SAVE THE DATE!

41st Annual Pacific Rim International Conference on Disability

The Premier Global Gathering on Disability

Unbreakable Threads:
Communities of Resilience and Continuity

Main Conference

In-Person with Virtual Options

Wednesday, May 27 – Friday, May 29, 2026

Thursday, May 28 – Friday, May 29, 2026 (Main Conference Days)

Campus Center Complex, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa

Honolulu, Hawai’i

Organized by the Center on Disability Studies

Venue, dates, and more info soon to come!

By Us and For Us: Legacy and Future of Our Movement

Thank you for supporting Pac Rim 2026!

We will announce our dates for Pac Rim 2027 soon. In the meantime, please subscribe to ‘Ike Insider for up-to-date information about Pac Rim 2027.

We look forward to seeing you in 2027!

Featured Speakers

Corbett O’Toole

Disability community elder
Author, Fading Scars: My Queer Disability History

Jennifer Kumiyama

Film, TV & Stage Actor & Activist,
Accessibility Coordinator for Long Beach, CA

Villaney Remengesau

Disability Inclusion Consultant,
Palau Ministry of Health & Human Services

Pac Rim and the Center on Disability Studies

About the Pac Rim Conference

The Premier International Gathering on Disability

Hosted by the Center on Disability Studies (CDS), College of Education, University of Hawaiʻi at Mānoa since 1988, Pac Rim has evolved into an international conference that has welcomed thousands of presenters and attendees from across Hawaiʻi, the nation, and the world. 

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About the Center on Disability Studies

As one of 67 national University Centers for Excellence in Developmental Disabilities Education, Research, and Service (UCEDD), the Center on Disability Studies assists thousands of people with disabilities and their families, as well as Native Hawaiians, Pacific Islanders and other underrepresented populations. We do this through research, training, and demonstration activities, and sharing our work with community members, professionals, students, and policymakers.

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