[csaa-forum] Sydney + Brisbane disability seminars + book launch

[Gerard Goggin]

Disability, Power and Justice in Australia: An Audit
A seminar presented by the Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies, 
UQ, and the Disability Studies and Research Institute (DSaRI).

Thursday 11 November 2004
Social Sciences and Humanities Library Conference Room,Duhig 
Building, Building No. 2
University of Queensland, St Lucia Campus
2.00pm-5.30pm

After the seminar program at 5pm refreshments will be served to celebrate the
launch of Gerard Goggin and Christopher Newell's book Disability in
Australia: Exposing a Social Apartheid, University of New South Wales 
Press, Oct 2004 (http://www.unswpress.com.au)

Please scroll down for further information or visit the website at
http://www.cccs.uq.edu.au/index.html?page=17635&pid=16094
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Disability in Australia: An Audit
A seminar presented by the Disability Studies and Research Institute 
(DSaRI; www.dsari.org.au)

Friday 12 November 2004
2.00pm - 5.00pm
The Council Chamber, Chancellery Building, UNSW
Gate 9, High Street, Kensington

The seminar will be followed at 5pm by a book launch of Gerard Goggin 
and Christopher Newell's new book: Disability in Australia: Exposing 
a Social Apartheid

Please scroll down for further information.
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BRISBANE DISABILITY IN AUSTRALIA SEMINAR DETAILS

Whether you be a student, academic, service provider, activist, or
concerned citizen, you are invited to attend this free seminar.
Afternoon tea will be provided midway through the seminar.

Abstract

This timely interdisciplinary seminar will discuss disability in
Australia today, covering topics such as:
*what challenges face people with disabilities;
*how do we understand the contemporary social relations of
disability;
*what characterizes structures, discourses, and practices of
power in the lives of people with disabilities;
*what are the narratives and images of disability;
*what is the role of the university and disability studies;
*what are the challenges for service providers, policy makers,
and the disability movement;
*what are the prospects and opportunities for transforming
Australian culture and society to ensure justice and fulfilment for
people with disabilities.

The seminar will also introduce and discuss the challenge and promise of
critical disability studies, placing this dynamic and stimulating new
field in an Australian and international context.

Presenters include:

Dr Fiona Campbell, Griffith University
Dr Lesley Chenoweth, University of Queensland
Mr Kevin Cocks, Director, Queensland Advocacy Incorporated (QAI)
Dr Gerard Goggin, University of Queensland
Dr Baden Offord, Southern Cross University
Associate Professor Christopher Newell, AM, University of Tasmania

Book Launch
At 5pm the seminar will be followed by refreshments and the launch of
Gerard Goggin and Christopher Newell, Disability in Australia: Exposing
a Social Apartheid (UNSW Press). The book will be launched by Kevin
Cocks, who will be introduced by Professor Graeme Turner, Director,
CCCS. Copies will be available for sale courtesy of the UQ Bookshop

Parking/Facilities/Accessibility
The venue is wheelchair accessible. Hearing loops have been installed in
the seminar room. The event will be interpreted in Australian Sign
Language (AUSLAN).  Accessible parking is available nearby.  Please note
that disabled parking permits are available. These permits can be posted
out prior to the seminar.  Please advise the Centre if they are
required. 

For further information, please contact:
Ms Rebecca Ralph, Centre for Critical and Cultural Studies
Ph. (07) 3346 9764   Fax (07) 3365 7184
Email: admin.cccs at uq.edu.au  or 
Dr Gerard Goggin
Ph: 0428 66 88 24
Email: g.goggin at uq.edu.au
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SYDNEY DISABILITY IN AUSTRALIA SEMINAR DETAILS

What is the situation of Australian with disabilities today? What are 
the key trends, challenges, opportunities, and frameworks? This 
seminar will provide an audit of where we are in Australia, utilising 
activists and scholars in the area of disability to explore 
disability today, and tomorrow.  Whether we call it oppression, 
apartheid, or any other name, this seminar will provide an audit with 
regard to where Australians with disabilities are now in Australian 
society. How is disability studies responding? How should our policy, 
research and scholarship respond into the future? Short presentations 
by the presenters will be followed by an opportunity for participants 
to draw upon their life experience.  Whether you are a person with 
disability, academic, policy maker, carer, parent or concerned 
citizen, this is a seminar for you.

Speakers:
Professor Trevor Parmenter, University of Sydney
Dr. Gerard Goggin, University of Queensland
Associate Professor Helen Meekosha, University of New South Wales
Dr. Jayne Clapton, Queensland University of Technology
Mr. Dougie Herd, Physical Disability Council of NSW
Mr. Andrew Wiltshire, Australian Association of the Deaf
Ms Rosemary Kayess, Disability Discrimination Legal Centre

The seminar will be followed at 5pm by a book launch of Gerard Goggin 
and Christopher Newell's new book: Disability in Australia: Exposing 
a Social Apartheid. The book will be launched by Professor Trevor 
Parmenter. Copies will be available for sale courtesy of the UNSW 
Bookshop. Refreshments and book signing by the authors will follow.

RSVP: Please advise us by Friday 5 November if you wish to attend as 
numbers are limited. Admission free (donations gratefully accepted).

Contact: dsari at dsari.org.au Tel: (02) 9319 6622, Fax: (02) 9318 1372 
or Mob: 0424 077 932
Please note: To enable us to make our seminars as inclusive as 
possible, DSaRI provides support to individuals who wish to attend. 
If you have particular access requirements including communication 
and information support please let us know and you will be contacted 
to discuss your individual needs.

About the Venue: The Chancellery Building is located at the 
University of New South Wales (Access off High Street, Gate 9), 
Kensington, Sydney. There is wheelchair access at the front of the 
Chancellery Building. Check map reference C22. Some disabled parking 
is available, please notify us of your vehicle registration number if 
you would like a space reserved.

About the Organisers: The Disability Studies and Research Institute 
(DSaRI; http://www.dsari.org.au) is a new collaborative and 
cross-disciplinary initiative of several universities, disability 
peak bodies, industry groups and researchers. The Institute promotes 
a social perspective on disability research. Its overall strategic 
goal is to ensure a more accessible, participatory and inclusive 
society for people with disability. The Institute actively promotes 
the participation of people with disability in higher education, and 
as equal partners in disability research. DSaRI's research focus 
encompasses theoretical and applied research, and research programs 
that address accessibility and participation issues across the 
spectrum of disability (social group) experience.
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