The Race, Ethnicity, and Disabilities: State of the Science Conference will be held March 1-2, 2012 at the Crystal Gateway Marriott in Arlington, VA. The Submission Deadline of Abstracts for a Poster Session is December 15, 2011.
This conference is intended for multidisciplinary rehabilitation professionals including physicians, physical therapists, occupational therapists, speech pathologists, rehabilitation nurses, psychologists, rehabilitation case managers, rehabilitation counselors, disability specialists, other professionals serving the field of rehabilitation medicine, and researchers studying minorities with disabilities.
The Conference Goals are to:
- Advance the state of the science of disability research involving racial and ethnic minorities by identifying, analyzing, and synthesizing current evidence-based strategies being utilized.
- Build capacity of researchers dedicated to engaging in minority disability methodologies, and recruitment methods relevant to underserved populations.
- Foster networking and communication between researchers, students, clinicians, funding organizations, journal editors, and consumers interesting in improving disability research and services for racial and ethnic minorities.
Please click here for more information: StateOfTheScience_Brochure
Sincerely,
Juan Carlos Arango, Ph.D
Associate Professor
Department of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation
Virginia Commonwealth University
Rehabilitation Psychology and Neuropsychology
School of Medicine
Phone: (804) 828 87 97
Fax: (804) 828 23 78
E-mail: jcarangolasp@vcu.edu