NADO Annual Conference & AGM 2005
Theme: Beyond Compliance
Venue: University of Warwick, Conference Park
Date: 11 and 12 July 2005
The annual NADO 2005 conference aims to provide disability practitioners with an opportunity to share good practice within the field of disability support that will enable them to move from complying with existing regulatory and legal frameworks towards creating a more inclusive educational environment.
Programme
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Sunday 10th July - Evening
For those delegates arriving on Sunday Evening - Please report to Radcliffe Accommodation where there will be a NADO representative in attendance from 4.30 - 8.30pm.
For those delegates who have booked the buffet dinner, this will be served in the Radcliffe Restaurant between 8.30 pm and 9.30 pm.
Conference - Day 1 - Morning Session
Breakfast on Monday morning will be served between 8.00 am to 9.30 am in the Rootes Restaurant, first floor, Rootes Social Building.
Suppliers Showcase will be running from 10.00 am until 5.30 pm in the Ramphal Building, ground floor.
| Time | Program item | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 10:00 - 10.45 | Registration and Coffee | Ramphal Foyer |
| 10:45 - 10.55 | Welcome by the Chair - Dr James Palfreman-Kay | Lecture Theatre |
| 10.55 - 11.00 | Opening Address - Kate Dodd, Director of Student and Ancillary Services, Warwick University | |
| 11:00 - 12.00 | Mainstreaming Staff Development: The role and status of Disability Officers as a developing Profession in a changing context - Professor Alan Hurst, University of Central Lancashire. | |
| 12.00 - 1.00 | Lunch | Ramphal Foyer |
Conference - Day 1 - Afternoon Session
Suppliers Showcase will be open until 5.30.
| Time | Program item | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 1.00 - 2.00 | Workshop Session 1 | Ramphal Building 1st Floor |
| 2.15 - 3.30 | Annual General Meeting for NADO Members | |
| 3.30- 4.00 | Tea/coffee break with a demonstration by Microlink PC UK Ltd | Ramphal Foyer |
| 4.00 - 5.00 | Workshop Session 2 | Ramphal Building 1st Floor |
| 7:30 - 8.00 | Pre-Dinner Drinks | Panorama Suite |
| 8.00 | Conference Dinner | Panorama Suite with time at leisure to follow in the Bar |
Conference Day 2 - Morning Session
Suppliers Showcase will be running from 09.00 am until 4.30 pm in the Ramphal Building.
| Time | Program item | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 7.30 - 9.00 | Breakfast for residential delegates | Rootes Restaurant, First Floor, Rootes Social Building |
| 9.15 - 10.00 | Onwards and Upwards: the changing nature of disability provision - Mike Adams, National Disability Team | |
| 10.00 - 10.30 | Coffee break and demonstration by one of our suppliers | Ramphal Foyer |
| 10.30 - 11.30 | Workshop Session 3 | Ramphal Building, 1st Floor |
| 11.45 - 12.45 | The New Legal Framework: The Disability Discrimination Act 2005 - Bettina Rigg, Bond Pearce Solicitors | |
| 12:45 - 2.00 | Lunch and Suppliers Showcase | Ramphal Foyer |
Conference - Day 2 - Afternoon Session
| Time | Program item | Venue |
|---|---|---|
| 2.00 - 3.00 | QAG Update - Tony Hughes, Central Administration Unit (CAU) Manager (QAG) | |
| 3.15 - 4.15 | Workshop Session 4 | Ramphal Building 1st Floor |
| 4:15 | Tea and Close | Ramphal Foyer |
Workshops
Session 1
- Workshop 1
- Learning Support Programme within FE - Innovative Programming to enhance Support
- Glenys Tucker, Worcester 6th Form College
- Workshop 2
- ALERT- Improving provision for disabled students' use of VLEs
- Dr Barbara Newland, Durham University
- Workshop 3
- Creating Accessible Resources for Staff: Improving Disabled Student Learning Experiences
- Robin Stenham, Project Manager and Chair of Project Team - CATER.
- Workshop 4
- Dyscalculia: Sharing Support Strategies in Higher Education
- Jane Jolliffe, Dyslexia Support Tutor, Bournemouth University and Claire Trott, Loughborough University
- Workshop 5
- Beyond Compliance: recognising the professional contribution of Disability Practitioners
- Alison Robinson, Higher Education Academy
Session 2
- Workshop 6
- Additional Learning Support and Associated Funding
- Wayne Tomlinson, KPMG
- Workshop 7
- Supporting Students with Asperger's Syndrome in post compulsory education
- Nicki Martin, Senior Teaching Fellow University of Derby and Vice Chair of NADO and Gail Gardiner, Bournemouth and Poole College
- Workshop 8
- Involving disabled people in the development of your Institution's Disability Equality Scheme: taking the first steps
- Dr Caroline Davies
- Workshop 9
- Online Staff Development for Disability Officers
- Dr Phil Gravestock, Projects and Development Manager, Centre for Learning and Teaching, University of Gloucestershire.
Session 3
- Workshop 10
- What does the Disabilty Equality Duty actually mean for Disability Practitioners
- Ruth Thei - Higher Education Funding Council
- Mike Adams - National Disability Team
- Kate Goddard - Skill
- Liz Sutherland - Equality Challenge Unit Age and Disability Officer
- Dr James Palfreman-Kay - Manager Additional Learning Needs Service, Bournemouth University and Chair of NADO
- Workshop 11
- Neurodiversity: issues for student support
- Dr. David Pollock, Principle Lecturer De Montford University.
- Workshop 12
- FE Funding and Aspects of Widening Participation: an opportunity to share, explore and work together on these issues.
- John Michaux, Swindon College and Sheila Bryan, Weymouth College
- Workshop 13
- Delivering a Support Worker Service - consistency, challenges and cost recovery
- Karen Robson, University of Wales Institute, Cardiff
- Martin Smith, Brunel University, Sharon Jones, Glamorgan University
- Workshop 14
- Demonstration by 1. Stereotype: New Opportunities - Stereotype Electronic Note-taker Training
- 2. Sight and sound technology
Session 4
- Workshop 15
- Problems - Whose Problems?: Knotty issues in disability equality and the impact of the disability equality duty
- Dianne Keetch, Disability Rights Commission.
- Workshop 16
- Duty of Care, Confidentiality and Disclosure
- Bettina Rigg, Bond Pearce Solicitors
- Workshop 17
- Facilitating Inclusive Education Through Assessment Change
- Judith Waterfield, Head of Disability Assist Services, University of Plymouth
- Workshop 18
- National Funding and Policy for Universities and HE Colleges
- Ruth Thei and Fiona Reid, Higher Education Funding Council
- Workshop 19
- Demonstration by Suppliers
- 1. Bookchair
- 2. Posturite
Download the Programme (MS Word, 631 Kb, Updated: 4 June 2005)