For more information, please visit the Abilities Expo website: www.abilitiesexpo.com  

For more information, please visit the Abilities Expo website: www.abilitiesexpo.com  

The purpose of this program is to cultivate a cadre of trainers from the disability community to represent the World Institute on Disability (WID) in providing disability awareness training to corporations, public agencies and nonprofit organizations. WID ultimately strives to develop an extensive database of trainers and consultants in the Bay Area disability community and at-large. WID is currently focusing only on the Bay Area and seeks individuals with considerable expertise in disability issues and who have experience speaking in front of groups. If you are interested in participating in this training, please forward your resume along with the skills assessment form (located in the employment section of the website).

This 26th Annual meeting will showcase the latest innovations of today and the dreams for the future. This annual meeting will focus on hands-on solutions you can take home and apply-solutions that will improve everyone's quality of life. You will learn about advances in research and technology that offer new possibilities for people with mental retardation and related disabilities. You will learn about workforce solutions that will foster independence and improve quality of life. You will examine programs and services that nurture lives. You will learn what works from the experts.

For more information please contact:
Paula Hirt, 
American Association on Mental Retardation, 
444 N. Capitol Street, NW, 
Suite 846, 
Washington, DC 20001. 
 (202) 387-1968 or (800) 424-3688 . Or e-mail 
E-mail pahirt@aamr.org   
 http://www.aamr.org/Events/index.shtml   

Mt. Shasta Mall

Independent Living Services of Northern California (ILSNC) invites you to join us for an exciting weekend designed to benefit both you and the community.

An amazing display of assistive technology devices ranging from high-tech computer screens to operated by eye movement to low-tech devices such as specially designed door handles for people with dexterity problems.

Some very innovative special events are planned for the weekend - Children's singing choirs, public officials competing in a timed wheelchair event, 4-H puppy demonstrations, guide dog demonstrations, classic R&B band featuring musicians with disabilities

There will be sign language interpreters for all of the events held on stage.

All questions concerning the event can be answered by calling our Redding ILSNC at (530) 242-8550 or Chico ILSNC at (530) 893-8527.

Long Beach Convention Center

The Abilities Expo, the show dedicated to educating and improving the lives people with disabilities, senior citizens, their families & caregivers, healthcare and education professionals, allows you to discover new products and services - from computers to athletic equipment and mobility products to daily living aids - all conveniently displayed for you to see, test and compare.

For more information, please visit the Abilities Expo website: www.abilitiesexpo.com  

Cincinnati Convention Center

This event promises to equip you with the knowledge, the contacts and the energy to meet challenges and exploit opportunities to build a community of hope for people with mental illness and those who love them. Detailed learning tracks will include several sessions each and will focus on eight specific communities.

The 2002 National conference is a gathering of people with Down Syndrome, family members and professionals that work to ensure that all people with Down Syndrome have the opportunity to achieve their full potential in community life. Through networking, special events and interactive presentations by national experts, this is an informative and fun event for the whole family and for people that care about people with Down Syndrome.

Assets 02 Fifth ACM SIGCAPH Conference on Assistive Technologies
Edinburgh, Scotland
Contact: Andrew Sears, ACM
Tel: 001-410-455 3883
FAX: 001-410-455-1073
Email: asears@umbc.edu 
Web Site: www.acm.org/sigcaph/assets02/ 

In July 2002, parents and professionals will have a unique opportunity to learn about the most recent research and programming for autism, Asperger's disorder, and other pervasive developmental disorders.

Call the ASA conference hotline at 1.888.233.2864 for more information or send an e-mail to conference@autism-society.org.

For more information, please visit the Abilities Expo website: www.abilitiesexpo.com  

ISAAC 2002: 10th International Conference of the International Society for Augmentative and Alternative Communication Odense, Denmark

Web Site:  www.isaac2002.dk 

For more information, please visit the Abilities Expo website: www.abilitiesexpo.com  

IFIP TC.13 Stream "Usability: Gaining a Competitive Edge"
Montreal, Quebec

WebSite: www.wcc2002.org 

Employment ACCESS 2002 is a unique conference that focuses only on employment issues (strategies for employment, accommodations, education and training, technology) for people with disabilities from both the rehabilitation community and the employer's perspective. Conference Highlights include: Technology Vendors, Career Fair, Corporate Representatives, Presentations on All Disabilities and much more.

