Hosted by the Bristol Poverty Institute
Speakers will explore how the coronavirus pandemic has impacted on existing inequalities as well as potentially exposing new risks and challenges for disabled persons in the UK.
Panel are:
- Professor Pauline Heslop, Professor of Research in Intellectual Disabilities and Head of the Norah Fry Centre for Disability Studies, University of Bristol: Inequalities exposed by the COVID-19 pandemic in the UK: the experiences of people with learning (intellectual) disabilities
- Ms Fazilet Hadi, Head of Policy at Disability Rights UK: Disability - Living Standards and Inclusion
- Ms Laura Welti, Chief Officer and Forum Manager at Bristol Disability Equality Forum: Title TBC
Following the presentations there will be an opportunity for Q&A with the panellists. We plan to have live BSL interpreters throughout the webinar if there are any attendees who require this.
This webinar is open to all.