIA.org
WWW: www.atia.org

February

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February 19-22, 2003
Vision Loss in the 21st Century - Everybody's Business
Beverley Hills, California
Contact: Susie Guszcza,
Foundation for the Junior Blind
Tel: 1-323-395-4555 ext 217
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: abfnews@afb.net
WWW: www.visionloss2003.org

February 24-25, 2003
Disability Resource Network of British Columbia Forum 2003 "SURVIVOR"
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Contact: Kathy Moscrip
Vancouver Community College
250 West Pender Street
Vancouver, BC Canada V6B 1S9
Tel: 604-443-8438
FAX: 604-443-8433
TTY:
E-mail: looking_glass@shaw.ca
WWW: www.drnbc.ca

February 27-March 1, 2003
Nineteenth International Seating Symposium
Orlando, Florida
Contact: Linda Szczepanski
University of Pittsburgh
School of Health and Rehabilitation Sciences
5064 Forbes Tower
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15620
Tel: 412-383-6602
FAX: 412-383-6597
TTY:
E-mail: szczepan@pitt.edu
WWW: www.iss.pitt.edu

March

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March 14, 2003
Vancouver Student Leadership & Employment Forum sponsored by (NEADS)and ASP
Delta Vancouver Suites Hotel, Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Contact:
Tel: 877-670-1256
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: vancouverforum@neads.ca
WWW: www.neads.ca/english/about/projects/student_leadership/student_leadership_ van.html

March 19-22, 2003
18th Annual CSUN Conference: Technology and Persons with Disabilities
Los Angeles, California
Contact: Center on Disabilities,
California State University-Northridge,
18111 Nordhoff Street-DVSS,
Northridge, CA 91330
Tel: 818-885-2578
E-mail: ltm@csun.edu
WWW: www.csun.edu/cod/

March 20-23, 2003
Something to Say - Australian Group on Severe Communication Impairment - National Conference
Homebush Bay, Sydney, Australia
Contact: David Trembath
Autism Association of NSW
PO Box 361
Forestville NSW 2087 Australia
Tel: +61 02 9452 5088
FAX: +61 02 9451 3447
TTY:
E-mail: ickystickyfrog@hotmail.com
WWW: www.agosci2003.org

March 21-23, 2003
Excellence Through Equity
Toronto, Ontario
Contact: Doreen Ostrowski
University of Toronto
27 King's College Circle
Room 112, Simcoe Hall
Toronto, Ontario M5S 1A1
Tel: 416-466-3891
FAX: 416-465-0418
TTY: 416-978-1902
E-mail: equity.conference@utoronto.ca
WWW: www.utoronto.ca/equity

April

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April 2, 2003
Beyond Affliction, Conference on Social Work & Disability
San Francisco, California
Contact:
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: swdconf@sfsu.edu
WWW: userwww.sfsu.edu/~swdconf/

April 2-5, 2003
American Academy of Audiology Conference
San Antonio, Texas
Contact: 8300 Greensboro Dr., Suite 750, McLean, Virginia 22102
Tel: 703-790-8466
FAX: 703-790-8631
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.audiology.org/convention

April 3-5, 2003
ATAINS - Assistive Technology Application and Integration Nova Scotia
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia
Contact: Barbara Welsford or Saundra Myers
ATAINS, Assistive Technology Centre
c/o NSCC
75 High St.
Bridgewater, Nova Scotia, Canada
B4V 1V8
Tel: 902-543-6329 or 902-543-4702
FAX: 902-543-0190
TTY:
E-mail: welsfobe@lunenburg.nscc.ns.ca or myerssm@lunenburg.nscc.ns.ca
WWW: ATAINS.ednet.ns.ca

April 3-5, 2003
Still Where it's AT - AT for Children & Youth Conference
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan, Canada
Contact: Events of Distinction
519 Nordstrum Rd.
Saskatoon, Saskatchewan S7K 7X9
Tel: 306-651-3118
FAX: 306-651-3119
TTY:
E-mail: eofd@sk.sympatico.ca
WWW:

April 5-10, 2003
CHI 2003
Fort Lauderdale, Florida
Contact: SIG on Human Computer Interface
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.chi2003.org

April 6-8, 2003
HOIT 2003, Home Oriented Informatics & Telematics
Irvine, California
Contact: National Academies of Sciences & Engineering UC Irvine Campus
100 Academy
Irvine, CA 92612-3002
Tel: 949-824-1134
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.crito.uci.edu/noah/program.htm

