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National Conversation on Advising Self-Advocacy Groups
What: Teleconference on advising self-advocacy groups.
Where: The comfort of your office or home
Teleconference #3: Growing with the Self-Advocacy Movement
June 2, 2008 – 90 minutes (3pm ET)
Registration Deadline: May 26, 2008
Contact: For registration and other details visit: http:tinyurl.com/2l9djv

Transforming the American Workplace: A 21st Century Vision"
What: The Office of Disability Employment Policy (ODEP) Summit and Reception
Where: Summit- Kellogg Conference Hotel at Gallaudet University
800 Florida Avenue NE, Washington, DC 20002
Reception: Smithsonian Institution Donald W. Reynolds Center for American Art and Portraiture Robert and Arlene Kogod Courtyard
When: Tuesday, June 3rd through Wednesday, June 4th, 2008
Contact: Register online at www.ODEPsummit.org.
For additional information, please contact ODEP@dol.gov.

2008 National Brain Injury Caregivers’ Conference

What: Conference presented by the Brain Injury Association of America (BIAA). As a caregiver of a person with a brain injury, you know first-hand how difficult it can be to juggle everything that comes at you. Get the information, support and guidance you need to help those you care for and to take better care of you at the 2008 National Brain Injury Caregivers’ Conference. Join special guest and best-selling author, Lee Woodruff and over 25 experts on all aspects of brain injury and care giving at this vital education and networking opportunity.
When: June 6-8, 2008
Where: Westin Dallas Fort Worth Airport Hotel in Dallas, TX.
Contact: For registration and other details visit:http://www.biausa.org/livingwithbi.htm

Creative Employment Strategies
What: WEBCAST PRESENTATION sponsored by VCU
The purpose of this presentation is to explore customized and supported employment strategies that have been successfully used by individuals with significant disabilities to become competitively employed.
When: Date: June 10, 2008 at: 2:00 - 2:45pm ET
Contact: For registration and other details visit:http:tinyurl.com/2spscw

20th Annual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute
What: Disability Support Training
When: June 10-13, 2008
Where: Portland Maine
Contact: For more information contact Carol Waite (860) 486-3321 or to register visit the Training Institute webpage
http://www.cped.uconn.edu/08pti.htm


Education News Parents Can Use
What: A television series about ways to ensure children's educational success. Click Here for Schedule
Where: The comfort of your home
When: June 17, 2007-Third Tuesday of the month during the school year
Contact: For more information and programming updates by E-mail programming visit the U.S. Department of Education Programming Website

2008 National High School Center Summer Institute
What: NHSC Conference
When: June 18-20, 2008
Where: Washington, DC
Contact: For more information and to reigister visit the NHSC Website
http://www.betterhighschools.org/

Transition Summer Institute: "Transition Assessment" What's It All About:? How Do We Make it Happen? "
What: Summer Institute sponsored by the University of Kansas Department of Special Education and the Transition Coalition KU Summer Institute. It is geared toward professionals and family members involved with secondary transition programs and services for students with disabilities. The Institute provides overview information
for those new to transition services and provides updated information and research on effective practices in transition education and services.
When: June 23 - 27, 2008
Where: Lawrence, KS.
Contact: For more information about registration and the Institute go tohttp: www.transitioncoalition.org

Universal Design for Learning: Where the Rubber Meets the Road
What: Professional development offerings for Classroom educators who are interested in designing curriculum that addresses the diversity of today’s classrooms. Each of the institutes is limited to 28 participants. Cost $875 with a 10% team discount.
Where: Wakefield, MA
When: June 24 – 27, 2008 (Tue-Fri)
Contact: For more information, visit: http://www.cast.org/pd/institute/index.html or register at http://www.cast.org/pd/registration/index.html

Technology and Deaf Education
Exploring Instructional and Access Technologies
What: International Symposium. Goal - dissemination of information relative to current innovation and future developments in the use of instructional technology and education media to support the teaching/learning process. It will provide a forum for the presentation of current state-of-the-art practice and research for educators of the deaf and hard of hearing at levels ranging from pre-school through postsecondary, in both self-contained and inclusive settings. Teachers, educational researchers, media/technical specialists, and administrators in the field of instructional technology and deaf education are expected to attend this Symposium.
When: June 23-25, 2008
Where: National Technical Institute for the Deaf, Rochester Institute of Technology,Rochester, New York.
Contact: For registration and other details visit:http://www.rit.edu/~techsym

Summit to Create a Cyber-Community to Advance Deft and Hard-of-Hearing Individuals in STEM (DHH-Cyber Community)
What: Three-day Conference. 50 leaders in the field of support service provision for postsecondary deaf and hard-of-hearing students in science, technology, engineering and mathematics (STEM) from across the U.S. will attend this “Summit.” The primary outcome of this conference will be a report on the current state of online remote interpreting and captioning for deaf and hard-of-hearing students.
Where: The campus of the Rochester Institute of Technology,
Rochester, New York
When: June 26-28, 2008
Contact: For more information visit:http://www.ntid.rit.edu/cat/summit/

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