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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

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