April 6-9, 2003
Synchronized Systems - The 3rd National Conference on Disability, Workforce Development, and Self-Employment.
Missoula, Montana
Contact: Barbara Kriskovich
Montana Job Training Partnership, Inc.
302 North Last Chance Gulch, Suite 409
Helena, Montana 59601
Tel: (406)444-1330
FAX: (406)444-1316
TTY:
E-mail: barbk@mjtp.org
WWW: ruralinstitute.umt.edu/aprilconference

April 7-9, 2003
Power Up 2003, 10th Annual Conference & Expo
Columbia, Missouri, USA , Holiday Inn Select
Contact: Brenda Whitlock
Missouri Assistive Technology
4731 S. Cochise, Suite 114
Independence, MO 64055
Tel: 816-373-5193
FAX: 816-373-9314
TTY:
E-mail: bwhitlock@swbell.net
WWW: www.dolir.state.mo.us/matp

April 9-11, 2003
Western Symposium on Rehabilitation and Deafness
Seattle, Washington
Contact: Cheryl Davis
WROCC Outreach Site
Western Oregon University
Regional Resource Center on Deafness
Monmouth, OR 97361
Tel: 503-838-8642
FAX: 503-838-8228
TTY:
E-mail: davisc@wou.edu
WWW: www.wou.edu/wrocc

April 10-11, 2003
14th Annual Wisconsin Conference on Augmentative Alternate Communication and Assistive Technologies
Eau Claire, Wisconsin, USA
Contact: Univesity of Wisconsin, Eau Claire
210 Water St. PO Box 4004
Eau Claire, Wisconsin 54702-4004
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.uwec.edu/ce/aacat.htm

April 15-16, 2003
Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion, & Disability 2003 Conference
Columbus, Ohio
Contact: L. Scott Lissner, ADA Coordinator
ADA Coordinator's Office
The Ohio State University
2054 Drake Center, 1849 Cannon Drive
Columbus, OH 43210
Tel: 614-292-6207
FAX: 614-688-3665
TTY: 614-688-8605
E-mail: ada-osu@osu.edu
WWW: ada.osu.edu/Conference/Conference%20Homepage.htm

April 15-17, 2003
Egonomics Society Annual Conference 2003
Edinburgh, UK
Contact: Sue Hull
Tel: 011 +44 (0)1509 234904
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: s.hull@ergonomics.org.uk
WWW: www.ergonomics.org.uk/events/AC2002report.htm

April 15-17, 2003
Gusture Workshop 2003, 5th Annual Workshop on Gesture and Sign Language based Human-Computer Interaction
Genova, Italy
Contact:
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: gw2003@infomus.dist.unige.it
WWW: www.ergonomics.org.uk/events/AC2002report.htm

April 20-24, 2003
3rd International Adventure Therapy Conference
Ethical & Quality Practice in Adventure Therapy, Defining commonality while honoring diversity

Victoria, BC Canada
Contact: Tim Cormode/Deborah Harmcy@Power To BE
Suite 102 651 Queens Street
Victoria, BC V8T 1L9
Tel: 250-478-0161
FAX: 250-478-0164
TTY:
E-mail: info@3iatc.com
WWW: www.3iatc.com

April 21, 2003
Gallaudet University Disability Awareness Day
Washington D.C., USA
Contact: Ruth Milton
Gallaudet University Disability Awareness Day
Office for Students with Disabilities
800 Florida Ave NE
Washington, D.C. 20002
Tel: 202-651-5256
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: ruth.milton@gallaudet.edu
WWW:

April 25, 2003
9th Research Colloquium on Rehabilitation
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Contact: Isabelle Gélinas
School of Physical & Occupational Therapy
McGill University
3654 Promenade Sir William Osler
Montreal, Quebec H3G 1Y5
Tel: 514-398-4514
FAX: 514-398-6360
TTY:
E-mail: isabelle.gelinas@mcgill.ca
WWW: www.medicine.mcgill.ca/spot/research/index_2.html

April 28-29, 2003
BrailleNet Workshop 2003
Paris, France
Contact:
Tel: 011 +33 (0) 1 44 27 26 10
FAX: 011 +33 (0) 1 44 27 34 38
TTY:
E-mail: colloques.inova@snv.jussieu.fr
WWW: www.braillenet.org

