Events

Practicing the Wesleyan means of grace though attending meetings and studying

• Abilities Expo, "enhancing the lives of people with disabilities," will be held in several cities in 2013:
  • New York, May 2-4, 2014
  • Chicago, June 27-29, 2014
  • Houston, July 25-27, 2014
  • Boston, September 5-7, 2014
  • San Jose, November 21-23, 2014
  For more information about Abilities Expo, click here.

• Join the National Council on Disability for "Sharing Great Ideas: Pioneering the Next Wave of Disability Policy" on May 4-6, 2014. This quarterly meeting will be at the Ed Roberts Campus, Berkeley, CA. Link to website and link to more information.

• United Theological Seminary and Ginghamsburg UMC's 2014 Light the Fire conference, "The Fullness of Christ: A Church for All People" will be May 7-8, 2014. Conference information.

• United Spinal will conduct a free webinar, "Acess to VA Caregiving Benefits for Veterans with Disabilities" on May 7, 2014 at 3:00 p.m. Eastern time. Link to registration and information.

• The Stavanger International Conference on Disability, Illness, and Religion will be May 7-9, 2014, in Norway. Click here for more information.

• The 2014 International Congress on Medieval Studies will be May 8-11 in Kalamazoo, Michigan. A panel discussion on disability in medieval drama is planned. Click here for more information.

• Western Michigan University will conduct a conference "Religion, Health, and the Body in North America" on May 15-17-2014. For information, .

• The Pacific Rim International Forum on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities is May 17, 2014, in Honolulu HI. Click here for more information.

• The 30th Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability and Diversity will be in Honolulu HI, May 19-20, 2014. Click here for more information.

• "Welcoming People with Disabilities in Faith Communities," a collaborate course from Central Baptist Theological Seminary and University of Missouri-Kansas City will be June 9-14, 2014. Link to website.

• The 27th annual meeting of the Society for Disability Studies will be June 11-14, 2014, in Minneapolis. The theme is Disability (and) Sustainability. Click here for more information.

• The fifth annual Summer Institute on Theology and Disability will be June 16-20, 2014 in partnership with Highland Park UMC and the Perkins School of Theology in Dallas TX. Conference information.

• The International Conference on Universal Design will be June 16-18, 2014, at the Ingvar Kamprad Design Centre, Lund, Sweden. Click here for more information.

• The Special Needs Family Resource & Information Fair will be September 6, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m., at North United Methodist Church, 38th and Meridian Streets, Indianapolis.

• Disabled and Proud: Dare to Dream will be October 18-19, 2014, at Syracuse University. Any college student or prospective student is welcome. Link to website.

• The World Summit on Destinations for All will be October 19-22, 2014, in Montreal, PQ. The theme will be "Tourism, Culture, and Transportation for People with Restricted Physical Ability." Click here for more information.

• The United Nations General Assembly has named March 21 World Down Syndrome Day. This date was chosen because Down syndrome occurs when there are three copies of the 21st chromosome.

• The United Nations General Assembly has designated April 2 each year as World Autism Awareness Day.
  Autism Speaks will conduct the Light It Up Blue observance on that day. Click here for more information.

• The Disability Policy Seminar will be April 13-15, 2015, in Washington DC. Click here for more information about the seminar.

• April 15 is National ASL Day, remembering the first Deaf school opening in 1817. Link to website.

• The Disability Policy Seminar will be April 11-13, 2016, in Washington DC. Click here for more information about the seminar.

By reporting on issues of concern to people with disabilities, Disability Ministries Committee of the United Methodist Church does not attempt to influence legislation, nor does it favor, oppose, endorse, participate in or otherwise intervene in political campaigns. All items of a political nature are reports only, and are open equally to all candidates. For information see IRS FS-2006-17.