Disabled Children And Young People Have Rights Too! / Mae gan Blant a Phobl Ifanc Anabl Hawliau Hefyd!
- Date:
- Wednesday, 23rd June 2010 @ 09:30 am - 16:00 pm
- Venue:
- Future Inn, Hemingway Road, Cardiff Bay CF10 4AU
- Age Restrictions:
- No Min Age
- Cost:
- Children In Wales Members: £80 / Non-Members: £110
The UK's 700,000 disabled children face disproportionate discrimination in realising their basic human rights. This conference will look at how disabled children, young people and their families can be made a national priority in Wales and also the UK's reports to the United Nations on the rights of disabled children.
The aim of the conference is to ensure that disabled children and their families have the same access to everyday opportunities as other children and their families and that services and support is based within a social inclusion and rights based agenda.
The themes of the conference will include:-
- Why is the UNCRC failing disabled children?
- The rights to education, healthcare and being safe (safeguarding) for disabled children and young people.
- Young people's and parent's experiences
- What are the barriers and solutions to the fulfilment of disabled children's rights?
- What can we do to make things better?
Date, Time & Location
Future Inn Cardiff Bay, Hemingway Road
Cardiff, CF10 4AU - Wednesday, 23 June 2010
9.30am-4.00pm
Cost
Children in Wales Members: £80.00
Non Members: £110.00
To avoid disappointment on the day
please ensure that you have received confirmation of
your place before setting out for the venue.
Cancellations
Cancellations received three weeks before the date of the event will be refunded in full, less a £10 administration fee. No refunds can be made after this date, although substitutions can be made. Children in Wales reserves the right to alter event programmes at any time.
Key note speakers
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Zoe Picton-Howell, Solicitor
England and Wales
Zoe is a solicitor and
PhD researcher at the University of Edinburgh and a
trustee and director of Contact as Family. Zoe will
speak about the United Nations Convention on the Rights of the
Child and the highlight how disabled children in the UK are
facing barriers in accessing their rights. She will also
speak about the new United Nations Convention of
People with Disabilities and how this convention will
reinforce the rights of disabled children and young
people.
David Hawker Director of Department
for Children, Education, lifelong Learning and
Skills
From his time as Director of Education for
Brighton and Hove, David has taken a close interest in the
needs of disabled children and young people. David is Chair of
the Rights into Action Group set up to lead the Welsh
Assembly Government's work around support for disabled
children and their families. David will speak about
the right to education for disabled children and also
what measures can be adopted to tackle
underachievement.
Tros Gynnal speaker to be
confirmed
Tros Gynnal is a provider of advocacy services
for children and young people across Wales. The organisation
has some experience in supporting children and young
people to access their right to healthcare and also
has in providing advocacy for disabled children and
young people. They will speak about the need for
disabled children and young people to be able to have
an input into the provision of their healthcare and
how this can be achieved.
Young Voices for Choices Youth Forum
Pembrokeshire
The Forum, for
disabled young people aged 15 to 25, meet to discuss issues
that affect them and offer each other support plus learn
new skills, socialise and importantly, have fun.Their
members have met with Welsh Assembly Government
ministers and given evidence to Welsh Assembly
committees about issues that they as young disabled
people are concerned about. Members of Young Voices
for Choices will speak about the importance of young
disabled people accessing their rights to education,
healthcare, employment and keeping safe. A speaker (to be
confirmed) will also discuss the important issue of
safeguarding disabled children and young people as well as
their right to feel safe from bullying, harassment and
abuse. We
will also hear direct from parents about their experiences of
parenting a disabled child and the need for adequate
support.
Dyddiad, Amserac LleoliadFuture Inn Bae Caerdydd, Ffordd Hemingway,
Caerdydd, CF10 4AU - Dydd Mercher, 23 Mehefin 2010
9.30 yb-4.00 yp
Ffi
Aelodau: £80.00 Heb fod yn Aelodau: £110.00
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