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February 09, 2008
NATIONAL DISABLED STAFF NETWORK - CONFERENCE 17-18/03/08
The National Disabled Staff Network
Working to remove institutional barriers and empower disabled staff and service users in NOMS, the Probation Service and CAFCASS.
Conference 17 – 18 March 2008
Disability Equality – The Reality
Hayes Conference Centre, Swanick, Alfreton, Derbyshire
The speakers at this year’s NDSN Conference include Helen Edwards, Director General for Criminal Justice and Offender Management Strategy, Christine Lawrie, Chief Executive of the Probation Boards Association and Judy McKnight, OBE, General Secretary of Napo.
The Conference is open to all on the first day when in addition to speakers there will be a range of workshops covering a variety of topics including Reasonable Adjustments, Equality Impact Assessments and Sickness Absence/Disability leave. The second day is reserved for disabled staff.
The Conference will provide invaluable support for Areas in respect of their own Disability Equality Schemes and the requirement to evidence the ‘genuine and influential involvement’ of disabled people.
Chief Probation Officers are being requested to support both Managers and disabled staff to attend and to publicize the event. NOMS is meeting the cost of the Conference but Areas will be asked to meet the cost of travel to the event.
Further information about the conference can be obtained electronically from:
maria.lenn@london.probation.gsi.gov.uk tel: 020 7740 8556
Contact details for NDSN Co-Chairs:
David Quarmby: quarmby@ntlworld.com tel: 07736 087019
Desiree Leete: desiree.leete@devon-cornwall.probation.gsi.gov.uk
tel: 01392 861538
Posted by Hampshire at February 9, 2008 06:08 PM