The AmericanAssociation on Intellectual and DevelopmentalDisabilities AAIDD formerly the AmericanAssociation on Mental Retardation AAMR is an United States American non profit professional organization that advocates on behalf of those with mental retardation . AAMR has members in the United States and 55 other countries. History Founded in 1876, the AAIDD is the oldest and largest interdisciplinary organization of professionals and others concerned about intellectual and related disabilities. The first meeting of the Association of Medical Officers of American Institutions for Idiotic and Feebleminded Persons was held at the Elwyn Inc. Elwyn Training School in Elwyn, Pennsylvania . The organization later changed its name to AmericanAssociation on Mental Deficiency AAMD and then to the AmericanAssociation on Mental Retardation. In June 2006, members of the association voted to change its name to the AmericanAssociation on Intellectual and DevelopmentalDisabilities. Mission statement The AAIDD has adopted a 13 point set of principles to accomplish the mission Achieving full societal inclusion and participation of people with intellectual and developmentaldisabilities. Advocating for equality, individual dignity and other human rights. Expanding opportunities for choice and self determination. Influencing positive attitudes and public awareness by recognizing the contributions of people with intellectualdisabilities. Promoting genuine accommodations to expand participation ... ?source wikipedia Campaign for Children s Health Care DEFAULTSORT AmericanAssociation On Intellectual And DevelopmentalDisabilities Category Mental retardation organizations Category Medical associations based in the United States nl AmericanAssociation on Intellectual and DevelopmentalDisabilities .... Advancing basic and applied research to prevent or minimize the effects of intellectual disability ... of disabilities. Establishing partnerships and strategic alliances with organizations that share ... more details
Orphan date March 2011 Unreferenced date August 2009 The National Association of State Directors of DevelopmentalDisabilities Services NASDDDS is a nonprofit organization near Washington, D.C., established in 1964, to improve and expand public services to people with mental retardation intellectual and other developmentaldisabilities in the United States. Its executive director is Nancy Thaler. References Reflist External links Official http www.nasddds.org Category Organizations established in 1964 ... more details
The AmericanAssociation of People with Disabilities AAPD is a 501 c 3 non profit organization in Washington, DC., which advocates for the legal rights of people with disabilities. The AAPD was founded on July 25, 1995 by Paul Hearne, Bob Dole Senator Bob Dole , John Kemp, Justin Whitlock Dart, Jr. Justin Dart , Tony Coelho , Pat Wright, Jim Weisman, Lex Frieden , Sylvia Walker, Paul Marchand, Fred Fay , I. King Jordan , Denise Figueroa, Judi Chamberlin , Bill Demby, Deborah Kaplan, Nancy Bloch, Max Starkloff , Mike Auberger, Neil Jacobson, Ralph Neas , Ron Hartley and others. ref Imparato, Andrew J. 2005. AAPD In Its Second Decade, AAPDnews Spring 2005 , p. 2. ref One of the primary purposes of the AAPD is to further the implementation of the provisions of the Americans with Disabilities Act . References Reflist External links http www.aapd.com AmericanAssociation of People with Disabilities AAPD DEFAULTSORT AmericanAssociation Of People With Disabilities Category Disability organizations Category Organizations established in 1995 Category United States disability organizations ... more details
The Office for Persons with DevelopmentalDisabilities OPWDD is an independent agency in the state of New York , whose mission is to provide services and conduct research for those with mental retardation and developmental disability developmentaldisabilities . Prior to July 2010, the agency was named the Office of Mental Retardation and DevelopmentalDisabilities OMRDD . External links http www.opwdd.ny.gov Official OPWDD site http www.nynp.biz freatures 5686 scandal and change at opwdd Scandal and Change at OPWDD Category Non profit organizations based in the United States NewYork stub ... more details
