Winter Conference 2026

Our online winter conference took place on 11am-4pm on Tuesday 20th January 2026 online via Zoom. If you would like a copy of the recording please get in touch with the NADP office team.

NADP Logo, a orange circle over two orange semicircles representing a head and shoulders over NADP in all caps in black on a light orange background. Winter conference 2026 wrapped across the top in black text. Below, the brain in hand logo and the cf psychology logo.

Kindly sponsored by Brain in Hand and CF Psychology.

In January, we held our online Winter Conference, featuring talks from sector-leading academics, cutting-edge practitioners on the front line of disability service delivery, and crucial sector bodies such as the Office for Students. Following on from our Annual Conference at Chesford Grange in June 2025, our Winter Conference continued to explore and expand upon how we can prioritise inclusion in the challenging times we’re facing within the Higher Education landscape.

Agenda

TimeSession Speaker
11am Introduction and HousekeepingAlice Speller and Sarah Todd, NADP
11.15amKeynote: Assessment as an
engine for inclusion		Dr Juuso Nieminen, Deakin University
11.55amBreak
12pmSponsor SlotNick Daulby, CF Psychology
12.05pmOne Size Doesn’t Fit All: Equality of Opportunity for Disabled StudentsSuzanne Carrie, Office for Students
12.40pmNADP UpdateNADP
12.45pmLunch
1.15pmBreakout IntroductionsNADP
1.20pmEmpowering Students with ADHD: A Collaborative Psychoeducational ApproachKelly Goodfellow, University of the West of England
Journeys and Outcomes from Higher Education for Disabled Students and Graduates – Findings, Recommendations and Reflections on Two Research ProjectsClaire Toogood, Graduate Futures Institute (formerly ACGAS)
Beyond Adjustments: Transforming Assessment for Meaningful InclusionPeter Kay, ASU London
2pmBreak
2.10pmSelf Service Access Statements at NTU: Empowering Students to choose their AdjustmentsRuth Cottam and Dr Gary McGladdery, Nottingham Trent University
2.50pmBreakout Networking 1How are cuts/reforms to DSA and AtW impacting your students and staff?
Breakout Networking 2The Disabled Student Commitment – signing up, barriers and opportunities, sharing best practice
Breakout Networking 3Disability inclusion through participatory co-design and co-delivery (research, services, resources, teaching)
Breakout Networking 4Managing student expectations when services are under pressure
Breakout Networking 5Referral decision-making under pressure: how do we screen?
3.10pmBreak
3.20pmSponsor SlotSarah Hutchings, Brain in Hand
3.25pmDisabled Student Commitment: Information Sharing Special Interest Group Best Practice Guidance and LSBU’s Action Plan JourneyPhoebe Cleary and Johnathan Thompson, London South Bank University
3.55pmClose
4pmEnd of Conference

Accessibility

Standard accessibility provision at this online conference:

  • Automated closed captions
  • BSL interpretation
  • Slides in advance (Available to download via Egnyte)
  • Regular breaks
  • Recording – all sessions apart from breakout rooms were recorded, and will be made available within a few weeks.

Please ensure you share any access needs when completing the Zoom registration form or contact admin@nadp-uk.org to discuss.

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