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HOW MD DEVELOPMENTAL DISABILITY COUNCIL ANNOUNCES DISABILITY SUMMIT AT UMD, COLLEGE PARK COMING IN APRIL 2017 (1393 hits)



FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE!

WHAT: Announcing the 2017 UMD Disability Summit

WHEN: Friday, April 21 9am - 4pm

WHERE: University of Maryland , College Park

REGISTER NOW for this FREE EVENT that brings focus to key current events impacting disability in society by confronting the question:

Why does bias against people with disabilities remain socially and politically acceptable?

In its first year, the summit drew nearly 200 participants including representatives from a range of universities, local governments, state governments, funding agencies, federal agencies, and non-profit and advocacy groups. Many presenters and attendees were people with disabilities.

Click here for more information: http://ipac.umd.edu/disability2017

For FREE Registration Click Here: https://www.eventbrite.com/e/umd-disabilit...


Sponsors include:

Maryland Developmental Disabilities Council, the President's Commission of Disability Issues of the University of Maryland, the Graduate Student Government of the University of Maryland, the Office of Graduate Diversity and Inclusion of the University of Maryland, the College of Information Studies of the University of Maryland, and the Information Policy & Access Center of the University of Maryland.




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