Cleanup date November 2007 The Administration on DevelopmentalDisabilities ADD is the List of United States federal agencies United States federal agency responsible for implementation and administration of the Developmental disability DevelopmentalDisabilities Assistance and Bill of Rights Act of 2000 DD Act and the disability provisions of the Help America Vote Act . Organizationally, the Administration on DevelopmentalDisabilities is located within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services and is part of the Department s Administration for Children and Families . ADD s mission is to improve and increase services to and assure that individuals with developmentaldisabilities have opportunities to make their own choices, contribute to society, have supports to live independently, and are free of abuse, neglect, financial and sexual exploitation, and violations of their legal and human rights. External links http www.acf.hhs.gov programs add Factsheet.html ADD Fact Sheet http thomas.loc.gov cgi bin bdquery z?d106 s.01809 DD Act summary at Thomas.LOC.gov Category Developmentaldisabilities Category United States Department of Health and Human Services agencies ... more details
DevelopmentalDisabilities Act , Association of Regional Center Agencies http www.dds.ca.gov ConsumerCorner LantermanActGuide.cfm A Consumer s Guide to the Lanterman Act , California Department of Developmental ...The Lanterman DevelopmentalDisabilities Act AB 846 , also known as the Lanterman Act , is a California law, initially proposed by Assemblymember Frank D. Lanterman in 1973 and passed in 1977, that gives people with developmentaldisabilities California developmentaldisabilities the right to services and supports that enable them to live a more independent and normal life. The legislation significantly expanded upon its landmark predecessor, the Lanterman Mental Retardation Services Act AB 225 , initially proposed in 1969. The original act extended the state s existing regional center network of services for the developmentally disabled, while mandating provision of services and supports that meet both the needs and the choices of each individual. The Lanterman Act declares that persons with developmentaldisabilities have the same legal rights and responsibilities guaranteed all other persons by federal and state constitutions and laws, and charges the regional center with advocacy for, and protection of, these rights. In addition to persons with mental retardation, the regional centers ... and habilitation services for persons with developmentaldisabilities. The Lanterman Act ... with developmentaldisabilities by mandating rights including Services that protect liberty , provided ... accepts a responsibility for persons with developmentaldisabilities and an obligation to them ... for persons with developmentaldisabilities and their families, to the end that such persons ... of this division that the network of regional centers for persons with developmentaldisabilities ... an important impact on the lives of their families, neighbors and whole communities, developmentaldisabilities present social , medical , economic and legal problems of extreme importance. Section ... more details
The AmericanIntellectual Property Law Association AIPLA is a national bar association that was formed in 1897 to improve intellectual property laws and educate the public about such issues. Headquartered in Arlington, Virginia , its membership is broad, constituting attorneys in private and corporate practice, government service, and academia. It has 16,000 members. Citation needed date December 2009 See also Intellectual property organization External links http www.aipla.org Official website Category Intellectual property organizations international law stub ... more details
italictitle Infobox journal cover File Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability JIDD .jpg editor Susan Balandin, Ian Dempsey formernames Australia and New Zealand Journal of DevelopmentalDisabilities discipline Intellectual disability , Developmental disability abbreviation J. Intellect. Dev. Disabil. publisher Informa country United Kingdom frequency Quarterly history 1975 present openaccess license impact 1.347 impact year 2010 website http informahealthcare.com page Description?journalCode jid link1 http www.informahealthcare.com jid link1 name Online access link2 link2 name RSS http informahealthcare.com action showFeed?ui 0&mi 3c1u4s&ai 1jdu&jc jid&type etoc&feed rss atom JSTOR OCLC 34668243 LCCN sn 96026805 CODEN JIDDFG ISSN 1366 8250 eISSN 1469 9532 The Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability is a multidisciplinary journal in the field of intellectual and developmental disability and the official journal of the Australasian Society for Intellectual Disability . The editor in chief editors in chief are Susan Balandin Department of Health and Social Sciences, Molde University College , Norway and Ian Dempsey Faculty of Education and Arts, School of Education, University of Newcastle, Australia University of Newcastle , Australia . External links Official http www.informahealthcare.com jidd http www.assid.org.au Australasian Society for the Study of Intellectual Disability DEFAULTSORT Journal of Intellectual & Developmental Disability Category Medical journals Category Publications established in 1975 Category English language journals Category Quarterly journals Category Informa academic journals ... more details
