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Hi Some list members may be interested in the following conference announcement. ------- Forwarded Message Follows ------- From: [log in to unmask] (Birgit Jentsch) Reply-to: [log in to unmask] To: [log in to unmask] 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. %%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%