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Disability Education and Employment News: Vol 1 No 13 - Thursday, 10th November 2005 |
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Enhancing post secondary education, training and |
Compiled by Timothy Hart DCO for Northern, Central and Southern Sydney |
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In this Disability Education and Employment News there are items on DEAN'S next Professional Development Day, Pathways 8 National Conference 2006 in Hobart, the Welfare to Work Bill, CATS - Creating Accessible Teaching and Support website, the new BizAbility website as well as Scholarships, News items, Conferences and Workshops, and Resources.
If you have a Resource, a Scholarship, Workshop, Conference, or any other information that is Disability Education or Employment related and you wish to advertise it here please e-mail me at thart@med.usyd.edu.au
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Assistive Technology Forum and Mini-Expo
This day will be of particular interest to education staff, government/non-government disability services, and people with disabilities. The focus of the day is on assistive technologies for the education environment.
Where:
When: Thursday 17th November, 2005
Registration: $25 staff, $10 students/concession, free to people with disabilities and their families. (Discounts are available where multiple staff attend from the one organisation. Lunch can be purchased at the venue).
Registering: Forms can be downloaded from http://www.adcet.edu.au/rdco/ViewNewsDetail.aspx?itemid=312
Program: A final program will be circulated in October
More Details: Kay Dean, Regional Disability Liaison Officer,
(02) 4921 8844, 0438 218848, kay.dean@newcastle.edu.au
This half-day workshop covers the purpose of the education standards and its fundamental principles, including reasonable accommodations, unjustifiable hardship, curriculum delivery and design, victimisation and harassment, and assessment. Case studies will be used to explore the practical implications of the standards.
After the course you will be able to: describe the purpose of the education standards; outline what the standards are; discuss in detail how these standards may affect your daily work.
Date: Thursday, 17 November 2005. Time: 9.30am to 12.30pm.
Location: Training room, Vision
Cost: $100 (GST inclusive).
Presented by Alyena Mohummadally, Community Legal Education and Volunteer Coordinator, Disability Discrimination Legal Service.
Any professional who may work with adults with disabilities in an educational setting should attend.
Contact Name: Karen McKenzie
Contact Phone: 03 9520 5555
Contact Email: college@rvib.org.au
Working in the West 2005: "Uncapping our Capacities!"
21- 22 November 2005
University Club,
http://www.acenational.org.au/upcoming_events/items/2005/08/00027.shtml
Contact Name: Trevor Paterson
Contact Phone: 08 9286 6600
Contact Email: trevor.paterson@edge.org.au
DEAN PROFESSIONAL DEVELOPMENT DAY –
Casework Styles and Challenges in Disability Support in Tertiary Education: Reflecting on our own stories
Friday, 25th Nov.
University of Technology,
UTS City Campus
Presenters: Trevor Allan, Disability Liaison Officer, ANU Ken Lofts, Teacher Consultant (Vision impairment), TAFE NSW Western Institute, Bathurst Geoff Maddox, Disability Adviser, UWS
Stop Press: Bonus Item!
Sean Collum of Employers Making a Difference will give a brief presentation on:
Stepping into Law
A paid work experience program for law students with disabilities And introducing: Stepping into Accountancy
For more information go to http://www.anu.edu.au/disabilities/DEAN/news/deanpdday251105.php
To RSVP, you must complete the Registration Form http://www.anu.edu.au/disabilities/DEAN/news/deanreg251105.htm by 20th November, 2005 and send to:
Margaret Butler
Telephone: 9715 8610
Fax: 9715 8549
Email: margaret.m.butler@tafensw.edu.au
Disability Practitioners' casework methods & styles - Friday 25th November
DEAN (The Disability Education Association of NSW/ACT) invites you to a workshop on Disability Practitioners' casework methods & styles. The workshop will be an opportunity for Disability professionals from TAFE and University to discuss individual case studies within a supportive group and to offer suggestions and solutions to participants
WHEN AND WHERE: 10am on Friday 25th November at UTS (
A more detailed program will be available shortly on the DEAN website http://www.anu.edu.au/disabilities/DEAN/
National Disability in Education Conference.
