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Disability Studies: A Global
Perspective
This two-day international event will examine and
promote Disability Studies, as an academic discipline gaining worldwide
recognition among influential organizations, including:
- Institutions of higher learning
- Professional associations
- Training and management firms
- Corporations
- Independent Living Centers
Attend the Disability Studies Conference to:
- Review the state of current Disability Studies research
- Discover new and emerging international opportunities
- Analyze key concepts in the field
- Discuss future policy needs
- Participate in the development of action agendas
- Determine and discuss a global perspective
Presenters Include:
- Gary L. Albrecht, Ph.D., Professor, University of Illinois at
Chicago
- Frank Bowe, Professor, Hofstra University
- Michael Bury, Professor, University of London, United Kingdom
- Carol Gill, Ph.D., Assistant Professor, University of Illinois
at Chicago
- Larry Goldberg, Director of Media Access, WGBH
- Harlan Hahn, Ph.D., Professor, University of Southern
California
- Judith E. Heumann, Assistant Secretary, OSERS
- Nawaf Kabbara, Ph.D., Arab Organization for Disabled
People
- Joshua Malinga, Chairperson, DPI, Zimbabwe
- Dennis Moore, Ed. D., President, NARRTC
- Mike Oliver, Professor, University of Greenwich, United
Kingdom
- Judith Sandys, Ph.D., Dean, Ryerson Polytechnic University,
Canada
- Katherine D. Seelman, Ph.D., Director, NIDRR
- Fernando Torres-Gil, Director, UCLA Center for Policy Research
on Aging
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