Designing Sustainable Supports For Individuals-
Taking a Lead from People with Disabilities and Families
National Conference
Thursday 13th and Friday 14th May 2010
Portlaoise Heritage Hotel, Co. Laois, Ireland
Hosted By New Options Alliance
About New Options Alliance
New Options Alliance is a network of agencies who are interested in and committed to promoting person-centred and inclusive options for citizens with different kinds of disability. The vision of the alliance is: Life without Limits - an Alliance supporting and leading change for people with disability.
Agencies currently associated with New Options Alliance include Western Care; Cheshire Ireland; Brothers of Charity Services Clare; Brothers of Charity Services Roscommon; KARE; St Anne’s, Roscrea; St John of God Brothers; Sisters of Charity of Jesus & Mary/Muiriosa Foundation; Centre for Disability, Legislation & Policy at NUIG; Dara Services; Walkinstown Association; Brothers of Charity Services Galway
This Conference is supported by The Person Centre. .
Designing Sustainable Supports For Individuals -
Taking a Lead from People with Disabilities and Families
National Conference hosted by New Options Alliance 13 & 14 May 2010
About this conference
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
2.00pm Welcome and Opening Address; Mr Mark Blake-Knox, Chair New Options Alliance
2.20pm The Irish Policy Landscape; Ms Bairbre Nic Aongusa, Director Office for Disability & Mental Health
2.30pm Caleb’s Story - “What Took You So Long!!?“
Building a power sharing partnership with family members and professionals; Narrative presented by Mr Chris Pratt, Caleb’s dad, with members of Caleb’s Partnership Circle
3.30pm Break
4.00pm Oxygen!
From getting oxygen to going to oxegen; Tony and his family share their story of his journey from hospital to his home in West Cork with the support of community based staff
5.00pm DVD presentations showing individualised arrangements for a range of people
6.00pm Buffet style dinner and opportunity to meet and connect with other families
9.00am Welcome Address; Mr Brendan Broderick; CEO Sisters of Charity & Jesus & Mary/ Muiriosa Foundation
9.15am Community Connections
The power of a Champion; Jack along with his sister, his boss, support staff and funding body, tell their story of building real connections, valued roles and a lifestyle in rural County Galway
10.15am Martha’s Journey – Living an Ordinary life
A young woman’s story, supported by the Brothers of Charity Services Clare and the Mental Health Community Services working in partnership expanding horizons to a lifestyle enriched with new experiences and opportunities
11.15am Break
11.30am Parallel Session themes 1) Family Leadership and Partnership
2) Creating & Sustaining Valued Roles
3) Organisational Change, Growth & Sustainability
1.00pm Lunch
2.15pm Celebrating Achievements; Anything is Possible ....telling Dave's Story; by Alison Ouellette, Windsor, ON, Canada
3.45pm Address by Mr John Moloney T.D., Minister of State with responsibility for Equality, Disability and Mental Health
4.00pm Closing Address & Where to From Here?; Ms Mary Kealy, CE, Brothers of Charity
Services, Clare
4.30pm Conference close |
