Calendar of Events in Disability,
Rehabilitation and Assistive Technology

January 22-24, 2009
Technology, Reading & Learning Diversity, 27th Annual Conference
San Francisco, CA
Contact: Linda Hoening
Don Johnston Incorporated
26799 W. Commerce Dr.
Volo, IL 60073
Tel: 847/740-0749
FAX: 847/740-7326
TTY:
E-mail: trld<at>donjohnston.com
WWW: www.trld.com

January 28-31, 2009
ATIA 2009
Orlando, Florida, USA
Contact: Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA)
401 North Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60611-4267, USA
Tel: 877-2842 (Toll free) / 312-321-5172
FAX: 312-673-6659
TTY:
E-mail: info<at>ATIA.org
WWW: www.atia.org/i4a/pages/index.cfm?pageid=3280

January 29-30, 2009
ATIA Leadership Forum on Accessibility
Orlando, Florida, USA
Contact: Assistive Technology Industry Association
401 North Michigan Avenue,
Chicago, IL 60611-4267, USA
Tel: 877-2842 (Toll free) / 312-321-5172
FAX: 312-673-6659
TTY:
E-mail: info<at>ATIA.org
WWW: www.atia.org/leadershipforum

February 6, 2009
Mild Traumatic Brain Injury: Challenges and Controversies in Diagnoses
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Contact: Toronto Rehab
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: conferences<at>torontorehab.on.ca
WWW: www.torontorehab.com/education/mildheadinjury2009index.html

February 26 - March 1, 2009
Autism Vancouver's Biennial Congress 2009 - Autism Through the Lifespan
Vancouver, BC, CANADA
Contact: Autism Today
2016 Sherwood Dr, Suite 3
Sherwood Park, AB
T8A 3X3
Tel: 1-866-928-8476
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: congress<at>autismtoday.com
WWW: www.autismvancouver.com

March 2-6, 2009
Training of Trainers In "MEDIA AND DISABILITY COMMUNICATION"
Mumbai, INDIA
Contact: Martin
B/32, Ayjnihh Campus, Bandra West, Reclamation, Mumbai-50, INDIA
Tel: 91-22-26409465
FAX: 91-22-26404170
TTY:
E-mail: pjmathewmartin<at>yahoo.co.in
WWW: www.ayjnihh.nic.in

March 12-13, 2009
First Annual International Conference on Culture, Ethnicity, & Brain Injury Rehabilitation
Arlington, Virginia, USA
Contact: Juan Carlos Arango, Ph.D
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Virginia Commonwealth University
Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology
School of Medicine
Theater Row Building
730 E Broad Street
Richmond. VA 23219
Tel: (804) 828 8797
FAX: (804) 827 0663
TTY:
E-mail: jcarangolasp<at>vcu.edu
WWW: www.cerse.vcu.edu/training/details.cfm?id=3

March 16-21, 2009
CSUN Technology & Persons With Disabilities Conference
Los Angeles, CA USA
Contact: Wayne Fernandes, CSUN Center on Disabilities
18111 Nordhoff Street
BH 110
Northridge, CA 91330-8340
Tel: (818) 677-2578
FAX: (818) 677-4929
TTY:
E-mail: conference<at>csun.edu
WWW: csunconference.org

March 19-20, 2009
4th Leaders in Rehabilitation Conference
Edmonton, Alberta, CANADA
Contact: Alberta Health Services
Tel: 1-877-877-8714
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.capitalhealth.ca/NewsAndEvents/ConferenceAndEvents/LeadersRehabConf2009.htm

March 22-26, 2009
3rd International Conference on Disability and Rehabilitation
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia
Contact: Heidi Alaskary
Prince Salman Center for Disability Research
PO Box 94682,
Riyadh, Saudi Arabia 11614
Tel: (966) 1 488 4401 ext 170 or 176
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: heidi<at>pscdr.org.sa
WWW: www.pscdr.org.sa

April 6-7, 2009
DWDE- International Small Business Conference - 2009
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA
Contact: Disability Workshop Development Enterprise
21 Cavendish Street, Claremont,
Cape Town, SOUTH AFRICA
Tel: +27 (0)21 674 6139
FAX: +27 (0)21 674-6238
TTY:
E-mail: dwderesearch<at>telkomsa.net
WWW: www.dwde.wordpress.com

