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** Conference Announcement **

Tuesday June 8-Wednesday June 9, 2010 Rozanski Hall, University of Guelph [|www.accessconf.open.uoguelph.ca]
 * // Aiming for Accessibility: Meeting standards, making change //**

**Durham accessibility expo** ||   ||   ||   || On Thursday, June 17, from 10 am to 8 pm, the Durham Region Accessibility Expo will held at Durham College/UOIT Campus Recreation and Wellness Centre, 2000 Simcoe St. N., Oshawa. The event is open to the public, and admission is free for guests. The Accessibility Expo is the first of its kind in Durham, designed to educate the community on recent legislation—Accessibility for Ontarians with Disabilities Act, 2005 (AODA)—as well as accessibility and abilities.

The Expo will feature an accessibility marketplace of more than 100 exhibitors showcasing and demonstrating assistive technologies and devices, community services and information, home health care products and services. Presentations and performances by special guests scheduled to appear, include: Robert Pio Hajjar (motivational speaker), Dr. Mark Nagler (motivational speaker), Paul Rosen, (Paralympic Gold Medalist and Sledge Hockey Goaltender) and Justin Hines (singer/songwriter). For more information, including registration, sponsorship and exhibitor information, please visit [|www.durham.ca]. The event is a cooperative effort of regional and local municipal Accessibility Advisory committees, as well as The Regional Municipality of Durham, Economic Development & Tourism Department. ||