NATIONAL ASSOCIATION OF DISABILITY PRACTITIONERS

News and Updates :

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.

The Future of Supporting Students through Technology

[ 15 June 2008 ] NADP Conference in association with Association on Higher Education and Disability (AHEAD) and Access Technologists Higher Education Network (ATHEN), September 2008. More information

NADP Annual General Meeting 2008

[ 15 June 2008 ] Final notice of AGM (login required) to be held on 24th June 2008 at the NADP Annual Conference.
[ 16 June 2008 ] Additional documents for AGM added. (login required)

NADP Annual Conference 2008

[ 8 May 2008 ] The NADP Annual Conference & AGM will take place on 24th and 25th of June in Daventry. Abstracts of workshops updated.

NADP Spring 2008 Conference

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

Board Nominations 2008

In accordance with the Memorandum and Articles of Association, one third of the NADP Board of Directors are required to stand down at the Annual General Meeting. Co-opted Directors are also required to stand down, but can be recommended by the Board to stand for election.

Nominations are invited for the vacant positions.

More information and nomination form (login required)

NADP Annual General Meeting 2008

Notice of Annual General Meeting to be held on Tuesday 24th June 2008 at the NADP Annual Conference.

NADP Annual Conference 2008

[ 17 April 2008 ] The NADP Annual Conference & AGM will take place on 24th and 25th of June in Daventry.

NADP Spring 2008 Conference

[ 17 April 2008 ] Transcripts from the highly successful Spring Conference will be available soon.

NADP Spring 2008 Conference

[ 17 Feb 2008 ] Programme now available.

NADP News - Spring / Summer 2008 - Call for Papers

[ 14 Feb 2008 ] NADP will launch a new journal containing a peer reviewed section, which will provide a vehicle for sharing research findings relevant to post 14 education of disabled people. The NADP editorial board will be considering articles for the refereed section of the journal at the end of March. More information (login required)

Subscription to Ability Magazine

[ 11 Feb 2008 ] For NADP members: 10% reduction on subscriptions to Ability, the magazine about IT for disabled people. Find out more (login required).

New NADP Technical Briefing published

[ 31 Jan 2008 ] NADP Technical Briefing 3/2007 : Neurodiversity: Diagnostic Issues in Higher Education is now available from the NADP office.

We are also holding copies of the Disability Rights Commission (DRC) Publication 'Understanding the Disabilty Discrimination Act', available in printed format or on memory stick, and free to anyone. Please contact NADP to receive a copy.

NADP Annual Conference 2008

[ Updated 31 Jan 2008 ] Programme and abstracts for the NADP Annual Conference & AGM 2008 are now available. [Updated 31 Jan 2008]

Upcoming events in 2008

[Update 31 Jan 2008 ] Booking Forms are now available for the Spring & Autumn Conferences and the NADP Annual Conference & AGM 2008.

NADP Autumn One-day Conference 2007

[ Updated 12 Dec 2007 ] Transcript and presentations from the Autumn Conference are available for members (login required).

Upcoming events in 2008

[ 14 Oct 2007 ] Dates have been set for the NADP Annual Conference and Spring and Autumn Conferences of 2008. Proposals for presentations are welcomed.

NADP Annual Conference & AGM 2007

[6 July 2007] Some of the presentations from the 2007 Annual Conference are available as downloads to NADP members. (login required)

Meeting to discuss recent DSA-QAG developments

[7 June 2007] NADP Members are invited to attend a meeting to discuss recent DSA-QAG developments. The meeting will take place at the Annual Conference on Tuesday 3rd July at 5.30pm following the Annual General Meeting. (login required)

The meeting will be chaired by the NADP Chairman and your DSA-QAG representatives will be present. The Chair of DSA-QAG, a representative of SLC and other Associate Members of DSA-QAG will also be invited to attend.

NADP Annual Conference & AGM 2007

[Updated 7 June 2007] This year's conference on the 3rd and 4th of July will focus on Supporting the Practitioner.
The AGM will take place on 3rd July during the Conference. AGM - Proposals for consideration (login required)

NADP Spring + Autumn One-day Conference 2007

[ 29 April 2007 ] Presentations from the Spring Conference are available for members (login required). A second event focusing on Perspectives on Deaf Student Support is planned for November.

NADP AGM 2007

[21 March 2007] The AGM 2007 will take place on 3rd July during the Annual Conference. Procedures for AGM and for submitting motions. (login required)

NADP Technical Briefing Update

[21 March 2007] NADP wishes to update its first technical briefing which was published in 2001 and outlined the role of a Disability Officer in post-16 education. We ask colleagues to complete the questionnaire before 4th May 2007.