The Journal of IntellectualDisabilities is a Peer review peer reviewed academic journal that publishes papers four times a year in the field of Health & Nursing . The journal s Editor in Chief editor is Dr Owen Barr Nursing Research Institute . It has been in publication since 1997 and is currently published by SAGE Publications . Scope The Journal of IntellectualDisabilities provides a forum for the discussion of knowledge and research between academics and professionals from education, social and health settings. The journal aims to advance services for people with intellectual and learning disabilities by publishing papers of empirical and theoretically based research. Abstracting and indexing The Journal of IntellectualDisabilities is abstracted and indexed in the following databases Social Sciences Citation Index Impact factor pending Arts & Humanities Citation Index Academic Search Academics Premier Educational Research Abstracts Online MEDLINE External links Official website 1 http jhi.sagepub.com Category SAGE academic journals Category English language journals Category Health & Nursing journals ... more details
The sexual abuse of people with developmentaldisabilities is unusually common because of the greater ... Studies indicate that people with developmentaldisabilities are four to ten times more likely to have ... JP Das DevelopmentalDisabilities Centre and Director of the http www.ualberta.ca bioethic John Dossetor Health Ethics Centre , found that 80 out of 162 people with developmental and substantial disabilities who had been sexually assaulted had been sexually assaulted more than once. ref name sobsey cite web last Sobsey first D title Relative victimization risk rates people with intellectualdisabilities ref According to research people with disabilities are at a greater risk for victimization ... 199 218 chapter Sexual abuse and exploitation of people with disabilities Toward prevention and treatment ref Sobsey estimates that between 15,000 and 19,000 individuals with developmentaldisabilities ... is even higher among people with disabilities. According to research, more than 90 of people with Developmental disability developmentaldisabilities will experience some form of sexual abuse at some ... studies suggest 68 of girls with developmentaldisabilities and 30 of boys with developmentaldisabilities ... people with developmentaldisabilities are rape d each year in the United States . ref cite book ... based unit for people with intellectualdisabilities received anti psychotic drugs without a diagnosis ... cite journal last Balderian first N title Sexual abuse of people with developmentaldisabilities ... of the Victims of Crime Committee, Criminal Justice Task Force for People with DevelopmentalDisabilities ... Rape Relief Project program for victims of sexual assault with developmentaldisabilities conclude that there is underreporting of sexual assaults of victims with developmentaldisabilities that exceed ... Sexual Abuse Of People With DevelopmentalDisabilities Category Sexual abuse Category Developmental ... first D title Special Education Across Canada year 1989 publisher Vancouver Centre for Human Developmental ... more details
Please leave this line alone Infobox journal title Focus on Autism and Other DevelopmentalDisabilities cover File Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities.jpg editor Paul Alberto, Juane Heflin discipline former names abbreviation publisher SAGE Publications country frequency Quarterly history 1986 present openaccess license impact 0.286 impact year 2010 website http www.uk.sagepub.com journals Journal201875?siteId sage uk&prodTypes any&q Focus on Autism and Other Developmental Disabilities&fs 1 link1 http foa.sagepub.com content current link1 name Online access link2 http foa.sagepub.com content by year link2 name Online archive ISSN 1088 3576 eISSN OCLC 48880216 LCCN Focus on Autism and Other DevelopmentalDisabilities is a Peer review peer reviewed academic journal that publishes papers in the field of Education . The journal s Editor in Chief editors are Paul Alberto Georgia State University and Juane Heflin Georgia State University . It has been in publication since 1986 and is currently published by SAGE Publications in association with Hammill Institute . Scope Focus on Autism and Other DevelopmentalDisabilities publishes original research reports, descriptions of successful programs and media reviews. The journal contains educational and treatment suggestions for teachers, trainers and parents of persons with autism or similar disabilities. Abstracting and indexing Focus on Autism and Other DevelopmentalDisabilities is abstracted and indexed in, among other databases SCOPUS , and the Social Sciences Citation Index . According to the Journal Citation Reports , its 2010 impact factor is 0.286, ranking it 59 out of 62 journals in the category Rehabilitation . ref name WoS cite book year 2011 chapter Journals Ranked by Impact Rehabilitation title 2010 Journal ... Web of Science postscript . ref and 66 out of 66 journals in the category Psychology, Developmental . ref name WoS1 cite book year 2011 chapter Journals Ranked by Impact Psychology, Developmental title ... more details
