National Conference: Thursday 13th and Friday 14th May 2010, Portlaoise Heritage Hotel, Co. Laois, Ireland
Hosted By New Options Alliance
The purpose of this conference is to provide an in depth look at some innovative person centred service arrangements in Ireland for people with a range of disabilities. People with disabilities, their families, support networks and service providers will share how individual support arrangements can be created, maintained and sustained in the current economic climate in a way that supports people to live ordinary lives.
Who Should Attend?
The conference is relevant to people with disabilities, their families and support networks, advocates, service providers, funders, regulators and policy makers.
Conference Cost
Registration fee is €120 per person for the two days and includes the buffet dinner. Bursaries are available for people with disabilities and their family member to assist towards the cost of attending.
Conference Venue
Portlaoise Heritage Hotel, Co. Laois.
There is a conference rate of €80 for single and €55 pp sharing for delegates. To book accommodation at the conference venue, contact the Heritage Hotel directly on:
Outline of Conference
The conference will share the stories of people with a broad range of disabilities and their families on how they set about creating person centred arrangements. A number of themes will be addressed in each of the presentations that demonstrate how person centred principles work in practice. These include:
- Responsiveness & flexibility
- Resilience
- Safety and personal safeguarding
- Learning through doing
- Working in partnership
- Creating valued roles
- Leadership and partnering with families
- Organisational change and transformation
- Cost effectiveness and financial sustainability
- Risk management, viability and value for money
Travel
Portlaoise is approximately 60 minutes / 100 klms from Dublin city. It is accessible from the N7/M7 by road and accessible by rail - visit www.irishrail.ie for train travel.
Enquiries
For further information on the conference please contact Genevieve McNally in Cheshire Ireland on + 00 353 1 2974100 or email genevieve.mcnally@cheshire.ie
You can download the conference flyer here.