WORLD DISABILITY & REHABILITATION CONFERENCE

“ Global advocacy and rights of people with disabilities ”

 

The 3rd 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 12th and 13th 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 High quality contributions describing original and unpublished (or submitted/under consideration anywhere in other conferences) results of conceptual, constructive, empirical, experimental, experiential or theoretical work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 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

 

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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

Dr. Gerry Duwin A. Dela Zerna as plenary speaker for WDRC 2018
Dr. Gerry Duwin A. Dela Zerna
Philippines
Title:” Advocating for the Integration of PWD in Mainstream Society.  The Philippine PWD Experience.”
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Session Chair

  • Dr. Claire Hutchinson, University of South Australia, Australia
  • Dr. Roopalekha Jathanna, Manipal Academy of Higher Education, India
  • Dr. Vandana Patel, Kasturba Medical College (Manipal University), India
  • Dr. Khushali Choksi, S S Agrawal Institute of Physiotherapy & Medical Care Education, India
  • Dr. June Njama, University of Nairobi, Kenya
  • Dr. Ruchita Narsia, Rajiv Gandhi University of Health Sciences, India

Evaluation panel

  • Dr. Loren O’Connor, Brandman University, USA
  • Dr. Michel Landry, Duke University Medical Centre,USA
  • Dr. Thierry Kolpin, Brandman University, USA
  • Dr. Sujeewa Weerasinghe, Physio Life Care-Sri Lanka
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PUBLICATION OPPORTUNITIES

 

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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 13th November 2018

From 11.00a.m – 12.30p.m

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EXCLUSIVE FROM WDRC 2018

NETWORKING SPACES

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

ACADEMIC RICHNESS

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

CULTURAL FUSION

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Enjoy the atmosphere and have fun while networking in the first day evening cultural show and networking dinner.

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Malaysia
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Hosting Partner

 

 

Brandman University

Academic Partner

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St.John’s Medical College, India

Academic Partner

Tata Institute of Social Sciences

Academic Partner

The Chartered Society of Physiotherapy, Sri Lanka

Organized by

The International Institute of
Knowledge Management

Brandman University

Event Partner

Tour & Accommodation Partner