Disability and Social Inclusion Seminars 2014/15

Event recordings and slides from our past seminar series in academic year 2014-15

Past seminars 2014-15

Action on Hearing Loss: Final Report of the Commission on Hearing Loss

• Paul Breckell, Chief Executive, Action on Hearing Loss
• Tuesday July 7^th 2015
• July 7^th 2015 seminar slides

Tackling Unemployment for Blind and Partially Sighted People

• Alex Saunders, Employment Impact Officer, RNIB and Paul Lynch, Research Fellow, Visual Impairment Centre for Teaching and Research (VICTAR), School of Education, University of Birmingham
• Tuesday June 16^th 2015
• June 16^th 2015 seminar slides

Migrant Care Workers in the UK and Norway

• Professor Karen Christensen, Department of Sociology, University of Bergen, Norway
• Tuesday May 12^th 2015
• May 12^th 2015 seminar slides

Problems and Solutions in Accessibility and Usability of ICT for Disabled People

• Gill Whitney, Associate Professor Design for All Research Group School of Science & Technology, Middlesex University
• Tuesday April 14^th 2015
• April 14^th 2015 seminar slides

Invisibility of Patients with Learning Disabilities in Hospital

• Dr. Irene Tuffrey-Wijne, Senior Research Fellow in Nursing at St George's, University of London and Kingston University
• Tuesday March 10^th 2015
• March 10^th 2015 seminar slides

The Capability Approach and Disability: Constraints on Disabled People's Participation

• Dr. Tania Burchardt, Deputy Director, Centre for Analysis of Social Exclusion (CASE) and Senior Lecturer, Department of Social Policy, LSE
• Wednesday February 25^th 2015
• February 25^th 2015 seminar slides

Are Telehealth and Telecare the Answer for Older People with Assisted Living Needs?

• Dr. Joe Wherton, Research fellow, Centre for Primary Care and Public Health, Blizard Institute, Barts and the London School of Medicine and Dentistry
• Tuesday January 13th 2015
• January 13th 2015 seminar slides

Evaluation of the Time to Change Campaign: Programme to Reduce Stigma and Discrimination against People with Mental Health Problems

• Dr Claire Henderson, Clinical Senior Lecturer, Health Services and Population Research, Institute of Psychiatry, King's College, London
• Tuesday December 9^th 2014
• December 9^th 2014 seminar slides

Fit for Purpose: Reforming Employment Support for Disabled People and Those with Health Conditions

• Tony Wilson, Policy Director, Centre for Economic and Social Inclusion
• Thursday November 13^th 2014
• November 13^th 2014 seminar slides

Self-management of Long-Term Conditions

• Dr Hayley McBain, Research Fellow, School of Health Sciences, City University London
• Tuesday October 14^th 2014
• October 14^th 2014 seminar slides