White House Begins Monthly Disability Issues Calls

White House Disability Group
mailto:disability@messages.whitehouse.gov]
MONTHLY DISABILITY CALL

In order to help keep you more informed, the White House Disability Group is beginning in December to host monthly calls to update you on various disability issues as well as to introduce you to persons who work on disability issues in the federal government.

Our first call will be this Friday, December 3, at 11:00 AM Eastern.

The conference call information is below.

Dial in: (800) 230-1092

Title: Disability Call (use instead of code)

Date of Call: 12/03/10

Start Time: 11:00 AM Eastern

For live captioning, at time of call, log onto:
http://www.fedrcc.us/Enter.aspx?EventID=1663465&CustomerID=321

The White House * 1600 Pennsylvania Avenue, NW * Washington DC 20500 *
202-456-1111

Disability.gov Technology News & Events Update

FROM DISABILITY.GOV-- The Federal Communications Commission (FCC) has announced that it plans to upgrade the capabilities of the 9-1-1 emergency system by allowing texting, video streaming and data sharing as part of the National Broadband Plan's Next Generation 9-1-1.

Many people, particularly those with disabilities, depend on texting as their primary means of communication. In some emergency situations -- especially in circumstances where a call could further jeopardize someone’s life and safety -- texting is the only way to reach out for help.

For more information visit: http://www.disability.gov/technology/news_%26_events

Federal Conference on TBI

Interagency Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury
JUNE 13-15, 2011Washington Hilton, 1919 Connecticut Ave NW , Washington DC
www.tbi-interagency-conference.org

You’re invited! Please plan to join us for the third Federal Interagency Conference on Traumatic Brain Injury in June, 2011. We will seek to surpass the outstanding success of the first two, held in 1999 and 2006. The Interagency Conference on TBI, sponsored by a consortium of federal agencies and advocacy groups, brings together clinicians, researchers, consumers, and policy makers to share cutting-edge advances in TBI research and clinical care.
What’s new for 2011? For the first time, the Federal Interagency Conference brings together civilian and military agencies, including the Department of Defense and the Veterans Administration in addition to the National Institute of Disability and Rehabilitation Research, the National Institutes of Health, the Center for Disease Control and Prevention, and other leading federal players in research and clinical care for TBI.

The Third Federal Interagency Conference will feature outstanding speakers and symposia on a wide variety of topics within several broad themes:
· Effective Practices for Community Integration
· Seminal Advances in TBI Research
· The Promise of Technology
Important Dates
June 1, 2010 – December 31, 2010: On-line call for proposals open at the conference website
July 1, 2010: On-line conference registration and hotel reservations open – register early for big savings! Matriculated graduate students and individuals enrolled in formal post doctoral training programs are eligible for a reduced conference fee of $350.
July 1, 2010 – January 15, 2011: Registration is $500
January 16, 2011 – March 15, 2011: Registration is $575
March 16, 2011 – conference dates: Registration is $650

Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities

Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities
“Humanity:Equality anDiversity”
April 18 & 19, 2011 • Honolulu, HI: Hawai‘i Convention Center

2011 Call for Proposals is Now Open for the 27th Pacific Rim International Conference on Disabilities. In the tradition of Pac Rim, the 2011 conference will visit familiar themes and explore new directions—Exploration and Innovation. We are truly excited about 2011; we hope you will be too. Continue this extraordinary journey with us as we deepen our commitment to advancing inclusion, equality and diversity.

With over 16 topic areas, pre and post conference forums, including the International Forum on the Rights of People with Disabilities, we anticipate a rich dialogue and an exchange of best practices, research, methodology, and advocacy initiatives. With your participation, this can happen. Proposals are being accepted in all formats.