For more information, and to be put on the mailing list for registration, call (408) 245-7330 
E-mail eA2002@sensoryaccess.com 

http://www.cyber.rdg.ac.uk/icdvrat 

For more information, please visit the Abilities Expo website: www.abilitiesexpo.com  

Education, Technology, Assistive Technology and Persons with Disabilities.
Free congress, only by e-mail, in Spanish and Portuguese.

“Nothing About Us Without Us“ marks the theme for the first Annual Disability Career Expo and workshops to celebrate the conclusion of this years’ Disability Awareness Month. October is a federally recognized designation that calls attention to the issues people with disabilities face, particularly in employment. Roughly 70 percent of people with disabilities are unemployed. National Events for the month will include various seminars and proclamations throughout the country, culminating with Disability Mentoring Day on Oct. 24. The Disability Career Expo is being produced and promoted by Equality Staffing, Inc. and Diversityforhire.com. The Disability Career Expo and Employer Educational Workshops will be held in New York City on Tuesday, November 5th. Individuals, representing all populations in the disability community, can present their qualifications and abilities to more than an expected 80 employers and thousands of jobs. The Disability Career Expo is scheduled to kickoff with a Breakfast and Keynote Speaker at 8:00 AM at the New Yorker Hotel. All Companies and organizations are invited to recruit and get educated on the latest disability employment issues.

Steven Garcia
914 Wynnewood Rd. Ste. 1B
Pelham
NY
10803
949-388-8220
steven.garcia@diversityforhire.com 

Date: Tuesday, November 5th

Disability Awareness Month Culminates in New York with a Disability Job Fair and Employer Workshops

In celebration of Disability Awareness Month Diversityforhire.com and Equality Staffing are combining forces to produce a Disability Career Expo and Employer Educational Workshops in New York City on Tuesday, November 5th. Individuals, representing all populations in the disability community, can present their qualifications and abilities to more than an expected 60 employers and thousands of jobs. In celebration of Disability Awareness Month Diversityforhire.com and Equality Staffing are combining forces to produce a Disability Career Expo and Employer Educational Workshops in New York City on Tuesday, November 5th. The day will commence with a CEO breakfast, and Nick Buoniconti, Miami Dolphin's Hall of Famer (in the early 80's, his son, Mark, sustained a cervical spinal cord injury during a college football game which resulted in quadriplegia) will deliver the keynote address. Individuals, representing all populations in the disability community, can present their qualifications and abilities to more than an expected 60 employers and thousands of jobs. The Disability Career Expo & Employer Workshop is scheduled to take place at the New Yorker Hotel from 10AM – 5PM with a CEO breakfast at 8:AM. Corporate giants, diversity training and educational companies, government agencies and non-profit organizations will be invited to recruit and present at the expo. According to Jeff Klare, Equality Stuffing’s executive director, “the Disability Career Expo is the first such career expo targeted to the disability community here in the big apple. This also marks the culmination of disability awareness month and will bring real world attention to hiring people with disabilities. While the unemployment rate for the general population rises, this also gives disability minded employers time to review their strategies for the next hiring wave. The unemployment rate of working-age individuals with disabilities, both nationally and locally, continues to hover around 70%, even though the vast majorities say they can and want to work. “While it is hard to tell how many of the job seekers will ultimately become employed as the result of the career expo, I am confident that through word of mouth and other advertising we should deliver a good supply of quality candidates for our exhibitors”, says James Henry, Co-Producer of the career expo. “I also want the job seekers to know that our employers are not just going through the motions," continued Henry, "We would like employer exhibitors who are really interested in considering disability workers for their positions, that way it really means something for our contingency”. Klare and Henry believe that The Disability Career Expo and educational workshops for employers is an excellent way for employers to become better acquainted with the skills and abilities of America's disability community. Even if they do not hire someone that day, they can literally see that people with disabilities can work, want to work and are only looking for the opportunity to prove themselves in the workplace. For Job Fair, Disability Employer Workshop, or Keynote Breakfast information please 

call 914-738-0880 or 212-212-608-3300.

http://www.HireDisAbility.com 

James-Henry Davis
 914 Wynnewood Rd
Pelham
NY    10803      USA

FAX: 914-206-3744
Email: james@hiredisability.com 

The event will feature music, dance, comedy and other artistic forms. There will be a special reception for sponsors. This event benefits the World Institute on Disability (WID) and the Corporation on Disabilities and Telecommunications (CDT).

Peggy Regentine, Professor
Windward Community College
45-720 Keaahala Rd.
Kaneohe, HI 96744
808.235.7312(W)
808.235.7398(Fax)
peggy@hawaii.edu 
http://biometrics.wcc.hawaii.edu/