CALENDAR

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June 2008

June 23-27, 2008 - Lions Clubs International will hold its annual convention in Bangkok, Thailand. For information, contact Lions Clubs International Headquarters, 300 West 22nd Street, Oak Brook, IL 60523; Phone: 630-571-5466; Web site:  www.lionsclubs.org 

June 25, 2008 - The International Association of Assistance Dog Partners will be holding its 15th annual conference in the United Kingdom. IAADP is a cross-disability consumer advocacy organization with more than 2,000 members partnered with guide, hearing and service dogs. The conference will include presentations by a British animal behaviorist, Norwegian members discussing media outreach, a panel on access issues throughout the world and other topics. Registration for the conference is $70 for IAADP members and $90 for others. For more information, visit  www.iaadp.org  or call Tanya at 513-245-2199.

June 29-July 5, 2008 - The National Federation of the Blind will hold its national convention in Dallas, Texas. For information, contact National Federation of the Blind, 1800 Johnson Street, Baltimore, MD 21230; Phone: 410-659-9314; E-mail:  nfb@nfb.org ; Web site:  www.nfb.org .

July 2008

July 5-12, 2008 - The American Council of the Blind will hold its national convention in Louisville, Kentucky. For information, contact American Council of the Blind, 1155 15th Street NW, Suite 1004, Washington, DC 20005; Phone: 800-424-8666 or 202-467-5081; E-mail:  info@acb.org ; Web site: www.acb.org/convention.

July 7-11, 2008 - The Vision 2008: Ninth International Conference on Low Vision will be held in Montreal, Québec, Canada. For information, contact Secretariat, Ninth International Conference on Low Vision, Opus 3, 417 Saint-Pierre Street, Suite 203, Montreal, QC H2Y 2M4, Canada; Phone: 514-395-1808; E-mail:  vision2008@opus3.com ; Web site: www.vision2008.ca.

The National Resource Center for Blind Musicians is accepting applications for its seminar for blind college-bound musicians, which will be held July 14-20, 2008 at the Overbrook School for the Blind in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Designed for serious braille-reading music students preparing for or already in college (ages average 17 to 21), the program tailors instruction to each person's need to develop braille music and theory skills, and to learn to use technology to submit music assignments in print notation. Applicants must have already studied some music theory, have had several years of music lessons, and be able to present a polished and pleasing performance. Students must be willing to put effort into braille music study, and demonstrate a commitment to use the braille music and computer skills they will learn at the Institute when they return to school. Applicants must also show they have begun thinking realistically about reachable goals, and that they have the independent living skills, social readiness and maturity to be a contributing part of a closely knit group. The Deadline for requesting applications is April 12, 2008; all application materials must be received by May 8, 2008. For more information, contact David Goldstein, National resource Center for Blind Musicians, Music and Arts Center for Humanity, 510 Barnum Ave., 3rd Floor, Bridgeport, CT 06608; Phone: 203-366-3300, ext. 229; E-mail:  info@blindmusicstudent.org ; Web site:  www.blindmusicstudent.org .

August 2008

August 12-16, 2008 - The annual convention of the Blinded Veterans Association will be held in Phoenix, Arizona. For information, contact Blinded Veterans Association, 477 H Street NW, Washington, DC 20001; Phone: 800-669-7079 or 202-371-8880; E-mail:  bva@bva.org ; Web site: www.bva.org.

August 23-28, 2008 - The 21st Rehabilitation International World Congress, "Disability Rights and Social Participation: Ensuring a Society for All" will be held in Québec City, Québec, Canada. For information, contact Rehabilitation International Secretariat, 25 East 21 Street, 4th Floor, New York, NY 10010; Phone: 212-420-1500; E-mail:  ri@riglobal.org ; Web site:  www.riquebec2008.org .

October 2008

October 26-29, 2008 - The Division for Early Childhood of the Council for Exceptional Children 2008 will hold its conference in Minneapolis, Minnesota. For information, contact Division for Early Childhood, Council for Exceptional Children, 27 Fort Missoula Road, Suite 2, Missoula, MT 59804; Phone: 406-543-0872; E-mail:  dec@dec-sped.org ; Web site:  www.dec-sped.org .

October 29-November 1, 2008 - The National Braille Association Fall 2008 Professional Development Conference will be held in Lexington, Kentucky. For information, contact National Braille Association, 3 Townline Circle, Rochester, NY 14623; Phone: 585-427-8260; E-mail:  nbaoffice@nationalbraille.org ; Web site:  www.nationalbraille.org .

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