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February 27, 2007 • Volume 7, Number 2


INTERNATIONAL NEWS & RESOURCES

Educational Opportunity

Study Abroad on Peruvian Culture and Disability in Lima and Cusco, Peru: This program offers students the opportunity to gain an international perspective on the social, educational, and non-governmental services available to Peruvian adults and children with various disabilities and their families in the coastal and mountain regions of Peru. The program is hosted by the Centro Ann Sullivan del Perú (CASP). Participants will visit public and private centers and schools serving children with special needs in both Lima and Cusco. Participants will also visit organizations and groups that serve adults with disabilities. In addition, participants will visit several universities in Lima to hear presentations by renowned scholars on various aspects of independent living and disability in Peru. Students will earn three hours of KU credit in ABSC 479 Study Abroad Topics In: Peruvian Culture & Disability. For more information, contact Dr. Glen White, Associate Director of the Kansas University Center on Developmental Disabilities or visit the Study Abroad Webpage.

Requests

Disability Materials Requested for GLADNET INFOBASE. GLADNET (the Global Applied Disability Research and Information Network on Employment and Training) is launching a new initiative, with funding from the International Labour Organization, to support the implementation of the new United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities. The initiative will involve the development of a repository, on the GLADNET InfoBase hosted at Cornell University, USA, of practical, user-friendly materials on different aspects of disability, training and work/employment which have been developed in different countries around the world for use by organizations and agencies dealing with disability issues. GLADNET requests submission of disability-related materials, developed for use by policy-makers and practitioners, for their database to be sent to Sara Van Looy.

World Health Organization (WHO) Requesting Images of Health and Disability. WHO invites photographers and video producers to participate in this annual global photo and video contest in four categories: (1) Color photographs (digital or prints); (2) Black and white photographs (digital or prints); (3) Digital Art photographs (images created or drastically manipulated by computer software or electronic filters); and (4) short video clips. In each category, prizes will be awarded ranging from $100-$1,000. Submission Deadline: March 9, 2007.

Events

Visit the International Section of AUCD's Events Page for detailed information about the following events:

  • April 14-15, 2007: Unite For Sight's Fourth Annual International Health Conference
  • New! April 17-19, 2007: VSA Arts Institute
  • May 21-23, 2007: International Association for the Scientific Study of Intellectual Disability (IASSID) Special Interest Research Group Conference on Physical Health
  • June 16-19, 2007: Festival of International Conferences on Caregiving, Disability, Aging and Technology (FICCDAT)
  • June 17-21, 2007: Third International Conference on Birth Defects and Disabilities in the Developing World
  • July 6-9, 2007: China-US Conference on Youth at Risk
  • August 1-4, 2007: China-US Conference on Disaster Management: Natural and Technological Disasters
  • August 10-13, 2007: China-US International Education Leadership Conference: Improving Teaching and Learning
  • New! August 27­- September 7, 2007: Sida International Training Programmes on Human Rights and Disability: Middle East/North Africa
  • October 10-13, 2007: American Academy for Cerebral Palsy and Developmental Medicine (AACPDM) Annual Meeting

 

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