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FICCDAT Deadline for submissions has been extended to Tuesday, January 4th, 2011.

Submitted by rachelw on Tue, 30/11/2010 - 13:47
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As of last night we had received 131 submissions which is exactly the number received by this date for FICCDAT 2007.  We expect up to 2000 submissions this time and most people submit within two or three days of the deadline.  There have been rather a lot of individual requests for extensions so we have decided to ease the pressure on everyone by extending the deadline to over the holiday period. Please link to the conference below and submit your abstract or paper.

 Growing Older With A Disability
 RESNA/3rd International Conference on Technology and Aging
 Advances in Neurorehabilitation
 Caregiving in the 21st Century
 34th Canadian Medical and Biological Engineering Conference
 International Conference on Best Practices in Universal Design
 
 And the special post-Festival meeting
 International Conference on Stairway Usability and Safety


 A special notice about CMBEC34. There has been some confusion about the process for submitting to the conference. We wish to confirm that it is a two-stage process requiring only an abstract to be submitted by the January deadline.
Get plugged into FICCDAT!      www.ficcdat.ca <http://cts.vresp.com/c/?FestivalofInternatio/7675adecef/2541a34e48/a618aa6de2>

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Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access (IDEA) Training: Registration for Online Courses Now Available

Training Date: 
17 Jan 2011 - 00:00 - 7 Feb 2011 - 00:00
Details: 

The IDeA Center is now offering the next two courses in its online continuing education program. 

1) The Nature of Barriers & The New Demographics

This unit provides an introduction to the philosophy behind the concept of inclusive design. It examines the "barrier" as encountered in everyday life and as an important theme in art and science. The social meaning of barriers in architecture is explored and universal design is introduced as a means to break down unnecessary barriers to social participation. This unit also provides background material to understand disability demographics and, specifically, the aging of post-industrialized societies.

2) Special Topic: Visitability

The purpose of this course is to educate design and development professionals, government officials, advocates, and other interested students on visitability and related initiatives that support the development of single-family housing with basic access for people with disabilities. This course provides a basic understanding of the concept of visitability, provides good practice examples and cost estimates for visitable features, and describes advocacy strategies for developing visitability projects in local communities.

Registration is now open for both courses and will be available until January 13, 2011.

Both courses begin January 17, 2011, are entirely online and continue for 4 weeks. If you plan to take both courses, please register for each course individually. AIA members will receive 15 Learning Hours (1.5 CEUs) for each course. Each course costs $250. For more information about the courses offered, click here.To register for the courses, please click here.
 

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Contact Phone: 
716.829.5902
Contact Name: 
Jordana Maisel
Location of Event: 

online courses

Cost: 
$250.00 per course

'The Evolving Face of Community Care' - 2011 NSW HACC & Community Care Conference

Event Date: 
2 May 2011 - 00:00 - 3 May 2011 - 00:00
Details: 

This year's biennial conference is expected to attract over 800 delegates from  NSW as well as interstate.

The Conference speaking program will be developed around the Conference Theme of 'The Evolving Face of Community Care - Celebrating the Past and Embracing the Future'

The Conference will incorporate plenary and concurrent sessions. The Plenary Sessions will look at the broader issues facing home and community care in NSW, as well as community care within the wider national and international context.

You can contact the Conference organisers for more information by emailing events@agedservices.asn.au

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Contact Phone: 
02 8754 0400
Location of Event: 

Sydney Convention & Exhibition Centre, Darling Harbour

Cost: 
not listed

Call for Content Focus: 'The Evolving Face of Community Care' 2011 NSW HACC & Community Care Conference

Submitted by rachelw on Mon, 22/11/2010 - 14:05
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Submissions are invited from the industry workforce, carers, consumers, service providers, community developers, researchers and other stakeholders for submissions that are relevant to the Conference theme. We encourage joint submissions from consumers/carers and service providers that highlight examples of best practice that work for people using services, as explained by both service users and service providers.
Assistance from experienced presenters is available on request.

We are interested in papers/presentations/proposed interactive workshops which explore:

  • Workforce strategies and challenges 
  • Positioning community care services for the future
  • Consumer perspectives
  • Evidence-based practice
  • Technology

Submission Format:

All submissions are to be a maximum 1 x A4 page in the following format and emailed to events@agedservices.asn.au

Submission Must Include

  • Full contact details including name, organisation, position, phone, fax, address and email
  • an abstract of the main points to be covered
  • a 100 word (maximum) description of how this presentation links in with the Conference theme
  • a 100 word (maximum) biography of the speaker/s, including reference to any other relevant conference presentation.

All this information MUST be submitted electronically in MS Word format (97 Version or later) to the email address above by the closing date.

The closing date for content is Friday, December 3, 2010 at 5pm.

Selection Criteria:

Materials submitted must be:

  • Relevant to the Conference Theme
  • Content linked to the outlined topics where appropriate
  • Based on original research and experiences
  • Meet the format required for submission (above)

The Conference Call for Content Selection Committee reserves the right not to accept presentations promoting specific products/services.

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THE NEXT GENERATION ACCESSIBLE BUS DESIGN COMPETITION

Submitted by rachelw on Mon, 22/11/2010 - 11:02
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Public transportation plays an important role in creating an accessible society because it is critical for ensuring employment, citizenship, social role participation, and social interaction for people with disabilities. This design competition challenges the public (students, transit professionals, designers, and futurists) to think creatively about what they envision for “The Next Generation Accessible Bus” of 2030. Designs must incorporate advanced technologies and accommodate people of all ages and abilities equally. Abstracts due December 1, 2010.  Click Here to Find Out More

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