This list covers alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities . Many of the treatments including physiotherapy, massage and others are neither generally considered as alternative therapies nor as standard treatments for developmental and learning disabilities. They are, however, sometimes given or recommended as treatments specifically for these disabilities and therefore included in the list.None of these therapies are supported by scientific evidence. ref http www.autism watch.org ref Bioenergy therapies Bi Aura therapy ref name Chivers ref name Jacobson cite book last Jacobson first JW authorlink coauthors Foxx M, Mulick JA title Controversial Therapies for DevelopmentalDisabilities publisher Erlbaum date 2005 location New Jersey pages 1 505 url http books.google.com ?id Slq 43lAEnQC&printsec frontcover doi id isbn 0 8058 4192 X ref Craniosacral therapy ref name Jacobson Distant healing ref name Chivers Electromagnetic Field EMF Balancing Technique ref name Chivers magnet therapy magnetic field therapy ref name Jacobson therapeutic touch TT ref name Jacobson According to the American medical association,theraputic touch is little more than quackery . ref http www.quackwatch.org search webglimpse.cgi?ARCHID 1 1&query touch&rankby DEFAULT&errors 0&age &maxfiles 50&maxlines 30&maxchars 10000&cache yes ref Thought Field Therapy TFT ref name Jacobson http www.challengingbehavior.org ... for developmental and learning disabilities Category Special education ... therapy for learning disabilities ref name Chivers Pilates ref name Chivers Yoga ref name ... Professionals publisher American Psychiatric Pub inc. date 2003 location Washington, DC pages 247 url ... Developmental Exercise Programme inhibition of primitive reflexes ref name Reid Doman method ref American Academy of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation. Doman Delacato treatment of neurologically ... dirFloortime overview index.shtml Floortime approach DIR developmental individual difference relationship ... more details
Orphan date April 2011 Infobox organization name Association of University Centers on Disabilities bgcolor header background color fgcolor header text color image image border size default 200px alt alt text see WP ALT caption map optional msize map size, optional, default 250px malt map alt text mcaption optional map2 abbreviation AUCD motto predecessor successor formation 1963 Start date and years ago 1963 MM DD extinction date of extinction, optional type Governmental organization GO , Non governmental organization NGO , Intergovernmental organization IGO , International nongovernmental organization INGO , etc status ad hoc, treaty, foundation, etc purpose focus as e.g. humanitarian, peacekeeping, etc headquarters location Wayne Ave 920, Silver Spring, MD coords coord 38.994339 77.028513 region US MD type landmark display inline,title region served membership language official languages general Secretary General leader title position title for the leader of the org leader name name of leader leader title2 leader name2 leader title3 leader name3 leader title4 leader name4 key people main organ gral. assembly, board of directors, etc parent organization if one affiliations if any budget num staff num volunteers website URL http www.aucd.org link remarks former name The Association of University Centers on Disabilities AUCD is an United States American institution that operates in the disability field, instituted after the Community Mental Health Act of 1963. Currently, AUCD is a network that represents 67 University Centers for Excellence in DevelopmentalDisabilities UCEDD in every state and territory in the United States. ref name About AUCD cite web url http www.aucd.org template page.cfm?id 1 title About AUCD publisher AUCD accessdate 2012 03 09 ref AUCD has also established ... and Related Disabilities LEND programs, and 15 Eunice Kennedy Shriver Intellectual and DevelopmentalDisabilities Research Centers IDDRC . ref name History Cite web url http www.aucd.org ... more details
Alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities include a range of practices used in the treatment of dyslexia , ADHD , Asperger syndrome , autism , Down syndrome and other developmental disability developmental and Learning disability learning disabilities . Treatments include changes in Diet nutrition diet , dietary supplement s, biofeedback , chelation therapy , homeopathy , massage and Yoga as exercise or alternative medicine yoga . These therapies generally rely on theories that have little scientific basis, lacking well controlled, large, randomized trials to demonstrate safety and efficacy small trials that have reported beneficial effects can be generally explained by the ordinary regression to the mean waxing and waning of the underlying conditions . ref name Weber Treatment needs There are a number of non standard treatments for developmental and learning disabilities. There is a call for alternative therapies particularly when a condition lacks a reliable remediation. For example, there is no cure for autism the main goals of mainstream behavioral and medical ... first title Controversial Therapies for DevelopmentalDisabilities. Fad, Fashion, and Science ... also List of alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities Attention deficit hyperactivity ... Dyslexia Association Alternative therapies http www.dyslexia.ie alter.htm Dyslexia Association of Ireland Alternative therapies Category Alternative therapies for developmental and learning disabilities ... on Children with Disabilities doi 10.1542 peds.2007 2362 pmid 17967921 url http pediatrics.aappublications.org ...? editor surname Jacobson, Foxx & Mulick editor first title Controversial Therapies for DevelopmentalDisabilities. Fad, Fashion, and Science in Professional Practice publisher Lawrence Erlbaum Associates ... conditions or disabilities that are not diseases and therefore cannot be cured . Fact date December ... of attentional and motivational effects. Doubtless, people with disabilities may benefit from some ... more details
The American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities ACCD was, in the mid 1970s to early 1980s, a national consumer led disability rights organization called, by nationally syndicated columnist Jack Anderson and others, the handicapped lobby . Created, governed, and administered by individuals with disabilities which made it a novelty at the time ACCD rose to prominence in 1977 when it mounted a successful 10 city sit in to force the federal government to issue long overdue rules to carry out Section 504 , the world s first disability civil rights provisions. ACCD also earned a place of honor in the disability ... collection.html Oral History Project, American Coalition of Citizens with Disabilities http bancroft.berkeley.edu collections drilm collection items accd.html DEFAULTSORT American Coalition Of Citizens With Disabilities Category Health and disability rights organizations in the United States ..., similar to those of persons with other disabilities. Others on the ACCD board during the formative years included Frederick Schreiber, executive director of the National Association of the Deaf United States Roger Petersen, of the American Council of the Blind and Gini Laurie, editor of the Rehabilitation ... disability group in the coalition people with physical disabilities, the deaf, the blind, and individuals ... as our organization as opposed to professional associations that were run by persons without disabilities ... at 5 year the dues of individual members helped. As for individual members with no disabilities, resolutions ... with disabilities . Meanwhile, delegates ordered the staff to work on a wide swath of issues, ranging ... purpose. The 1990 Americans with Disabilities Act extended Section 504 s reach to the private sector ... success with Section 504, ACCD mounted projects to train individuals with disabilities about their new ... of Opportunity The Making of the Americans with Disabilities Act. Washington, DC National Council on Disability ... with Disabilities Forging a New Civil Rights Movement. Random House, 1993. See also A Chronology of the Disability ... more details
orphan date March 2012 The Developmental Adult Neurodiversity Association DANDA ref http www.danda.org.uk ref is a UK based organisation run by and for the neurodiversity neurodiverse , such as people with dyspraxia , ADHD AD H D , Asperger syndrome , autism and dyslexia . Mary Colley helped form DANDA, which developed out of the Dyspraxia London Adult Support Group. ref http www.jkp.com catalogue author 1507 ref References Reflist External links http health.groups.yahoo.com group DANDAnetwork DANDA network http health.groups.yahoo.com group Dyspraxia Dyspraxia Support Group Category Companies of the United Kingdom Category Autism related organizations ... more details
