International Committee Meeting Number IC 16 This page contains numerous links to all papers and presentations that were submitted and presented at this meeting. Please visit and read them all.
The Harvard Project on Disability (HPOD) is pleased to announce the convening of a workshop to mark the release of We Have Human Rights, an action and advocacy handbook specifically designed by and for self- advocates with intellectual disabilities and for use by all who are interested in advancing the human rights of persons with disabilities. HPOD will release the Handbook during the second half of June in New York at a human rights education workshop modeled on participatory exercises in the Handbook. HPOD is calling for applications from self advocates from developing countries and applications are especially welcome from self-advocates who represent disabled peoples organizations working on the rights of persons with intellectual disabilities.
Access to the electronic version of the ISPO Journal "Prosthetics and Orthotics International", published now by Informa Healthcare. for all ISPO members with active memberships.
The ISPO Education Committee is a standing committee of ISPO and plays an active role in overseeing the related educational activities of the Society as directed by the Executive Board. The Committee has the continuing responsibility to review the educational policy of the Society and carry out the roles and responsibilities it has ............................
In Latin America, as in most developing countries, there are very few P+O training institutions and therefore most P+O practitioners have no formal training. The University Don Bosco, (UDB) with the support of the German Technical Cooperation GTZ decided in 1998 to challenge this situation by preparing a modular distance learning program for empirically trained technicians with the aim to improve the quality of the P+O services offered.
We are very glad to announce to you the launch of the new ISPO Website, which has undergone a complete change in its technical approach. It has new and interesting features that should satisfy many of your previous expectations we had discussed. The new sections include the following features...............
Access to the electronic version of the ISPO Journal "Prosthetics and Orthotics International", published now by Informa Healthcare. for all ISPO members with active memberships.
In Latin America, as in most developing countries, there are very few P+O training institutions and therefore most P+O practitioners have no formal training. The University Don Bosco, (UDB) with the support of the German Technical Cooperation GTZ decided in 1998 to challenge this situation by preparing a modular distance learning program for empirically trained technicians with the aim to improve the quality of the P+O services offered. 
Dear ISPO members,