Program
A conference on human rights and community living conditions for individuals with intellectual disabilities in Oslo and Trondheim.
Oslo, Norway -Human Rights and Rule of Law
Monday 17 June and Tuesday 18 June
17 June 2013
Monday 19:00 - Opening Social at Oslo City Hall
All conference participants are invited to an opening social event at the Oslo Rådhus (city hall).
09:00 - Welcome to the Conference - Karl Elling Ellingsen
Dr. Ellingsen, Director of NAKU and host of the conference, will provide a brief introduction and welcome to the conference.
09:15 - Opening Speech – Inga Marte Thorkildsen
Ms. Thorkildsen, Norway’s Minister of Children, Equality and Social Inclusion, will provide an opening speech.
09:45 – Plenary Address – Oliver Lewis
Human Rights Rhetoric into Reality for People with Intellectual Disabilities Worldwide
Human Rights Rhetoric into Reality for People with Intellectual Disabilities Worldwide
10:45 - break
11:00 – Plenary Address – Ruth Luckasson
The Journey to Rights and Community: Thinking Beyond Legal Consent
12:00 - Lunch break
11:00 – Plenary Address – Ruth Luckasson
The Journey to Rights and Community: Thinking Beyond Legal Consent
12:00 - Lunch break
13:00 - Parallel Sessions
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Session 1.
Oslo Plaza 301 (3rd floor) |
Session 2. Oslo Plaza 303 (3rd floor) |
Session 3. Oslo Plaza Ekeberg (Plaza panorama, 33rd floor) |
| Steuer - From law to practice: People with intellectual disabilities and inclusion in the labour market. Lundberg – People with intellectual disabilities in the legal system Pais- From Chacon Navas to Jette Ring and beyond |
Ficker Terrill -Using outcome measurement for quality of life, organizatonal change, and person centered planning Larsen - Increased life expectancy and an increased risk of people with Down’s syndrome developing dementia requires improved procedures for monitoring their health status through adulthood Barstad- Personal outcome measures: A suitable tool to qualify the service to people with disabilities in Norway? |
Fridheim and Lundgård– When knowledge of their rights and belief in his own voice creates expectations that the support system is unable to cope Østby, Haugenes, & Oterhals - My home - my work. Does filmed vignettes and conversation enhance reflection in staff and assertiveness in persons with ID? Bakken- Adults with intellectual disabilities and mental illness in psychiatric inpatient units. Empirical studies of patient characteristics and psychiatric diagnoses from 1996-2011 |
15:00 - Coffee break
15:30 – Plenary Address – Michael Wehmeyer
Self-Determination: Toward Lives filled with Rising Expectations, Dignity, Respect, and Opportunities
16:30 - Closing Ceremony – Brent Askvig
Dr. Askvig will provide concluding comments about the day, including observations from the plenary and parallel sessions.
17:00 - End of Conference
Trondheim, Norway
Living Conditions and Quality of Life
Thursday 20 June 2013 Rica Nidelven Hotel
08:00 – Registration and gathering
09:00 -09:05- Opening of the conference – Brent Askvig
Dr. Askvig, Executive Director of the ND Center for Persons with Disabilities in Minot, ND, and co-sponsor for the conference, will open the conference.
09:05-09:20- Welcome to the conference- Jens Petter Gitlesen, president of NFU, The Norwegian Association for persons with Developmental Disabilities.
09:20 - Opening Speech - Margaret Nygren
Public Policy Implications of Changes in Language, Data, and Diagnostic Criteria
09:45 – Plenary Address – Julie Beadle-Brown
Promoting a good life in the community for people with intellectual and developmental disabilities - successes and challenges
10:45 – Break
11:00 – Plenary Address – Amy Hewitt
State of the Science: Outcomes and quality of life in community living
12:00 - Lunch break
13:00 - Parallel Sessions
| Session 1. Strinda/Ilsvika |
Session 2. Munkholmen |
Session 3. Leangen Gård |
Session 4. Lian |
Østby, Haugenes, Åsmyhr, Moe, Stormbroen & Oterhals - My home - my work. Does filmed vignettes and conversation enhance reflection in staff and assertiveness in persons with ID? Midjo -Talking about romantic relationships Schafft -Obstacles and opportunities to get and keep a job in an ordinary work place Fjetland - Ethical and moral dilemmas narrated by workers and working leaders in sheltered workshops |
Barstad - Personal Outcome Measures – a suitable tool to qualify the service to people with intellectual disabilities in Norway? Liccini - Red flags of autism spectrum disorders and the benefits of early intervention Bania - Footprints from school to work: Educational aspiration among Sami adolescents – agency and structure |
Mercer - Community Staff Training: Support providers, university, and state government collaboration Dean- The effective use of competency-based training in the delivery of an online training curriculum for direct support professionals Webster – A model for shifting attitudes and practices toward quality lives for all Strøm- The Legal Situation for Individuals in Norway who are Disabled due to Mental Disturbance |
Scharpe –TeleAudiology-Implications for Newborn Hearing Screening
Ficker Terrill -Using outcome measurement for quality of life, organizational change, and person centered planning Madsen - The Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act: How people with disabilities will be impacted |
15:00 - coffee break
15:30 – Plenary Address – Jan Tøssebro
Twenty years after Deinstitutionalization: Current Trends in the Living Conditions of People with Intellectual Disabilities in Norway
16.30-16.40: Performance by The Dance Laboratory
16:40 - Closing Ceremony – Karl Elling Ellingsen
Dr. Ellingsen will provide concluding comments about the day, including observations from the plenary and parallel sessions.
17:00 - End of Conference