The State of the Science Conference on Aging with a Disability: Implications for Practice, Research and Policy
Oregon, USA, September 7 – 8, 2006
This 2-day conference describes the most important medical, functional and psychosocial issues facing people who are living long-term and aging with a disability. Approaches for preventing, assessing and treating these problems will be presented.
http://www.agingwithdisability.org
2006 World Congress on Alcohol Research
Sydney, Australia, September 10 – 14, 2006
The main ISBRA Congress will have five major themes, which are organized into five simultaneous streams.
They are:
- The neuroscience of addiction
- Mechanisms of end-organ damage
- Research into treatment and other interventions
- Alcohol and comorbid disorders
- Epidemiology and public health
e-Access’06 – Technology for All
London, UK, September 14, 2006
The 3rd Disability Studies Association conference provides an opportunity for people from each of these spheres of disability studies to meet together to share their knowledge and experience in studying disability issues. The themes of the 2006 conference will include: Disability History, Challenging the Expert View, Professions and Services, Disability across the Life Course, Disability Studies within Science Subjects, Spatial Change, Morality and Bio Ethics, Emancipatory Methodologies and Inclusive understandings of disability
http://www.headstar-events.com/eaccess06/
3rd Disability Studies Association conference – “Disability Studies: Research and Learning”
Lancaster, UK, September 18 – 20, 2006
The 3rd Disability Studies Association conference provides an opportunity for people from each of these spheres of disability studies to meet together to share their knowledge and experience in studying disability issues. The themes of the 2006 conference will include: Disability History, Challenging the Expert View, Professions and Services, Disability across the Life Course, Disability Studies within Science Subjects, Spatial Change, Morality and Bio Ethics, Emancipatory Methodologies and Inclusive understandings of disability
http://www.disabilitystudies.net/
ICDVRAT 2006
Musikhuset, Denmark, September 18 – 20, 2006
The purpose of this conference is to provide a forum for international experts and researchers to present and review how advances in the general area of Virtual Reality can be used to assist people with Disability. This conference will encompass all aspects of technology used in Virtual Reality systems. Papers are sought in which technical innovation is backed up by evidence of original and practical implementation, or which promise practical implementation in the very near future. Presentations which include video material and/or experimental systems are particularly welcome. Facilities for presenting such material will be available at the conference.
1st Regional Workshop for the accessibility of the built environment – Accessibility and Tourism
Crete, UK, September 30, 2006
The meeting seeks to highlight the social and economic value of the accessibility of the built environment in the broader area of the SE Europe and Mediterranean. It aspires to develop into a catalyst for the establishment of a permanent discussion on accessibility in the area, the cross fertilization of good practices as well as the development of business and research cooperation.
http://emttu.org/en/news.html
European Symposium – Improving the lives of young people with intellectual disabilities in the areas of health, social inclusion and sport
Rome, Italy, September 30 – October 1, 2006
This symposium is organized to present and discuss the key issues facing young people with intellectual disabilities in the areas of health, social inclusion (with an emphasis on inclusive education) as well as sport and physical education.
http://www.specialolympicseyg.org/indexeyg.php