Disability Inclusion Digital Conference: Creating Accessible Environments and Services for All

Over 1 in 5 people in the UK are disabled. Join us online this June to address the next steps towards disability inclusion. What more can public service providers, businesses and employers do to improve accessibility and experiences for disabled people?

Westminster Insight’s Disability Inclusion Digital Conference will cover the Government’s Disability Strategy and the recent Disability Action Plan, which set out 32 practical steps to make the UK a more accessible place for disabled people to live, work and thrive.

We will hear from disabled people, and renowned leaders in the charity sector, on what is needed from government to make services accessible and drive sustainable change. What reforms will help to tackle pressures from the increasing cost of living, challenges with welfare and employment, and the ongoing social care crisis?

We will set out the actions that businesses can take to understand disabled customers’ experiences and improve the accessibility of their products and services. We will share guidance for making buildings and venues more accessible. We will focus on disability rights in the workplace, and how employment can drive inclusion.

We will look at ways to ensure that the needs of disabled people are taken into account when planning and delivering public services. A series of quick-fire case studies will spotlight best practice in areas such as transport, sustainability, emergency planning, leisure, sport and democratic services.

You will hear from award-winning public and private sector organisations who have created fully accessible and inclusive environments for all. 

Confirmed Speakers:

• Chaired by: Lord Rennard MBE, Vice Chair, All-Party Parliamentary Group for Disability
• Dr Stephanie Harvey, Head of International, Futures and Complex Issues, Disability Unit, Equality Hub, Cabinet Office 
• Dr Lisa Cameron MP, Chair, The All-Party Parliamentary Group for Disability
• Richard Kramer, Chief Executive, Sense
• Diane Lightfoot, CEO, Business Disability Forum
• Claire Walters, Chief Executive, Bus Users UK Charitable Trust, Government Disability and Access Ambassador
• Giles Barker, Workplace Disability Lead, Channel 4, Government Disability and Access Ambassador
• Allan Mackillop, DEI Manager and Disability Lead, BT Group
• Jean Hewitt, Co-Founder and Trustee, Changing Places International, Government Disability and Access Ambassador
• Dr Mark Brookes MBE, Advocacy Lead, Dimensions
• Robin Spinks, Head of Inclusive Design, RNIB

Key Points:

• Creating inclusive environments and accessible services for disabled people
• Helping businesses and public sector organisations to understand disabled people’s needs
• Setting out government actions to improve disabled people’s lives
• Involving disabled communities in policy and public services
• What disability inclusion looks like in initiatives relating to sustainability, sport, physical activity and emergency planning
• Supporting disabled people to participate in elected office
• Understanding disabled customers’ experiences when accessing services and removing barriers
• Embedding sustainable change to foster long-term progress   

Who should attend:

Businesses, public service providers, charities and organisations that represent disabled people: 

• Government bodies
• Local authorities
• Employers
• Schools, colleges and universities
• Police and criminal justice
• Housing associations
• Health and social care professionals
• Trade Unions
• Voluntary sector

*Concessionary rates are available for unfunded individuals and organisations representing disabled people.