April 6-8, 2009
Creating Universally Designed Healthy Sustainable Communities
Prince George, British Columbia, CANADA
Contact: Kory Heyland/Measuring Up The North
BC Paraplegic Association c/o MUTN,
777 Kinsmen Pl,
Prince George, BC V2M 6Y7
Tel: (250) 563-6942
FAX: (250) 563-6992
TTY:
E-mail: kheyland<at>bcpara.org
WWW: www.civicinfo.bc.ca/Conference/mutnspring2009.asp

April 7, 2009
Community Connections 2009: Information for Persons with Disabilities, their Families, Caregivers, and Professionals within Waterloo Region
Kitchener Ontario CANADA
Contact: Val Millen, Community and Workplace Officer
Waterloo Catholic District School
35 Weber Street West
Kitchener ON N2H 3Z1
Tel: 519-578-3660 X 2325
FAX: 519-578-5520
TTY:
E-mail: info<at>accesswaterlooregion.ca
WWW: www.accesswaterlooregion.ca/

April 16-18, 2009
BARRIER FREE 2009
Osaka, JAPAN
Contact: Secretariat of BARRIER FREE 2009
1-2-15, Otemae, Chuo-ku,
Osaka 540-0008 Japan
Tel: +81-6-6944-9916
FAX: +81-6-6944-9912
TTY:
E-mail: bfinfo<at>itp.gr.jp
WWW: www.itp.gr.jp/bf/english/wibr2009.html

April 20 - 21, 2009
International Cross-Disciplinary Conference on Web Accessibility
Madrid, SPAIN
Contact:
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.w4a.info/

April 20 - 22, 2009
Health & Safety Canada 2009 - Imagine. Innovate. Inspire
Toronto, Ontario, CANADA
Contact: Centre for Health & Safety Innovation
5110 Creekbank Road, Suite 300
Mississauga, ON L4W 0A1
Tel: 1-800-406-4272 or 1-905-614-4272
FAX: 1-905-614-1414
TTY:
E-mail: conference<at>iapa.ca
WWW: www.iapa.ca/Main/Micro/conference_2009/index.asp

April 22-24, 2009
International Conference on Accessible Tourism 2009 - 'Tourism Unlimited: Access for All'
Singapore
Contact: Jenny Ong
Conference Secretariat:
Tel: (65) 6542 2220
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: jennyong<at>i-promo.com.sg
WWW: www.icat2009.com.sg

April 22 - 26, 2009
3rd International Convention on Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology
Singapore
Contact: Vera Yang
49 Kaki Bukit View
Kaki Bukit TechPark II
Singapore 415973
Tel: +6567430262
FAX: +6567430263
TTY:
E-mail: icreate2009<at>start-centre.com
WWW: www.start-centre.com

April 23, 2009
Access To All Technologies By People With Disabilities - Fifth Annual Conference And Exhibition
London, England
Contact: Elodie Robertson, Delegate Liaison Manager
Tel: +44 (0) 1883 344799
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: elodie<at>headstar-events.com
WWW: www.headstar-events.com/eaccess09/

April 27 - 28, 2009
International Seminar on Community Based Rehabilitation for Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities
Hyderabad, INDIA
Contact: Byrraju Foundation
2-74, Satyam Enclave,
Medchal Highway, NH-7, ,
Hyderabad - 500 055.Andhra Pradesh, India
Tel: +91 40 2319 1725
FAX: +91 40 2319 1726
TTY:
E-mail: cbr.seminar09<at>byrrajufoundation.org
WWW: www.byrrajufoundation.org

April 27 - 28, 2009
National Digital Inclusion Conference 2009 - Empowerment through Technology
London, England
Contact: Civic Agenda
51-52 The Hop Exchange
24 Southwark Street
London SE1 1TY
Tel: 0207 378 0422
FAX: 0207 357 8015
TTY:
E-mail: matthew.owen<at>civicregeneration.co.uk
WWW: https://www.eventsforce.net/civic/frontend/reg/thome.csp

May 1 - 2, 2009
Louis Braille: From Literacy to Liberty 2009 - CANADIAN FEDERATION OF THE BLIND CONVENTION
Victoria, British Columbia, CANADA
Contact: Canadian Federation of the Blind
Tel: 250-598-7154 or 1-800-619-8798 (toll-free)
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: info<at>cfb.ca
WWW: www.cfb.ca/

