CDS Events 2008
April 2008
International Forum 2008: Securing the Rights of Persons with Disabilities
April 12 & 13, 2008, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
With the recent passage and unprecedented global support of the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, this is an opportune time
to discuss the convention and its relevance in our diverse/local communities. The forum’s intent is to foster learning about the Convention as well
to facilitate new strategic thinking for the realization of rights for persons with disabilities.
Learn more about the Pacific Rim International Forum
2008 Pacific Rim Conference
April 14 & 15, 2008: Sheraton Waikiki Hotel & Resort, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
With its beginnings dating back to 1985, the Pacific Rim Conference has evolved into one of the top rated international educational offerings
for and from persons with disabilities, family members, researchers, service providers, policymakers and nationally recognized professionals in the various
disciplines in the diverse field of disabilities. Learn more about Pac Rim 2008
Capacity Building Institute: Supporting Students with Disabilities for Success in Postsecondary Education
April 16, 2008 (Post Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities): Sheraton Waikiki, Honolulu, Hawai‘i
Purpose: To provide professional development activities related to postsecondary education, for attendees across a range of skill levels and abilities.
Learn More about this CBI
May 2008
iCreate: 2nd International Convention for Rehabilitation Engineering & Assistive Technology
May 13-15, 2008, Bangkok Thailand
Three days of exhibitions, conference, seminars and workshops covering topics
on: Assitive Technology Basics, Assistive Technology for the Classroom, Assistive and Rehab robotics, and more.
Learn more about iCreate 2008.
June 2008
2008 Summer Institute: Pacific Partnerships for Deaf-Blind Technical Assistance Services Project
June 16-27, 2008: Hawai‘i Center for the Deaf and the Blind (HCDB), Honolulu, Hawai‘i
This two week session will feature new teaching strategies: activities for inclusion, deaf education literacy strategies, and communication strategies.
The second week will be a Practicum at the Hawai‘i Center for the Deaf and the Blind (HCDB) and in the community.
Learn more about this Institute...
July 2008
AHA Arts! Abled Hawaii Artists’ Festival
July 27, 2008: Kapiolani Community College
A festival celebrating the arts and disability in our community, marking the anniversary of the Americans with Disabilities Act of 1990. Come celebrate
the ADA with musical performances, visual displays, an art sale, and speeches by disability advocates and influential members of our community!
Learn more about AHA Arts...
Summer Leadership Institute on Disability and Diversity
July 29-31 2008: University of Hawai‘i at Manoa
A dynamic three day leadership institute focused on improving access to postsecondary education for students with disabilities and other diverse
learners. The innovative program will include noted speakers, films, group discussion, and group/individual projects. The 15 applicants who are selected
to attend will receive compensation in the form of a partial summer overload to total $1,000. Download the flyer (PDF Format)
October 2008
Workshop Academy for Young Adults with Disabilities and their Families
October 4, 2008: Windward Community College
Topics include: How to Integrate Special Needs in Overall Financial Planning, Special Olympics Programs in our Windward Community, and Budget cuts, PICL
and Waiver changes explained. Learn more about this workshop
Workshop: Poetry as Performance Art
October 5, 2008: Honolulu, HI
CDS and VSA Arts Hawaii present a special Performance Art Workshop taught by two world-renowned performance artists: Petra Kuppers & Neil Marcus.
Come and try out your voice, bring your own poems, or work with other disabled poets’ material. We will work with you to perform this poetry:
this workshop will have you move and shout, improvise and play! Work in groups to find new ways of bringing words on the page to life in our mouths, on
our bodies, in the spaces we share. No experience necessary: neither as a poet nor a performer. All we need is curiosity and a willingness to give it a
go! Bring clothes you can move in!
Disability Mentoring Day
October 15, 2008
Get Connected! Become a mentor or a mentee! Mentee activities include job shadowing and hands-on career exploration. Employers: empower students and
job seekers, promote a diverse workplace and recruit new talent. Learn more about
Disability Mentoring Day 2008
Podcamp Hawaii
October 24 & 25, 2008
A Honolulu unconference for Hawaii, U.S., and Pacific Rim organizations and
individuals interested in podcasting, blogging, and internet video. The focus is on learning and networking, with experts from around the world
speaking side-by-side with local bloggers and podcasters—together making Hawaii a center for tourism, and technology. Since blogging and podcasting are
for everyone, everyone is invited! Learn more about Podcamp Hawaii 2008
