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WDRC 2027 will offer an engaging international conference experience, bringing together researchers, rehabilitation and healthcare professionals, policymakers, disability advocates, practitioners, students, institutional leaders, innovators, and industry representatives worldwide.
The program will feature keynote and plenary sessions, parallel research presentations, interactive workshops, panel discussions, networking opportunities, publication guidance sessions, and professional-development activities. Each component is designed to promote knowledge exchange, collaboration, and practical action toward advancing disability inclusion, accessibility, rehabilitation, resilience, and well-being.
This tentative program provides an early overview to support planning for onsite and virtual participants. A detailed schedule, including confirmed session themes and speakers, will be shared closer to the conference dates.
A detailed tentative program will be released soon. Please check the website regularly for updates.
07:30 – 08:30 | Conference registration |
08:30 – 08:35 | Conference Opening & Cultural Dance |
08:35 – 08:50 | Welcome Speech by Conference Convener by Mr. Isanka P. Gamage (Conference Convenor of ICEDU, Co-founder and Managing Director of TIIKM) |
08:50 – 09:00 | Welcome Speech by Conference Chair Dr. Loren O’Connor (President of WDRPA, Former University Assistant Vice Chancellor, Office of Accessible Education. Kolpin & O’Connor Global Consultants, LLC.) |
09:00 – 09:10 | Partner Recognition & Country Coordinator Recognition |
09:10 – 09:15 | Launch of WDRC 2027 |
09:15 – 09:55 | Keynote Speech by Mrs. Maulani. A Rotinsulu (Secretary General, ASEAN Disability Forum, Indonesia) |
09.55 – 10:05 | Group Photograph |
10.05 – 10:35 | Morning Coffee Break |
10:35 – 11.35 | Facilitated Networking Session by Mr. Isanka P. Gamage (Conference Convenor of ICEDU, Co-founder and Managing Director of TIIKM) |
11:40 – 12.10 | Storytelling Session Title: “Empowering Through Enterprise: The Story of Taarana Café and Merchandise”
Speaker: Dr. Sunita Sivakumaran (Principal, Taarana School for Special Needs, Petaling Jaya, Malaysia.) |
12:15 – 13:15 | Technical Sessions |
13:15 – 13:25 | Technical Dialogue |
13:25 – 14:25 | Lunch |
14:25 – 15:25 | Technical Sessions |
15:25 – 15:35 | Technical Dialogue |
15:35 – 16:05 | Poster Session and Evening Coffee Break |
16:05 – 16:45 | Workshop Title: “Inside the CRPD Communication Procedure”
Facilitator: Mrs. Zahra Hosaneea (Co-founder of the YWDEP, Mauritius) |
16:50 – 17:50 | Technical Sessions |
17:50 – 18:00 | Technical Dialogue |
18:00 | Day 01 – Closure |
08.30 – 10.00
| Technical Sessions |
10:00 – 10:10 | Technical Dialogue |
10:10 – 10:40 | Morning Coffee Break |
10:40 – 11:20 | Keynote Speech |
11:25 – 12:25 | Technical Sessions |
12:25 – 12:35 | Technical Dialogue |
12:40 – 13:10 | Plenary Speech
Speaker: Dr. Libby Callaway (National Assistive Technology Alliance Chair, Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association (ARATA) & Deputy Director, RAIL Research Centre, Monash University, Melbourne, Australia.) |
13:10 – 14:10 | Lunch |
14:10 – 15:40 | Technical Sessions |
15:40 – 15:50 | Technical Dialogue |
15:50 – 16:20 | Evening Coffee Break |
16:20 – 17:20 | Panel Discussion |
17:30 – 18:00 | Awards Ceremony and Conference Closure |