April 29- May 2, 2003
Diversity in Rehabilitation: Exploring the Canadian Mosaic
Vancouver, British Columbia
Contact: Eileen Cook
Canadian Association of Rehabilitation Professionals
302-201 Consumers Road
Toronto, Ontario M2J 4G8
Tel: 1-888-876-9992
FAX: 416-494-9139
TTY:
E-mail: info@carpnational.org
WWW: www.carpnational.org

April 30 - May 2, 2003
2003 CARP National Conference, Diversity in Rehabilitation
Vancouver, B.C., Canada
Contact: Rhonda Shade
Carp BC Society
302-1107 Homer Street
Vancouver, B.C. V6B 2Y1
Tel: 604-681-0296
FAX: 604-681-4545
TTY:
E-mail: rhondashade@shaw.ca
WWW: www.carpbc.org

April 30 - May 3, 2003
International Conference on Cerebral Palsy
Quebec City, Quebec
Contact: Carol Richards
Department of Rehabilitation
Faculty of Medicine, Laval University
Ste. Foy, P.Q. G1K 7P4
Tel: 418-529-9141 ext 6038
FAX: 418-529-3548
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.crpl-ul.ca

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May 2-3, 2003
Solutions for Assistive Technology Conference
Baton Rouge, LA, USA
Contact: Adaptive Solutions
2127 Court St.
Port Allen, LA 70767
Tel: 225-387-0428
FAX: 225-387-6092
TTY:
E-mail: sherry@adaptive-sol.com
WWW: www.adaptive-sol.com

May 5-7, 2003
Destination Success 2003: learning disabilities in post secondary education
Barrie, Ontario
Contact: Denise Near
Tel: 705-728-1968 ext. 1208
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.destinationsuccess.org

May 6-8, 2003
1st International Conference on Appliance Design
Bristol, UK
Contact:
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.appliancedesign.org/1ad/

May 7-8 2003
Medtrade Spring 2003
Las Vegas, Nevada
Contact:
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.medtrade.com

May 7-8, 2003
Destination Success 2003, National Conference on Learning Disabilities
Orillia, Ontario
Contact: Denise E. Near
Career & Student Success
Georgian College
One Georgian Drive
Barrie, Ontario L4M 3X9
Tel: 705-728-1968 ext. 1208
FAX: 705-722-5179
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.destinationsuccess.org

May 8-11, 2003
ASK! 2003 - Alternatives for Special Kids Conference: Demonstrations, Workshops, Exhibits, Consults
Irvine, California
Contact: Darien Small, Director
PO Box 37, Carolina, RI 02812
Tel: 401.377.6044
FAX: 401.377.2853
TTY:
E-mail: info@4healthykids.org
WWW: www.4healthykids.org

May 9, 2003
Northeast Assistive Technology Conference & Expo 2003
Lowell, Massachusetts
Contact: Brad Howell
CLASS, Inc.
1 Parker Street
Lawrence, MA 01843
Tel: 978-975-8587 x1223
FAX: 978-975-0498
TTY:
E-mail: bhowell@classinc.org
WWW:

May 18-22, 2003
2nd World Congress of the International Society of Physical and Rehabilitation Medicine
Prague, Czech Republic
Contact: ISPRM Congress Secretariat
P.O.Box 56
Ben-Gurion Airport 70100
Israel
Tel: 972-3-9727500
FAX: 972-3-9727555
TTY:
E-mail: physical@kenes.com
WWW: www.kenes.com/physical

May 19-22, 2003
SEAMEC 2003, 7th Southeast Asian Ergonomics Society & 4th Malaysian Ergonomics Society Conference
Kuching, Sarawak, Malaysia
Contact: Conference Secretariat
Faculty of Cognitive Science and Human Development
Universiti Malaysia Sarawak
94300 Kota Samarahan
Sarawak, Malaysia
Tel: 011 +6082 671790
FAX: 011 + 6082 672094
TTY:
E-mail: seamec@unimas.my
WWW: www.unimas.my/seamec

May 20-25, 2003
Deaf Seniors of America Conference 2003
Boston MA, USA
Contact: William H. Nye
NEDSC/DSA
Deaf Community Center
75 Bethany Road
Farmington, MA 01702
Tel: 508-879-7658
FAX: 508-879-7651
TTY:
E-mail: wpnye@maine.rr.com
WWW: deafseniors.org/about/contactdsaconf.html

