Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: People with Disabilities in Northern Ireland

When: Tuesday 3 December
Where: Belfast City Hall
Time: Registration at 9:30am

About this event

Join us for our conference on International Day of Persons with Disabilities to celebrate the contributions and achievements of disabled people across Northern Ireland to our society.

You will hear from disabled people and their advocates about the progress made in employment, education, political and public life.

Speakers include

• Senior Government Representatives

• June Best, Chair of IMNI Forum

• Andrea Brown, CEO of Disability Action

• Ema Cubitt, Independent Autism Reviewer

• Prof Noel Purdy OBE, Director of Scholarship, Stranmillis University

We’ll discuss the challenges and barriers that remain and what remains to be done to ensure people with disabilities have an equal opportunity to thrive and contribute to our society.

A conference program will be available soon.

This conference is one of a series of events to mark the Equality Commission’s 25th anniversary and will be held in partnership with Belfast City Council and Disability Action.

If you have any problem completing your booking on eventbrite, please email bkennedy@equalityni.org.

Registrations are closed

Breaking Barriers, Building Futures: People with Disabilities in NI