WORLD DISABILITY & REHABILITATION CONFERENCE

“ Global advocacy and rights of people with disabilities ”

The 3^rd World Disability & Rehabilitation Conference 2018 invites researchers, practitioners, policy makers, industry experts, members of professional bodies, practitioners, advocates and volunteers involved in disability to send their abstracts for the conference to be held from 12^th and 13^th November 2018 in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia. High quality contributions describing original and unpublished (or submitted/under consideration anywhere in other conferences) results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, experiential or theoretical work are particularly expected.

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Conference Tracks

Policies, and Laws promoting rights of people (or individuals) with disabilities
Implementation of the United Nations Rights of Persons with Disabilities in developing and developed countries
Advocacy initiatives to promote access to education across the life span
Access to health services for people with disabilities
Facilitating career and employment opportunities
Disability and Sports: A platform for Development and Inclusion
Equalization of Opportunities and Independent Living for individuals with Disabilities

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Conference Program

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Extended Early Bird Payment Deadline

20^th September 2018

CONFERENCE CHAIR

Dr. Loren O’Connor
Assistant Vice Chancellor of the Office of Accessible Education and Counseling Services,
Brandman University.

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

Dr. Brian Van Brunt

Senior Executive & Vice President,
Professional Program Development, NCHERM Group
Executive Director of NaBITA

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KEYNOTE SPEAKER

World Disability & Rehabilitation Conference

Dr. Michel Landry
Chief, Duke Doctor of Physical Therapy Division
Duke University Medical Centre
United States

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PLENARY SPEAKERS

Mr. Sanjeewa Thunpaththu
Senior Physiotherapist – National Hospital of Sri Lanka
Secretary (International Affaires)
Charted Society of Physiotherapy,
Sri Lanka

Dr. Sujeewa Weerasinghe
(Executive Director)
Consultant Physiotherapist -Physio Life Care-Sri Lanka,
(Physical Medicine, Rehabilitation & Research)
Sri Lanka

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PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES

World Disability & Rehabilitation Conference

All accepted abstracts for 3rd World Disability & Rehabilitation Conference 2018 will be published in the conference abstract book with an associated ISBN 978-955-3605-18-4. All full papers will be reviewed through a double blind reviewing process and published electronically with an ISSN 2513 – 2687 number in the proceedings with a DOI Number (DOI prefix: 10.17501).

Journal of Organizational Behavior

Online ISSN: 1099-1379
Editor in Chief: Suzanne S. Masterson
Publisher: Wiley Online Library
Journal Link: https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/journal/10991379
Indexed in SCOPUS (Elsevier), ProQuest, GALE Cengage, Clarivate Analytics, Emerald, EBSCO, INSPEC, PsycINFO, PSYNDEX, and many more.

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WDRC 2018 WORKSHOPS

“ Breaking down Barriers for Individuals with Disabilities – Counseling Support ”

FEATURED SPEAKER

Dr. Thierry Kolpin

Associate Professor, School of Education,
School Counseling, Brandman University, USA

On 13^th November 2018

From 11.00a.m – 12.30p.m

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“ Virtual Mental Health Delivery ”

FEATURED SPEAKER

Pedro Olvera, PsyD,

Curriculum Team Lead for School Psychology and School Counseling
Associate Professor, School Psychology/School Counseling,
Brandman University

On 12^th November 2018

From 4.00p.m to 6.00p.m

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EXCLUSIVE FROM WDRC 2018

NETWORKING SPACES

Enhance your network with more than 200 participants from over 30+ countries. Share knowledge, experience and fun everywhere.

ACADEMIC RICHNESS

You can experience the high quality presentations carefully selected by our international reviewing panel. We invite you to send original research papers.