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Annual General Meeting 2008

[20 July 2008] Minutes and reports from the AGM 2008 are now available to members (login required).

Fourth NADP briefing now available

[20 July 2008] REAL services to assist students who have Asperger syndrome. Available from the NADP Office. FREE to all Members.

Change in approach to Disability Discrimination

[10 July 2008] Information on a court decision relating to discrimination for a reason relating to a disabled person's disability. (login required)

The Future of Supporting Students through Technology

[ 15 June 2008 ] NADP Conference in association with AHEAD and ATHEN, September 2008. [More information]

NADP Spring 2008 Conference

[ 8 May 2008 ] Transcripts and presentations (login required) from the highly successful Spring Conference are now available.

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Code of Practice and Email Protocols For Members of NADP

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Code of Practice

Competence

Members should endeavour to maintain and develop their professional competence and work within its limits.

Members should actively seek to promote their professional development and keep themselves informed of current developments in the field.

Members should recognise the boundaries of their own competence, making appropriate referrals when situations fall outside them.

Discharge of Professional Duties

Members will act ethically, in good faith, with fairness, consideration and objectivity.

Members will be aware of, and show appropriate sensitivity to the dignity and worth of a person, treating each person in a caring and respectful fashion, mindful of individual differences and cultural and ethnic diversity.

Members should not discriminate or tolerate discrimination on the part of others.

The right to privacy should be respected with due account taken of the legislative framework in place (for example UK Data Protection Act).

Members should be sensitive to issues of confidentiality and act in accordance with the legislative requirements.

Members should be alert to and avoid conflicts of interest that may interfere with the exercise of professional responsibilities. Any concerns of conflict should be raised with the relevant parties.

The provision of information, advice and guidance should be impartial, open and transparent. Members should be mindful of their role and be aware of any factors which might limit the impartiality of the information, advice and guidance offered and where appropriate those factors should be disclosed.

Members should recognise the power and influence that comes with their role and ensure that it is used appropriately.

Members should keep appropriate records of their actions and make students aware if files are kept which include personal data about them.

Personal Conduct

Members should ensure that their actions do not bring either themselves, their Institution or NADP into disrepute.

Any disciplinary action taken by the Board of Directors in relation to inappropriate behaviour and/or unprofessional conduct is final.

Email Protocols

[Members, see also: NADP Members Mailing List (login required)]

NADP members using the email forums should familiarise themselves with the jiscmail policy.

Content should be directly relevant to the aims and objectives of NADP - relating to disability and the provision of services to disabled people.

Commercial advertising is not permissible.

Consideration should be given to other users. Bear in mind that members may be disabled in one or more ways, such as visual impairment, dyslexia and other reading difficulties.

Use fonts, sizes and colours that do not cause difficulties for disabled readers.

Ensure that a relevant subject line is included. This helps to sort email by subject and enables members to read only those they consider to be of relevance to them.

If changing the topic when replying to an email, ensure that the subject line is amended.

Keep postings short and to the point.

Members wishing to share documents should request its posting onto the NADP website via <webmaster@nadp-uk.org> or <admin@nadp-uk.org>

Members wishing to conduct a survey should contact the list-owner.

When taking leave, use the setting 'mail deliver temporarily disabled' on the subscription settings page at jiscmail.ac.uk or submit the request to the NADP Administration Office.

Members must not send rude, offensive, defamatory, discriminatory, deliberately false information or generally unpleasant postings.

Complaints regarding email content should be sent to NADP-request@jiscmail.ac.uk or addressed in writing to the NADP Board of Directors.

Members found to be in breach of the above protocols will be contacted and temporarily suspended from the email forum while the NADP Board of Directors consider appropriate sanctions.

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