Hot Topic: Disability Equality Scheme – Meeting the deadline

19th December 2006, 00:00am - 00:01am, Past event

This event is designed to allow you to compare, discuss and review the work you have done so far on your Disability Equality Scheme with your peers in other public sector organisations. It is an opportunity to build your Scheme on good practice and, at the same time, develop a wider network for future work.

Presentations will be kept to a minimum. The focus will be on discussing the challenges you face and developing successful approaches to the five essential elements your Disability Equality Scheme must include, i.e.:

• A statement of how disabled people have been involved in developing the scheme.
• An action plan.
• Arrangements for gathering information about the performance of the public body on disability equality.
• Arrangements for assessing the impact of activities of the authority on disability equality and improving these when necessary.
• Details of how the authority is going to use the information gathered, in particular in reviewing the effectiveness of its action plan and preparing subsequent schemes.

Why attend?

This event will enable you to:

• Clarify your understanding of what you need to include in your Disability Equality Scheme.
• Discuss the challenges you are facing with other public sector organisations and develop practical solutions.
• Feel confident that you are on track to publish your scheme by the December 4th deadline.

Who should attend?

Public sector staff specifically who have been tasked with drafting a Disability Equality Scheme or who are contributing to a specific element of this scheme.