News & Events
Accelerate: A National Juried Exhibition for Emerging Artist with Disabilities
Open to artists ages 16-25 living in the United States who have a physical, cognitive, mental or sensory disability. Deadline for entries: June 19, 2009.
National Council on Disability (NCD) Upcoming Quarterly Meetings
NCD's Summer 2009 Quarterly Meeting will take place July 20-22 in Minneapolis, MN. The Fall 2009 meeting will take place October 26-28 in Nashville, TN. These meetings are open to the public and free of charge. People with disabilities are encouraged to attend and participate in the daily public comment segments of the meetings.
2009 Southwest Conference on Disability
Disability in America: Inalienable Rights for All conference to be held September 30-October 2, 2009 in Albuquerque, NM. To address the long-term challenges faced by Wounded Warriors and how to improve quality of life of people with disabilities through evaluating disability programs, policies and services. Call for proposals deadline is May 15, 2009. Conference registration deadline is September 1, 2009.
2009 US Business Leadership Network's (BLN) 12th Annual Conference & National Career Fair
The 2009 Annual Conference, Connecting The Dots: Business Solutions, is for business, community leaders and BLN affiliates that have an interest in hiring, retaining and marketing to people with disabilities. The event will be held September 15-18, 2009 at the National Harbor near Washington, DC. Pre-registration deadline is April 30, 2009.
Emergency Management with Special Populations Cerificate Program
Temple University is offering online classes to help the public health workforce and emergency managers to address the needs of special populations, including people with disabilities and older Americans.
How The American Recovery & Reinvestment Act May Affect People with Disabilities
Fact sheet from the Real Economic Impact Tour (REI Tour), a national initiative that provides free tax preparation and filing assistance and other asset building strategies to low-income persons with disabilities. This link opens a Word document.
American Psychological Association's (APA) Task Force on Guidelines for Assessment and Treatment of Persons with Disabilities is seeking comment on proposed guidelines. This 90-day period for receipt of comments will end on July 31, 2009.
Vice President Joe Biden announced Kareem Dale as Special Assistant to the President for Disability Policy. The Vice President made the announcement during a stop at the Special Olympics Healthy Athletes Event.
