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Organizer	University of Buffalo
Title	"Living in the Community: Changes and Continuing Challenges" - University of Buffalo
Category	Education
Location	Buffalo, New York
Date	April 29, 2015 - April 30, 2015
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Web site	https://www.ubevents.org/event/livingincommunity
Description	Please join us for a two-day conference on the University of Buffalo south campus Harriman Hall, April 29 � 30. Join Scholars, community members, students, and activists to address the theme "Living in the Community: Changes and Continuing Challenges." In addition to focusing on issues such as the built environment, product design, transportation, education and employment, the conference will engage the ways in which people with disabilities define-and derive meaning and value from-the term "community." Each of the panels in this unique and innovative conference will explore perspectives from academics, professionals engaged in day-to-day work in the community, and activists and advocates living in the community. The two-day conference will feature various artistic productions related to the theme. Time and space will be dedicated to people who wish to provide their own testimonials and oral histories. In addition, conference participants will have access to the ADA Legacy Project at the Museum of disABILITY History. The final conference program will be made available by the close of advanced registration on Friday, April 24. Please use the following link to register for the conference. Registration for the conference is free and open to all, but necessary in order to ensure adequate seating and refreshments are available during the two-day conference. The deadline for registration is Friday, April 24, 2015. https://www.ubevents.org/event/livingincommunity On-site registration will begin Wednesday, April 29 at 8 AM in Harriman Hall. This conference is made possible by a generous grant from the University of Buffalo Center for Inclusive Design and Environmental Access, as well as the support of the Center for Disabilities Studies, the Disability Education and Advocacy Network of Western New York (DEAN), and the Museum of disABILITY History. ASL interpreters provided on both days. We hope to see everyone there!

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