Five hundred attendees are expected for the 2005 Southwest Conference on Disability at the Albuquerque Convention Center, Sept. 28-30. The conference is an annual event hosted by the Center for Development and Disability at the University of New Mexico School of Medicine, the New Mexico Governor’s Commission on Disability and the New Mexico Department of Health.
Features of the three day event include: 2005 National Distinguished Disability Research Award Winner Glen White, Ph.D., who will present the opening address; keynote speaker and Hurricane Katrina survivor Deputy Susie Cambre, a deaf police woman and TV personality; and a video presentation by the Christopher Reeve Foundation about quality of life from the perspectives of people with disabilities. Lt. Governor Diane Denish will be an honorary speaker at the Arc of New Mexico’s 50th Anniversary Gala Celebration, held in conjunction with the conference.
Over the last several years, there has been increased emphasis in public policies and programs on improving the quality of life of people with disabilities. However, there is little agreement about what the phrase "quality of life" means, as well as what the most effective ways are to promote it. At the 2005 Southwest Conference on Disability, contributions that explore these issues from a variety of perspectives will be presented, including employment, housing, transportation, physical and emotional health, accessibility, education, assistive technologies and culture.
More information on the conference is available at http://cdd.unm.edu/swconf/
Contact: Greg Johnston, (505) 277-1816
Posted by scarr at September 27, 2005 03:31 PM