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The Alliance for Inclusive Education and Disability LIB welcomes you

The Alliance for Inclusive Education and Disability LIB welcomes you. Parliamentary Launch Tuesday, 19 th January 2010 Pushing for Change The Role of Disabled People’s Organisations in Developing Young Disabled Leaders of the Future. Introduction. Baroness Jane Campbell of Surbiton DBE.

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The Alliance for Inclusive Education and Disability LIB welcomes you

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  1. The Alliance for Inclusive Education and Disability LIB welcomes you Parliamentary Launch Tuesday, 19th January 2010 Pushing for Change The Role of Disabled People’s Organisations in Developing Young Disabled Leaders of the Future

  2. Introduction Baroness Jane Campbell of Surbiton DBE

  3. Hardip Begol Deputy Director: Special Educational Needs and Disability Division - Department for Children, Schools and Families

  4. An overview of the project and the report Tara Flood Director: Alliance for Inclusive Education

  5. Why we did the work? • Highlight the inaccessibility of leadership opportunities • Identify the barriers to involving young disabled people in Disabled People’s Organisations • To identify what needs to change to support the next generation of disabled leaders • What Next?

  6. Christine O’Mahony Pushing for Change: Researcher and author

  7. What did the research find? Young People and Adults Agree • No fundamental differences between disabled adults and disabled young people’s definition of a disabled leader Definition of a Disabled leader Someone who: • Promotes social justice • Empowers others • Manages people • Has specific personal qualities

  8. What did the research find? Young disabled people • Keen to challenge disability inequality • Bring new perspectives to the table • Need disabled adult mentors and role models • Look to other disabled young people as role models • 88% of disabled people asked thought young people could be leaders • 88% thought non verbal disabled people can be leaders

  9. What did the research find? • Disabled People’s Organisations • 28% not currently working with young disabled people because they lack: • Funding and resources • Capacity and commitment • Experience and expertise • Access to young people

  10. Miro Griffiths

  11. Young Disabled Peopleand Leadership • Disabled Young Persons’ participation in decision making   • Promote shared experience and empowerment • Accelerate Disability Equality - Driving Forward Structural Change

  12. Melanie Close Manager: Disability Equality North West

  13. The DPO Perspective • It’s easy to tick boxes and con ourselves! • The work is great fun to do – and well worth the time and effort! • It’s a long term commitment!

  14. We would like to thank all of you for coming today and for supporting the work of the Alliance for Inclusive Education

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