	March 1999

Announcements

International Parent to Parent Conference 2000 Presents:

International Parent to Parent Conference 2000 Presents:

"Pioneer Spirit - Blazing New Trails"

CALL FOR PAPERS

CALL FOR PAPERS will be available February 15, 1999, for presentation at the 10th biannual Parent to Parent conference May 4-7,2000, in Reno, Nevada.

Description: This International Parent to Parent Conference will bring parents/families and professionals from around the world together to share and learn from each other about how best to support families and develop best practices for people with disabilities as we transition into the 21st Century. The Conference theme acknowledges and celebrates Parent to Parent models and philosophies and embraces the growing recognition that it is important for families with children with special needs to know where we've been, why we are here, and where we are going. Who should present? The vision reaches out to individuals with special needs, child and family advocates, social workers, psychologists, educators, health care professionals, physicians, government leaders, policy makers, researchers, clergy members, corporate leaders, volunteers, and anyone else interested

Come join us for the adventure and experience of a lifetime

Host: Nevada University Affiliated Programs and Nevada Parent Network
Date: May 4-7, 2000
Place: Reno Hilton Casino and Resort, Reno, Nevada (Information on the Hilton can be found at www.renohilton.net )

All information for submitting proposals can be found through this link http://www.unr.edu/repc/npn/ or directly at http://www.unr.edu/repc/npn/p2p2000/index.h

Exhibitors information and Conference registration is expected to be on line by July 1, 1999.

Nevada University Affiliated Programs UNR - REPC/285 Reno, NV 89557 Phone: (775) 784-4921 or FAX: (775) 784-4997

LISTSERVE: We have set up a listserve for the International Parent to Parent Conference. This way we can electronically send updates about the conference, registration materials, call for papers, etc. to all who are interested in getting info on the conference.

PLEASE READ THE INSTRUCTIONS CAREFULLY. (Errors due to typos are the most common cause of failed messages.)

1. Send an email to the following address: request@repc.ed.unr.edu
2. On the subject line of the email type: subscribe p2pinfo
You don't need to send a message in the body of the email. As soon as your request is received, an email message will be sent back with information about how to subscribe and unsubscribe to the listserve.

Important Note:
If you try to reply to a listserve message, all subscribers will receive your message. Obviously, this is not the way to communicate with individual subscribers, or with the office which manages the listserve.

Please pass this information along to others who might be interested!

Announcing The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Sponsored Research Project on Breast Self-examination for Blind and Visually Impaired Women

Announcing The National Institutes of Health (NIH) Sponsored Research Project on Breast Self-examination for Blind and Visually Impaired Women

· Are you a woman eighteen years of age or older?
· Do you read large print and watch television?
· Would you like to learn to do a proficient breast self-examination in the privacy of your own home?
· Would you like to participate in a national research project to test a new breast self-examination program designed specially
for blind and visually impaired women?

To receive further information about this study, call toll-free 1-800-707-4032 or write to Mary Ann Mehn, Ph.D. at MammaCare, 930 NW 8th Avenue, Gainesville, Florida 32601. Please call or write as soon as possible. Unfortunately, only a limited number of women will be able to participate.

Because of the amount of interest in the project, the telephone may be answered by our automated system. A staff member's voice will ask you for your name and telephone number. A female staff member of the research team will call you back to determine if the study is right for you and to help you enroll.

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