May 1-3, 2009
Inclusion Today - Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians National Conference
New Westminster, British Columbia, CANADA
Contact: Alliance for Equality of Blind Canadians
Tel: 1-800-561-4774
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: info<at>blindcanadians.ca
WWW: www.blindcanadians.ca

May 4-5, 2009 (Preconference sessions May 2-3)
The International Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities
Honolulu, Hawaii
Contact: Charmaine Crockett/Center on Disability Studies, University of Hawaii
1776 University Avenue UA4-6
Honolulu, HI 96822
Tel: 808 956-7539
FAX: 808 956-7878
TTY:
E-mail: prinfo<at>hawaii.edu
WWW: www.pacrim.hawaii.edu

May 7-9, 2009
The Second International Conference on Information and Communication Technologies and Accessibility
Hammamet, TUNISIA
Contact: Mohamed JEMNI
Tel: +216 71 49 60 66
FAX: +216 71 391 166
TTY:
E-mail: mohamed.jemni<at>fst.rnu.tn
WWW: www.icta.rnu.tn/

May 12-14, 2009
9th Forum of the Gulf Disability Society
Doha, QATAR
Contact: Gulf Disability Society
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.gulfdisability.com/index1.htm

May 21-24, 2009
2009 CHHA Conference & AGM
St. John's, Newfoundland, CANADA
Contact: National Office
Canadian Hard of Hearing Association
205-2415 Holly Lane,
Ottawa, Ontario, Canada, K1V 7P2
Tel: 1-800-263-8068 or 613-526-1584
FAX: 613-526-4718
TTY:
E-mail: conference<at>chha.ca
WWW: chha.ca/index2.php

May 22-23, 2009
Pathways - Learning Disabilities Conference
Sudbury, Ontario, CANADA
Contact: Marlene McIntosh
Cambrian College
The Glenn Crombie Centre
1400 Barrydowne Road
Sudbury, ON P3A 3V8
Tel: 705-566-8101 x 7219
FAX: 705-566-5452
TTY:
E-mail: marlene.mcintosh<at>cambriancollege.ca
WWW: homepages.cambrianc.on.ca/gcc/pathways

May 25-26, 2009
2009 Canadian Disability Studies Association Conference
Ottawa, Ontario, CANADA
Contact: Canadian Disability Studies Association-Association Canadienne des Études sur l'Incapacité
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: cdsa.acei<at>gmail.com
WWW: www.cdsa-acei.ca/conference2009.html (English)
WWW: www.cdsa-acei.ca/conf.html (French)

May 26-28, 2009
9th Conference of the European Union of Supported Employment
Paris, FRANCE
Contact: International Manager: Fabrice Giraud
Tel: +33 (0)1 73 28 15 28
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: fabrice.giraud<at>fr.cmpmedica.com
WWW: www.gerontexpo.com/

May 27-29, 2009
9th Conference of the European Union of Supported Employment
Prague, Czech Republic
Contact: Alena Schlegelova
9th EUSE Conference Secretariat
Czech Union of Supported Employment
Studentska 541/3
160 00 Prague
Czech Republic
Tel: + 420 224 942 696
FAX: + 420 224 942 696
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.euseconference2009.org

June 1-5, 2009
Methods Based Management (in Vocational Rehabilitation)
Logan, Utah, USA
Contact: Conference Coordinator II
University Inn & Conference Center
Utah State University
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: methodsbased.org

June 2-5 & 6, 2009
Postsecondary Disability Training Institute
Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA
Contact: Carrol Waite, Institute Manager
University of Connecticut
249 Glenbrook Road, Unit 2064
Storrs, CT 06269-2064 USA
Tel: (860) 486-3321
FAX: (860) 486-5799
TTY:
E-mail: carrol.waite<at>uconn.edu
WWW: www.cped.uconn.edu/09pti.htm

June 4-6
Bringing the Pieces Together - BC Association for Community Living's Conference and AGM.
Victoria, BC, CANADA
Contact: Karla Verschoor
227 - 6th Street,
New Westminster, BC, V3L 3A5
Tel: 1-604-777-9100
FAX: 1-604-777-9394
TTY:
E-mail: kverschoor<at>bcacl.org
WWW: www.bcacl.org

