A CONFERENCE entitled Disabled People in Society is to be held at New College in Swindon.

Among the speakers at the gathering on Thursday will be Andy Rickell, chief executive of the British Council of Disabled People.

Also speaking will be Rachel Hurst OBE, director of Disability Awareness in Action, and Alan Holdsworth, who is disability equality manager with Birmingham City Council.

The conference is being organised by the Swindon Coalition of Disabled People, and tickets cost £5 for full members, which will be refundable on the day.