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 Conferences and Events
May 5-9, 2008
New York, NY
 YA/National Institute for People with Disabilities Network 29th Annual Conference
For more information contact: YAI/NIPD Network, 460 West 34th St., New York, NY, 10001-2382; Phone: 212-273-6193; Fax:
E-mail: tina.sobel@yai.org
Web site: www.yai.org/pid


May 8-9, 2008
Sudbury, ON
 Pathways: Learning Disability Conference
For more information contact: Cambrian College, The Glenn Crombie Centre, 1400 Barrydowne Rd., Sudbury, ON, Canada P3A 3V8; Phone: 705-566-8101 x 7219; Fax: 705-566-5452
E-mail: mrmcintosh@cambrianc.on.ca
Web site: homepages.cambrianc.on.ca/pathways


May 12-14, 2008
St. Louis, MO
 National ADA Symposium and Expo
For more information contact: DBTAC-Great Plains ADA Center, 100 Corporate Lake Drive, Columbia , MO, 65203; Phone: 573-882-3600; Fax: 573-884-4925
E-mail: ada@missouri.edu
Web site: www.adasymposium.org


May 19, 2008
Wayne, NJ
 AccessAbilities 2008
For more information contact: William Paterson University, 1600 Valley Road, Wayne, NJ, 07470; Phone: 973-720-3761; Fax:
E-mail: griswoldp@wpunj.edu
Web site: www.wpunj.edu/at


June 12-14, 2008
Denver, Colorado
 Collaborative Assistive Technology Conference of the Rockies
For more information contact: Assistive Technology Partners (ATP), Pearl Plaza 601 E. 18th Avenue, Suite 130, Denver, CO, 80203; Phone: 303-315-1280; Fax: 303-837-1208
Web site: www.uchsc.edu/atp/events.html


June 26-30, 2008
Arlington, VA
 RESNA 2008 Annual Conference
For more information contact: RESNA, 1700 North Moore Street, Suite 1540, Arlington, VA, USA 22209; Phone: 703-524-6686; Fax: 703-524-6630
E-mail: conference@resna.org
Web site: www.resna.org/Conference/Conference.php


June 29 - July 2, 2008
San Antonio, TX
 NECC 2008
For more information contact: International Society for Technology In Education, 480 Charnelton Street, Eugene, OR, 97401-2626; Phone: 800-280-6218; Fax: 541-302-3778
E-mail: neccinfo@iste.org
Web site: www.center.uoregon.edu/ISTE/NECC2008/


June 29 - July 5, 2008
Dallas, TX
 National Federation of the Blind 2008 National Convention
For more information contact: National Federation of the Blind, 1800 Johnson St., Baltimore, MD, 21230; Phone: 410-659-9314; Fax: 410-685-5653
E-mail: nfb@nfb.org
Web site: www.nfb.org


July 5-12, 2008
Louisville, KY
 American Council of the Blind 47th Annual Convention
For more information contact: American Council of the Blind National Covention, 1155 15th St., NW, Ste 1004, Washington , DC, 20005; Phone: 202-467-5081 or 800-424-8666; Fax: 202-467-5085
E-mail: info@acb.org
Web site: www.acb.org/convention/info2008.html


July 11-13, 2008
Boston, MA
 The 36th NDSC National Convention
For more information contact: National Down Syndrome Congress, 1370 Center Drive, Suite 102, Atlanta, GA, 30338; Phone: 800-232-NDSC (6372); Fax: 770-604-9898
E-mail: info@ndsccenter.org
Web site: www.ndsccenter.org


July 14-19, 2008
Reno, Nevada
 AHEAD 2008
For more information contact: Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD), 107 Commerece Center Drive, Suite 204, Huntersville, NC, 28078; Phone: 704-947-7779; Fax: 704-948-7779
E-mail: ahead@ahead.org
Web site: www.ahead.org


