Dr Katherine Deane will discuss the impact of university and research environments that are rarely accessible, how she has managed to promote change, and her aspirations for the future.

Her seminar will last 45 minutes and be followed by a 15 min Q&A session

Speaker bio:

Dr Katherine Deane is an Associate Professor in Healthcare Research at the University of East Anglia (UEA) in Norwich. Her research investigates the everyday management techniques needed to maximise wellbeing in people with long term conditions and disabilities e.g. medication and dietary adherence, falls prevention, and interventions for depression and anxiety. Katherine has worked with international pharmaceutical companies to create a checklist for quality patient engagement across all stages of drug development.

Katherine is also a disabled person with a progressive neurological condition who uses an electric wheelchair, has mild visual impairment and struggles with anxiety and depression at times.

This drove her to create the role of Access Ambassador to UEA. In five years, her Access All Areas team have transformed their outdated 1960’s campus into one of the most accessible campuses in the UK. She is determined to highlight the opportunity cost to universities and society of not ensuring that teaching and research is fully accessible.

Her access guidelines for labs are available here: https://www.uea.ac.uk/web/groups-and-centres/projects/access-all-areas-in-labs/access-guidelines

Disability History Month:

UK Disability History Month (UKDHM) is an annual event focused on the history of disabled people’s fight for equality and human rights.

UKDHM 2022 takes place from Thursday, 16 November until Saturday, 16 December 2023.

How can I attend the event?

The event will take place online via Zoom. This event will also be recorded for those that can't attend on the day.

For more information about Zoom, visit their website.

Please note: you do not need to be a registered user on Zoom to access this meeting, however you may need to ensure that your Zoom app is up to date.

Closed captions will be available for attendees.

I don’t feel very confident using Zoom. Is there anything available to help me?

Yes! Our team has created a Zoom how to guide.

Accessibility:

Closed captions will be available for attendees

Who is the event for?

This event is open to staff at the University.

Enquiries:

Should you have any specific requirements, accessibility needs or other specific requests or queries, please contact srbmh@manchester.ac.uk.

Data protection and GDPR guidance:

All personal data is held and processed by The University of Manchester strictly in accordance with the General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) and the Data Protection Act 2018. You have the right to withdraw your consent up until the time of recording, by cancelling your registration for the event.

For further information about Data Protection at the University visit our website. To find out more about data protection please visit our PPIE Privacy Notice.

The SRPE team will be using some of the information gathered in the group discussion time from the break-out room sessions to create a resource. This document will be co-produced with attendees and later disseminated to attendees for their reference. If you have questions regarding this, please email srbmh@manchester.ac.uk

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