What do you want us to do? Future direction of the National

Association of Disability Practitioners (NADP) 2006-2009

Dr James M Palfreman-KayChair, NADP

Annual Conference 2005/06

Aims

• Outline how members are currently supported

• Establish what the organisation should do within the next 3 years

• Make aware of future ideas/plans

How are members currently supported?

Members are currently supported via:

• Board Members• E-mail lists (general/assessor)• Newsletter• Conferences (1 Day/Annual)• Legal Helpline• Local, Regional & National meetings• Website

What support do you want? (1)

• NADO News Article Spring 2004 outlined the following needs from the membership:(Summary of responses)

– Training to cover the various roles we do, e.g. support for students/management/budgetary

– Develop an SLA to cover post-16 institutions/LEAs over the DSA process

– Development of national guidance for post-16 institutions on the role of Disability Services

What support do you want? (2)

• NADO News Article Spring 2004 outlined the following needs from the membership:(Summary of responses)

– Recognition of Disability Practitioners as equivalent to Careers Advisers/Counsellors etc.

– Development of a recognised qualification– Support for embedding disability issues into

the curriculum– Support for developing an inclusive

environment for disabled students

Listening to NADP members (1)

• Group work – Finding out what you want

• Break into groups to consider 2 questions

Listening to NADP members (2)

• Question 1:– Is the current NADP structure meeting your

needs?

• Question 2:– What support do you want as a Disability Service

Manager/Dyslexia Co-ordinator?– What support do you want as an Assessment Centre

Manager?

Listening to NADP members (2)

• Question 2: Support for NADP members

– What support do you want as a Disability Officer?

– What support do you want as an Assessor?– What support do you want as a IT Trainer?– What support do you want as a dyslexia tutor?– What support do you want as a support worker

e.g. note taker?– What support do you want as suppliers?

Listening to NADP members (3)

• You have 10-15 mins to answer the questions

• Feedback on the questions

• Incorporate your views into future NADP planning activities

Role of NADP Practitioner (1)

• First NADO Technical Briefing (2001)

– Focus on Disability Officers in HE– 8 recommendations covering areas such as the

development of networks to reduce isolation

• We need to update it to reflect the changes within the sector

Role of NADP Practitioner (2)

• Please review the attached questionnaire

– Are we asking the right questions?– Should we ask any other questions?– Your views will shape the revised publication– Findings will be shared with policy

makers/funding bodies

Contact Details

NADO LtdMoulton Park Business CentreRedhouse RoadMoulton ParkNorthamptonNN3 6AQ

Tel/Fax: 01604 497933

E-mail: admin@nado.org.uk

Url: http://.www.nado.org.uk