International Disability Studies Conference Will be Webcast Live

The international conference on "Disability Studies: A Global Perspective," taking place October 16-18 in Washington, D.C., will be a live Webcast event. Planned as both accessible and interactive, the broadcast will also be archived for six months following the conference.

Dr. Katherine Seelman, Director of the conference organizing body÷the National Institute on Disability and Rehabilitation Research÷has announced that this will be NIDRR's first complete, live webcast and that she warmly welcomes participation by universities based abroad.

The address for the Webcast is www.connectlive.com/events/disabilitystudies  This site will become active soon and will provide technical details on how to view the Webcast.

If your university can "host"the Webcast, please be in contact with Barbara Rosen at Conwal Incorporated (bargrosen@aol.com) about your plans. Conference information is available at the following website: www.conwal.com/conference/conference.html

Technical information in order to view the video webcast on your computer is available from NIDRR's senior staff member, Sean_Sweeney@ed.gov