Calendar of Events in Disability,
Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology

LIST OF CONFERENCES:  Upcoming in 2012

Upcoming Conferences in 2012

January 2012

January 25 - 28, 2012
ATIA 2012 Orlando
Orlando, Florida, USA
Contact: Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
401 North Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60611-4267, USA
Tel: 877-687-2842 (Toll Free) or 312-321-5172
FAX: 312-673-6659
TTY:
E-mail: info<at>atia.org
WWW: www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=4019

January 27, 2012
10th Stroke Rehab Symposium - Getting the Message: Improving Communication in Stroke Care
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Conference Services
439 University Ave
5th Floor, Room 118
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Y8
Tel: 416 597-3422 ext 3693
FAX: 416 597-6202
TTY:
E-mail: conferences<at>torontorehab.on.ca
WWW: www.torontorehab.com/events/strokesymposium

Upcoming conferences

February 2012

February 10, 2012
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury Conference: Challenges and Controversies in Diagnosis
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Conference Services
439 University Ave
5th Floor, Room 118
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Y8
Tel: 416 597-3422 ext 3693
FAX: 416 597-6202
TTY:
E-mail: conferences<at>torontorehab.on.ca
WWW: www.torontorehab.com/Events

February 15-17, 2012
The 22nd Pacific Coast Brain Injury Conference
Vancouver, Victoria and Kamloops, British Columbia, CANADA
Contact: Kaitlin Beca
PCBIC 2012 c/o Sea to Sky Meeting Management Inc.
Suite 206, 201 Bewicke Avenue
North Vancouver, BC V7M 3M7
Tel: 604-984-6448
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: conference<at>brainstreams.ca
WWW: www.brainstreams.ca/conference

February 16-18, 2012
International Conference on Work and Social Inclusion for People with Disabiliities
Debrecen, Hungary
Contact: K&M Congress Ltd. PCO and Travel Agency
1028 Budapest,
Hidegkúti út 153.
Tel: +36(1) 301-2000
FAX: +36(1) 301-2001
TTY:
E-mail: http://www.kmcongress.com/info_e.php
WWW: www.kmcongress.com/ic2012.php

February 22, 2012
Brain Training Seminar for Children with ADHD
Contact: Arnie Gotfryd
396 York Hill Blvd.
Thornhill ON
L4J 3B7
Canada
Tel: 416-858-9868
FAX: 1 -(866) 587-4450
TTY:
E-mail: arnie@maximind.ca
WWW: maximind.ca/Events.html

February 27 - March 3, 2012
27th Annual International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference (CSUN)
San Diego, California, USA
Contact: Sandy Plotin, Managing Director
Center on Disabilities
California State University, Northridge
Tel: 818-677-2578
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: conference<at>csun.edu
WWW: cfp.csuncod.org/overview.php

March 2012

March 7 - 9, 2012
28th International Seating Symposium
Vancouver, British Columbia, CANADA
Contact:
Tel: (604) 827-3112
FAX: (604) 822-4835
TTY:
E-mail: ian.ipce<at>ubc.ca
WWW: www.interprofessional.ubc.ca/iss/

May 12-14, 2012
Conference on Disability — Inclusive MDGs and Aid Effectiveness
Bangkok, THAILAND
Contact: Megan McFarlane
Leonard Cheshire Disability
Tel: +44 (0)203 242 0212
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: conference<at>lcdisability.org
WWW: www.lcdisability.org/aideffectiveness

Internet Event

March 20, 2012
Preparing Youth with Disabilities for Careers after School
Contact: Maria Hopko, GLADNET
Tel: 607-254-8311
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: msh46<at>cornell.edu
WWW: www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/gladnet/events.cfm?filter=web

New event

March 22, 2012
European Perspective on the Employment of Disabled Persons
Helsinki, FINLAND
Contact:
Pakarituvantie 4-5 / PL 39
00410 Helsinki
Tel: (09) 530 41 (vaihde)
FAX: (09) 5304 343
TTY:
E-mail: etunimi.sukunimi<at>kuntoutussaatio.fi
WWW: www.kuntoutussaatio.fi/en/evaluation_and_training/european_perspective/programme/

March 24-25, 2012
Pacific Rim International Forum
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Contact: Charmaine Crockett
Center on Disability Studies
1776 University Ave, UA 4-6
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: 1-808-956-7539
FAX: 1-808-956-4437
TTY:
E-mail: prinfo<at>hawaii.edu
WWW: www.pacrim.hawaii.edu/internationalforum/2012/

New event

March 25-27, 2012
12th Annual Second City International Conference on Disability Studies in Education - CONTEMPLATING DIS/ABILITY STUDIES IN EDUCATION THROUGHOUT LIFE: IN SCHOOL, AND BEYOND
New York City, New York, USA
Contact: Chris Hale
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: halechris55<at>gmail.com
WWW: goo.gl/G2NZU

March 26-27, 2012
28th Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability & Diversity
Honolulu, Hawaii, USA
Contact: Charmaine Crockett
Center on Disability Studies
1776 University Ave, UA 4-6
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: 1-808-956-7539
FAX: 1-808-956-4437
TTY:
E-mail: prinfo<at>hawaii.edu
WWW: www.pacrim.hawaii.edu

April 2012

April 16, 2012
MS Rehabilitation Symposium
Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Contact: Conference Services
439 University Ave
5th Floor, Room 118
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Y8
Tel: 416 597-3422 ext 3693
FAX: 416 597-6202
TTY:
E-mail: conferences<at>torontorehab.on.ca
WWW: www.torontorehab.com/Events