May 22-24, 2003
"Ear Smarts" in the Cradle of the Rockies
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Contact: Karla Johnston, Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
2435 Holly Lane, Suite 205
Ottawa, Ontario K1V 7P2
Tel: (613) 526-1584 or 1-800-263-8068
FAX: (613) 526-4718
TTY: (613) 526-2692
E-mail:
WWW:

May 22-24, 2003
Empowerment of Children with Physical Disabilities Pediatric Conference
Austin, Texas, USA
Contact: PPN
P.O. Box 1327
Marble Falls, Texas
USA 78654
Tel: 830-798-9559
FAX: 830-693-1991
TTY:
E-mail: info@pediatricpowernetwork.com
WWW: www.pediatricpowernetwork.com

May 23-26, 2003
5th World Congress on Brain Injury
Stockholm, Sweden
Contact: Attn: Brain Injury
Linnégatan 89A
P.O. Box 5619
SE-114 86 STOCKHOLM
Sweden
Tel: +46 8 459 66 00
FAX: +46 8 661 91 25
TTY:
E-mail: braininjury@congrex.se
WWW: www.congrex.se/braininjury/

May 27-31, 2003
ADARA Conference Integration of Disciplines: All Roads Lead to Excellence
East Rutherford, New Jersey, USA
Contact: ADARA National Office
P.O.Box 480
Myersville, MD 21773
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.adra.org

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June 3-7, 2003
Postsecondary Disability Training Institute
Mystic, Connecticut (U.S.A.)
Contact: Carrol Waite, Institute Manager
University of Connecticut
Center on Postsecondary Education and Disability
362 Fairfield Road, Unit 2064
Storrs, CT 06269-2064
Tel: (860) 486-3321
FAX: (860) 486-5799
TTY:
E-mail: carrol.waite@uconn.edu
WWW: vm.uconn.edu/~wwwcped/pti03.htm

June 6-7 2003
People in Motion 2003, 14th Annual
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact: People-in-Motion
260 Guelph St. Box 74059
Georgetown, Ontario L7G 5L1
Tel: 905-702-1121
FAX: 905-702-1244
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.people-in-motion.com

June 6-9, 2003
AOTA's 83rd Annual Conference and Expo
Washington D.C., USA
Contact: American Occupational Therapy Association
720 Montgomery Ln.,
Bethesda, MD 20814
Tel: 301-652-2682
FAX: 301-656-4890
TTY:
E-mail: conference2003@aota.org
WWW: www.aota.org

June 12-15, 2003
16th Annual Meeting of the Society for Disability Studies Disability and Dissent: Public Cultures, Public Spaces
Bethesda, Maryland, USA
E-mail: ssnyder@uic.edu
Contact: Sharon Snyder
The Department of Disability and Human Development
1640 W. Roosevelt Rd, #208
University of Illinois at Chicago
Chicago, IL 60608
Tel:
FAX: 312-996-0885
TTY: 312-413-0453
E-mail: ssnyder@uic.edu
WWW: www.uic.edu/orgs/sds/

June 16-19, 2003
9th NACC Conference on ICF
St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Contact: Patricia Welch Saleeby
Washington University
Campus Box 8505
4444 Forest Park Ave.
St. Louis, Missouri USA 63108
Tel: 314-266-1612
FAX: 314-286-1601
TTY:
E-mail: welchp@gwbmail.wustl.edu
WWW: www.cdc.gov/nchs/about/otheract/icd9/icfhome.htm

June 19-23, 2003
RESNA 26th International Conference on "Technology & Disability: Research, Design, Practice & Policy"
Atlanta, GA
Contact: Shannon Marullo
1700 N. Moore St., Suite 1540
Arlington, VA 22209
Tel: 703-524-6686
FAX: 703-524-6630
TTY: 703-524-6639
E-mail: conference@resna.org
WWW: www.resna.org

June 22-25, 2003
Spina Bifida Association of America 30th Annual Conference
San Antonio, Texas, USA
Contact: 2003 SBAA Annual Conference
4590 MacArthur Blvd. N.W. Suite 250
Washington, D.C. USA 20007-4226
Tel: 202-944-3285
FAX: 202-944-3295
TTY:
E-mail: sbaa@sbaa.org
WWW: www.sbaa.org/html/sbaa_conference_2003.html

June 22-27, 2003
HCI International 2003 10th International Conference on Human-Computer Interaction
Crete, Greece
Contact: HCI International 2003
(ICS), (FORTH)
Science and Technology Park of Crete
Heraklion, Crete, GR-71110
Greece
Tel: 011 +30 2810 391752
FAX: 011 +30 2810 391740
TTY:
E-mail: info@hcii2003.gr
WWW: www.hcii2003.gr

