Society for Disability Studies

Society for Disability Studies
Disability in Scholarship, Activism, & the Arts

REQUEST FOR PROPOSALS

Society for Disability Studies
seeks locations for
Annual Conference 2009 Annual Conference 2010

The Society for Disability Studies (SDS) is requesting proposals from institutions/organizations interested in hosting our annual conference in 2009 or in 2010. We are considering both national & international locations and either university or hotel venues. The conference generally draws between 300-400 people; sites must have sufficient access to accommodate many disabled participants. Proposals must be received by September 15, 2008.

Proposals should include:

1. Candidate(s) statement describing why site should be chosen as meeting location. In describing advantages, please include information about the following, if possible:
 presence of local disability community & level of interest in hosting SDS
 presence of educational institution(s) with Disability Studies programs & status of these programs
 presence of accessible venues of adequate size for professional meetings & off-site events
 affordability of location; costs
 status of hotels with accessible rooms and degree of accessible transportation to/from location

2. What local resources are available to insure full, high quality access to the conference? Please describe level of commitment from key stakeholders at educational institution(s) and/or advocacy group(s) towards providing these resources.

3. What additional information would you like us to know?

Please submit all proposals &/or queries to Elaine Gerber, President SDS.

All proposals must be received no later than September 15, 2008