Kidz to Adultz North 2026

Name: Kidz to Adultz North 2026
Start: 2026-12-03
End: 2026-12-03
Location: Exhibition Centre Liverpool

3 December 2026

Exhibition Centre Liverpool, Liverpool, United Kingdom

Kidz to Adultz North is a free exhibition for children and young adults up to 25 with disabilities and additional needs, their parents, carers and the professionals who support them. Organised by Disabled Living, it brings together 100+ exhibitors offering equipment, products, advice and services, alongside free CPD-accredited seminars, a kidz fun zone, soft play and Santa's Grotto. It runs from 9:30am to 4pm.

10 sessions · 14 speakers

Exhibitors (70)

Bendrigg Trust · Active Hands · AAT (GB) Ltd. · Amazing Interactives Ltd · The Sleep Charity · Oswestry Care Beds · DeNovo Healthcare Ltd · Leckey · Family Fund · Smartbox Assistive Technology · Ruskin Mill Trust · Peeps · Irwin Mitchell · Atelier Rehab Ltd · Together For Short Lives · Newlife the Charity for Disabled Children · Clinical Mobility Solutions (CMS) · Mobility For You Ltd · Seenin · Liberator Ltd · Enable Magazine · Little Lights Baby Hospice · Schuchmann · Rainbow Hub · McElmeel Mobility Services · Bladder & Bowel UK · Brotherwood Automobility Limited · Fletchers Solicitors · AbleStay · The Sequal Trust · Treloar School and College · PODS Products Limited · Therapy Stars Limited · Slater and Gordon Lawyers · Adapt & Live · The Boparan Charitable Trust · SpaceSaverBeds · Designability · Delichon · Carebase · Derwen College · Newlyn Healthcare Specialist Equipment Ltd · Able Magazine · The Movement Centre · TBC Conversions · Home from Home Care · CURA SEATING · Sheffield Association for Spina Bifida and Hydrocephalus (SHASBAH) · Chunc Ltd · Chailey Heritage Foundation · Salutem Care & Education · Harry’s Hat · Ask Jules Ltd · Ophir Solutions Ltd (Manufacturing Specialists) · BCAE Architects & Interior Design · Condover Care and Learning · Jiraffe · CL Medilaw · Happy Smiles CIC · Hugh James · Moorings Mediquip UK LTD · Astor Bannerman · Hollybank Trust · ETAC · Mentallyunstitched · Lisclare Ltd · Baffin Technology Systems · Haptiv8 Ltd · Blackmore Mobility and Seating · Maggie Sargent & Associates

Speakers (14)

Alex Winstanley Managing Director, Happy Smiles CIC
Amanda North Business Operations Manager, Ask Jules Ltd
Andrea Espei Head of Training, Schuchmann
Angela Lydon Motor Activities Training Programme National Manager, Special Olympics Great Britain
Becky Fry SLT & Clinical AAC Specialist, Smartbox Assistive Technology
Chris Benoit-Pool Director, Ask Jules Ltd
Davina Richardson Children’s Specialist Nurse, Bladder & Bowel UK
Jamie Preece AAC User and Lived Experience Speaker
Kieran Murphy Clinical Business Lead, Leckey
Lara Bryant Commercial Operations Manager, Chunc Limited
Lisa Norris Co-Service Manager & Occupational Therapist, Adapt & Live
Liz Headford Co-Service Manager & Occupational Therapist, Adapt & Live
Madeleine Palmer Head of Partnerships and Impact, Jiraffe
Ryan Westwell Solicitor, Irwin Mitchell LLP

Agenda

Breaking Barriers: Navigating the Exciting Journey of Transitioning to University Life as a disabled student 3 December 2026 · Room 2
Dynamic standing – taking the next steps 3 December 2026 · Room 1
The Schools White Paper 2026: Special Educational Needs and Disability (SEND) Reform 3 December 2026 · Room 2
Beyond Readiness: supporting toilet skill development 3 December 2026 · Room 1
Pressure and Postural Management in Seating – Principles 3 December 2026 · Room 1
Continence care across the lifespan 3 December 2026 · Room 2
24hr Posture & Activity Management (PAM): Practical Ways to Support Activity Every Day 3 December 2026 · Room 2
Do Disability Differently: Everything You Were Never Taught About Disability & Inclusion 3 December 2026 · Room 1
Posture with Purpose: 24-Hour Postural Care for Participation and Inclusion 3 December 2026 · Room 2
Taboo or not Taboo, that is the question – Empowering AAC users with unrestricted vocabulary 3 December 2026 · Room 1