November 4–5, 2004
Bridge to Total Efficiency: A Pragmatic Approach to Visual and Nonvisual Technology Workshop
Baltimore, MD
The workshop is sponsored by the Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired (AER) and National Federation of the Blind Jernigan Institute.
Contact:
AER, 1703 North Beauregard Street, Suite 440, Alexandria, VA 22311; phone: 877-492-2708 or 703-671-4500; web site: <www.aerbvi.org>.
November 17–20, 2004
Annual Conference of the Association for Persons with Severe Handicaps (TASH)
Reno, NV
Contact:
TASH, 29 West Susquehanna Avenue, Suite 210, Baltimore, MD 21204; phone: 410-828-8274; e-mail: <dmarsh@tash.org>; web site: <www.tash.org>.
November 18, 2004
Assistive Technology: Improving Lives Daily Conference
Warwick, RI
Contact:
TechACCESS of RI, 110 Jefferson Boulevard, Suite I, Warwick, RI 02888; phone: 401-463-0202; e-mail: <techaccess@techaccess-ri.org>; web site: <www.techaccess-ri.org>.
November 18–19, 2004
Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) Techshare 2004
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Contact:
Sally Cain, web technologies officer and project manager, Techshare, RNIB Technology in Learning and Employment, 58-72 John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BN, England, United Kingdom; phone: +44-(0)121-665-4226; e-mail: <sally.cain@rnib.org.uk>; web site: <www.rnib.org.uk>.
January 6–9, 2005
International Consumer Electronics Show
Las Vegas, NV
Contact:
2005 International Consumer Electronics Show, c/o ExpoExchange, P.O. Box 590, Frederick, MD 21705; phone: 866-233-7968 or 301-694-5124; e-mail: <cesinfo@ce.org>; web site: <www.cesweb.org>.
January 19–22, 2005
The 5th Annual Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) Conference
Orlando, FL
Contact:
ATIA, 401 N. Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611-4267; phone: 877-687-2842; e-mail: <info@ATIA.org>; web site: <www.atia.org>
January 27–29, 2005
Technology, Reading and Learning Difficulties (TRLD) Conference
San Francisco, CA
Contact:
Don Johnston Incorporated, 26799 West Commerce Drive, Volo, IL 60010; phone: 888-594-1249; e-mail: <info@trld.com>; web site: <www.trld.com>.
March 14–19, 2005
California State University at Northridge (CSUN) Center on Disabilities' 20th Annual International Conference
Los Angeles, CA
Contact:
Center on Disabilities, CSUN, 18111 Nordhoff Street, Building 11, Suite 103, Northridge, CA 91330; phone: 818-677-2578; e-mail: <ctrdis@csun.edu>; web site: <www.csun.edu/cod/conf/2005/genconfinfo05.htm>.
April 4–8, 2005
Vision 2005
London, England, United Kingdom
The conference is organized by the International Society for Low Vision Research and Rehabilitation and is hosted by the Royal National Institute of the Blind.
Contact:
Royal National Institute of the Blind, 105 Judd Street, London, WC1H 9NE, England, United Kingdom; phone: 011-44-20-7388-1266; fax: +44-(0)20-7388-2034; web site: <www.rnib.org.uk/vision2005/welcome.htm>.
April 17–19, 2005
Power Up 2005 Conference and Expo
Osage Beach, MO
Contact:
Association of Assistive Technology Act Programs, c/o Montana Assistive Technology, 4731 South Cochise, Number 114, Independence, MO 64055; phone: 816-350-5288; e-mail: <bwhitlck@swbell.net>; web site: <www.ataporg.org>.
June 9–11, 2005
Collaborative Assistive Technology Conference
Westminster, CO
Contact:
Assistive Technology Partners (ATP), 1245 East Colfax Avenue, Suite 200, Denver, CO 80218; phone: 303-315-1283; e-mail: <maureen.melonis@uchsc.edu>; web site: <www.uchsc.edu/atp>.
July 22–27, 2005
11th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction
Las Vegas, Nevada
The session, Non-Visual Access of Complex Document Components, may be of particular interest to AccessWorld® readers
Contact:
Conference Administrator, School of Industrial Engineering, Purdue University, Grissom Hall, 315 North Grant Street, West Lafayette, IN 47907; phone: 765-494-5426; e-mail: <hcii2005@ecn.purdue.edu>; web site: <www.hci-international.org>.
August 2–6, 2005
Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) 2005
Milwaukee, WI
Contact:
AHEAD, University of Massachusetts at Boston, 100 Morrissey Boulevard, Boston, MA 02125; phone: 617-287-3880; web site: <www.ahead.org/conference>.
September 19–22, 2005
Assistive Technology from Virtuality to Reality: 8th European Conference for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe
Lille, France
The conference is sponsored by The Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE).
Contact:
Package, 140 cours Charlemagne, 69002, Lyon, France; phone: +33-(0)4-72-77-45-50;
e-mail: <t.garmier@package.fr>; web site: <www.aaate2005.com>.
January 5–8, 2006
2006 International Consumer Electronics Show
Las Vegas, NV
Contact:
2005 International Consumer Electronics Show, c/o ExpoExchange, P.O. Box 590, Frederick, MD 21705; phone: 866-233-7968 or 301-694-5124; e-mail: <CESinfo@CE.org>; web site: <www.cesweb.org>.
