SDS started in 1982 at this conference!! Devva Kasnitz, PhD Devvaco Consulting, 1614 D St. Eureka, CA 95501-2345 -- devva@earthlink.net or devvaco@gmail.com Adj Professor, City University of New York—School of Professional Studies—Disability Studies Text: 510-206-5767, She/Her/Hers From: Sherry Jolly <sjolly@exaid.com> Sent: Monday, November 7, 2022 8:10 AM To: undisclosed-recipients: Subject: 6th Notice - WSSA Call for Papers for 2023 Conference - SUBMISSION PROCESS HAS CHANGED Dear Colleague We are inviting your participation in the Chronic Disease and Disability Section program for the 2023 WSSA program that will be held in Tempe, Arizona from April 12, 2023, through April 15, 2023. All submissions will be online as described below. (NEW PROCESS) ================================================================ WSSA World Social Science Association (Formerly Western Social Science Association) Section on Chronic Disease and Disability <http://wssaweb.com> http://wssaweb.com November 7, 2022 Dear Colleague: We are writing to invite you to submit an abstract of a paper, panel, or roundtable for presentation in the Chronic Disease and Disability section of the World Social Science Association 64th Annual Conference April 12, 2023, through April 15, 2023, in Tempe, Arizona at the Mission Palms Hotel and Conference Center, 60 E 5th St, Tempe, AZ 85281 (4.3 miles from Phoenix Sky Harbor Airport). The Section on Chronic Disease and Disability (the precursor of the Society for Disability Studies) encourages research and papers on policies, problems, health issues, cultural representations, and experiences that involve people with disabilities and/or chronic illness. We hope you can join us in 2023 to present your latest work. The WSSA conference provides an affordable opportunity to present at a peer-reviewed national conference. In addition to scholars, graduate students and junior faculty are particularly welcome because of their fresh perspectives. Mentors of junior faculty and graduate students are encouraged to offer joint papers. In addition, self advocates, community advocates, providers, and government agency personnel are especially welcome to submit proposals. If you can write a decent abstract relating to the presentation, it will be accepted subject to room. Your abstract should be no more than 200 words and include the information requested on the online submission form. The website opens for abstract submission on September 25, 2022, however, if you want James, G. Linn, Ph.D., to pre-review your abstract before then, please send to him at <mailto:jlinn87844@aol.com> jlinn87844@aol.com. All submitted attracts must be received online by December 1, 2022, for review. To submit your abstract online, please follow these easy steps: 1. Log into WSSA website using the following address: https://wssaconference.com/ 2. Click on Site Registration button and create an account with username and password 3. Click on Log In button and submit abstract. If you need more information or have any questions, please contact Section Coordinator James G. Linn at <mailto:jlinn87844@aol.com> jlinn87844@aol.com, 615-415-6943. James G. Linn, Ph.D. Optimal Solutions in Healthcare & International Development Phone: 615-415-6943 Email: <mailto:jlinn87844@aol.com> jlinn87844@aol.com Heather Albanesi, Ph.D. University of Colorado Colorado Springs, CO Phone 719-255-4137 Email: <mailto:halbanes@uccs.edu> halbanes@uccs.edu Cynthia Jackson, Ph.D. Meharry Medical College Phone: 615-327-6000 <mailto:cjackson@mmc.edu> cjackson@mmc.edu Thank you for your consideration. Sincerely, James G. Linn Heather Albanesi Cynthia Jackson -- Sherry Jolly CAP Executive Aid Secretarial Service 615-646-2580