Research and Training Center on Independent Living

Call for Posters

Posters  Invited

We invite disability community members, practitioners, researchers and students to share their research or best practices related to increasing community participation for people with disabilities. Please submit an abstract outlining your poster on either scientific findings or use of the latest research in practice.

Twenty posters will be accepted for display on the second day of the conference, Friday, Oct. 29, in conjunction with a reception for the APRIL conference.

Click here to learn more about the conference.

Proposal Requirements for Poster Abstract

Please provide the following information with your proposal:

• Presenter name
• Institution/Organization
• E-mail address
• Abstract title
• Abstract (up to 300 words)
• Three learning objectives
• Poster content type:    ___ Research (Knowledge Creation)  
                                    ___  Practice (Knowledge Translation)
• Primary audience(s):  ___ Consumers   ___ Community-based organizations   ___ Researchers  ___ Policy makers 
• Poster size: _____4’ x 8’   _____ 4’ x 4’
  
  

Send your abstract to rtcil@ku.edu.

All proposals must be submitted electronically to be compatible with screen-reading software. If you are unable to submit your proposal electronically, please contact us to make alternate arrangements.

Deadline for Abstract Submission

You may submit more than one abstract. The deadline for abstract submission has been extended to Friday, Sept. 10, 2010.  You will be notified via email of your abstract status by Friday, Sept. 24, 2010.  

Registration Cost

The fee to attend this two-day conference is:

• Professional/Community Member: $125 by Sept. 10, 2010; $150 after Sept. 11, 2010.
• Student: $75 by Sept. 10, 2010; $100 after Sept. 11, 2010.

Registration for the MICL conference is separate from registration for the APRIL conference. However, Day 2 of the MICL conference is also being offered as part of APRIL's pre-conference. To submit a poster and attend Day 2, you only need to register for one of these conferences. For information about APRIL’s conference, visit http://www.april-rural.org/.

Scholarships

$100.00 will be awarded to students whose posters are selected.
$100.00 will also be awarded to presenters from CILs who are selected to participate in the poster session.

Information for Presenters

1. Presenters are not exempt from registration fees unless otherwise arranged. Presenters must register and pay for all days they plan to attend.
2. Presenters must pay their own travel expenses unless otherwise arranged.

Guidelines for CIL and Consumer Posters

This poster presentation should explain a program, strategy or campaign that you have implemented to increase community participation by people with disabilities. 

The poster should combine text and graphics to present the essentials of your project. It may include:

• The background of the program, with reference to any research that shaped it – what you did, why you did it and how you accomplished it
• How you collaborated with other organizations to develop and/or implement the program
• Results the program produced for consumers
• Any conclusions you have drawn and plans for further development
• Other items that help tell your story

Accepted poster presentations will be displayed on free-standing bulletin boards. They may be one of two sizes:  4’ x 4’ or 4’ x 8.’

You can present your information on printed-off PowerPoint slides or another format if you cannot afford to have a large poster printed at a copy company.

Here’s an example of a poster that might help in developing you own, with thanks to Dot Nary for providing it.

For more information, visit http://www.rtcil.org/micl/ or contact 785-864-4095, rtcil@ku.edu.

For more information about APRIL and its annual conference, visit http://www.april-rural.org/.

We look forward to reviewing your poster abstracts!