NADP Board of Directors Election 2007

[3 March 2007] Three Directors are required to stand down at the AGM. Nominations are invited for the vacant positions. (login required)

NADP News Spring/Summer 2007 - Call for Papers

[3 March 2007] The theme of the spring-summer issue of NADP News will be: 'Implementing the Disability Equality Duty in post 14 Education. Insights from Practitioners and Stakeholders'. More information for those who would like to contribute. (login required)

External event: Action on Access Forums

[13 February 2007] Due to the popularity and success of the 2006 Forums, Action on Access have announced four further Disability and WP forums. They will run in May 2007 in London, South East, Midlands and North East.

NADP Annual Conference & AGM 2007

[10 January 2007] This year's conference on the 3rd and 4th of July will focus on Supporting the Practitioner.

NADP Spring + Autumn One-day Conference 2007

[14 December 2006] Two NADP events in association with CHESS that will focus on Perspectives on Deaf Student Support are planned for April and November 2007.

NADP Annual Conference 2007 - Call for Presentations

[14 November 2006] NADP is seeking submissions for keynote presentations and workshops for its Annual Conference on 2 - 3 July 2007. The organising theme for the 2007 NADP Annual Conference is 'All about the Practitioner', providing presentations and workshops that offer support and advice to Disability Practitioners in post 16 education.

NADP Autumn Conference 2006

[13 November 2006] For NADP Members: NADP's Autumn One-day Conference 2006 took place on November 1st in Manchester. The theme of this event was Supporting Students with Asperger's Syndrome in Higher and Further Education. Transcripts of the event are now available. (login required)

Representation to DSA-QAG - Results of Vote

[Updated 24 October 2006] The NADP Board of Directors has responded to a request from DSA-QAG for two Associate Members to represent the NADP membership. The Board have nominated Nicki Martin and Karen Robson to be our representatives.

We have also been asked to put together a case to be presented at the next (DSA-QAG) Board Meeting giving reasons why (HE DSA) Assessor representation should come from NADP.

It is the Boards view that the membership should decide whether this case is made for additional representation of HE DSA Assessors.

[Update] A majority of members have voted in favour of presenting a case to DSA-QAG for DSA Assessor representation to come from NADP. The NADP Board of Directors will now take action on this decision.

Please note that the meeting of the NADP Assessor Group, scheduled to be held at University of Manchester on Thursday 2nd November has been postponed.

Once a democratic decision by members regarding putting a case to DSA-QAG for DSA Assessor representation has been made, the NADP Board of Directors will review a way forward for this group and will reschedule the meeting as appropriate.

Event: Disability Equality Duty

[12 October 2006] NADP will be holding a members only event, Disability Equality Duty - Expert advice, peer support and common treads, on Tuesday 7th November at Sheffield Hallam University.

This event will be a half-day seminar starting at 9:30 a.m. and concluding with Lunch. The cost to NADP members is £35.00.

Tina Elliott will be giving a presentation and there is an opportunity for you to bring along your existing draft schemes and questions for Tina Elliott and each other in discussion and networking sessions.

Election of FE Representative

[14 September 2006] NADP is pleased to announce that Karen Hall, Royal National College Hereford, has been elected as FE Representative to the NADP Board of Directors.

SITS:Vision Accessibility Manager

[14 August 2006] If your University uses the SITS information management system you may like to know more about the Accessibility Manager module which allows you to input disability data. This module was demonstrated at Birkbeck University of London by Alex Johnson and the Powerpoint presentation can be downloaded here:

Download this presentation: Presentation of the SITS:Vision Accessibility Module (MS Powerpoint, 788 Kb)

Disability Equality Duty

[31 July 2006] Information, resources, announcements of events regarding the introduction of the Disability Equality Duty, which comes into effect in December 2006.

National Committee for Standards in SpLD Assessment, Training and Practice

[26 July 2006] Lynn Greenwold, Chair of SpLD Assessment Standards Committee (SASC) writes:

In accordance with DfES guidelines [SpLD Working Group 2005/DfES Guidelines] the following framework should be followed to provide evidence of SpLD for DSAs.

• SpLD assessments conducted after the start of academic year 2006/07 should use the report format and tests recommended in the report;
• SpLD assessments conducted after the start of academic year 2007/08 should be accepted from Psychologists and suitably qualified Teachers holding a current Practising Certificate in SpLD assessments issued by their professional association;
• from academic year 2008/09 all training for assessing SpLDs should follow the report recommendations.

If you are already following this guidance, we appreciate your support in promoting good practice. If you have not adopted the framework, please refer to it and amend your evidence submissions accordingly to meet the timetable outlined above. Details of the framework can be accessed from the Patoss website.

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