June 23-27, 2003
Instructional Technology and Education of the Deaf Symposium, NTID
Rochester, New York, USA
Contact: E. William Clymer
NTID/RIT
52 Lomb Memorial Drive
Rochester, NY 14623-5604
Tel: 585-475-6894
FAX: 585-475-6544
TTY:
E-mail: techsym@rit.edu
WWW: www.rit.edu/ntid

June 27-29, 2003
CTCNET 12th Annual Conference
Washington, D.C., USA
Contact: Stephen Quinn
2000 P St. NW, Suite 320
Washington, D.C. USA 20009
Tel: 202-861-1333
FAX: 202-318-4312
TTY:
E-mail: squinn@ctcnet.org
WWW: www2.ctcnet.org/conf/2003/

June 28 - July 4, 2003
NFB National Convention
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Contact: Edward Bell
National Federation of the Blind, National Office
1800 Johnson Street
Baltimore, Maryland USA 21230
Tel: (734) 763-1081
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: ebell@uark.edu
WWW: www.nfb.org/convent/convens2.htm

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July 5-12, 2003
2003 American Council of the Blind National Convention
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Contact: Cynthia Towers
American Council of the Blind
1155 15th Street, NW
Suite 1004
Washington D.C. USA 20005
Tel: 202-467-5081
FAX: 202-467-5085
TTY:
E-mail: ctowers@acb.org
WWW: www.acb.org/convention/info2003.html

July 12-18, 2003
American Association of the Deaf-Blind 2003 Convention
San Diego, CA, USA
Contact: Jamie McNamara
American Association of the Deaf-Blind
814 Thayer Ave. Suite 302
Sliver Spring, MD 20910-4500
Tel: 800-735-2258
FAX: 301-495-4404
TTY:
E-mail: McNamara@aabd.org
WWW: www.tr.wou.edu/dblink/aadb2.htm

July 15 - 19, 2003
AHEAD 2003 Conference: Association on Higher Education and Disability
Dallas, Texas
Contact: AHEAD
Tel: 617-287-3880
FAX:
TTY: 617-287-3882
E-mail: ahead@umb.edu
WWW: www.ahead.org/conference/

July 17-18, 2003
AAC in the Mountains 2003
Park City, Utah, USA
Contact: Creative Communicating
P.O. Box 3358
Park City, Utah 84060
Tel: 435-645-7737
FAX: 435-658-0925
TTY:
E-mail: mail@creativecommunicating.com
WWW: www.creativecommunicating.com

July 17-21, 2003
European Blind Union Employment Conference
Paris, France
Contact: European Blind Union
58 avenue Bosquet
Paris, France P-75007
Tel: 011 +33 1 47 05 38 20
FAX: 011 +33 1 47 05 38 21
TTY:
E-mail: ebu_uea@compuserve.com
WWW: www.euroblind.org

July 18-26, 2003
14th World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
Contact: Canadian Association of the Deaf
251 Bank Street, Suite 203,
Ottawa, Ontario K2P 1X3
Tel: (613) 565-2882
FAX: (613) 565-1207
TTY: (613) 565-8882
E-mail: cad@cad.ca
WWW: www.cad.ca

July 20-23, 2003
8th Annual Natonal Disability & Absence Management Conference
Newport Beach, California
Contact:
Tel: 1-800-789-3632
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: admin.dir@dmec.org
WWW: www.dmec.org/natconference/index_2003.asp

July 20-23, 2003
14th Annual APSE Conference on Employment
San Diego, California
Contact: Association for Persons in Supported Employment
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.apse.org

July 21-22, 2003
NorthEast Rehabilitation Association (NERA)Conference 2003
New York, NY, USA
Contact: Sharon McLennon
NERA Conference 2003
c/o Sharon McLennon
153 Mansion Ave.
Yonkers, New York 10704
Tel: 718-882-1212 ext. 226
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW:

July 27-30, 2003
LFB of IFLA 2003 Pre-Conference
Marburg, Germany
Contact: Rainer F.V. Witte
Deutsche Blinden - Bibliothek (DBB) in der Deutschen Blindenstudienanstalt (Blista) e.V.
Am Schlag 8-10
35037 Marburg/Lahn
Germany
Tel: +49 6421-606 103
FAX: +49 6421-606 269
TTY:
E-mail: witte@blista.de
WWW: www.blista.de

