Join us at the National Supporting Autistic People and People with a Learning Disability Conference 2024 which will seek to foster a deeper understanding of the challenges that autistic people and people living with a learning disability experience, advocate for inclusivity, champion better support and demolish the barriers preventing individuals the opportunity to thrive and succeed.
Open Forum Events has an enviable reputation for hosting highly informative, practical and thought-provoking meetings, bringing together key stakeholders to discuss, debate and help formulate future policy and action. This bi-annual meeting, now in its 10th year will bring together educators, researchers, healthcare professionals, practitioners, policymakers, and will make the case for change and continue the conversations as to how lives can be improved.
The programme is devised to further the knowledge agenda and features addresses from expert contributors tasked with developing policy and practices, as well as professionals facilitating practical interventions and effective strategies to support and improve circumstances. Furthermore, as part of the speaker line up, we are privileged to have presenters with lived experience who will highlight the realities of their lives and their aspirations for the future.
Delegates will have the opportunity to exchange insights, experiences, and best practices through a series of discussion and debate sessions during the plenary sessions with further interaction facilitated through casual networking breaks.
Book your place today at the National Supporting Autistic People and People with a Learning Disability Conference 2024 and be part of the narrative to make a difference and induce positive change.
This conference is designed to induce change with knowledge, innovation, and inspiration.
Any transformation of a process or service requires the input of products and services devised to make improvements such as digital technologies; training provision; workforce planning; outsourced services; data and analytics etc.
If your organisation supports change through your products and services, our delegates and conference participants will be ready to engage with you.
Joanne McAllister, Group Head of Patient/Service User Experience Nurse, Northern Care Alliance NHS FT (invited)
This presentation will describe a family’s person-centred journey with their daughter to provide independent supported living of her choice. Overcoming many challenges over the years and becoming expert (to some extent) captains of navigating the complexities of both the Health & Social care system
This presentation addresses the critical issues of inequalities, discrimination, stigma, and bias faced by individuals with learning disabilities. I will explore tis over 6 key themes:
1. Education and Awareness
2. Policy and Legal Reforms
3. Support Systems
4. Community and Peer Support
5. Research and Data
6. Advocacy and Empowerment
Objective: To highlight the challenges, examine root causes, and propose actionable solutions to create a more inclusive and equitable society.
The NHS is spending more than half a billion pounds per year to detain people with learning disabilities and autistic people in mental health hospitals, according to new research. However, there are some examples of best practice where trusts are preventing people from being admitted to hospital.
Allocated planned time for speakers to receive questions from the audience and induce further discussion.
Speaker TBC, Dimensions (confirmed)
This presentation will share new research findings and will include details on modern day slavery, criminal exploitation plus sexual safety and relationships.
A hot, two-course lunch consisting of multiple options will be provided for delegates. We cater for all dietary requirements, including vegetarian, vegan and gluten/dairy-free; just notify us ahead of time should you have any allergens or requirements.
This presentation will describe the lived experience of applying to the STP and interviewing in the NHS and the discrimination and bias experienced.
Andy Williams, Director of Involvement, Revolving Doors (invited)
For someone with a neurological condition, coming into contact with the criminal justice system can be frustrating and confusing. In many cases it seems to be an experience that leaves offenders with neurological conditions little opportunity to turn their lives around.
Autistic people are four times more likely to be lonely than those who are neurotypical, according to a new study.
We will explore why autistic people are more likely to end their own life and things are a society and services we can do to reduce the rates of suicide.
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