May 2008

ADAPT 25th Anniversary Celebration

Location: Holiday Inn Capitol, 550 C Street, Washington, D.C.

For more information, contact Bob Kafka at 512-431-4085, bob.adapt@sbcglobal.net, or ADAPT website.

Affordable Software Goldmines for Improving Aphasia, Thinking and Memory

Location: 10:30 AM-12:00 PM - Summerville Assisted Living at Potomac, 11215 Seven Locks Road Potomac, MD

Sponsored by the Young Stroke Group led by Susan Montgomery LCSW-C.

For more information, RSVP Joan@innovativespeech.com.

World of Possibilities Expo

Location: Montgomery County Fairgrounds, Gaithersburg, MD

For more information, see the conference website for free passes.

To order the Webinars series, see the registration website; for more information, see the conference description.

Introduction to Olmstead

Location: Online Course

PURPOSE: Participants will learn about the background and significance of the U.S. Supreme Court Olmstead decision.

For more information and registration, see the course website.

YAI/NIPD's 29th Annual International Conference
"Visions of Hope and Opportunity in Developmental and Learning Disabilities"

Location: Crowne Plaza Manhattan Hotel, 1605 Broadway, New York, NY 10019

For more information and registration, see the conference website, or contact Abbe Wittenberg, 460 West 34th Street, New York, NY 10001, 212-273-6193, Fax: 212-629-4113, abbe.wittenberg@yai.org.

NCIL's 2008 Annual Conference

Location: teleconference and CART webcast for West Coast (Regions 8, 9, and 10) at 2:00pm EDT

Series of 90 minute Policy Briefings to bring people up to date on national issues that affect people with disabilities.

For more information and registration, see the briefings website.

NCIL's 2008 Annual Conference

Location: teleconference and CART webcast for Mid-West (Regions 4, 5, 6, 7, and 8) at 2:00pm EDT

Series of 90 minute Policy Briefings to bring people up to date on national issues that affect people with disabilities.

For more information and registration, see the briefings website.

2008 National ADA Symposium and EXPO

Location: America's Center, St. Louis, Missouri

The 2008 Symposium will feature an intensive ADA Coordinators track.

For more information see the conference details.

2008 Hubert H. Humphrey Civil Rights Award Dinner
Presented by the Leadership Conference on Civil Rights

Location: Hilton Washington Towers, 1919 Connecticut Avenue, N.W., Washington, D.C.

For more information and reservations, see the Award Dinner details.

NCIL's 2008 Annual Conference

Location: teleconference and CART webcast for East Coast (Regions 1, 2, 3, 4, and 5) at 2:00pm EDT

Series of 90 minute Policy Briefings to bring people up to date on national issues that affect people with disabilities.

For more information and registration, see the briefings website.

Assistive Technology for Students

Location: Walter Johnson HS Cafeteria, 6400 Rock Spring Dr Bethesda, MD

For more information, see the conference website.

Employer Best Practices: Recruitment and Hiring of People with Disabilities

Location: On-line Seminar

This session will highlight the best practices learned by the Walgreen Company and Cincinnati Children's Hospital in regards to the recruitment and hiring of people with disabilities. Participants will learn what it took within these organizations to mobilize administration, management as well as all employees in support of this effort and the benefits that they have realized as a result.

For more information and registration, see the conference website.

Fourth Annual Chronic Illness and Postsecondary Educational Symposium

Location: DePaul University
Chicago, Illinois

Earn CME/CEU Credits!
Continuing Education Co-Sponsored by the American Academy of Disability Evaluating Physicians, and DePaul University's Department of Nursing and the Master of Social Work Program

For more information, see the conference brochure, or to register.

Bloom's Connection: Unraveling the Mystery

Location: University of Illinois at Chicago in Chicago, Illinois

Sponsored by the Bloom's Support Network and is designed to provide information on the independent living movement to an underserved segment of the disability community. Participants will share experiences, tips, and strategies for "living the good life."

For more information, see the conference details, or contact the coordinator, Sheryl Grossman, at (314) 863-3211 or info@bloomsconnect.org.

International Conference on Self-Determination

Location: Detroit Marriott Renaissance Center, Detroit, Michigan

For more information, see the conference details.

June 2008

Qualified as related to Reasonable Accommodations
such as Leave, Reassignment and Job Modifications

Location: Webinar, 2:00-3:30pm ET

This session will review the ADA and its regulations, EEOC guidance, and recent case law decisions that focus on how certain accommodation requests relate to employees' abilities to perform essential job functions.

For more information, see the DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center website.

Pre-Booking Jail Diversion/Crisis Intervention Teams

Location: Fordham University, Lincoln Center, 140 W 62nd Street, New York, NY, McNally Amphitheatre

Come join people directly affected, advocates, government officials, academics, and legal providers as they engage in an open discussion about the current state of the criminal justice system and how pre-booking jail diversion can be implemented to best service people with psychiatric disabilities.

