Great to participate in the Business without Barriers Summit Naidex (National Accessibility Inclusion & Disability Expo) 2024 NEC

A great lineup of talks discussing workplace inclusion, digital accessibility and the value disabled people can bring to companies

#Naidex

We're really grateful for the brilliantly engaging discussions and insights from our speakers at yesterday's 'AI for Inclusivity in Education' webinar. A fantastic exploration of AI as a tool for inclusive learning. Thank you to all who joined us.

Delighted to take part in #BASE2023 sharing findings from All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Tech report on #Technology & #SupportedEmployment with Libby Wilkins bringing the research to life through examples from The Oaks Specialist College Tonbridge.

2 days packed with insights & tools to put disability confidence in action!

Come along to our last Disabled Women in Politics Network sessions of 2023 - taking place next week!

The Network is an opportunity for disabled women active in politics and activism to come together, share experiences and support the next generation of Disabled women in politics

Privileged to be referenced by Hector Minto in highlighting how importance accessibility and inclusion is in breaking down barriers for people. It was amazing to be able to speak following on from this, to share practical applications working with individuals. #base2023

Here's some more photos from the day - many thanks to Helen our photographer for her hard work! #TechAbility23

I'm looking forward to taking part in #BASE2023 today and speaking tomorrow about using accessible tech to break down barriers to employment with Libby Wilkins from the The Oaks Specialist College Tonbridge British Association of Supported Employment

Great to present at #TechAbility23 on early findings from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Tech report inquiry on #Technology use in #SupportedEmployment .

Enjoyed the breakout sessions too on #AI and #Accessibility , accessible Maths, routes to CPD for Assistive Technologists and Annalu Waller's keynote!

Thank you to the expert panel from nasen SEC_Tweets British Dyslexia Association and Professor Bill Lucas from University of Westminster.

Read more here: bdadyslexia.org.uk/support-us/cam…

Great to join the APPG for Dyslexia and SpLd meeting on reforming assessment in Secondary Education chaired by Sharon Hodgson MP

A key takeaway for me was the need to make assessments accessible and inclusive to improve young people's wellbeing, attainment and life chances.

And thank you to The Disability Policy Centre, Disability Rights UK, Elect Her and Women Count for facilitating both sessions!

It was a pleasure chairing these roundtables on what disabled women want to see in the Government's Disability Action Plan.

We were joined by speakers, Dr Sarabajaya Kumar and Fazilet Hadi, and had excellent contributions from the women joining on the day.

Delighted to host West Midlands Combined Authority and The Disability Policy Centre as they share initial results of the report into seeking to ‘Make the West Midlands an Exemplar Region for Disabled People’, with Dr Shani Dhanda chairing the panel discussion. Great that National Centre for Accessible Transport is a key partner here already

I'm looking forward to presenting early findings from the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Tech's report on tech use in #SupportedEmployment TechAbility 2023 alongside a great set of speakers from the AT, academia and disability worlds, including the impressive Professor Annalu Walker Annalu Waller!

One week to go until our roundtable with Elect Her The Disability Policy Centre Disability Rights UK on 'What do disabled women want to see in the Government's Disability Action Plan?'
Lunchtime and evening sessions on Wed Sept 13th

Read more here and sign up: bit.ly/45QUpBn

Today we’re online meeting as ‘Technology use in Supported Employment Evidence Session’ it was good session today RIX Inclusive Research Institute Gosia Kwiatkowska KathrynStowell Robert McLaren Shamima Akhtar (She/Her) ATech Policy Lab

Today, we launch our first newsletter exploring the latest news on assistive and accessible technology policy – from the ATech Policy Lab and All-Party Parliamentary Group for Assistive Tech.

Subscribe on LinkedIn here: linkedin.com/build-relation…

#TechAbility2023 is starting to book up. To attend the discussion forum, book early! techability.org.uk/techability-co…
Keynote from AT legend Annalu Waller. Presentations from Shamima Akhtar (She/Her) UoY_TEL Treloar's Pace Jisc Rohan Slaughter Ambitious College

Our ‘Disabled Women in Politics network’ for d/Deaf and Disabled Women, and those with long-term health conditions, returns next Thursday 13th of July, with a lunchtime and evening session and 1pm and 7pm - both online!

Email [email protected] to register. 😊

I'm delighted to join the The Disability Policy Centre as Chair of the Disabled Women in Politics Network.

The online sessions are an informal space for disabled women to come together and support each other.

The next session is on July 13th. Please do sign up if you'd like to join!