Agenda
Please see below the agenda for the conference.
*timings and content can be changed at any time by the organisers
| Wednesday, September 20, 2023 | ||
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| 9:30 AM - 10:30 AM | Registration and Refreshments | |
| 10:30 AM - 10:35 AM | Housekeeping | |
| 10:35 AM - 10:55 AM | Welcome and Opening Address | Assistant Chief Officer Andrew Price, NPCC Lead for Disability Alastair Kelly, Assistant Chief Officer People, Leicestershire Police |
| 10:55 AM - 11:20 AM | If I Can’t Speak Today As My True Self, When Can I? A Personal Perspective on Disability and Neuro- Divergence | Superintendent Paul Burrows, Corporate Service, Nottinghamshire Police |
| 11:20 AM - 11:40 AM | Being a Carer Confident Employer | Jennifer Hutchinson, Wellbeing Lead, North Wales Police |
| 11:40 AM - 12:10 PM | Refreshments and Networking | |
| 12:10 PM - 12:55 PM | Improving Productivity and Reducing Stress with Assistive Mind Mapping | Liam Pettit, Assistive Technology Lead, MatchWare |
| 12:55 PM - 1:20 PM | Access to Work | Sarah Marshall, Disability Services Advocacy Manager for Scotland, Department for Work and Pensions |
| 1:20 PM - 2:20 PM | Lunch and Networking | |
| 2:20 PM - 2:40 PM | The Mission of the Intrepid Games | Kerry Snuggs BEM, Intrepid Games |
| 2:40 PM - 3:00 PM | Workplace Adjustments – Findings and Recommendations from the 2023 Great Big Workplace Adjustment Survey | Adrian Ward, Head of Business Partnerships, Business Disability Forum |
| 3:00 PM - 3:30 PM | Neurodiversity Update | Alexis Poole, Assistant Chief Officer – People, Devon and Cornwall Police, NPCC Lead for Neurodiversity John Nelson, Chair, National Police Autism Association |
| 3:30 PM - 3:50 PM | Refreshments and Networking | |
| 3:50 PM - 4:10 PM | Mindfulness for Wellbeing | Gary Webb, Leadership Trainer, Essex Police |
| 4:10 PM - 4:30 PM | Workplace (reasonable) Adjustments | Ama Dixon, Workplace Adjustments, College of Policing |
| 4:30 PM - 5:00 PM | Q&A Panel Session | |
| 5:00 PM | Close of Day One | |
| 6:30 PM - 7:00 PM | Pre-Dinner Drinks Reception | |
| 7:00 PM - 10:00 PM | Conference Dinner and Awards | |
| Thursday, September 21, 2023 | ||
| 9:00 AM - 9:15 AM | Registration and Refreshments | |
| 9:15 AM - 9:20 AM | Welcome and Housekeeping | |
| 9:20 AM - 9:40 AM | Disability in Policing – Futureproofing For Our Workforce | Tracy Betts, DPA President |
| 9:40 AM - 10:00 AM | Intersectionality - My Journey as a Disabled Officer | Steph Lawrence, National Co-Chair Police LGBT+ Network |
| 10:00 AM - 10:15 AM | Key Issues in Reporting Disability Hate Crime | Dr Leah Burch, Senior Lecturer, Liverpool Hope University |
| 10:15 AM - 10:45 AM | The Importance of Accessible Technology – What does Accessible Technology Mean to You? | Tamzin Drury, Force ICT Accessibility Advisor, Hampshire & Isle of Wight Constabulary |
| 10:45 AM - 11:15 AM | Refreshments and Networking | |
| 11:15 AM - 11:35 AM | Encouraging and Supporting Disabled Employment | Tom Pursglove MP, Minister for Disabled People, Health & Work |
| 11:35 AM - 12:00 PM | Future Views of the Disability Portfolio | |
| 12:00 PM - 12:45 PM | A Copper with Cancer and Lifting the Dark Cloud of Depression | Sergeant Keyur Patel (Kiwi), Metropolitan Police |
| 12:45 PM - 1:45 PM | Lunch and Networking | |
| 1:45 PM - 2:15 PM | Building Disability Confidence from the Inside Out | Sally Owen, Business Operations and Member Experience Director, PurpleSpace |
| 2:15 PM - 2:45 PM | ADHD – The Criminal Justice System and How Policing Can Do More | Detective Constable Daley Jones, Co-Chair, ADHD Alliance National Support Group |
| 2:45 PM - 2:55 PM | Closing Remarks | |