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GLOBAL FORUM FOR INCLUSION 2008: Transforming Rights into Action. 17-26 Nov 2008.

[Last updated Friday, April 11, 2008]

The Forum for Inclusion 2008: Transforming Rights into Action is  Co-Hosted by Inclusion International and the Canadian Association for Community Living

To be held at the Westin Hotel in Ottawa, Canada in November 2008, this Forum will engage self-advocates, families, activists, professionals and partners from around the world. Focused on the new UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, the Forum will look at how to transform rights into actions that lead to full inclusion and citizenship for people with intellectual disabilities.

EVENTS

Participants can engage in a number of events at the Global Forum:

International Gathering of Families (Nov. 17-18)
International Gathering of Self-Advocates (Nov. 17-18)
2008 General Assembly of Inclusion International (Nov. 18)

International Conference on UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (Nov. 18-19)
Inclusion in Focus: Spotlight on Canada, at the 50th Anniversary Conference of the Canadian Association for Community Living (Nov. 19-21
)
Study Tours on Inclusive Practice in Canada and the U.S. (Nov. 23-26)

For information on these events, registration, accommodation and more visit:

WWW.INCLUSION2008.COM