Return-Path: <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Received: from literacy (localhost [127.0.0.1]) by literacy.nifl.gov (8.10.2/8.10.2) with SMTP id h4RGPlC07070; Tue, 27 May 2003 12:25:47 -0400 (EDT) Date: Tue, 27 May 2003 12:25:47 -0400 (EDT) Message-Id: <p05100313baf94148ab5c@[128.148.147.35]> Errors-To: alcrsb@langate.gsu.edu Reply-To: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Originator: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Sender: nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov Precedence: bulk From: Janet Isserlis <Janet_Isserlis@Brown.edu> To: Multiple recipients of list <nifl-womenlit@literacy.nifl.gov> Subject: [NIFL-WOMENLIT:2603] Women with Disabilities and Allies Conference X-Listprocessor-Version: 6.0c -- ListProcessor by Anastasios Kotsikonas Content-Type: text/plain; charset="us-ascii" ; format="flowed" Status: O Content-Length: 3753 Lines: 92 dear all FYI - Janet Women with Disabilities and Allies Forum Linking Arms for Equality and Justice for All Co-Sponsored By National Organization for Women Foundation and American Association of People with Disabilities > October 17-19, 2003, Hyatt Regency Hotel Bethesda, MD > Please frame your workshop proposals as crosscutting issue > sessions that address both feminist movement issues and > disability movement issues to promote solidarity and avoid > separating disabled and non-disabled women in different workshops. > For example, in a workshop, one might draw parallels between > economic and quality concerns regarding childcare, and > economic and quality concerns regarding personal assistant > services. In another workshop, one might discuss domestic > violence service access by focusing on issues of > inaccessibility and lack of services for women with > disabilities as well as transportation inaccessibility to > domestic violence shelters for women with and without > disabilities, especially in rural communities lacking public transportation. > Workshop proposals should be no more than 300 words and > include the name, address, daytime and evening telephone > numbers (required) and, as available, e-mail address(es), fax > number, and TTY number of the presenter. Affiliations and /or > other information regarding one's experience, expertise and/or > interest in the topic will be used to help in the selection of workshops. > If you would like to present and/or organize an entire > workshop, please fill out the form included herein. Please > note that due to the popularity of some topics and limitations > of space, several workshop proposals may be combined into one. > If your proposal is combined with another proposal, please be > prepared to shorten your presentation to 15 - 20 minutes. > All workshops should be designed for skill building and/or > involve one of the issues listed below. Workshop topics should > address diverse populations/perspectives and include a plan of > action. National as well as international perspectives are > welcome. Your availability to present either Saturday or > Sunday will be taken into consideration. > All workshop presenters must provide 30 copies of all handouts > in print plus 5 additional copies in each of the following > alternate formats: Braille, large print, and computer disk in > text format for people with disabilities.*** *** To convert text documents to Braille, two service providers are: Brailleworks 2207 Jaudon Road Dover, Florida 33527 Phone: 1-800-258-7544 Fax: 1-813-689-8629 Website: www.brailleworks.com E-mail: brailleworks@brailleworks.com Eureka Assistive Technologies Contact: Peggy Martinez Phone: 707-826-1312 E-mail: Peggy@eurekaat.com > Also see, "Guide to Making Documents Accessible to People Who > Are Blind or Visually Impaired". A new publication issued by > the American Council of the Blind (ACB) is available for free > on the ACB website go to: > http://www.acb.org/accessible-formats.html > Also, some universities, colleges and Centers for Independent > Living may provide Brailing services to the public. Check > with the school's Office of Disability Services and/or Center > for Independent Living in your local area. > Contact the vender directly for pricing and conversion timeframes. >FYI, you will probably need to allow for a > minimum of three weeks prior to the forum to convert your >documents to Braille. Other similar services may be available elsewhere. Electronic proposal submissions by e-mail to womenwithdisabilities@yahoo.com are strongly preferred. We look forward to receiving your workshop proposal.
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