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Building potential: employability and accessibility for disabled students in higher education Monday 29-Tuesday 30 November 2004 Burleigh Court Conference Centre, Loughborough University, Leicestershire This year the Skill annual conference for all staff who plan and provide services for disabled students in higher education has three themes to pull together the most essential information for delegates on the forthcoming changes to the DDA legislation in higher education. These are employability and work placements, qualification and professional bodies, and physical features. There will be a plenary session on strategic issues for disability officers and keynote speeches around the themes by leading figures in the field. Workshops will cover good practice around issues on employability, professions and physical features as well as other issues relevant to staff working with disabled students in the higher education sector. WANTED! We are looking for workshop leaders to run sessions at the conference. We need workshops to cover a wider range of issues/good practice in the sector. Please let us know asap if you have any particular needs or ideas for workshops. Is there a subject area that you are keen to learn more about? Perhaps you would like to share your knowledge and expertise by running a workshop on a specific project or issue that would be relevant to other staff in higher education? Is there a supplier or a service provider that you would like to meet but haven't got the time or resources to arrange it? Let us know and Skill can invite them to run a presentation/demonstration in our 'Marketplace' session. Last year we also held a successful Peer Group Support session with groups meeting informally to discuss topical issues with colleagues. If you like to host a peer group discussion at this year's event, please do contact me. Send all your suggestions to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> To add your name to the mailing list to receive further information on the conference as soon as it is available, please email your request with your postal address to [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]>