Second Notice: Chronic Disease & Disability Conference
Call for Papers
Section on Chronic Disease & Disability
Western Social Science Association
Albuquerque, New Mexico
April 10-13, 2002
The Section on Chronic Disease & Disability of the Western Social Science Association (the precursor of the Society for Disability Studies) will meet in Albuquerque, New Mexico on April 10-13, 2002. The Section encourages research on policies, problems, cultural representations, and experiences which involve people with disabilities. The Section invites abstracts for individual paper presentations, panels, or roundtables on a wide range of topics in disability studies to be presented at its annual meeting in 2002.
The submission deadline is December 1, 2001. The submission can be via email or snail mail. To have your proposal considered, please use the form below and send it as indicated at the bottom.
ANNUAL MEETING OF THE SECTION ON CHRONIC DISEASE & DISABILITY, WESTERN SOCIAL SCIENCE ASSOCIATION
PROPOSAL FORM
Title of paper, panel, or roundtable:
Name, affiliation, and contact information (telephone number, mailing address, email address) for the organizer or paper presenter and the name and affiliation of each addition presenter (if any).
Name of presenter or organizer:
Affiliation:
Mailing address:
Telephone number:
Email address:
Type of presentation (mark one):
___ Paper presentation (10-15 minute presentation)
___ Panel (1 hour block for presentation of 3-4 papers by individual presenters)
___ Roundtable (1 hour discussion format)
Abstract (150 words) must contain the following information:
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Title and author(s) of the paper(s) or panel or the roundtable participants.
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Explicit statement of the presentation's thesis, findings, and/or significance.
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Statement describing how the presentation will made accessible to all individuals with disabilities. All of the presentations must be accessible; for example, hard copies of all papers available for distribution in regular print must also be available in large print (17 point font or larger) and in audio or braille format; visual information in overheads, slides, or any type of projection must also be presented in oral format by the presenter. Sign language interpretation will be provided by the WSSA.
The proposal must be received by or post-marked no later than December 1, 2001. Email attachments WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED due to the possibility of transmitting a virus. Mail or email your proposal to:
David Pfeiffer
2575 Kuhio Ave #1802
Honolulu, HI 96815 USA
email: pfeiffer@hawaii.edu
The WSSA is a good place for informal discussion of the presentations and graduate students and junior faculty are particularly welcome because of their fresh perspective. Mentors of junior (or senior) faculty and graduate students are encouraged to come with them to offer papers. In addition, self- advocates, community advocates, providers, and government agency personnel (if not faculty members) are especially welcome to submit proposals.
Section Co-Chairs:
Dr. J. Gary Linn, Tennessee State University in Nashville
Dr. David Pfeiffer, University of Hawaii at Manoa
Dr. Barbara Altman, National Center for Health Statistics
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