At Lib Dem Federal Spring Conference in York, LDDA will have a stall in the exhibition area all weekend. We will be at stall 13 - on entering the exhibition hall turn left and we are the fourth stall along, opposite Lib Dem Image.

Do drop by, say hello, grab a newsletter of what we've been up to - and join the Lib Dem Disability Association or renew your membership. 

Also come along to our training session on Saturday: “Communicating and campaigning on disability”

This session explores campaigning around disability, including both short-term and long-term campaigns, with a view to facilitating effective disability advocacy. We’ll explore case studies, how to communicate disability advocacy goals effectively, and how you can enact change with the LDDA and wider party.

Novotel, Meeting Room 6 - at 4pm

Elsewhere in the conference programme relevant items:

On Saturday 

- at 9.40am, the motion F5 “Driving Forward – Road to Access”

- at 11.25am, motion F8 "Revitalising Town Centres and High Streets"

- at 3.55pm, motion F12 “Whole-Person Mental Health: Care, Choice, Community, and Combatting Populism” (the party's Mental Health Policy Paper)

On Sunday 

- at 11.00am, F19 “Local Government Finance Emergency” touches on problems with SEND provision.

Conference & Accessibility

Remember the party's Access Fund is there to support people attending the conference - find out more here, apply if you may need its support and donate if you can!

There is more information about the accessibility of the York conference centre here the key points are:

Auditorium facilities
• A wheelchair ramp at the back of the stage; the chair of the session will ensure wheelchair users are called in plenty of time to access the stage.
• An infrared hard-of-hearing system, which can be linked to hearing aids through use of venue packs.
• Sign language interpretation during all auditorium sessions; a number of seats are reserved for attendees using this service, at the front of the auditorium to the left of the stage.
• Reserved seats at the front of the auditorium for those who would benefit from being closer to the stage due to a visual or other impairment.

Mobility aids
The Liberal Democrats have a limited number of complimentary electric scooters available for use around the conference venue – please note that they need to be returned each evening for charging. To request the use of an electric scooter please email the conference team: conferences@libdems.org.uk