DISABILITY CONFERENCES COME TO ATLANTA
As the disability rights community comes together to celebrate the ADA’s 25th anniversary, Atlanta is going to be buzzing with great disability leadership conferences to promote and enhance disability rights for the next 25 years.
May 1-4
Developmental Disabilities Nurses Association Conference is a premiere resource for practicing I/DD nurses that provides quality education programs that include cutting edge content with practical applications. www.ddna.org
May 10-13
The National ADA Symposium is a comprehensive conference on the Americans with Disabilities Act. The 19th annual ADA Symposium will offer an opening reception, pre-conference, keynote, 72 break-out sessions, advanced discussion groups, exhibits
and hands-on learning activities. www.adasymposium.org
May 26-29
The 2015 Summer Institute on Theology and Disability, hosted by The Center for Leadership in Disability, School of Public Health, Georgia State University, will bring together academics, theologians, practitioners and people with and without disabilities to explore the
inclusive intersections of theology and disabilities. www.bethesdainstitute.org
June 10
Society for Disability Studies & GCDD Annual Meeting Pre-Conference. This is a SDS annual meeting pre-conference event, held in partnership with GCDD’s Real Communities Initiative, designed for social justice organizers, activists and academics to build collective analysis,
language and understanding of disability justice concepts. www.disstudies.org
June 10-13
Society of Disability Studies’ annual conference offers a vibrant mix of academics, activists, artists, students and community members. The SDS annual meeting is the premier academic conference in disability studies in the world. www.disstudies.org
