MÁS project - making access succeed for deaf and disabled students

MÁS project - making access succeed for deaf and disabled students
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Making Access Succeed

Conference theme: Mainstreaming

Conference in Leicester. September 11, 2003.

10am - 5pm at Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living

Conference language: English

Program | Conference place

Conference Program

Aims:

  • To present the work of the MÁS project teams in Germany, Spain and the United Kingdom

  • To engage with a wide range of people in discussion about the work of the MÁS project teams

  • To take advice on taking the project forward

Thursday, September 11, 2003

Conference Chair: Mel Read, Member of the European Parliament

Timetable

9.30am Arrival & Registration
10.00am Welcome and introductions – Chair, Mel Read
10.15am Access through preparation – UK MÁS team presentation
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10.45am Access through language – German MÁS team presentation
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11.15am Tea/coffee & Interactive session
12.00pm Access through support – Spanish MÁS team presentation
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12.30pm Lunch & Interactive session
2.30pm “Active government strategies for increasing the proportion of deaf and disabled students in Higher Education”. Department for Education and Skills. Speaker to be confirmed.
3.00pm “Developing a collaborative approach to mainstreaming services for disabled children”.
Chris Bush, Disabled Children’s Services, Leicester City Council.
3.30 - 5pm Summary & closing remarks

After the formal ending of the conference there was the opportunity for delegates to engage in informal discussion with members of the project teams.

Contact:

  • George Taylor, De Montfort University,
    Gateway House, Room 4.57. Leicester LE1 9BH.
    Tel. 0116-207-8817.
    E-mail: gtaylor@dmu.ac.uk

Conference place

Leicestershire Centre for Integrated Living (LCIL)

LCIL entrance 5-9 Upper Brown Street
Leicester LE1 5TE
United Kingdom

Telephone: 0116 222 5005
Fax: 0116 222 5008
Minicom: 0116 222 5007

How to get there: see instructions at LCIL website

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