Presentation Themes: 1) Personal/Professional Growth 2) Innovation in Arts, Culture, Politics and Social Media 3) Social Change 4) Personal Identities and Allies 5) Healing and Wellness

Proposal Deadline: November 30, 2018

Notification of acceptance: January 18, 2019

All presenters are responsible for all expenses of attending and presenting at DWU conference, however a lower registration fee of $300.00 is available.

Screen and LCD projector only are provided.

All conference presentations will be in American Sign Language with the use of visual text (ASL videos and/or PowerPoint). If you need specific accommodations, please send requests to Dyan Sue Kovacs at dwuworkshop@gmail.com email along with the proposal papers

Workshop slots are 60 minutes with 45 minutes for presentation and fifteen minutes for questions and answers (Q & A). Double slots of 120 minutes (parts 1 & 2) may be allowed only for extremely relevant topics that are very participant activity oriented.

Please provide the following information in .doc or .docx format;

1) Full presentation title

2) Full name(s) and email address (es) of each presenter

3) Abstract/program description (75 words or less)

4) Presentation style: participant activity, demonstration, panel, or lecture

5) Short biography and JPG or GIF picture (50 words or less) for each presenter

6) ASL video posted as an e-mail attachment or on YouTube with private link that is 1.5 to 2 minutes with captions or transcript to promote your workshop topic with three main concepts included.