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National Disability-Related Conferences


If you have information on a health or disability related conference that should be included here, please send an e-mail message to Linda Rowley at rowley@waisman.wisc.edu. For inclusion on this list, information on the conference must be located on a web page to which we can link. Additionally, the event must be of national or international significance. Inclusion on the this list will be left to staff discretion.

 

 

September 2009

Sickle Cell Disease Association of America 37th Annual Convention
http://www.sicklecelldisease.org/
September 30 – October 3, 2009
Caribe Royale Hotel
Orlando, Florida

PRISMS Parents & Researchers Interested in Smith-Magenis Syndrome 6th Annual International Conference
"Building Bridges of Hope"
http://www.prisms.org/
September 17-20, 2009
Reston Hyatt
Reston, VA

 

October 2009

21st Annual CHADD International Conference
http://www.chadd.org/Content/CHADD/Conferences_Training/Future_Conferences/default.htm
October 7-10, 2009
Crown Plaza Cleveland
Cleveland, Ohio

Closing The Gap 27th Annual Conference
http://www.closingthegap.com/
October 16-18, 2009 (Preconference Sessions October 14-15, 2009)
Sheraton Bloomington Hotel and Hotel Sofitel
Minneapolis, MN

32nd Annual Celiac Sprue Association Conference
http://www.csaceliacs.org/Conferences/AnnualCSAConferences.php
October 30 - November 1, 2009
Erie, Pennsylvania

AutismOne / Autism Canada 2009 Conference
http://old.autismone.org/?goto=canada
October 30 - November 1, 2009
University of Toronto
Toronto, Ontario, Canada

 

November 2009

Arc of the United States National Convention
http://www.thearc.org/NetCommunity/Page.aspx?&pid=411&srcid=183
2009 National Convention
November 11-14, 2009
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania




2010

 

LDA 47th Annual International Conference
http://www.ldaamerica.us/conference/
February 17-20, 2010
Baltimore Marriott Waterfront
Baltimore, Maryland

National Ataxia Foundation 53rd Annual Membership Meeting
http://www.ataxia.org/pdf/2010_AMM_Announcement.pdf
March 12-14, 2010
Hyatt Regency O’Hare Hotel
Chicago, IL

International Technology and Persons with Disabilities Conference - CSUN
http://www.csunconference.org/
March 22-27, 2010
Manchester Grand Hyatt Hotel
San Diego, CA

6th Alstrom Syndrome International Family and Medical Conference
http://www.alstrom.org/foundation/2010_conference.html
June 24-28, 2010 
Bar Harbor, Maine USA

Maple Syrup Urine Disease Symposium 2010
http://www.msud-support.org/
June 24-26, 2010
Marriott Lincolnshire Hotel
Chicago, Illinois

SOFT: Support Organization for T18, T13 & Related Disorders Conference
http://www.trisomy.org/conference.php
July 2010
Sioux Falls, South Dakota

Autism Society of America
http://www.autism-society.org/site/PageServer?pagename=research_conference
July 7-10, 2010
Dallas, TX

12th International Conference on Computers Helping People with Special Needs
http://www.icchp.org/
July 14 - 16, 2010
Vienna University of Technology

2010 Aicardi Syndrome Family Conference
http://www.aicardisyndrome.org/site/node/336
July 16th, 2009
Hilton Indian Lakes Resort
Bloomingdale , IL 60108 (Chicago area)

22nd Annual Postsecondary Disability Training Institute (PTI)
http://www.cped.uconn.edu/PTI.html
June 22 - 25, 2010
Saratoga Hilton
Saratoga Springs, New York

Association for Education and Rehabilitation of the Blind and Visually Impaired International Conference
http://www.aerbvi.org/conference/
July 20-25, 2010
Little Rock, Arkansas

Prader-Willi Syndrome Association National Conference
http://www.pwsausa.org/pressrelease/Conference09-10.htm
Summer 2010
Orlando, Florida

 

 

2011

 

Congenital Central Hypoventilation Syndrome Family Conference
http://www.cchsnetwork.org/conference.htm
June 2011
San Diego, California

9th International CHARGE Conference
http://www.chargesyndrome.org/
2011
Rosen Shingle Creek Hotel
Orlando, Florida

 

Additional Conference Resources

  • LD Online
    LD Online maintains a list of conferences related to Learning Disabilities
     
  • Rehabilitation Conferences
    Maintained by Center for International Rehabilitation Research Information and Exchange

     


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