April 20-21, 2012
International Conference: Contemporary Housing Issues in a Changing Europe
Gallway, IRELAND
Contact: Dr. Padraic Kenna
Centre for Housing Law, Rights and Policy
NUI Galway School of Law
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: housingconference<at>gmail.com
WWW: www.conference.ie/Conferences/index.asp?Conference=135

New event

April 25-26, 2012
Canadian Conference on Developmental Disabilities & Autism
Winnipeg, Manitoba, CANADA
Contact: CCDDA
440 River Road
Winnipeg, MB
R2M 3Z9
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.ccdda.ca

Internet Event

April 30, 2012
Best Practices in Recruiting and Retaining an Aging Workforce: Intersection with Disability Considerations
Contact: Maria Hopko, GLADNET
Tel: 607-254-8311
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: msh46<at>cornell.edu
WWW: www.ilr.cornell.edu/edi/gladnet/events.cfm?filter=web

April 30 - May 3, 2012
YAI Network 33rd Annual International Conference on Developmental and Learning Disabilities
New York, New York USA
Contact: Tina Sobel
Tel: 212-273-6457
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: tina.sobel<at>yai.org
WWW: www.yai.org/conference

May 2012

May 15-18, 2012
Interdepedence 2012
Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Contact: Kelsey Mackay-Smith
Interdependence 2012
c/o International Conference Services
2101 - 1177 West Hastings St
Vancouver, BC, V6E 2K3
Tel: 1-604-681-2153
FAX: 1-604-681-1049
TTY:
E-mail: i2012<at>icsevents.com
WWW: http://www.rickhansen.com/interdependence2012

May 22 - 25, 2012
Inclusive Learning Technologies Conference 2012
Queensland, Australia
Contact: Spectronics
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: conference<at>spectronicsinoz.com
WWW: www.spectronicsinoz.com/conference/2012

May 28-29, 2012
The Politics of Disability: Empowerment Through Education
Vancouver, BC, Canada
Contact: Piper at Disability Resource Network
www.drnbc.org
Tel: 6048051972
FAX: 6044438433
TTY:
E-mail: delorisgpiper<at>gmail.com
WWW: www.regonline.ca/thepoliticsofdisability

June 2012

June 26-29, 2012
23rd Annual APSE National Conference
Arlington, VA
Contact: Jenny Levet
P.O. Box 1280
Rockville, MD 20849
Tel: 301-279-0060
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: jenny<at>apse.org
WWW: www.apse.org

June 27 - 30, 2012
15th World Congress of Pain Clinicians - WSPC 2012
Granada, SPAIN
Contact: Kenes International
1-3 Rue de Chantepoulet,
PO Box 1726, CH-1211,
Geneva 1, Switzerland
Tel: + 41 22 908 0488
FAX: + 41 22 906 9140
TTY:
E-mail: wspc2012<at>kenes.com
WWW: www2.kenes.com/WSPC2012/Pages/Home.aspx

July 2012

July 9-13, 2011
13th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs (ICCHP'13)
Linz, AUSTRIA
Pre-conference: July 9-10
Conference: July 11-13
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.icchp.org

July 12- 14, 2012
Ms. Abilities America - A Pageant
Tahlequah, Oklahoma
Contact: Elizabeth Reeve
549 South Cherokee Avenue
Tahlequah, Oklahoma 74464
Tel: 918-431-0445
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: msabilitiesamerica<at>gmail.com
WWW: www.msabilitiesamerica.org

July 17 - 21, 2012
AHEAD Conference 2012
New Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Contact: AHEAD
107 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 204
Huntersville, NC 28078 USA
Tel: (704) 947-7779
FAX: (704) 948-7779
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.ahead.org/conferences/future

July 26-28
iCREATe2012 - international Convention for Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology
Singapore
Contact: START Centre Pte Ltd
49 Kaki Bukit View,
Kaki Bukit TechPark II,
Singapore 41597
Tel: (65) 6743 0262
FAX: (65) 6743 0263
TTY:
E-mail: secretariat<at>icreateasia.org
WWW: www.icreateasia.org

August 2012

No events submitted for August.

September 2012

September 20-21, 2012
7th Annual Black Hills Brain Injury Conference
Rapid City, South Dakota, USA
Contact: Ron Sasso, Director of Community Transitions
Community Transitions
803 Soo San Drive
Rapid City, SD 57702
Tel: (605) 343-7297
FAX: (605) 721-9858
TTY:
E-mail: rsasso<at>bhws.com
WWW: www.brainrehab.org

October 2012

October 19 - 20, 2012
5th National Spinal Cord Injury Conference: Translating Neural Engineering and Novel Therapies
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Contact: Toronto Rehabilitation Institute
439 University Ave
5th Floor, Room 118
Toronto, Ontario M5G 1Y8
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: conferences<at>torontorehab.on.ca
WWW: www.torontorehab.com/Events/Corporate-Events/4th-National-Spinal-Cord-Injury-Conference.aspx

October 25-28, 2012
II International Scientific Conference "Special Education and Rehabilitation - Cerebral Palsy"
Novi Sad, SERBIA
Contact: Goran Nedovic
Fakultet za specijalnu edukaciju i rehabilitaciju Visokog Stevana 2
11000 Belgrade
Serbia
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: info<at>cerebralnaparaliza.com
WWW: www.cerebralnaparaliza.com/

November 2012

November 26 - 28, 2012
1st Community Based Rehabilitation (CBR) World Congress
Agra, India
Contact: John Joseph
Mobility India
1st & 1st 'A' Cross, J.P. Nagar 2nd Phase,
Bangalore - 560 078, Karnataka, India
Tel: +91 80 26492222
FAX: +91 80 26494444
TTY:
E-mail: secretariat<at>cbrglobal.org
WWW: www.cbrglobal.org

December 2012

No events submitted for November.

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