February 12
Courage Burnsville
Open House
Sponsored by: Courage Center
Location/Time: 100 Cobblestone Lane, Burnsville, MN. 10:00 am to
2:00 pm
Cost: None. For more information and directions contact 952-898-5700
or visit the Courage Center website at www.courage.org
February 15
“Transit
Needs – Present & the Future”
Sponsored by: Minnesota
Senior Federation, Metropolitan Region, Greater Ramsey County
Chapter. Location/Time: Immanuel Church – 104 S. Snelling
Ave. in St. Paul. 12:30 pm. Transportation needs for seniors
can be one of the keys for independence. Please join us for
a Community Forum on Transportation Needs in Ramsey County.
Speakers have agreed to come and inform us on the present and
future plans for County transportation. The pros and cons of
light rail will also be discussed. The Transportation Forum
is free and open to the public. Participants include: Bob Gibbons,
Metro Transit representative, State Representative Alice Hausman
State Representative Phil Krinkie, and Lea Schuster, Transit for
Livable Communities executive director.
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 4
Angles
on Accessibility:
Practical Tools
and Legal Answers for Architects, Builders and Code Professionals
and Others
Sponsored by: American
Institute of Architects Minnesota, Legal Aid Society of Minneapolis,
Community Action for Suburban Hennepin, Fair Housing Implementation
Council, City of Minneapolis Regulatory Services, City of Minneapolis
Civil Rights Department, City of St. Cloud Human Rights Office,
MN State Council on Disability, MN Housing Finance Agency, Hennepin
County Department of Housing, Community Works and Transit, Funded
in part by the Fair Housing Initiatives Program of the U.S. Department
of Housing and Urban Development. Location/Time: Minneapolis Convention
Center, Minneapolis, MN. 8:30 am to 5:00 pm. Cost: Free and includes
a luncheon
For more information contact http://www.fairhousingfirst.org/calendar.asp Contacts:
Ramaine Cathey, BearingPoint: 1-703-747-8369; James E. Wilkinson, Legal
Aid, 612-746-3619, Marcy Harris 952-933-9639, ext. 225.
March 5, 2005
Wheelchair Tennis Clinic
for Instructors, Teaching Pros, Wheelchair Players & Potential
Wheelchair Tennis Athletes
The return
of Wheelchair Tennis to the Northern Section! Join us for a day of
promoting the integration of wheelchair tennis into everyday tennis
programming. At Fort Snelling Tennis & Learning Center, 100 Federal
Dr., St. Paul, MN 55111.
Events Schedule:
8:00am-10:00am.......Coaches Clinic
10:00am-12:00pm.....Tennis
Pro Instruction for Wheelchair Players
12:00pm-1:00pm.......Lunch
Break & Roundtable Discussions
1:00pm-4:00pm.........Tennis
Play Begins...(format TBD)
Dan James, USA Paralympic
Coach, Partnering with the Courage Center of Duluth, MN & the
Courage Center of Golden Valley, MN. Players, coaches & volunteers
to register, please contact Nancy Lundberg, Community Tennis Assistant
for the USTA/Northern Section at (952) 358-3286 or lundberg@northern.usta.com.
USTA is also a not-for-profit
organization; our goal is to promote and grow the game of tennis.
March 12
Ready,
Set, Let’s Race! The Great Minnesota Stationary Bike Race
Sponsored by UCP of Minnesota
Location/Time: Hillcrest
Community Recreation Center at 1978 Ford Parkway in St Paul. The
first rider will begin at 9:00 a.m. and the last rider should be
done by 2:00 p.m. Cost: Each person raising $100 will receive an
event t-shirt. All teams of 10 people are encouraged - each person
riding a "stationary
bike" for
25 minutes at their own pace. Adaptive bikes will be available and an alternative
course is planned for people using a wheelchair. To register as a team
captain or individual participant contact Jo at ucpmn@cpinternet.com 651-646-7588800-328-4827
ext 1437.
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 MaryBeth Schafer at Marybeth.schafer@state.mn.us or 651-582-8818.
Proposals are due December 10, 2004.
May
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
June
June
27 - July 10
CP-ISRA
World Championships:
the
CAN DO experience for children & adults
with physical disabilities
Sponsored by: the National
Disability Sports Alliance. Location: Connecticut College – New
London, Connecticut,
The 2005 CP-ISRA World Championships are being hosted by the
National Disability Sports Alliance, the nationalcoordinating
body for competitive sports for individuals with physical disabilities.
The 2005 CP-ISRA World Championships will bring more than 1000
athletes with physical disabilities from about 50 countries to
Connecticut for a week of inspiring competition. For more information
contact (860) 267-6757 or visit www.cpworldchampionships.org or www.ndsaonline.org