For more information, see the open forum website.

Diverse Abilities & Innovative Supports 2008
International Conference

Location: Sheraton Waikiki Hotel & Resort, Honolulu, Hawaii

For more information, see the Workshop website, call 888-542-8555, or by email lifelibertyandthepursuitof@craconferences.com.

20th Annual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute

Location: Holiday Inn By the Bay, Portland, Maine

For more information, see the Workshop website.

Accommodating Employees with Psychiatric Disabilities in the Workplace
Location: On-line Seminar

Psychiatric conditions are the leading charge category for complaints filed with the EEOC. Data gathered by the National Institute of Mental Health indicates that more than one in five American adults experiences some diagnosable mental disorder in a given year. This session will address the realities of accommodating individuals with disabilities in the workplace and offer practical solutions for employers.

For more information and registration, see the conference website.

National ADAPT Youth Summit

Location: Chicago, IL

Participants go through hands on training in understanding power dynamics, building a group, how to organize and plan an action and more.

For application and brochures, see the ADAPT website.

RESNA Annual Conference
(Rehabilitation Engineering and Assistive Technology Society of North America)

Location: Hyatt Regency Crystal City at Reagan National Airport, Arlington, VA

For more information, see the Conference website, or call RESNA at 703-524-6686.

July 2008

Brain Development & Learning Conference:
Making Sense of the Science

Location: Sheraton Wall Center Hotel, Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada

For more information, see the conference website.

NCD's Quarterly Meeting

Location: Seattle, WA

For more information, see the NCD website.

ADA Live the Dream
Location: James R. Thompson Center, 100 West Randolph Street, Chicago, 10:00 a.m. to 3:00 p.m.

Join Us In Commemorating the 18th anniversary of the Signing of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

For more information and registration, call: 312-793-0034 (Voice), 312-793-3597 (TTY), or 888-614-2385 (TTY/Nextalk) email: DHS.ADACelebration@illinois.gov.

ADA Update: 18 Years Later
Location: On-line Seminar

Mark the 18th anniversary of the ADA by joining this audio conference as we listen to representatives of the Federal Agencies present an update on their litigation, technical assistance and enforcement efforts over the past year. Participants will have an opportunity to pose questions to the presenters regarding issues in their own workplace or community.

For more information and registration, see the conference website.

ADA Coverage Beyond Actual Disability:
Regarded As, Record of and Association Disability

Location: Webinar, 2:00-3:30pm ET

This session will review the ADA and its regulations; EEOC guidance and recent case law, as well as provide employers with information that will help them to avoid pitfalls that may be encountered when navigating this often overlooked area of the law.

For more information, see the DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center website.

National Presidential Candidate Forum
Location: Veteran's Memorial, Columbus, OH

Celebrate the 18th Anniversary of the ADA on Disability Issues.
Hosted by: Ohio Disability Vote Coalition and major national sponsors

For more information, contact Sue Hetrick.

August 2008

ADA and Website Accessibility

Location: On-line Seminar, 1:00pm-2:00pm Central Time

Website accessibility cases courts have reached different conclusions as to whether websites are covered under the ADA. This session will discuss recent legal developments and their potential implications.

For more information and registration, contact jpete@uic.edu.

September 2008

2008 National Lifespan Respite Conference
Home Grown; Cultivating Caregivers

Location: Webinar, 2:00-3:30pm ET

For more information, see the conference website.

The Conference provides valuable, up-to-date information for families, professionals and other respite stakeholders who provide, utilize support or are in need of respite. Conference keynote speakers and breakout sessions will offer presentations that tie back to the components that will be addressed through the Lifespan Respite Care Act, in addition to requested topics from last years conference evaluation forms.

9th National Self Advocacy Conference

Location: Indianapolis Downtown Marriott, Indianapolis, IN

For more information, see the conference website.

Direct Threat/Safety in the Workplace

Location: Webinar, 2:00-3:30pm ET

This session will review the ADA and its regulations, EEOC guidance and recent case law and provide employers with information about conducting an individualized assessment and the role of reasonable accommodations to address a potential threat health and safety in the workplace.

For more information, see the DBTAC-Great Lakes ADA Center website.

Learning and Accessibility

Location: On-line Seminar, 1:00pm-2:00pm Central Time

This seminar will address strategies for businesses to improve their knowledge and implementation of accessible e-Learning.

For more information and registration, contact jpete@uic.edu.

October 2008

The Sixth Annual Conference on Brain Injury

Location: New Orleans, Louisiana

For more information, see the conference website.

NCD's Quarterly Meeting

Location: Kansas City, Missouri

For more information, see the NCD website.

Autism Summit

Location: Cleveland, Ohio

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