Date: 5 - 6 December 2005,
The Conference Programme and Registration forms are now available on the website. www.disability.auckland.ac.nz
Please feel free to contact Lynne Crabb (l.crabb@auckland.ac.nz.) for any queries.
ANZSSA conference "Healthy Wealthy and Wise - Challenging Sacred Cows in the Learning Environment"
is rapidly approaching. It will be held at the Chifley Hotel in
The conference brochure and registration form is attached, while all other details can be found on the ANZSSA web site at www.anzssa.org
22nd Annual
Date: March 13-15, 2006
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel & Resort
The 22nd Annual Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities Registration is now open! Be sure to take advantage of huge savings when you register and pay before October 31, 2005. Exhibitors and Advertisers can take advantage of Early Bird rates too! Sponsorship opportunities available and Call for Papers closes October 31, 2005. Learn more about Pac Rim 2006 go to http://www.pacrim.hawaii.edu/
AHEAD 2006
AHEAD 2006 in
http://www.ahead.org/training/conference/2006_conf/cfp.htm
For further information do not hesitate to contact Erin Evans, Program Co-Chair, AHEAD 2006 E-mail eevans@babson.edu
3rd International Forum On Disability Management
You can view the website at http://www.ifdm.com.au/
Australian Rehabilitation & Assistive Technology Association National Conference 2006
The conference will provide a forum for exploring issues in technology for people with disabilities.
Expressions of Interest are now sought from interested speakers, delegates, sponsors & exhibitors.
Contact details: A.M. Meetings Plus
Phone: 03 9372 7182 (International: +61 3 9372 7182)
Email: arata@ammp.com.au
Web site: http://www.e-bility.com/arata/conf.php
PATHWAYS 8 NATIONAL CONFERENCE 2006-Hobart
On behalf of the Australian Tertiary Education Network on Disability and the Pathways 8 Organising Committee, it is my pleasure to invite you to
For more information go to http://www.leishman-associates.com.au/pathways8/
Teachers told: prove you can read and write
By Justin Norrie Education Reporter
November 8, 2005
All aspiring teachers should have to prove they can read and write proficiently before being allowed into a classroom, a national literacy inquiry has recommended.
A report from the independent inquiry into how reading is taught in schools is scathing about the competence of student teachers, citing evidence that many lack "the literacy skill required to be effective teachers of reading"
For the rest of the article go
Academics protest uni IR plan
By Darrin Barnett
November 07, 2005
ACADEMICS have targeted the Federal Government over a controversial plan to tie $300 million of university funding to its tough new industrial relations agenda.
More than 200 university professors signed an open letter titled Protect University Autonomy, which appeared as a half-page advertisement in a national newspaper today.
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU), which sponsored the letter, said the Government should keep its nose out of hiring arrangements, given that it supplies only 40 per cent of funding to universities.
Legislation to go before Parliament this week will provide almost $300 million in federal funding to universities over the next two years.
For the rest of the article go
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17165980%255E1702,00.html
Federal funding falls as costs rise
Brendan O'Keefe
November 02, 2005
COMMONWEALTH funding of higher education fell from 41.26 per cent to 40.75 per cent from 2003 to 2004, education department figures show. In 2003, the federal Government ploughed $4.898 billion into universities and although the total spent on tertiary education rose last year to $5.307 billion, its proportion of sector-wide revenue fell.
State and local government assistance rose from $201 million (1.69per cent of revenue) to $314million or 2.42 per cent of revenue. Total revenue, year on year, rose by 9.68 per cent, from $11.874 billion in 2003 to $13.023billion last year.
The 40 institutions audited returned a total surplus of $661million on income of $13.448 billion and expenses of $12.786 billion.
