Accessibility Coordinator Training: Accessibility Management for Parks and Recreation, Indiana University, Bloomington, IN, May 14-17, 2007

This National Center on Accessibility (NCA) training course will include sessions on the characteristics and needs of people with disabilities, legislation, accessibility standards and common errors, application of universal design, program access, conducting assessments, visitor use and marketing, and comprehensive planning.

For more information and to register for the course, visit the NCA website at www.ncaonline.org, or contact Nan A. Smith at 812-856-4429 (Voice), 812-856-4421 (TTY), or nanasmit@indiana.edu.

Senior Fun in Fitness, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, May 16, 2007

For Senior Fitness Month, attend an exercise demonstration of "Senior Fun in Fitness" targeting individuals, agencies, providers, and any others working with the aging population, from 1:00-2:30 p.m. at 4417 W. Forest Home Ave. in Milwaukee, Wisconsin.

For more information or to register, e-mail Unitedseniorsfit@sbcglobal.net

"Disabilities and Adapting Yoga" - Intensive Workshop at 8th Annual Midwest Yoga Conference, Bloomingdale, Illinois, May 31, 2007

Matthew Sanford and Jo Zukovich have been exploring how Iyengar Yoga travels through Matthew's paralyzed body for the last 15 years. This intensive workshop (9:00 a.m.-12:00 p.m. and 2:30-5:00 p.m.) helps teachers explore how to adapt yoga for people with all levels of ability.

For more information on the workshop and/or the 8th Annual Midwest Yoga Conference (May 29-June 3), go to http://midwestyoga.com/index.php or call 800-599-YOGA.

Applications for Participation, National Academies Keck Futures Human Healthspan Conference, June 7, 2007

The National Academies Keck Futures Initiative is accepting applications from active researchers in science, engineering, medicine, and social science to participate in The Future of Human Healthspan: Demography, Evolution, Medicine, and Bioengineering conference which will be held November. 14-16, 2007, in Irvine, California.
For more information, or to complete an online application, go to www.keckfutures.org/healthspan.

CVS All Kids Can Baseball Camps at Fenway Park, Boston, Massachusetts, May-September, 2007

CVS/pharmacy, in conjunction with the Boston Red Sox, has developed a baseball camp for children with disabilities. Coaches of inclusive baseball teams in the New England area are invited to apply for an opportunity for their teams to meet and work with Red Sox Batting Coach Dave Magadan.

For more information, go to http://cvsallkidscan.com/, or if you do not have computer access, please contact Mary Jane (M.J.) McCusker, CVS Community Relations, at 401-770-2435.

Access Chicago, July 25, 2007, Chicago, Illinois

Save the Date: Wednesday, July 25, 2007, Navy Pier, Festival Hall A, Chicago, Illinois, 12:00 noon to 7:00 p.m. Stay tuned for more details in next month's newsletter.

For more information, visit www.cityofchicago.org/disabilities

2007 Pan-Pacific Trapseat Championship and Whiskeytown Regatta, May 26-27, Redding, California

The 2007 Pan-Pacific Trapseat Championship and the Whiskeytown Regatta both allow Trapseat racers, one of the most affordable and fast accessible sailing opportunities. E-mail Mike Strahle for details at trapseat@c-zone.net.

Multiple Sclerosis Society's Tour de Farms Charity Bike Ride, June 23-24, Illinois

The Chicago Campus Cyclers, plus their families and friends, are once again participating in this summer's Multiple Sclerosis Society's Tour de Farms charity bike ride through central Illinois.

For more information, or to join the group, please visit the team's Web site (http://msillinois.org/goto/CCC), or e-mail Charlie McShane at cmcshane@uic.edu.

2007 DanceAbility Teacher Certification, July 16 -- August 10, 2007, Vienna, Austria

This certification will teach one how to teach or lead mixed-abilities dance, movement, and theater groups.

For more information, go to http://www.impulstanz.com/festival07/extras/danceability.php?l=en or contact Joint Forces Dance Company at 541-342-3273 (PST).

The 2007 Physical Activity and Public Health Course (PAPH), September 11-19, Hilton Head, South Carolina

Sponsored by the University of South Carolina Prevention Research Center and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and featuring an 8-day Postgraduate Course on Research Directions and Strategies and a 6-day Practitioner's Course on Community Interventions.

For more information, please visit http://prevention.sph.sc.edu/seapines/index.htm or contact Janna Borden at (803) 576-6050 or jsborden@gwm.sc.edu.