Diversity/Underrepresented Minorities meetings & conferences

AHEAD 2013: Challenging and Changing Disability Perspectives--the 36th Conference of the Association on Higher Education and Disability

July 8 – 13, 2013 Baltimore, Maryland

The Association on Higher Education And Disability is pleased to announce its thirty-sixth annual conference to be held in Baltimore, Maryland, July 8-13, 2013. The Association provides opportunities for professional development to those who work to facilitate the development of usable, sustainable and inclusive higher education environments for students, faculty, and staff with disabilities and who believe society is ultimately enriched by human difference.The annual conference is the Association’s hallmark event and draws participants from around the world who represent education, government, legal, research, and technology fields, among others. Attendees come together for an exciting mix of learning, policy development and face-to-face networking.

The Baltimore 2013 AHEAD Conference has been designed to develop professional competencies, challenge perspectives on disability, and influence practices. This conference will explore and challenge our profession and perspectives.

Seventh International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health

June 23-27, 2013 Los Angeles, California

The University of Southern California’s School of Social Work and the Los Angeles County Department of Mental Health are pleased to extend a warm welcome for you to join us in June 2013 for the 7th International Conference on Social Work in Health and Mental Health.

We look forward to exploring with you exciting research and innovative practices focused on client-centered social work amidst the world famous landmarks of Hollywood. Greater Los Angeles will indeed make for a unique setting in which to examine groundbreaking theories and advanced academic and practice-based research and see how they are translated into research-informed practice for the diverse population of Southern California.

AMONG THE CONFERENCE SUB-THEMES INCLUDE:

• Client groups in health and mental health;
• Integrated service settings in health, mental health and substance abuse;
• Diversity in health and mental health;
• Recovery;
• Families and friends in the recovery process;
• De-stigmatization of mental illness and health problems;
• Interest organizations, recovery, and de-stigmatization;
• Social policy, health, and mental health;
• Health equity;
• Evidence-based practice; and
• Practice-based research.

This conference is planned for you to meet, engage, learn from and collaborate with an international gathering of social work practitioners and academics. Also, for you to enjoy L.A.

VariAbilities: A Conference on the History and Representation of the Body in Its Diversity

4-7 July 2013 Emory University Atlanta, Georgia

It is no longer useful to distinguish people by the binary opposition able-bodied/disabled. We now recognize people on a continuum of ability on which no-one is entirely able-bodied or entirely disabled. But was it always true? And if it is true now, does this require that we reconsider the use of binary oppositions when understanding people and their capabilities? VariAbilit(ies) is an interdisciplinary conference which will explore these questions. It will focus on the body and how it was treated and represented throughout history. Subject areas will include: Literary representations The Asylum The History of Poor Relief Gender/ Sexuality Disability and Aesthetics Disability and Race among other topics.
 

Eighth International Conference on Higher Education and Disability

Innsbruck, Austria July 22-26, 2013

The eighth international conference on higher education and disability is a unique outgrowth of the long-standing friendship agreement between the University of Innsbruck and the University of New Orleans Training, Resource, and Assistive-technology Center (TRAC).

The conference is designed to educate and exchange information between professionals working with students with disabilities at the post-secondary education level. Some of the professionals attending are post-secondary educators, administrators, disability service providers, and members of international exchange organizations. This event facilitates international interaction and coalition-building to increase opportunities for post-secondary students with disabilities.

Since 1992 the conference has been held every three years at the University of Innsbruck. The conference has grown into an international event attracting, participants from over 50 countries. In addition to the countries in Western Europe, the conferences have included representatives from the Czech Republic, the Slovak Republic, Hungary, Poland, Moldova, Botswana, South Africa, Ethiopia, Ghana, India, Australia, New Zealand, Mexico, Nigeria, Singapore, Croatia, Japan, Turkey, Brazil, Canada and the USA.

Conference Organizers

University of Innsbruck, Austria

University of New Orleans: Training, Resource, and Assistive-technology Center, USA

HOST

University of Innsbruck, Austria

CO-SPONSORS:

Katholieke Universiteit of Leuven, Belgium; AHEAD (Association of Higher Education and Disability) USA; Mobility International USA; National Clearinghouse on Disabiliy and Exchange (roundtable composed of key disability organizations and major international exchange groups) USA; Karlsruhe Institute for Technology, Germany; Association for Higher Education Access & Disability, Ireland.

ACCESSIBILITY: The conference program, facility, and housing are accessible.

For additional information, please e-mail Naomi Moore at innsbruckconf2013@uno.edu