August

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August 5-10, 2003
13th BDI World Conference on Deafblindness
Mississauga, Ontario
Contact: Stan Munroe
Tel: 519-372-2068
FAX: 519-372-0312
TTY:
E-mail: stan.munroe@sympatico.ca
WWW: www.dbiconferencecanada.com

August 8-10, 2003
Pittsburgh Employment Conference for Augmented Communicators
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Contact: Robert V. Conti
1000 Killarney Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
Tel: 412-885-8541
FAX: 412-885-8548
TTY:
E-mail: shout@sgi.net
WWW: http://www.amiprofeta.com/index7.htm

August 11-15, 2003
Symposium Series on Assistive Technology
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Contact: ATACP Center on Disabilities
California State University, Northridge
18111 Nordhoff Street
Northridge,CA 91330-8340
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.csun.edu/codtraining/brochure/symseries/

August 15-17, 2003
Abilities Expo
Chicago, IL, USA
Contact: Jason Sheehan
Tel: 203-701-0138
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: Jsheehan@advanstar.com
WWW: www.abilitiesexpo.com

August 24-29, 2003
IEA 2003 - XVth Trienial Congress of the International Egonomics Association
Seoul, South Korea
Contact: Secretariat of IEA2003
Gangnam
P.O. Box 467
Seoul 135-136 Korea
Tel: 011 + 82 2 552 8350
FAX: 011 +82 2 552 8352
TTY:
E-mail: info@iea2003.org
WWW: www.iea2003.org

August 25 - 28, 2003
Blinded Veterans Association 58th annual National Convention
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina, USA
Contact: Annette Mongelli
Blinded Veterans Association
477 H Street, Northwest
Washington D.C. 20001-2694
Tel: 202-371-8880
FAX: 202-371-8258
TTY:
E-mail: bva@bva.org
WWW: http://www.bva.org/news.html

August 29-31, 2003
United Kingdom Web Accessibility Congress
Birmingham, UK
Contact: John Colby
UKWAC03
School of Computing, Feeney Building
University of Central England in Birmingham
Franchise Street
Perry Barr, Birmingham, B42 2SU
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: ukwac@cie.uce.ac.uk
WWW: www.cie.uce.ac.uk/ukwac

August 31 - September 3, 2003
7th European Conference for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe
Dublin, Ireland
Contact: Lisa McCormack, AAATE 2003
Client Technical Services
Central Remedial Clinic
Clontarf, Dublin 3, Ireland
Tel: +353 1 8057523
FAX: +353 1 8335496
TTY:
E-mail: info@atireland.ie
WWW: www.atireland.ie/aaate

September

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September 1-5, 2003
Interact 2003
Zurich, Switzerland
Contact:
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.interact2003.com

September 4, 2003
ITA Conference, From Sheltered Workshops to Retirement - Managing Transition
Kaiserlautern, Germany
Contact: Dr. Harald Weber
ITA - Inclusive Design Group
Work & Social Affairs Group
Gottlieb Daimler Str.
D-67663 Kaiserlautern, Germany
Tel: (+49) 631-205-3752
FAX: (+49) 631-205-3397
TTY:
E-mail: hweber@sozwi.uni-kl.de
WWW: www.ita-kl.de

September 4-6, 2003
Disability Studies Association 2003 Conference
Lancaster, U.K.
Contact: Tracy Davies
DASS, Cartmel College
Lancaster University
Lancaster LA1 4YL U.K.
Tel: +44 01524 594098
FAX: +44 01524 592475
TTY:
E-mail: T.A.Davies@Lancaster.ac.uk
WWW: www.lancs.ac.uk/depts/apsocsci/events/dsa.htm

September 8-12, 2003
17th Annual HCI 2003 - British Computer Society, HCI Group
Bath, UK
Contact:
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E-mail:
WWW: www.bcs-hci.org.uk/hci2003/

September 18-20, 2003
World Congress & Exposition on Disabilities
Orlando, Florida
Contact: World Congress and Exposition on Disabilities
210 Rte 4 East, Suite 304
Paramus, NJ 07652
Tel: 201-226-1446
FAX: 201-226-1236
TTY:
E-mail: wcdinfo@wcdexpo.com
WWW: www.wcdexpo.com