Image Ipo org logo.JPG thumb The Intellectual Property Owners Association IPO is a trade association that is composed of owners of intellectual property represented mostly by in house corporate counsel and private practice attorneys practicing in the field and other parties interested in intellectual property law. According to its http www.ipo.org Content NavigationMenu The Association and Its Publications About IPO.htm About IPO page, the organization is composed about 200 companies and more than 10,000 individuals who are involved in the association either through their companies or as IPO inventor, author, executive, law firm or attorney members. IPO s corporate members file about 30 percent of the patent applications filed in the USPTO each year by U.S. nationals. The Association advocates for reforms of patent, trademark and other intellectual property laws in front of Congress and the courts that it believes will advantage its members and the users of intellectual property systems, and is often consulted by governments to provide an opinion on proposed changes in law as bellwether for how the relevant communities will be impacted by the proposed change. IPO publications state that IPO supports reforms to enhance the quality of patents and trademarks granted by the USPTO and reduce the uncertainty and high costs of litigation for all users of the systems. In addition, the Association provides continuing legal education CLE for attorneys in the IP field in a variety of http www.ipo.org template.cfm?Section Meetings and Events&Template TaggedPage TaggedPageDisplay.cfm&TPLID 83&ContentID 9451&requestTimeout 500 conferences and seminars throughout the year. See also Intellectual property organization External links http www.ipo.org Homepage of the Intellectual Property Owners Association Category Intellectual property organizations ... more details
for the Journal of the IPA Journal of the International Phonetic Association The Japan Intellectual Property Association JIPA is a non profit , non governmental organization and bar association representing industries and users of the intellectual property IP system . ref name intro JIPA web site, http www.jipa.or.jp english what index.html Introduction . Consulted on May 1, 2009. ref It was established in 1938. ref Katsunosuke Maeda, http web.archive.org web 20060721175209 http www.jipa.or.jp content english journal vol1 01 2001 1 01.pdf Introductory Greetings on the Publication of the Founding Edition of the Journal of JIPA . On the Founding Issue of the Journal of JIPA , Journal of JIPA, Vol.1 No.1 2001, p. 2. The Internet Archive, archived on July 21, 2006. ref It claims to be the largest private organization in Japan concerned with intellectual property rights, ref Katsunosuke Maeda, Introductory Greetings on the Publication of the Founding Edition of the Journal of JIPA . On the Founding Issue of the Journal of JIPA , Journal of JIPA, Vol.1 No.1 2001, p. 3. ref with more than one thousand members as of 2009. ref name intro See also Japanese patent law Japan Patent Office References reflist External links http www.jipa.or.jp english index.html Japan Intellectual Property Association web site English Category 1938 establishments in Japan Category Intellectual property organizations Japan law stub ... more details
Retardation And DevelopmentalDisabilities Police Category State law enforcement agencies of New York ...File NYS OMRDD Police.png thumb right center New York State Office of Mental Retardation and DevelopmentalDisabilities Police patch The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and DevelopmentalDisabilities Police OMRDD Police is a law enforcement agency that provides police and security services to the New York State Office of Mental Retardation and DevelopmentalDisabilities. History The New York State Office of Mental Retardation and DevelopmentalDisabilities Police was created through New York State Mental Hygiene Law to police the grounds and buildings of the Office of Mental Retardation and DevelopmentalDisabilities as well as to transport Office of Mental Retardation and DevelopmentalDisabilities patients to and from court and other OMRDD facilities. ref name NYS Mental Hygiene Law 13.25 Safety http law.justia.com newyork codes mental hygiene mhy013.25 13.25.html NYS Mental Hygiene Law 13.25 Safety ref Safety and Security Officers OMRDD Police officers have Law enforcement in New York Peace officers New York State peace officer status which is granted under Mental Hygiene Law Section 13.25 , Public Health Law Section 455 and New York State Criminal Procedure Law Section 2.10 12 . ref name NYS Mental Hygiene Law 13.25 Safety ref http ypdcrime.com cpl article2.htm NYS CPL ref ref name Civil Service Exam http www.cs.state.ny.us announarchive announcements 23 355.txt Civil Service Exam ref The NYS Office of Mental Retardation and DevelopmentalDisabilities uses the Safety and Security Officer title for its OMRDD Police officers. ref name Civil Service Exam Officers are authorized to issue summonses and can affect arrests throughout all of New York State. Some of the duties performed by officers include, but are not limited to, enforcing state and local laws, apprehending absconded patients, filling out motor vehicle accident reports and performing motor vehicle ... more details
