This important biennial 3 day Conference, organised by the International Short Break Association, took place on the 9th - 11th of June 2010. It is the only international forum for the sharing of innovation, best practice and policy development in the field of short breaks/respite care for people with disabilities. Many many national and international delegates took the opportunity to learn about what is new and exciting in this area and their participation resulted in the conference being an overwhelming success.
Keynote Speakers were:
Professor Roy McConkey, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland
Professor Robyn Munford, Massey University, New Zealand
Christine Lenehan, Director of the Council for Disabled Children, England
The Conference addressed the following themes:
- Inclusion
- Families versus Individual Needs
- Equality of access
- Respite across populations
- Short Breaks as a Right
- Cost benefits of short breaks
- Building Social Capital
- Choices
- Innovative and Creative provision
- Coping as an outcome
