Third Session of the Ad Hoc Committee

Side-events to the
Third Session of the Ad Hoc Committee
24 May to 4 June 2004

Provisional list as of 24 May 2004

Monday, 24 May
Briefing for NGOs
Organized by the Bureau of the Ad Hoc Committee
Time: 1.15 p.m. to 2.45 p.m.
Venue: Conf. Room 4
Contact: enable@un.org

Tuesday, 25 May
Why Individual Self-determination is Important to People with Disabilities, and How a Convention Can Make it Possible
Organized by World Network of Users and Survivors of Psychiatry and Inclusion International.
Time: 1.15 p.m. to 2.45 p.m.
Venue: Conf. Room A
Contact: WNUSP - Tina Minkowitz (tminkowitz@earthlink.net)
Inclusion International: Diane Richler (dianer@cacl.ca)

Wednesday, 26 May
Accessibility at UNHQ and New York City
Matthew Sapolin, New York City Mayor's Office on Disability
UNESCO: Accessibility at the UN
Representative from the UNHQ Capital Master Plan
Time: 1.15 p.m. to 2.45 p.m.
Venue: Conf. Room A
Contact: enable@un.org

Blind Boys of Alabama Concert
Landmine Survivors Network
Time: 7 p.m.
Venue: General Assembly Hall
Mary Daly (maredaly@aol.com)
By invitation only

Thursday, 27 May
Rehabilitation
Luncheon Briefing
Organized by Rehabilitation International and Landmine Survivors Network in collaboration with UNMAS.
Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Venue: UNHQ, 4th Floor, West Terrace Room
Contact: Michele Morgan (Michele@rehab-international.org)
Nerina Cevra (ncevra@landminesurvivorsnetwork.org)

Friday, 28 May
Youth participation and family involvement in disability
Organized by Rehabilitation International, Inclusion International and Canadian Association of Community Living.
Time: 1.15 p.m. to 2.45 p.m.
Venue: Conf. Room A
Contact: Michele Morgan (Michele@rehab-international.org)

Tuesday, 1 June
Sports and recreation
Luncheon Briefing
Organized by Landmine Survivors Network and Centre for the Study of Sports in Society
Time: 1 p.m. to 3 p.m.
Venue: UNHQ, 4th Floor, West Terrace Room
Contact: Eli Wolff (e.wolff@neu.edu)
katherine Guernsey (kathy@landminesurvivorsnetwork.org)

Wednesday, 2 June
On the Fringe: Disability, Human Rights and Mental Health
Organized by NGO Support Coalition International
Time: 1.15 p.m. to 2.45 p.m.
Venue: Conf. Room A
Contact: Celia Brown (Cksean@aol.com)

Thursday, 3 June
Reasonable Accommodation
Organized by Japanese NGOs on the convention, in collaboration with the Permanent Mission of Japan to the United Nations, and UN ESCAP
Moderator: Mr. Osamu Nagase (Japan Disability Forum, and Inclusion Japan)
Time: 1.15 p.m. to 2.45 p.m.
Venue: Conf. Room A
Contact: Ms. Masaki Tel: (212) 521-1586