I'm just the messenger. Mike H-Dis: CFP: Disability Studies in Education (New York, 19-21 May 2005) Please accept our apologies for cross-posting... Call for Proposals 5th Annual Second City National Conference on Disability Studies in Education Thursday 19th - Saturday 21st May, 2005 Sponsored by Teachers College, Columbia University, New York City THE 30th ANNIVERSARY OF I.D.E.A.: ITS IMPACT ON AMERICAN EDUCATION AND SOCIETY Four strands will include: Theorizing and Politicizing Disability in Education and Rehabilitation Disability Studies & Classroom Practice Introduction to Disability Studies Disability Studies & the Humanities The purpose of this conference is to explore and debate the impact of the passage of P.L. 94.142 in 1975, now known as the Individuals with Disabilities Education Act (IDEA). IDEA is considered the legal milestone to guarantee a “free and appropriate public education” for all students with disabilities. Often hailed as the foundation of special education as we know it, IDEA has undoubtedly had an enormous impact on the entire American education system. Yet, while much has been accomplished, we must be reconciled that much remains to be done. As a field, education--and in particular, special education--has resisted critical self-reflection on theories, policies, and practices related to disability. In contrast, the emerging interdisciplinary field of scholarship, disability studies, actively seeks to examine critically issues related to the dynamic interplay between disability and the contexts in which it occurs. As described by disability studies scholar Rosemarie Garland Thomson, “ disability is a representation, a cultural interpretation of physical transformation or configuration, and a comparison of bodies that structures social relations and institutions. Disability then, is the attribution of corporeal deviance--not so much a property of bodies as a product of cultural rules about what bodies should be or do.” This conference will continue the important work of furthering discussions and debates about disability studies as it relates to the field of education. We are soliciting proposals that address this year’s overarching theme: The 30th Anniversary of I.D.E.A.: Its impact on American Education and Society. However, we have created four sub-categories in order to create as diverse a program as our resources permit. It is our hope that we will be able to provide concurrent sessions in each of the following categories: Theorizing and Politicizing Disability in Education and Rehabilitation; Disability Studies & Classroom Practice; Disability Studies & the Humanities; and Introduction to Disability Studies. Proposals will be considered for publication in a special edition of Disability Studies Quarterly, scheduled for 2006. The conference is open to professors, researchers, teachers, administrators, students presenting individually or in groups, and members of the general public who are interested. We will give consideration to theoretical papers, research papers, practical application papers, and encourage interpretive and critical inquiry. Presentation format is open; we encourage interactive and alternative presentation designs. As part of the conference, each presenter will be asked to participate in an informal interactive group discussion at the end of the day s/he presents. Please visit this website for further details on proposal submissions and the conference! http://www.tc.columbia.edu/ceoi/spring05/IDEA30.html --------------------------- Check out EASI New Synchronous Clinics: http://easi.cc/clinic.htm EASI Home Page http://www.rit.edu/~easi Online courses and Clinics http://easi.cc/workshop.htm Check the EASI Library Web http://www.rit.edu/~easi/lib.htm >>> Error in line 8 of AXSLIB-L.MAILTPL: unknown formatting command <<< -> . . . . . . . . . <-