June 10, 2009
Creating an accessible community: Let's Plan for It!
Sudbury Ontario, Canada
Contact: Natasha James The Enterprise Centre
The Enterprise Centre, Cambrian College
1400 Barrydowne Road
Sudbury, On P3A3V8
Tel: (705) 524-7391
FAX: 705-566-5492
TTY: (705)560-1889
E-mail: natasha.james<at>cambriancollege.ca
WWW: www.theenterprisecentre.com/accessibility_conf.htm

June 23-27, 2009
RESNA Conference
New Orleans, LA, USA
Contact: 1700 N. Moore St Suite 1540 Arlington, VA 22209-1903
Tel: 703/524-6686
FAX: 703/524-6630
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.resna.org/conference/index.php

July 3-8, 2009
National Federation of the Blind: 69th Annual Convention
Detroit, Michigan, USA
Contact: National Federation of the Blind
1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, Maryland 21230
Tel: (410) 659-9314
FAX: (410) 685-5653
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.nfb.org/nfb/National_Convention.asp

July 15-17, 2009
Equal Opportunities International (EOI) 2009 Conference
Istanbul, Turkey
Contact:
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.eoi-conference.org/index.htm

July 20-21, 2009
2009 IEEE Accessing the Future Conference: A global collaborative exploration for accessibility in the next decade.
Boston, Massachusetts, USA
Contact: Ms. Bichlien Hoang, IEEE
Tel: 1 732 981 0060
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: b.hoang<at>ieee.org
WWW: ewh.ieee.org/conf/accessingthefuture/index.php

July 20-25, 2009
AHEAD 2009 - Global Access: Opening a World of Opportunity
Louisville, Kentucky, USA
Contact: Association on Higher Education and Disability
107 Commerce Center Drive, Suite 204
Huntersville, NC 28078 USA
Tel: (704) 947-7779
FAX: (704) 948-7779
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.ahead.org/conferences/2009

August 5-7, 2009
Midnight Sun Assistive Technology Conference
Anchorage, Alaska, USA
Contact: Mystie Rail, Conference Coordinator
Midnight Sun Assistive Technology Conference
6912 220th St. SW #105
Mountlake Terrace WA 98043 USA
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: info<at>msatc.org
WWW: www.msatc.org

August 6, 2009
Seventh International Symposium on AAC Evidence-Based Practice: Evidence-Based IEPs
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
Contact: Katya Hill
AAC Institute
1000 Killarney Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15234
Tel: 412-523-6424
FAX: 4128858548
TTY:
E-mail: khill<at>aacinstitute.org
WWW: www.aacinstitute.org/Symposium/index.html

August 7-9, 2009
Pittsburgh Employment Conference for Augmented Communicators
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania
Contact: Robert Conti
1000 Killarney Drive
Pittsburgh, PA 15234 USA
Tel: 412-885-8541
FAX: 412-885-8548
TTY:
E-mail: minspeak<at>minspeak.com
WWW: www.shoutaac.org

August 31 - September 2, 2009
AAATE 2009: Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe Conference
Florence, Italy
Contact: Pier Luigi Emiliani
Institute of Applied Physics "Nello Carrara",
Italian National Research Council",
Via Madonna del Piano, 10",
50019, Sesto Fiorentino",
Firenze, Italy
Tel: +39 055 5226452
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: p.l.emiliani<at>ifac.cnr.it
WWW: www.aaate2009.eu/

September 10-12, 2009
National Disability Sports Conference
Kennesaw State University, Georgia, United States
Contact: Jeff Jones
BlazeSports America
280 Interstate North Circle, Suite 450
Atlanta, GA 30339
Tel: 770 850-8199
FAX: 770 850-8179
TTY:
E-mail: jjones<at>blazesports.org
WWW: www.blazesports.org

September 16-18, 2009
TECHshare 2009
London, UK
Contact:
58 - 72 John Bright Street
Birmingham, B1 1BN, UK
Tel: +44 (0)121 665 4240
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: techshare<at>rnib.org.uk
WWW: www.rnib.org.uk/techshare

September 21-23, 2009
Wireless RERC State of Technology Conference: Wireless Emergency Communications
Atlanta, Georgia, USA
Contact: Paul Baker
500 10th Street
Mail Code 0620
Atlanta, GA 30318
Tel: 404.894.8297
FAX: 404.85.0269
TTY: 404.367.1347
E-mail: paul.baker<at>cacp.gatech.edu
WWW: sot.wirelessrerc.org/

