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6-12 June 2011, various locations
Action for Access Actions week
The Action for Access campaign, run by the charity Leonard Cheshire Disability, is holding a week of action form 6 to 12 June 2011. During this week, the campaign is encouraging people to download a campaign form and complete access survey forms for services in their local areas.
For further information, visit the Action for Access website
7 June 2011, London
Inside Government welfare reform conference
Inside Government is hosting a conference named Welfare reform: Making work pay in central London on 7 June. The conference will explore changes in the welfare system set out in the Welfare Reform Bill and aims to help delegates prepare for the reform agenda, to ensure that services continue to be effective.
For further information, visit the Inside Government website
10 June 2011, Leicester
Employment law and the Equality Act seminar
The University of Leicester is hosting this half-day seminar on 10 June. The seminar will provide an overview of key features of the Equality Act 2010, including equal pay and positive action, and will give a critical overview of its implications for the pursuit of equality in the workplace. It will also consider the relationship between the Equality Act and the forms of labour-market discrimination which remain outside its scope.
For further information, visit the University of Leicester website
13 and 22 June 2011, London
Disability and employment seminars
The business law firm DWF LLP is hosting a disability and employment seminar named Dispel the myths in London on 13 June and Manchester on 22 June. The seminar will promote the Clearkit online resource which is designed to help employers identify and remove the barriers which can prevent disabled people being employed.
For further information, and to book a place, contact Kate Curran at DWF LLP
14 June 2011, London
Living Streets conference: Public-realm investment
Living Streets is hosting a conference named Creating healthy, successful streets and communities in London on 14 June. The conference will present research evidence on the positive effects of investment in the public realm and the impact of localism on decisions at street and neighbourhood level.
For further information, visit the Living Streets website
14-15 June 2011, London
RTPI convention: Planning in the Big Society
The Royal Town Planning Institute (RTPI) is holding its planning convention, the theme of which is Planning in the Big Society, from 13-15 June in central London.
For further information, and to book a place, visit the RTPI Planning Convention website
15-17 June 2011, London
Access auditing and the Equality Act
The Centre for Accessible Environments (CAE) is hosting this three-day course from 15-17 June 2011 in central London. It is aimed at anyone seeking to gain an understanding of the practicalities of access improvements in light of the Equality Act 2010.
For further information, visit the CAE website
16 June 2011, London
EFD best-practice masterclass
The Employers’ Forum on Disability (EFD) is hosting this new annual one-day conference on 16 June 2011 in London. The conference is aimed at HR managers and business partners, diversity managers and disability specialists.
For further information, visit the EFD website
16 June 2011, London
Vision UK 2011 conference featuring Techshare
The Vision UK 2011 conference, featuring Techshare, will take place in central London on 16 June. Topics to be discussed include a changing external environment, the Big Society, commissioning changes and recent advances in assistive technology, including the Techshare event which showcases new technology.
For further details, visit the Vision UK website
21 June 2011, Birmingham
Community Matters community buildings conference
The community-organisation network Community Matters is hosting a conference in Birmingham on 21 June, named Community buildings: Delivering more with less. This one-day event for local authority officers nad elected members seeks to explore solutions to manage and sustain community buildings within an economic climate of reduced resources.
For further information, and to book a place, visit the Community Matters website
27-29 June 2011, Edinburgh
OPENspace research conference
The OPENspace research centre, in collaboration with research partners at the Universities of Salford and Warwick, is hosting this international conference in Edinburgh from 27-29 June. The conference will focus on recent research into the design and provision of accessible outdoor environments. It will highlight the importance of inclusive environments in improving the quality of life of individuals at different life stages and explore the links between the design and planning of communities, both urban and rural, and enhanced health and wellbeing.
For further information, and to book a place, visit the OPENSpace website
28 June 2011, Dundee
Enabling inclusion for people with PMLD
This meeting, named Enabling inclusion throughout the lives of people with profound intellectual and multiple disabilities: Overcoming barriers and organised by the Intellectual Disability Forum and PAMIS, will take place in Dundee on 28 June.
For further information, visit the Royal Society of Medicine website
28 June 2011, London
e-Access conference 2011
The electronic publishing organisation Headstar and umbrella group One Voice for Accessible ICT Coalition are hosting the annual e-Access conference in London on 28 June. The event aims to show organisations how to improve the accessibility of their electronic communications.
For further information, visit the Headstar website
30 June 2011, London
RIBA publication launch: Future homes
The Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) is hosting an exhibition and event to launch its new publication, Future homes: Building better lifestyles for an ageing population, produced in collaboration with the Building Research Establishment (BRE), in central London on 30 June. The publication provides guidance for architects and design professionals on the design of new and refurbished housing to enable older and disabled people to live independently.
For further information, visit the RIBA website
Until 30 June 2011, various locations
RADAR’s MP Disability dialogue
In May and June, the Royal Association for Disability Rights (RADAR) is holding a Disability dialogue, during which it is encouraging disabled people to meet with their MPs and find out how their MP can help them. RADAR hopes that this will result in ongoing relationships between MPs and disabled people, and help disabled people campaign for change. RADAR will provide anybody wishing to take part with information and has a limited budget to help with access costs.
For further information, visit the RADAR website
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