International Short Break Association 

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7th International Short Break Conference

Date:  9th – 11th June, 2010

Venue:  National University of Ireland, Galway, Galway, Ireland 

Topic:  Short Breaks:  A Path to Inclusion – Whose Needs?  Whose Rights?  What Choices? 

This important biennial 3 day Conference 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. The underlining theme will draw on the UN Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities, Article 19 – the equal right of all persons with disabilities to live in the community, with choices equal to others, to explore how short breaks can provide opportunities for persons with disabilities to participate on an equal basis within their communities.  

 Confirmed Keynote Speakers: 

Professor Roy McConkey, University of Ulster, Northern Ireland

Professor Robyn Munford, Massey University, New Zealand  

The Conference will address 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

See www.isba2010.com for conference details and to register.