September 22 - 25, 2009
2nd International Conference Education for All
Warsaw, Poland
Contact: Adrianna Fabijanska, conference coordinator
Office for Persons with Disabilities
University of Warsaw
Tel: +48 22 55 24 058
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: a.fabijanska<at>uw.edu.pl
WWW: www.disability.uw.edu.pl/

September 25 - 27, 2009
International Conference of Applied Psychology: diversity and consistency
Suceava, ROMANIA
Contact: "ALEXANDRU IOAN CUZA" UNIVERSITY OF IASI
3, Toma Cozma Str., 700554, IASI
Tel: (+40) 232 20 10 28
FAX: (+40) 232 21 06 60
TTY:
E-mail: cipa09<at>uaic.ro
WWW: www.psih.uaic.ro/~npa09

September 29 - October 1, 2009
International Home Care & Rehabilitation Exhibition
Tokyo, JAPAN
Contact: Health and Welfare Information Association
Shin Kasumigaseki Bldg.,
3-3-2, Kasumigaseki,
Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 100-8980
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.hcrjapan.org/english/

September 30 - October 1, 2009
2nd ENAT International Congress on Tourism for All, 2009: Trends and Prospects for Accessible Tourism
Vienna, Austria
Contact: Angelika Laburda
IBFT/co ÖHTB
Humboldtplatz 6
A 1100 Wien
Austria
Tel: (0030) 210 6148380
FAX: (0030) 210 6148381
TTY:
E-mail: info<at>enatcongress2009.info
WWW: www.enatcongress2009.info/en/doc/enat_welcome

October 5-7, 2009
5th conference South Asian CBR Network
Kabul, Afghanistan
Contact:
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: secretariat<at>cbrnetwork.af
WWW: www.cbrnetwork.af

October 7-11, 2009
The American Congress of Rehabilitation Medicine (ACRM) Annual Conference
Denver, Colorado, USA
Contact:
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.acrm.org/annual_conference/index.cfm

October 15-17, 2009 (Preconference Workshops October 13-14, 2009)
Closing The Gap 27th Annual Conference
Minneapolis, MN
Contact: Closing The Gap
526 Main St, PO Box 68
Henderson, MN 56044
Tel: 507-248-3294
FAX: 507-248-3810
TTY:
E-mail: info<at>closingthegap.com
WWW: www.closingthegap.com/conference

October 21-23, 2009
Global Conference on Inclusive Education
Salamanca, Spain
Contact:
Inclusion International,
KD.2.03, University of East London, Docklands Campus,
4-6 University Way, London E16 2RD,
United Kingdom
Tel: +44 (0) 208 223 7709
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: info<at>inclusion-international.org
WWW:inclusion-international.org/en/calendar/2009/10/21/details.html

October 26-28, 2009
Eleventh International ACM SIGACCESS Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Pittsburgh, PA, USA
Contact:
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail:
WWW: www.sigaccess.org/assets09

October 29-31, 2009
ATIA 2009 Chicago
Chicago, Illinois, USA
Contact: Assistive Technology Industry Association
401 North Michigan Ave.
Chicago, IL USA 60611
Tel:
FAX:
TTY:
E-mail: atia<at>atia.org
WWW: www.atia.org

November 4-6, 2009
The Second IASTED International Conference on Telehealth and Assistive Technology
Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Contact: The International Association of Science and Technology for Development (IASTED)
IASTED Secretariat
Building B6, Suite #101
2509 Dieppe Avenue SW
Calgary, Alberta Canada T3E 7J9
Tel: +1 403 288 1195
FAX: +1 403 247 6851
TTY:
E-mail: calgary<at>iasted.org
WWW: http://www.iasted.org/CONFERENCES/home-663.html

November 24 - 25,2009
Japan-Juba Health and Aging International Workshop 7th International Biophilia Rehabilitation Conference (IBRC 2009)
Habana, Cuba
Contact: Taki TAKIZAWA, Shigeo
Tel: 81 466 81 0204
FAX: 81 466 81 8815
TTY:
E-mail: takizawa@civilnet.org
WWW: www.wbra.info/

No events submitted for December.