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Social Inclusion
The IDP and the Africa Forum Committee of Kenya is proud to announce the first call for papers for the fourth Africa Forum, which will be held in Nairobi Kenya , on May 6 - 12, 2007 .
Papers for this important forum should be built on the concept of (Social Inclusion and the challenges and or opportunities facing the population of blind or visually impaired citizens in Africa .'
Papers should be relevant to one of the main areas to be discussed, namely
- Blindness and social exclusion
- Moving towards inclusive education
- Blindness is no barrier to employability
- Leisure & sport as social inclusion
Papers should not exceed ten to fifteen minutes' duration which will equate to approximately 1500-1800 words maximum. Presenters will work in panels of 3-4 persons based on the subject of their submissions. We are seeking papers built on practical life experience, academic research and/or the development of knowledge from program implementation. In addition, we encourage organizations that are involved in policy development to submit papers for open discussion on the issues that their work is addressing.
Abstracts should not exceed one hundred and fifty (150) words, and should be submitted no later than December 15, 2006 via email to aubrey.webson@perkins.org or via fax to 617-923-8076 in the U.S.
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4th Africa forum 2007