September 23-24, 2003
Disability Service Providers of America Annual Meeting
Washington, DC
Contact: Yvonne D.H. Dock, CAE
1875 Eye Street, NW
12th Floor
Washington, DC 20006
Tel: 202-429-6810
FAX: 202-429-6813
TTY:
E-mail: dspa_of_america@comcast.net
WWW: www.dspofamerica.org

September 24-26, 2003
ICOST'2003 - 1st International Conference On Smart homes and health Telematics
Paris, France
Contact: Mounir Mokhtari
Institut National des Telecommunications (INT)
Handicom Lab.
9, Rue Charles Fourier,
91011 Evry cedex. France
Tel: 331-6076-4755
FAX: 331-6076-4291
TTY:
E-mail: Mounir.Mokhtari@int-evry.fr
WWW: www.int-evry.fr/handicom/icost2003

September 25-26, 2003
Disability Rights in Europe, From Theory to Practice
Leeds, U.K.
Contact: Mark Priestley
Centre for Disability Studies
University of Leeds
LEEDS LS2 9JT UK
Tel: +44 113 343 4417
FAX: +44 113 343 4415
TTY:
E-mail: m.a.priestley@leeds.ac.uk
WWW: www.disability-europe.info/lawconference

September 26, 2003
TechnoVision 2003, CNIB (Quebec Division)
Quebec City, Quebec, CANADA
Contact: Susan Vida
Tel: 514-934-4662 ext.227
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: susan.vida@cnib.ca
WWW: www.inca.qc.ca

September 29 - October 1, 2003
Doors to Inclusion: Universal Access Conference - LATAN
Baton Rouge, Louisiana, USA - Radisson Hotel
Contact: Cyndi Mabry
Louisiana Assistive Technology Access Network
3042 Old Forge Road
P.O. Box 14115
Baton Rouge, La 70898-4115
Tel: 225-925-9500
FAX: 225-925-9560
TTY: 800-270-6185
E-mail: cmabry@latan.org
WWW: www.latan.org

September 30 - October 3, 2003
RI Africa Regional Conference
Durban, South Africa
Contact: Johan Viljoen
National Council for Persons with Physical Disabilities in South Africa
PO Box 1935, Durban, 4000
South Africa
Tel: +27 11 726 8040
FAX: +27 11 726 5705
TTY:
E-mail: ncppdsa@cis.co.za
WWW: www.turners.co.za/ri2003

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October 2-4, 2003
14th National Conference on Learning Disabilities
Calgary, Alberta, Canada
Contact: LDA Alberta, Conference 2003
#145, 11343 - 61 Avenue
Edmonton, Alberta T6H 1M3
Tel: 780-448-0360
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: ldaa@telusplanet.net
WWW: www.telusplanet.net/public/ldaa

October 2-4, 2003
Canadian Association for Community Living, National Conference
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Contact: The Candian Association for Community Living
Kinsmen Bldg., York University
4700 Keele Street
Toronto, Ontario M3J 1P3
Tel: 416-661-9611
FAX: 416-661-5701
TTY:
E-mail: info@cacl.ca
WWW: www.cacl.ca

October 2-5, 2003
2003 Annual Training Conference and Exhibits
"Building the Rehabilitation Future: Partnerships, Participation, and Paradigms"

Nashville, TN, USA
Contact: National Rehabilitation Association
633 S. Washington Street
Alexandria, VA 22314
Tel: 888-258-4295
FAX: 703-836-0848
TTY: 703-863-0849
E-mail: info@nationalrehab.org
WWW: http://www.nationalrehab.org/website/events/index.html

October 9-11, 2003
Medtrade 2003
Atlanta, Georgia
Contact:
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TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.medtrade.com

October 9-11, 2003
Conference on Wheeled Mobility Research
Buffalo, NY, USA
Contact:
Tel: 716-829-3585 x329
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: rercud@ap.buffalo.edu
WWW:

October 16-18, 2003
5th Annual Dog Guide Conference
Vancouver, B.C. CANADA
Contact: Lori Sheppard
Tel: 604-522-9222
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW:

October 16-18, 2003
21st Annual Closing the Gap Conference
Minneapolis, Minnesota
Contact:Closing the Gap
P.O. Box 68
526 Main Street
Henderson, MN 56044
Tel: 507-248-3294
FAX: 507-248-3810
TTY:
E-mail: info@closingthegap.com
WWW: www.closingthegap.com

