carrie marrow welcomes everyone to the 2014 acppld annual learning event in swindon

Carrie Marrow welcomes everyone to the 2014 ACPPLD Annual Learning Event in Swindon

Ros Urwin and Cathy Maguire talk about Sensory Integration and its impact on posture, movement and motor skills

Trying out tasks with our senses impaired – doing up buttons whilst wearing gloves

Tying laces wearing gloves / mittens

Drawing a star using a mirror with our hands covered

Negotiating obstacles with our visual field impaired by using binoculars

Angela Sycamore talks about Dizziness then puts us through our paces

Demonstrating the Hall Pike Dix manouvre

A powerful personal story from Jackie Hempkin

All the Day 1 delegates

2014 National Executive Committee members at AGM

Marsha – The new recruit to the National Executive Committee

Day 2 starts with Paul Ewings and Chris Foy giving us an insight into the bewildering world

of Research funding and the Ethics maze

Dr Robert Jenkins presents on The aging process for people with Learning Disabilities

Christiana Williams gives a fascinating talk about Palliative care for people with Learning

Disabilities

Conference Dinner

The new ACPPLD Choir doing our vocal exercises with Lynn James

Preparing for the big performance – Gareth Malone would be proud

A big thank you to Lynn for getting us tuneful and to Jeanette Morrison who accompanied us on keyboards

Fame at last!!

The big performance in the hotel bar

Click the hyperlink to view the video on YouTube

ACPPLD choir - YouTube

Lots of Networking going on!

Day 3 starts with Ram telling us about becoming an injection therapist for spasticity

management

Ann Hopkins discusses the Medical management of Spasticity

…. The final lecture was from Sue Foster about the ASSIST toolkit

The 2014 organising committee from SW2 region – Thank you ladies for a great 3 days

Carrie hands the rosebowl over to Terri - chair of the 2015 organising committee

See you all in Ironbridge

14th – 16th September 2015