Summary: This comprehensive Conference aims
to: inform delegates of current
European issues concerning Design
for All; (b) brief disability
organisations wishing to organise
their own events to celebrate the
European Day of Disabled People on
3rd December and; (c) send a
National report on the Conference to
Brussels for the European
celebrations in the week of
December 3rd.
UNITED KINGDOM DISABILITY FORUM FOR EUROPE
EUROPEAN DAY OF DISABLED PEOPLE CONFERENCE 2001
TOPIC
A FREE CONFERENCE INCLUDING BUFFET LUNCH
VENUE ISLINGTON DESIGN CENTRE, LONDON
DATE October 11th 2001
TIME 10.30 a.m. REGISTRATION
FINISH 4.00 p.m.
DELEGATES - REPRESENTATIVES OF NATIONAL AND REGIONAL
DISABILITY GROUPS,
INDUSTRIALISTS, EXPERTS AND GOVERNMENT REPRESENTATIVES
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SEND TO: Mr. Colin Ashmore, c/o 17 Ravensdale Road, Allestree,
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RE: EUROPEAN DAY OF DISABLED PEOPLE 2001
You are invited to attend the free Conference as outlined below.
TOPIC DESIGN FOR ALL
VENUE ISLINGTON DESIGN CENTRE
DATE Thursday, October 11th 2001
TIME 10.30 a.m. REGISTRATION - 4.00
FINISH
DRAFT PROGRAMME
10.00 a.m. Exhibitions, registration and coffee
11.00 a.m. Speakers programme + Questions.
c) Introduction : Anne Pridmore, Chair UKDFfE/Yannis
Vardakastanis, European
Disability Forum President
d) Roderick Skinner - European Commission
e) Setting the Scene - Peter Barker, (Disabled Persons' Transport
Advisory
Comm.)
f) Government Speakers will include some of the following: The
UK Minister
for Europe, The Minister for Disabled People, The Secretary of
State for
Work and Pensions, The Secretary of State for Education and
Skills and the
Secretary of State for the Environment or their representatives
g) A presentation by Margaret Hickish , the disability consultant
for the
building of the Scottish Parliament.
12.30 p.m. lunch time buffet and exhibition
2.00 p.m. Workshops in which Delegates can discuss their design
needs for
the future. Delegates can choose 2 workshops (a) Daily Living
and the Home
(facilitator - ), (b) Work and the Workplace
tator - ) (c) Travel and Leisure (facilitator - Peter Barker) and
(d)
the Information Society (facilitator - Simon Stevens )
3.00 p.m. tea and biscuits and exhibition
3.30 p.m. Report back and summary
Those who attend the Conference will be invited to form an
organising
committee for the 2002 conference and as a steering committee
for the many
events planned for the year of Disabled People 2003.
Please see poster and booking form.
Owner: Mr. Colin AshmoreAssociation: UK Disability Forum for Europe