Student Poster Competition

At the Eleventh Annual
Multiple Perspectives on Access, Inclusion & Disability
May 4th, 2011
On the Ohio State University’s Columbus Campus
The Multiple Perspectives Conference encourages students to network with professionals, the community, and scholars who share their interests in disability at its annual student poster reception. A generous gift from the Ethel Louise Armstrong Foundation will fund awards (Graduate Research - $500; Undergraduate Research $200, Art & Performance $200 and Community Service $100, Class Projects $100) at this year’s competition.

Submissions may be based on:
· Class Projects & Papers
· Independent & Supervised Student Research
· Community Service & Applied Problem Solving from Service Learning Classes or student organizations
· Art & Performance
Posters can take a variety of forms including print material mounted on poster board or display panels or arranged on a table; PowerPoint presentations, web pages or video presentations from your laptop …
· Presentation materials must fit on a 3’x6’ table or along 6’ or less of wall space
· Presentation materials should present the information in 10 minutes or less
· Presenters must provide their own equipment
Visit these sites for tips on developing a poster presentation:
· http://denman.osu.edu/resources.aspx
· http://writing.colostate.edu/guides/speaking/poster/index.cfm
· http://www.plu.edu/~libr/workshops/multimedia/posters.html
Students and teams of students who wish to present a poster must send the following information to ADA-OSU@osu.edu no later than March 31, 2011
· Title
· Short Title - 12 word maximum
· Description of their proposed poster topic – 150 word maximum
· E-mail address, phone number, and surface mail address of coordinating presenter
· As appropriate, university, department, grant, course or student organization affiliation
· A letter of support from a faculty member or organization advisor associated with the project
Submissions will be reviewed as they arrive; selected participants will be notified within 2 weeks of submission. Conference fees will be waived and lunch provided for all accepted presenters.
FLAME
This year will mark the inaugural Ethel Louise Armstrong Memorial Lecture. A free public presentation that will compliment the continuing Ken Campbell policy lecture sponsored by the Columbus Advisory Committee on Disability Issues with a focus on culture, arts & disability. We are partnering with the President and Provost's Diversity Lecture & Cultural Arts Series to present FLAME on Wednesday, May 4, 2011 from 4:00 p.m. to 6:00 p.m.
FLAME is an international touring band made up of eleven people with disabilities, including autism, Down’s syndrome and blindness. They are featured in the 10/17/2010 edition of people Magazine will be releasing “Outside the Lines" their fourth CD and first with all original music in early December. FLAME’s musical range is as diverse and their members with covers of Brown Eyed Girl, Black Magic Women, Summertime, Proud Mary and Another Brick In The Wall. On Good Morning America the band stated “We hope to change the world and the way people with disabilities are viewed through music.”