[EDLING:1340] CFP: Supporting Deaf People 2006

[Francis M. Hult]

http://www.online-conference.net/sdp2006/introduction.htm

The next Supporting Deaf People online conference will take place from 6th - 
9th of November 2006. 

The fourth in the series of highly successful online conferences, the 2006 
conference promises the same level of cutting edge, high quality debate. The 
proeedings of the previous conferences, and some free downloads, are available 
from our online shop. 

For the forthcoming conference, we invite submissions for presentations under 
the following themes. Possible topics include, but are not limited to:

Deafhood/deafnicity (being deaf, deaf culture, the deaf experience, deaf 
perspectives, deaf politics, deaf people from minority backgrounds - living in 
three cultures simultaneously, deaf views of communication support, building a 
global deaf community...) 

Future visions (new perspectives on deaf support, alternative views, a cross-
educational approach to support within a lifelong learning agenda, practical 
issues to improve the future of deaf education...) 

Supporting deaf people in specialist domains 

Open topic (papers in this theme will be selected on their merits and interest 
to the field). 

Due to the international nature of the conference, audiences will come from 
different situations and professional backgrounds. We strongly encourage 
proposals which bridge these cultural differences and be understandable to 
delegates from any country. We welcome presentations in alternative formats 
(video, PowerPoint, etc.) and in sign language, provided these are made 
accessible through transcripts.

Please send your submission in the form of a proposed title, an abstract 
(approx. 200 words) and a short biography to judithm at directlearn.co.uk

Dates:

Proposal submission deadline: April 15th, 2006 
Notification of acceptance or rejection: April 20th, 2006 
Presentations due: October 13th, 2006 
All accepted presenters will receive a free conference place and a honorarium. 
CEUs are available for members of the RID from the USA and Canada.