**PLEASE NOTE: ONLY 30 PLACES REMAINING ON THIS FREE CONFERENCE**
The keynote speakers have just been announced for the Embedding
Disability? conference in September. They are John Selby, Director of
Widening Participation at the Higher Education Funding Council for
England and Professor Gillian Parker, Director of the Social Policy
Research Unit at the University of York.
Embedding Disability?
Thursday 13th September 2007
The Lakeside Centre, Aston University, Aston Triangle, Birmingham, B4
7ET.
Full programme available at: http://www.actiononaccess.org/?p=2_3_2&id=149
This free to attend conference will provide delegates with the
opportunity to debate the extent to which disability is embedded within
the widening participation agenda. It will begin with keynote speakers
offering their views on participation and opportunities for progression
for disabled people in education followed by workshops which will
demonstrate good practice examples of where disability is being
embedded, plus other current key issues. The afternoon will feature a
eQuestion Timef style debate on disability and educational
opportunities, a short film giving the personal accounts of disabled
students, followed by guidance on interpreting legislation relating to
competence standards.
Who should attend?
œ Widening participation managers and practitioners from HEIs/FECs
or other stakeholder organisations, such as Aimhigher, schools and IAG
providers.
œ SENCos, Disability managers or officers from HEIs, FE, schools
and other providers.
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