NADSN Conference at University College London

Promoting and ensuring the equality of disabled staff in the higher and further education sector.

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Event List

Here’s what happened during the NADSN Conference at University College London:

Welcome!
Dr Hamied Haroon (Chair, NADSN)

Welcome from UCL!
Rex Knight (Vice Provost (Operations) & Disability Champion, UCL)

Charter Marks in HE – where is disability?
Patrick Johnson (Head of Equality, Diversity & Inclusion, The University of Manchester)

Equality and quality: discovering, becoming and being fully yourself
Jane Cordell and Hormoz Ahmadzadeh (Directors, Result CIC)

How accessible is academia?
Nicole Brown (Lecturer & Academic Head of Learning and Teaching, UCL Institute of Education)

Sustaining Effective Disabled Staff Networks
Dr Christine Rivers (Lead for Equality and Health Inequalities Team, NHS England), Sue Bott CBE (Deputy CEO, Disability Rights UK) and Vikki Albarraque (Chair, Lived Experience Network, Oxleas NHS Foundation Trust)

Debate on “the value of a charter mark or standard for disability equality”
Moderator: Mike Higgins (ED&I Manager, UCL), Proponent: Diane Lightfoot (CEO, Business Disability Forum), Opponent: Dr Tim Levine (Friend of Enable, UCL)

Keynote Speech: Equality and Inclusion for Disabled People after Brexit: Taking Stock and Looking Forward
Professor Anna Lawson (Professor of Law & Director, Centre for Disability Studies, University of Leeds)

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**Opening Remarks**

Unearthing the hidden voices: intersectionalities in higher education.
Opening Address by Professor Anna Lawson (Patron of NADSN).
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Moving the Work Forward

This conference reflects NADSN’s commitment to inclusion without exception. It recognises that experiences of disability are shaped by identity, context, and lived experience.

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Immune System Disorders in the Workplace

This recorded lecture explores how immune system disorders affect individuals in the workplace, and what that means for colleagues, teams, and organisations.

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