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Nottingham Community Housing Association hosts international Assistive Technology conference
Breaking the barriers between Stakeholders
At the end of September, NCHA hosted a conference in Nottingham in association with EASPD (European Association of Service Providers for Persons with Disabilities). The event was hosted as part of the ImPaCT in Europe project which has been awarded nearly €0.5 million by the European Commission’s Education, Audiovisual and Culture Executive Agency over three years, to raise the awareness of Person Centred Technology (PCT).
The conference programme brought together key people from across Europe to demonstrate how assistive technology can significantly support independence for people with disabilities in a person centred way.
The conference was supported by exhibitions from Tunstall, SMaRT, Halliday James and SupraUK.
Approximately 100 people attended from across the UK and from 13 countries in the rest of Europe, and had the opportunity to learn about experiences in other countries through a range of presentations and workshop discussions.
Attendees were also treated to a Civic Reception hosted by Nottingham City Council at the Council House in Nottingham. Many thanks to the Lord Mayor, Councillor Jeannie Packer, and Nottingham City Council for welcoming our guests, and also to the Sheriff of Nottingham, Councillor Unczur for opening the conference.
For the full programme, please click here.
For further information regarding the conference, please contact:
Sarah Betts, Event Organiser
Housing with Care & Support
Nottingham Community Housing Association
Tel: +44 (0)115 8443499
For further information regarding EASPD and the ImPaCT in Europe project, please contact:
Miriana Giraldi, Policy Officer
EASPD
Tel: +32 2 282 46 10
Please find below presentations from all Speakers (as per final order of programme), along with all Workshop presentations (listed alphabetically). The contact details of all Speakers and Workshop Leaders can be found in the presentations.
Speakers
• Steve Barnard, Hft - 1. Ethical approach in the use of personalised technology.pdf
• George Rowland and Jo Ireland, Hft - 2. Using PCT to promote independence.pdf
• Maggie Ellis, London School of Economics - 3. MonAMI EU project.pdf
• Phil Madden, EASPD - 4. Breaking down Barriers - Building Bridges.pdf
• Marcia Scherer, Institute for Matching Person & Technology - 5. Matching the Person and Assistive Technology.pdf
• Wendy Olphert, Loughborough University - 6. Meeting the needs of older users - Sus-IT project approach.pdf
• Rob Griffiths and Jinny Hay, Care Services Efficiency and Delivery (CSED) - 7. Putting People First.pdf
• Kevin Alderson, Tunstall - 8. How does telecare and telehealth deliver PCS.pdf
• Malcolm Fisk, Telecare Services Association (TSA) - 9. Telecare and telehealth regulatory framework in the UK.pdf
• David Pearson, Nottinghamshire County Council - 10. Challenges facing purchasers of individual services.pdf
NCHA will also be participating in the annual National Telecare and Telehealth Conference 2009, organised by the Telecare Services Association, of which NCHA is a key member.
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