Disability World
A bimonthly web-zine of international disability news and views • Issue no. 23 April-May 2004


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Call for Papers: Regional Seminar on Childhood Disability, Dhaka

Second Regional Seminar On Childhood Disability

Theme
Creating Barrier Free Inclusive Community and Rights Based Society for Children and Persons with Disability"

Date
December 3, 4, 5, 2004

Place
Dhaka, Bangladesh

Participants
Parents, developmental pediatricians, child neurologists, child psychiatrists, special educators, developmental therapists, physiotherapists, occupational therapists, speech and language therapists, pathologists, social workers, counselors, community workers, representatives from Government and private sectors, NGO personnel, media personnel, IT professionals, UN agencies, and people working in the fields of childhood disability.

Papers are invited under the following categories of childhood disabilities:

  • Early Detection
  • Hearing Impairment
  • Inclusive Health
  • Prevention and screening
  • Autism Spectrum Disorders
  • Child Protection and Counseling
  • Early Intervention
  • Behavior Problems
  • Non discrimination
  • Education, Training
  • Epilepsy
  • Laws and Legal Rights
  • Special Education
  • Learning difficulties
  • Policy and its Implementation
  • Inclusive Education
  • Families of the Disabled
  • Children's voice
  • Early Child Development
  • Intellectual Disability
  • Employment and Job opportunities
  • Accessibility
  • Cerebral Palsy
  • Visual Impairment
  • Community Based Rehabilitation
  • Primary Health Care
  • Media Information and Communication Technology
  • Low Vision
  • Dietary factors and nutrition
  • Disability Economics

Last date for receiving abstracts (with 200 words): 30th June, 2004

Last date for registration: 30th August, 2004

Joint Organizers
Bangladesh Protibondhi Foundation (BPF)
Foundation for the Developmentally Disabled
Shishu Bikash Network (SBN)
Child Development Network

Contact person correspondence:
Dr. Shamim Ferdous
Organizing Secretary
Second Regional Seminar on Childhood Disability
Bangladesh Protibondhi Foundation
12, New Circular Road,
West Mailbag, Dhaka-1217, Bangladesh
Phone: 880-2-9351625, 8856749, 9356568
Email: bpf@bangla.net, bpfkalm@bangla.net, bpfkal@bangla.net

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