A one-day seminar for Young Disabled People and supporters
Saturday 6 April 2013
10:30 am – 14:45 pm, Congress House, Great Russell Street, London WC1S 3LS
10:30 Registration and refreshments
11.00 Welcome from Megan Dobney, SERTUC Regional Secretary
11.10 Further and Higher Education: the specific challenges facing disabled young people followed by Q&A and discussion
Jawanza Ipyana, National Union of Students
11.50 Panel Discussion: Employment, Policy and Good Practice in the workplace
Rob McCraken, CWU Rep
Jonathan Naess, CEO Stand to Reason
12.30 Lunch
1.15 Question Time: How the Paralympics’ dream was destroyed by the cuts
Tara Flood, Paralympic Gold Medallist and Director of Alliance for Inclusive
Education
Penny Pepper and Roger Lewis, Disabled People Against Cuts
Rob McCracken, CWU workplace Rep
Jawanza Ipyana, NUS Disabled Students’ Committee
2.35 Closing remarks from the Chair
2.45 Departure
To register email Joanne Adams on JAdams@tuc.org.uk or call 020 7467 1218
Online Signup: https://youngdisabledpeople-eorg.eventbrite.co.uk/
Facebook event page: https://www.facebook.com/events/490184461030411/
Twitter account: @sertucyouth
