Hi
Some list members may be interested in the following
conference announcement.
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From: [log in to unmask] (Birgit Jentsch)
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Subject: INCLUDING CHILDREN WITH DISABILITES
Date: 04 Sep 1998 10:16:36 GMT
Organization: Children in Scotland
Dear list-owner,
I wonder whether it would be possible to post the following information about
a conference to your list members. Many thanks!
Birgit Jentsch
With apologies for cross-postings
Members of this list may be interested in the following conference:
SPECIAL CITIZENS?
15-16 October (lunchtime to lunchtime) Glasgow Central Hotel
This major conference, organised by Children in Scotland, Capability
Scotland, and Disability Scotland, will be loooking at key settings which
encourage the inclusion of children with disabilities/special needs in
society. The conference will focus on the experience of children and young
people in Scotland but will also draw comparisons with examples of inclusive
practice in England and other European countries.
As well as highlighting good practice in inclusive education, the conference
will consider early years services, out of school initiatives and the
transition into adult life.
The conference will be addressed by Brian Wilson MP, Scottish Minister for
Education and Industry.
FOR INFORMATION AND BOOKING FORMS, PLEASE CONTACT Children in Scotland,
Princes House, 5 Shandwick Place, Edinburgh EH2 4RG. tel. 0131 228 8484 fax
0131 228 8585 e-mail: [log in to unmask]
PROGRAMME
DAY 1
Session 1
Welcome and introduction from the Chair
Dr Zoe Dunhill, Clinical Director, Community Child Health Service, Edinburgh
Sick
Children's NHS Trust
Ministerial address
Brian Wilson MP, Scottish Minister for Education and Industry
'The child's right to play'
Video, made by children and young people with mobility difficulties,
on Article 31 of the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
Organised by PACE in partnership with two parents
Preparing for active citizenship
Professor Sheila Riddell, Centre for Disability Studies, University of
Glasgow
Session 2
Parallel sessions: The young child (0-8 years)
Early years services
Marie Thomson, Development Officer for Childrenis Services, Capability
Scotland (Chair)
Cathy Downes, Head of Centre, Glenfield Community Nursery, Paisley
Tricia Cox, Head of Pre-school Educational Home Visiting Service, Fife
Inter-agency working
Raymond Taylor, Service Manager (Personnel & Training), Falkirk Council
(Chair)
Dr Dorothy MacKintosh, Associate Specialist, Community Child Health, Fort
William
Suzanne Wheelaghan, Research Fellow, Centre for the Study of the Child in
Society
Supporting families: leave and respite provision
Dr Zoe Dunhill, Clinical Director, Community Child Health Services,
Edinburgh Sick Childrenis NHS Trust (Chair)
John Leggett, Development Officer for Respite Care, Shared Care Scotland
Evening schedule
Performance by Giant Productions Arts for all children
Reception
Dinner, with after-dinner speaker, Alan Dickson, Chief Executive, Capability
Scotland
DAY 2
Session 3
Review of Day One
Philippa Russell OBE, Director, Council for Disabled Children
Parallel Sessions: Promoting inclusion for school-aged children
Inclusive schooling
Fernando Almeida Dinez, Moray House Institute of Education (Chair)
Unni Hagen, Research Fellow, The National Research Council, Norway
Gaye Linklater, Headteacher, Hermitage Park School, Edinburgh
Parent representative (to be confirmed)
Out of school: leisure and befriending schemes
Moira Bisset, Co-ordinator, Parent to Parent Tayside (Chair)
Irene Audain, National Development Officer, Scottish Out of School Care
Network
Anne Emerson-Smith, Project Manager, Playplus, Stirling
Transition: preparation for independent supported living
Richard Fenton, Assistant Director, Disability Scotland (Chair)
Dr Kay Tisdall, Centre for the Study of the Child in Society, Glasgow
University
Margaret Petrie, Co-ordinator, Access Ability, Edinburgh
Hearing the views of children and young people
Marjorie Arthurs, General Manager, Partners in Advocacy (Chair)
Dr John Davis, Nick Watson, and Dr Sarah Cunningham-Burley,
ESRC Research Programme 'Life as a Disabled Child: A Qualitative Study of
Young
People's Experiences and Perspectives', University of Edinburgh
Carole Moore, Project Co-ordinator, 'Onwards and upwards: promoting
participation of
young people with special needs in the services they use.'
Session 4
Spotlight presentations introduced by the Chair, to include:
Ordinary citizens, extraordinary discrimination
Dr Tom Shakespeare, Research Fellow, Disability Research Unit, University of
Leeds
Living Together Learning Together
Cordula Edler representing a German parents' association,
Gemeinsam Leben Gemeinsam Lernen Bundesarbeitsgemeinschaft
Panel question and discussion session, Chaired by Philippa Russell OBE,
Director of the Council for Disabled Children, and including senior
representatives from education, social work and health.
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