15th World Congress of the World Federation of the Deaf
Madrid, Spain, July 16 – 22, 2007
The aim of this world event is twofold: on the one hand, to identify Deaf people needs and, on the other, to draft a programme to be implemented by the WFD Board and General Secretary for the next four years. The official delegates of each member country have a leading role in this congress for political, cultural and social exchange. They, together with political authorities and representatives of those entities that support the Deaf community, are the people who shape and give birth to the most important congregation of the Deaf community.
First International Conference on Technology-based Learning with Disability
Dayton, USA, July 19 – 20, 2007
This conference will bring together experts, researchers, and practitioners in the areas of assistive and enabling technologies, disability education, services, health, employability, rights, and the humanities. The program will include plenary sessions with keynote speakers, paper presentations, posters, demonstrations and vendor exhibits.
Twelfth World Congress of the International Society for Prosthetics and Orthotics
Vancouver, Canada, July 29 – August 3, 2007
This congress is an event which is held once in three years and draws professionals, experts and consumers engaged in prosthetics and orthotics as well as other different specialties in the field of rehabilitation medicine to share their experience and expertise in the fields of education, training, service delivery and research.
