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From: St. John's University Cerebral Palsy List
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Subject: Looking for articles


Subject: Call for contributions: anthology about first-year college =
students
with disabilities
From: "John G. Reiss" <[log in to unmask]>
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 2004 11:15:51 -0400
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The Association on Higher Education And Disability (AHEAD) is soliciting
articles and artwork for an anthology about first-year college students =
with
disabilities.

The purpose of the book is to educate prospective college students with
disabilities, parents of students with disabilities, university =
personnel,
and transition specialists in K-12, through the voices of current and =
former
college students. The book will focus on two major issues: the =
experience of
graduating from high school and going to college; and life during the =
first
year of college as a student with a disability.=20

Fictional short stories, essays, poetry, photographs and art about =
college
experiences are welcome. Submissions may be written/typed, =
signed/videotaped
or spoken/audiotaped.=20

More than one submission per person is allowed, and submissions from
students outside of the U.S. are encouraged. There is no age limit.
Submissions may have multiple authors or artists, as long as one of the
people submitting the work has been a college student with a disability. =
The
deadline for submissions is June 1, 2004 =F1 requests for extensions of =
this
deadline must be made in writing by May 20, 2004. Important information
regarding submissions:

1. All submissions must include a cover page, with the author/artist's =
name
and contact information, including an address, email address and phone =
or
TTY number. If the piece has multiple authors/artists, submissions =
should
include full names and contact information for each person. Some
correspondence may be necessary this summer =F1 if contact information =
will
change during the summer, please note that on your submission. If pieces =
are
accepted for publication, authors/artists may use a pseudonym.

2. If written submissions have been translated, interpreted or =
transcribed
by a second party, please note that when submitting the work so AHEAD =
can
ensure appropriate acknowledgements.

3. All written submissions should be typed and should not exceed 5
double-spaced pages.

4. All photographs and other artwork must be submitted in digital format =
by
the person submitting the piece. For example, photographs must be =
scanned or
taken with a digital camera. Artwork should be photographed and =
converted to
digital media. A brief description or artist's statement may accompany =
the
piece, but it is not required.

5. At least one person submitting the work must: 1) have a disability; =
and
2) have attended a college or university at some point after high =
school.

6. Send all submissions to Wendy Harbour at AHEAD: [log in to unmask]

AHEAD is an international non-profit professional organization for
disability service providers in higher education.=20

For more information, see the AHEAD web site at www.ahead.org, call
781-788-0003 V/TTY or send an email to [log in to unmask]