July 22-27, 2005
11th International Conference on Human Computer Interaction
Las Vegas, NV
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>.
October 7-8, 2005
Virginia Murray Sowell Lecturer Series: Assistive Technology for the Visually Impaired and Multiply Disabled
Lubbock, TX
Contact: Angela Gonzalez, administrative business assistant, Virginia Murray Sowell Center for Research and Education in Visual Impairment, P.O. Box 41071, Lubbock, TX 79409; phone: 806-742-1997, extension 251; 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>.
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>.
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>.
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>.
