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***WITH APOLOGIES FOR ANY CROSS-POSTING*** Part of a series of seminars, funded by the ESRC, on 'Disabled Parents: The Way Forward' Visit http://www.iass.bham.ac.uk/esrc_seminars/index.htm for details ACCESS TO PARENTING FOR DISABLED PEOPLE Venue: European Research Institute, UNIVERSITY OF BIRMINGHAM Date: Thursday 5th July 2007, 11am - 3.15pm The day aims to bring together a wide range of interested parties to identify current knowledge relevant to some disabled adults' experiences of access to parenting. This event is part of a series of ESRC funded seminars exploring issues of importance to disabled parents, practitioners, policy makers and researchers. Speakers: Harriet Clarke, University of Birmingham Disabled adults' experiences of becoming a parent: retrospective accounts Marilyn Crawshaw, University of York Growing up with physical impairments: the forgotten issue of fertility impairment and reproductive choice Jennifer Cousins, British Association for Adoption and Fostering Should and can disabled people become adopters and foster carers? Disabled people, researchers, educators, practitioners, and policy makers are invited to book a place at this event. BOOKING A PLACE: Attendance at the seminar is free and booking is required due to the limited number of spaces available. For details of the seminar and a booking form please visit the website (details above), or contact: Sara Kinahan Phone: 0121 414 5720 Fax : 0121 414 5726 e-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> The seminar series as a whole aims to support the sharing of research and practice developments and stimulate further research and writing in this area. The seminars adopt the approach of Disabled Parents Network http://www.disabledparentsnetwork.org.uk/about/aims.htm with an inclusive definition of disabled parents who include parents with physical or sensory impairments, parents who have learning disabilities, parents who experience mental distress and/or use psychiatric services, Deaf parents, parents who have a drug or alcohol dependency, and parents who have long-term health difficulties. For more information on the seminar series please contact: Harriet Clarke Tel: 0121 4158479 e-mail: [log in to unmask] <mailto:[log in to unmask]> Institute of Applied Social Studies University of Birmingham Edgbaston Birmingham B15 2TT ________________End of message______________________ This Disability-Research Discussion list is managed by the Centre for Disability Studies at the University of Leeds (www.leeds.ac.uk/disability-studies). Enquiries about the list administratione should be sent to [log in to unmask] Archives and tools are located at: www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/disability-research.html You can JOIN or LEAVE the list from this web page.