September 6-9, 2005
Assistive Technology from Virtuality to Reality: Association for the Advancement of Assistive Technology in Europe (AAATE) Eighth European Conference
Lille, France
Contact: Package Organisation, 5 Avenue de la Créativité, BP 356, 59650 Villeneuve D'Ascq, France; phone: +33-20-05-10-50; e-mail: <s.lopes@package.fr>; web site: <www.aaate2005.com>.
October 8, 2005
Virginia Murray Sowell Seventh Annual Distinguished Lecturer Series: Assistive Technology for Children with Visual Impairments
Lubbock, TX
Contact: Nora Griffin‐Shirley, Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Visual Impairment, College of Education, Texas Tech University, P.O. Box 41071, Lubbock, TX 79409; phone: 806-742‐1997, extension 247; web site: <www.educ.ttu.edu/sowell>.
October 9‐10, 2005
The Seventh International ACM SIGACCESS (Association for Computing Machinery Special Interest Group on Accessible Computing) Conference on Computers and Accessibility
Baltimore, MD
Contact: Andrew Sears, Information Systems Department, University of Maryland, Baltimore County, 1000 Hilltop Drive, Baltimore, MD 21250; phone: 410-455-3883; e-mail: <asears@umbc.edu>; web site: <www.acm.org/sigaccess/assets05/>.
October 20-22, 2005
23rd Annual Closing the Gap Conference
Minneapolis, MN
Contact: Closing the Gap, P.O. Box 68, 526 Main Street, Henderson, MN 56044; phone: 507‐248‐3294; e‐mail: <info@closingthegap.com>; web site: <www.closingthegap.com>.
November 8-11, 2005
Eighth Annual Accessing Higher Ground: Assistive Technology and Accessible Media in Higher Education
Boulder, CO
Contact: Disability Services, University of Colorado, Willard Administrative Center 322, 107 UCB, Boulder, CO, 80309; phone: 303-492‐8671; e‐mail: <dsinfo@spot.colorado.edu>.
November 17, 2005
Assistive Technology: Improving Lives Daily
Warwick, RI
Contact: TechAccess of Rhode Island, 110 Jefferson Boulevard, Suite I, Warwick, RI 02888; phone: 401-463‐0202; e-mail: <techaccess@techaccess‐ri.org>; web site: <www.techaccess‐ri.org/index.htm>.
November 17-18, 2005
Royal National Institute of the Blind (RNIB) Techshare 2005
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Contact: Techshare, Royal National Institute of the Blind, 58-72 John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BN, England, United Kingdom; phone: +44-121-665-4226; e-mail: <techshare@rnib.org.uk>; web site: <www.rnib.org.uk/techshare>.
December 1-2, 2005
Tactile Graphics 2005: Third International Conference on Tactile Diagrams, Maps, and Pictures
Birmingham, England, United Kingdom
Contact: National Centre for Tactile Diagrams, Royal National Institute of the Blind, 58‐72 John Bright Street, Birmingham, B1 1BN, England, United Kingdom; phone: +44-121-665-4257; e-mail: <info@nctd.org.uk>; web site: <www.nctd.org.uk/conference/conf2005>.
January 5‐8, 2006
2006 International Consumer Electronics Show
Las Vegas, NV
Contact: 2006 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 18-21, 2006
Assistive Technology Industry Association (ATIA) 2006 Conference
Orlando, FL
Contact: ATIA, 401 North Michigan Avenue, Chicago, IL 60611; phone: 877‐687‐2842 or 321-673‐6659; e‐mail: <info@atia.org>; web site: <www.atia.org>.
January 26-28, 2006
24th Annual Technology, Reading, and Learning Difficulties (TRLD) Conference
San Francisco, CA
Contact: TRLD, Don Johnston Incorporated, 26799 West Commerce Drive, Volo, IL 60073; phone: 800-999‐4660 or 847-740-0749; e-mail: <trld@donjohnston.com>; web site: <www.trld.com>.
March 20-25, 2006
California State University at Northridge (CSUN) Center on Disabilities' 21st Annual International Conference: Technology and Persons with Disabilities
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/index.htm>.