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The Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago IPLAC is the oldest intellectual property law association in the United States . ref History of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, available at http www.iplac.org About history.shtml last accessed February 28, 2011 ref Founded in Chicago in 1884 as the Patent Law Association and later incorporated on September 23, 1924 as the Patent Law Association of Chicago, it changed to its current name in the late 20th century to reflect the practice of its members within intellectual property law. ref History of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, available at http www.iplac.org About history.shtml last accessed February 28, 2011 ref Goals IPLAC is a not for profit organization dedicated to maintaining a high standard of professionalism in the practice of patent, trademark, copyright, trade secret, and related fields of law . ref By Laws of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago, amended January 9, 2008, available at http www.iplac.org About bylaws.shtml last accessed March 2, 2011 ref One of IPLAC s principal goals is to aid in the development and administration of intellectual property law and the manner by which it is applied by the courts, the United States Patent and Trademark Office , and the United States Copyright Office . ref By Laws of the Intellectual Property Law Association ... CLAIMCFC. See also Intellectual property organizations External links http www.iplac.org Official website of the Intellectual Property Law Association of Chicago References Reflist Category Intellectual ... March 2, 2011 ref IPLAC also provides a medium for the exchange of views on intellectual property ... continuing legal education CLE programs in intellectual property law and legal ethics to its members ... of the intellectual property law profession and include attorneys in private and corporate practice, law school professors, paralegals, law students, and other intellectual property law professionals ... more details
Orphan date February 2009 File 800x200 SIPLA.jpg right 400px The Student Intellectual Property Law Association SIPLA is a voluntary association for law students who share an interest in intellectual property . SIPLA chapters can typically be found at law schools that provide intellectual property curriculum. Although there is no national SIPLA body, either self endowed or sponsored by a national association, independent student chapters have materialized due to the need to organize intellectual property related events and provide networking and learning opportunities to students. Typical SIPLA objectives Promote intellectual property issues across the student body, to those of the state bar, and beyond Bring together many facets of intellectual property , including Patents , Trademarks , and Copyrights Provide a forum which promotes an open dialogue of current issues in intellectual property and exposes how these issues will affect the practice of intellectual property law in the future and Promote rapport between students and professionals in the intellectual property field. Recent SIPLA events Every year, SIPLA organizes networking and speaking events featuring influential I.P. professionals. See the below links for the specific activities of each chapter. Resources Logos for the Student Intellectual Property Law Association have been placed in the public domain under the GNU Free Documentation License. http upload.wikimedia.org wikipedia commons 8 8d 200x50 SIPLA.jpg 200x50 pixels http upload.wikimedia.org wikipedia commons 7 78 400x100 SIPLA.jpg 400x100 pixels http upload.wikimedia.org wikipedia commons d da 600x150 SIPLA.jpg 600x150 pixels http upload.wikimedia.org wikipedia commons 4 4f 800x200 SIPLA.jpg 800x200 pixels SIPLA chapters http www.cwsl.edu student orgs ... www.wmitchell.edu intellectual property sipla William Mitchell College of Law External links http www.ipmall.info hosted resources sipla index.asp Student Intellectual Property Law Association Events ... more details