October 16 - 18
"Let's Open the Doors" symposium
Montreal, Quebec, CANADA
Contact: Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus
Tel: 1-800-567-1788
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: info@spina.qc.ca
WWW:

October 17, 2003
Telecom 2003 Forum, Accessibility session
Geneva, Switzerland
Contact:
Tel: +41 22 730 61 61
FAX: +41 22 730 64 44
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.itu.int

October 22-24, 2003
"Reality Check" - 9th Annual National Supported Employment Conference
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA
Contact:
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: ernie.thiessen@shawbiz.com
WWW: http://www.msen.mb.ca/conf2003.html

October 23-26, 2003
2003 ACRM-ASNR Joint Conference
Tucson, Arizona, USA
Contact:
Tel: 317-915-2250
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.acrm.org

October 24, 2003
Student Leadership and Employment Forum
Halifax, Nova Scotia, CANADA
Contact: NEADS
National Educational Association for Disabled Students
Tel: 613-526-8008
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: novascotiaforum@neads.ca
WWW:

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November 1, 2003
The Second International Biophilia Rehabilitation Conference
Windsor, Ontario, Canada
Contact: The Biophilia Rehabilitation Academy
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: http://www.biophilia.info/2004caweb/index.htm

November 1, 2003
Breaking Down Barriers 2003
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Contact: Students for Barrier-free Access
Tel: 416-978-4911, ext. 237
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: http://individual.utoronto.ca/sfba

November 2-3, 2003
Managing Emerging Technologies in Asia (METiA)
Singapore
Contact:
Tel:
FAX: +65 6822-0777
TTY:
E-mail: metia@smu.edu.sg
WWW: www.business.smu.edu.sg/metia/

November 4-5, 2003
Adults with Down Syndrome: Understanding Their Complex Health Needs
Calgary, Alberta, CANADA
Contact: Rhonda Kennedee
Canadian Down Syndrome Society
Tel: 403-289-4326
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: kennedee@shaw.ca
WWW:

November 5-7, 2003
U.S. Business Leadership Network 6th Annual Conference
San Francisco, CA, USA
Contact: Rob McInnes
Summit '03
Suite C, #239
849 Almar Ave.
Santa Cruz, CA 95060-5848
Tel: 831-457-2289
FAX: 831-457-2289
TTY:
E-mail: info@cabln.org
WWW: www.blnsummit.org

November 10-11, 2003
ACM 2nd Annual Conference, Universal Usability
Vancouver, B.C. Canada
Contact: Vicki Hanson
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: vlh@watson.ibm.com
WWW: www.acm.org/sigs/sigchi/cuu2003/

November 11-14, 2003
6th Annual Accessing Higher Ground (AHG) Conference 2003
University of Colorado, Boulder Campus, USA
Contact: Howard Kramer
Disability Services
CU-Boulder, 107 UCB
Boulder, Co 80309
Tel: 303-492-8672
FAX:
TTY: 303-492-8671
E-mail: hkramer@colorado.edu
WWW: www.colorado.edu/sacs/ATconference

November 13-15, 2003
ASHA 2003 Annual Convention
Chicago, Illiniois
Contact: Mary Harding, ASHA
10801 Rockville Pike
Rockville, MD 20852-3279
Tel: 301-897-5700 ext. 4328
FAX: 301-571-0454
TTY:
E-mail: mharding@asha.org
WWW: professional.asha.org/events/

November 23-28, 2003
Abilympics, 6th International
New Delhi, India
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December 4-6, 2003
International Conference on Aging, Disability and Independence - Advancing Technology and Services to Promote Quality of Life
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Contact: American Society on Aging
833 Market St., Suite 511
San Francisco, CA 94103
E-mail: info@asaging.org
Tel: (800) 537-9728
FAX: (415) 974-0300
TTY:
WWW: www.asaging.org/icadi

December 5-7, 2003
ATAC Conference 2003
Kyoto, Japan
Contact: 4-2-20-209 Roppongi, 11
Tokyo, Japan
1060032
Tel: +81-3-3560-6186
FAX: +81--3-3560-6187
TTY:
E-mail: atac@mbm.nifty.com
WWW: www.joho-kyoto.or.jp/KICH

December 9-12, 2003
Web Site Usability & Accessibility for Government
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
Contact: Michelle Tampoya, Conference Director
International Quality & Productivity Centre
Tel: 416-596-2090
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: michelle.tampoya@iqpc-canada.com
WWW: http://www.iqpc.com/

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