Upcoming
Events
January
January
15
Project KITE - Using
Visuals and Graphics to Support Inclusion
Sponsor: PACER.This
KITE workshop is the third of five series for parents and professionals.
It will teach learners to use images, graphics, and text to support
inclusive classrooms. Cost: FREE. To register for the workshop
call PACER at 952-838-9000 or 952-838-0190 (TTY). Location/Time:
PACER Center, 8161 Normandale Blvd., Minneapolis, Mn 55437
January
18
Celebrating
Iraqi Culture: A Legacy to the World, People, Tradition and Transition
Co-Sponsored
by The MultiCultural Development Center and The Metropolitan
Airports Commission. Keynote presentation by Dr. Abbas Mehdi entitled “A
Long Road to Peace: The Future of Iraq.” Cost: MCDC Members…$35.00
Non-members….$45.00 Students…...$25.00. Location/Time:
The Landmark Center, 75 West Fifth Street, Saint Paul, Minnesota
5:30 to 8:30 pm.
For directions, visit http://www.landmarkcenter.org/generalmain.html#anchor9718124
For more information contact MCDC at 952-881-6090 or by e-mail
at:info@mcdc.org
January 20
Ethics, Genetics
and Disability
This conference is the
third in a series on disability intended to bring together faculty
and community representatives who share an interest in disability
issues for the purpose of furthering our insights and potentially
creating an agenda that will form the basis for ongoing collaboration.
See more information on the At A
Glance page in Access Press. Location/ Radisson Hotel Metrodome,
615 Washington Avenue S.E., Minneapolis, MN. Time: 9:30AM to 3:30PM
(registration at 9:00 AM). There is no registration fee for this
conference, but registration is required. For more information,
contact Jake Priester at the Center on Aging 612-626-3549.
January
20
“How I Found Hope on a Harley" or, "How
Bowling Saved Me from the Asylum"
Rescheduled from November
16, 2004. The Minnetonka
School District is pleased to invite you to a community-wide event
featuring Pete Feigal 2004 Courage Center Judd Jacobson Memorial
Award Winner and nationally-known speaker and trainer.
Pete will share his personal story using humor and heartbreak to
examine insights gained from over 30 years of battling depression. "Conflict and struggles
are moments that define us. We need to focus not on our wounds, but on what we
LOVE." Small donation requested. A mental health information resource fair
and door prizes of Pete's spectacular art work will be available. This event
is co-sponsored by Children's Mental Health Collaborative, Americana Community
Bank, Beacon Bank and First Minnesota Bank. For information contact Janis Wack
at janis.wack@minnetonka.k12.mn.us
January 29
Second Annual
HOT Party
Sponsored by: PACER, Target,
Space150, Rudolph’s
Bar-B-Que, Fox 9 KMSP and the Minnesota Twins. There will be
music and dancing to the music of the Boogie Wonderland. Location/Time:
Marquette Plaza in Downtown Minneapolis from 7pm to midnight. Cost:
$50 per person. For more information, contact PACER at 952-838-9000
or visit www.pacer.org.
January 31
Free Poetry Contest
Sponsor:
poetry.com. The International Library of Poetry will be awarding
over $58,000 in prizes. Poets from St. Paul particulary beginners
are welcome to win over 250 prizes. Cost: FREE and open to everyone.
To enter, send ONE original poem, any subject and any style to:
The International Library of Poetry, Suite 19921, 1 Poetry Plaza,
Owings Mills, MD 21117. Location/Time: Entries must be postmarked
or sent via the Internet by January 31, 2005. www.poetry.com.
Other Information: The poem should be 20 lines or less, and the
poet's name and address should appear on the top of the page.
February
February 1 - 2
Careers Conference 2005:
Developing Careers, Changing Lives
Sponsor: Center on Education
and Work at the University of Wisconsin-Madison. Location/Time:
Marriott Madison West. Scholarship funds are available for qualified
educators. For
conference information, including scholarship application, visit http://www.cew.wisc.edu/careers/cc2005/scholarships05.asp
February
7
IBM Web Adaptation
Techology
Sponsor by PACER. This workshop offers a hands-on
demonstration of Web software that dynamically manipulates Web
content to make websites more accessible to individuals with
disabilities. Cost: FREE - Register early space is limited.To
register for the workshop call PACER at 952-838-9000 or 952-838-0190 (TTY). Location/Time:
PACER Center, 8161 Normandale Blvd., Minneapolis, Mn 55437 Time 6:00 pm to 8:00
pm. Other Information: PACER's Simon Technology Center is piloting the IBM software.
February 15
Third Annual Research
Dinner and Program. Sponsored by: National Alliance for the Mentally
Ill of Minnesota and the University of Minnesota. Location/Time:
Radisson Roseville. Cost: Tickets are $35. For more information
contact NAMI-MN at 651-645-2948 or go to www.nami.org/namimn
March
March 14
- 15
Call for Presentations
- Second Annual Care and Treatment Education Conference
The conference
will be held at Cragun's Resort and Hotel in Brainerd, MN. For
more information contact Mary Beth Schafer at Marybeth.schafer@state.mn.us or
651-582-8818. Proposals are due December 10, 2004.
April 15-16
Self-Advocacy
Conference - “Deciding Our Future”
Sponsored by
ACT. Location/Time: Radisson Riverfront Hotel. Learn about
the power of self-advocacy, for adults and transition-aged youth
with disabilities, as well as, allies within the self-advocacy
movement.
May 9 -13
"Building
Brighter Futures for People with Developmental and Learning Disabilities"
Sponsored
by: YAI/National Institute for People with Disabilities Network.
Location: Crowne Plaza Manhattan Hotel, 1605 Broadway, in New York
City. The five-day conference will feature more than 300 prominent
speakers from throughout the United States and abroad. More than
150 seminars and workshops will focus on key issues, including:
Advocacy/Self-Advocacy, Aging and Dementia, Challenging Behaviors,
Clinical Issues, Day Services, Early Childhood, Employment Training
and Placement, Family Support Services, Health Care, Management,
Psychopharmacology for Non-Medical Staff, Recreation and Leisure,
Residential Services, Sexuality and Social Skills, Special Education,
Staff Training, Technology, Transitional Services, Workforce Issues
A separate social work conference, focusing on research, practices
and new developments in the field, also will be held at the Crowne
Plaza from May 9-11. A full-day post conference workshop focusing
on critical issues in developmental and learning disabilities will
be held on Friday, May 13. For more information about either conference
or to request a brochure, please call Tina Sobel at 212-273-66457
or Aimee Horowitz at 212-273-6255. You may also fax your request
to 212-629-4113. Beginning in March, you can view the international
conference brochure and register for the conference at www.yai.org