The German Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property lang de Deutsche Vereinigung f r gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht , or GRUR e. V. is a Germany German professional association concerned with the protection of intellectual property rights . ref name welcome http www.grur.de cms front content.php?&idcat 70&changelang 4&idart 356 Welcome to GRUR on the Internet . Consulted on March 17, 2007. ref It was founded in 1891 ref name welcome and publishes Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht GRUR , Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, Rechtsprechungs Report GRUR RR , Gewerblicher Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht, Internationaler Teil GRUR International . References reflist See also Intellectual property organization External links Official 1 http www.grur.de cms front content.php?&idcat 70&changelang 4&idart 356 en icon Official http www.grur.de de icon Category Intellectual property organizations Category Professional associations Category Organizations established in 1891 Category German intellectual property law Germany org stub de Deutsche Vereinigung f r gewerblichen Rechtsschutz und Urheberrecht ... more details
The International Association for the Protection of Intellectual Property or AIPPI , an acronym for Association Internationale pour la Protection de la Propri t Intellectuelle in French language French formerly International Association for the Protection of Industrial Property ref http web.archive.org web 19961222201506 http www.aippi.org AIPPI Homepage as archived by the Internet Archive in December 1996 . ref , is a non profit international organisation NGO whose members are intellectual property IP professionals, academics , owners of intellectual property and others interested in the subject. AIPPI was established in 1897 and is based in Zurich , Switzerland . It played an active role in the work which led to the successive revisions of the Paris Convention for the Protection of Industrial Property of 1883. It continues to play a major role in harmonising IP laws around the world. AIPPI operates by conducting studies of existing national laws and proposing measures to achieve harmonisation of these laws on an international basis after consultation and input from its members Groups around the world. It is currently involved in a number of topics to be discussed at its Forum ExCo in Buenos Aires in October 2009 and continues to work jointly, with other NGOs and WIPO on issues relating to privileged communications between clients and their intellectual property advisors. Fact date June 2008 The current President is Yoon Bae Kim from Korea and the Vice President is John Bochnovic from Canada. The current Reporter General is Thierry Calame from Switzerland and the current Secretary General is Stephan Freischem from Germany. Gunnar Baumg rtel is the current Treasurer general, from Germany. ref AIPPI web site, http www.aippi.org ?sel officers AIPPI Officers & Addresses, Members ... to this article, please see http meta.wikimedia.org wiki Cite Cite.php reflist See also Intellectual ... Category Intellectual property organizations ja sv Internationella f reningen f r immaterialr tt ... more details
Use dmy dates date February 2012 The Barbados Association for Children With Intellectual Challenges , formerly the Barbados Association for Mentally Retarded Children, is a charitable organization in Barbados for children and adults with mental retardation . It was founded in 1964. The Association was incorporated by an Act of Parliament Act of the Barbados Parliament , Barbados Association for Mentally Retarded Children Act, 1969 15 , which was subsequently amended to change the association s name. ref cite web url http www.barbadosparliament.com htmlarea uploaded File Bills Bill Barbados Association Mentally Retarded Children Act 1969 15.pdf title Barbados Association for Mentally Retarded Children Amendment Act, 2006 date Document creation date 13 May 2006 work Barbados Parliament accessdate 2009 02 22 ref It is a member of the Barbados Council for the Disabled. ref http www.barbadosdisabled.org.bb members.php Member Organisations , Barbados Council for the Disabled ref The body is financed partly by the government. The association operates the Challenor Creative Arts & Training Centre. Leadership Cecil de Caires was president of the association from 1969 to 1973. ref cite news url http www.landofsixpeoples.com news304 ns311069.htm title Cecil de Caires dies in Barbados at 86 date 6 November 2003 work Stabroek News. Reproduced at Guyana Land of Six Peoples accessdate 2009 02 22 ref Dr. Jennifer Campbell now serves as the chairman on the board of management and Sharonne Taitt is the current director. Challenor Creative Arts & Training Centre The centre is located at Cane Field, Saint Thomas, Barbados Saint Thomas , Barbados. It has two divisions, the children s school and the Adult education adult trainee section. While the school section closes during the vacation period, the trainee section remains open for an extended period. In 2006 it was on the verge of closure ... Agriculture References Reflist DEFAULTSORT Barbados Association For Children With Intellectual Challenges ... more details
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