We invite you to submit a proposal for the 2009 Southwest Conference on Disability. Please read the information below on conference themes, types of submissions and how to submit a proposal.
PROPOSAL SUBMISSION DEADLINE IS MAY 15, 2009
You are invited to submit a proposal that reflects one or more of the following themes.
Co-Sponsored by the American Association on Health and Disability
For many years, stakeholders in the disability community have identified significant inequalities in many areas between people with and without disabilities. These disparities hinder many people with disabilities from fully enjoying the rights guaranteed to all Americans under the Constitution and prevent them from becoming actively contributing members of their communities.
The 2009 Southwest Conference on Disability is soliciting presentations that
We welcome contributions from the policy, academic, healthcare and advocacy communities which address a general perspective, or which focus on particular types of disabilities or populations, including veterans, women, or ethnic minorities.
Co-Sponsored by the New Mexico Department of Veteran's Services
While much attention has been given in the press to the many immediate needs and challenges faced by returning veterans with disabilities, including medical and rehabilitation issues, far less has been paid to the problems faced by wounded warriors through the lifespan. We are soliciting presentations that focus not only on the short-term problems faced by returning veterans with disabilities, but also their long-term needs, including such topics as independent living; education; employment; community and social support; family issues; and quality of life. Presentations are especially welcome that focus on the unique challenges of women veterans with disabilities.
Co-Sponsored by New Mexico Evaluators Association
Conference organizers of the 2009 Southwest Conference on Disability are soliciting presentations on topics related to evaluating programs, policies and services that impact individuals with disabilities. Rigorous evaluation is needed to continually improve disability-related policies, pro-grams and services and identify programs that are not working optimally. Possible topics include innovative ways to evaluate programs; evaluations of policies and legislation that will have an impact on individuals with disabilities; evaluations of programs serving students and others with disabilities, and tools and techniques designed to improve and build capacity within disability advocacy organizations. Presentations that provide tools and techniques for individuals interested in evaluating their disability programs, policies and services are especially encouraged.
All sessions except the poster session are 60 and 75 minutes in length. Because the goal of the conference is to bring together people from a wide variety of backgrounds and experiences to share their knowledge, presenters are asked to target their presentations at a general audience and avoid highly specialized jargon.
These traditional presentations highlight new or emerging research findings, promising new programs or policies, or explore a topic from a multidisciplinary perspective.
Roundtables are moderated, semi-structured sessions that avoid lengthy formal presentations and focus on moderated discussion and debate. Presenters at policy roundtables frame the issues to be discussed and lead the discussion and debate.
Interactive Workshops are hands-on learning opportunities focused on a particular topical area or need. Presenters are responsible for providing any training materials they wish to distribute to participants.
On Thursday, October 1st, there will be a 1 1/2 hour poster session. Poster sessions are designed to present highlights of innovative programs, research projects or services by presenting graphics, charts, photographs and text. Each poster board will have approximately 4' x 8' of usable space for display. Pushpins will be provided. Poster boards do not have electrical outlets or internet connections. Presenters should remain by their poster board for the entire session.
The deadline for proposals is May 15th, 2009. Proposals must be submitted electronically via e-mail or by regular mail on CD or 3.5" disk in Word or Rich Text Format (RTF). Proposals must include the following.
Abstracts of accepted proposals will be used in the conference abstract book as they are submitted. Please edit and proofread abstracts before submission.
Proposals cannot be considered until all of the information listed above is received. Notification of acceptance will be sent to contact persons in June 2009.
All presenters and co-presenters must register for the conference and make payment arrangements no later than August 10, 2009. Sessions of presenters who fail to register and arrange for payment will be eliminated from the conference program. Organizations granting Continuing Education Units (CEUs) require that we receive a curriculum vita or resume from all presenters.
Proposals should be emailed to swdisabilityconference@salud.unm.edu or sent in Word or Rich Text Format (RTF) on disk through regular mail to:
Daisy Rosero, Conference Coordinator
Southwest Conference on Disability
Center for Development and Disability
2300 Menaul Boulevard NE
Albuquerque, NM 87107
USA