August 2-7, 2008
Montreal, Quebec
 13th Biennal Conference - International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication
For more information contact: ISAAC 2008 Conference Secretariat – JPdL, 1555 Peel, Suite 500, Montreal , Quebec, CANADA H3A 3L8; Phone: 514-287-1070; Fax: 514-287-1248
E-mail: isaac2008@jpdl.com
Web site: www.isaac2008.org


August 5-8, 2008
Madison, WI
 24th Annual Conference on Distance Teaching & Learning
For more information contact: University of Wisconsin-Madison, The Pyle Center, dept. 111; 702 Langdon St., Madison, WI, 53706; Phone: 608-265-4159; Fax: 608-265-7848
E-mail: distel2@education.wisc.edu
Web site: www.uwex.edu/disted/conference


August 11-13, 2008
Honolulu, Hawaii
 International Conference on Diverse Abilities & Innovative Supports 2008
For more information contact: Community Resource Alliance, 373-B JaMax Dr., Hillsborough, NC, 27276; Phone: 888-542-8555; Fax:
E-mail: stevepotts@craconferences.com
Web site: www.craconferences.com/hawaii/index.html


August 18-20, 2008
New York, NY
 SpeechTEK 2008
For more information contact: SpeechTEK, 2628 Wilhite Ct. Ste. 100, Lexington, KY, 40503; Phone: 859-278-2223; Fax: 859-278-7364
Web site: www.speechtek.com


September 12-14, 2008
Minneapolis, MN
 Abilities Expo
For more information contact: Questex Media Group, 757 Third Ave., 5th Floor, New York, NY, 10017; Phone: 800-385-3085; Fax:
E-mail: abilities@questex.com
Web site: www.abilitiesexpo.com


October 3-4, 2008
Kansas City, MO
 30th International Conference on Learning Disabilities
For more information contact: Council for Learning Disabilities, 11184 Antioch Road, Overland Park, KS, 66210; Phone: 913-491-1011; Fax: 913-491-1012
E-mail: CLDinfo@ie-events.com
Web site: www.cldinternational.org


October 16-18, 2008(Preconference October 14-15, 2008)
Minneapolis, MN
 26th Annual Closing the Gap: Assistive Technology in Special Education and Rehabilitation
For more information contact: Closing The Gap, P.O. Box 68, 526 Main St., Henderson, MN, 56044; Phone: 507-248-3294; Fax: 507-248-3810
E-mail: info@closingthegap.com
Web site: www.closingthegap.com


October 22-24, 2008
Toronto, Canada
 Geneva Centre for Autism International Symposium
For more information contact: Geneva Centre for Autism, 112 Merton Street, Toronto, Ontario, Canada M4S 2Z8; Phone: 416-322-7877; Fax: 416-322-5894
E-mail: symposium@autism.net
Web site: www.autism.net


October 23-26, 2008
San Diego, CA
 AET 30th Annual Conference
For more information contact: Association of Educational Therapists (AET), 11300 W. Olympic Blvd., Suite 600, Los Angeles, CA, 90064; Phone: 310-909-1490; Fax: 310-437-0585
E-mail: registration@aetonline.org
Web site: www.aetonline.org


November 19-21, 2008
Columbus, OH
 2008 NATTAP Conference
For more information contact: Ohio Center of Autism and Low Incidence (OCALI), 5220 N. High St. , Columbus, OH, 43214; Phone: 614-410-0321; Fax: 614-410-1091
E-mail: nattap@ocali.org
Web site: www.nattapconference.org/


December 4-5, 2008
Raleigh, NC
 N.C. Assistive Technology Expo
For more information contact: Partnerships In Assistive Technology , 1110 Navaho Dr, Suite 100, Raleigh, NC, 27609; Phone: 919-801-8497; Fax: 919-850-2792
E-mail: sbbell@nc.rr.com
Web site: www.pat.org


February 20-22, 2009
San Diego, CA
 4th Annual Reaching "At-Promise" Students National Conference
For more information contact: SIATech, 2611 Temple Heights Dr., #A, Oceanside, CA, 92056; Phone: 800-871-7482; Fax: 760-631-3412
E-mail: info@siatech.org
Web site: www.atpromiseconference.org


 

 

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