For the rest of the article go
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17109733%255E12332,00.html
Demand drops for bush unis
Lisa Macnamara
November 02, 2005
AUSTRALIANS are doubting the merit of higher education, academics have warned, as new figures show a large downturn in demand for university places in
The figures - showing that demand has dropped by as much as 30 per cent at
For the rest of the article go
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17109183%5E12332,00.html
Nelson eyes mid-year fees
By David Wroe,
November 2, 2005
CONTROVERSIAL plans to abolish compulsory student unionism could take effect in mid-2006 under a renewed push to implement the change as quickly as possible.
Federal Education Minister Brendan Nelson has accepted that delays to the voluntary student unionism legislation mean universities will not have time to put the changes into place for the start of next year's academic year. He is writing to university vice-chancellors informing them of the delay.
But Liberal MPs are urging Dr Nelson to amend the legislation so that it takes effect in the second semester of next year, instead of waiting until 2007.
For the rest of the article go
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/nelson-eyes-midyear-fees/2005/11/01/1130823207668.html
Parents left in dark over cuts to special classes
By Justin Norrie Education Reporter
November 2, 2005
Parents and teachers say hundreds of students with learning difficulties have no idea where they will attend school next year, because of what one parent calls "chin-stroking and stealth" by the Department of Education.
The department insists its decision to slash 111 classes for primary and secondary students with "mild" learning difficulties and 72 classes for students with "moderate" learning problems, physical and hearing disabilities, will disadvantage no one.
For the rest of the article go
Law still not passed but student services cut
By SEAN FEWSTER
01nov05
SERVICES at the
Federal Education Minister Brendan Nelson has conceded his legislation will not be in place for the 2006 tertiary year.
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http://www.theadvertiser.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17099891%255E2682,00.html
Schools lap up the laptop computer
Simon Hayes
November 01, 2005
THE demise of pen and paper in schools is driving demand for computers, with sales rocketing thanks to the introduction of lessons-by-laptop.
The growing preference, particularly among private schools, for students to work on computers regardless of the subject, has led to a leap in laptop sales. They now make up 35per cent of the computer market, up from 10per cent five years ago.
For the rest of the article go
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17097314%255E2702,00.html
Fees and jobs hit university demand
Paula Beauchamp
01nov05
DEMAND for places at Victorian universities has slumped. First preference data shows
Applications at Victoria and Swinburne universities were also down by at least 13 per cent.
Critics have blamed higher HECS fees and a strong job market for the overall 5.8 per cent drop in university and TAFE applications to 68,720.
But the state's two prestige universities – Monash and Melbourne – have bucked the downward trend, recording increased demand.
At Monash, demand for medicine has soared by 55 per cent.
First preference demand for music, business and visual arts and engineering are also up.
But TAFE applications are down by about 11 per cent.
For the rest of the article go
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17097908%255E661,00.html
Labor claims huge victory over VSU
October 31, 2005 - 1:22PM
The delay of the federal government's controversial voluntary student unionism (VSU) legislation until at least 2007 is a huge victory for the university sector, Labor says.
Education Minister Brendan Nelson has conceded that his plan to end the collection of compulsory, student-activity fees will not ready for the 2006 academic year.
For the rest of the article go
Unis welcome delay on govt's VSU plan
October 31, 2005 - 3:59PM
Education Minister Brendan Nelson on Monday conceded that his plan to end the collection of compulsory student activity fees will not be ready for the 2006 academic year.
For the rest of the article go to
Uni fees plan held for a year
By Linda Doherty Education Editor
October 31, 2005
Universities will be allowed to charge students compulsory fees for campus services next year after the federal Minister for Education, Brendan Nelson, conceded laws banning the practice could not be passed by December.
Dr Nelson said yesterday that he accepted the reality that universities did not have enough time to implement voluntary student unionism next year.
His legislation, which has been delayed so that the Government's industrial relations and anti-terrorism bills can proceed, would ban universities from compulsorily collecting $160 million a year in fees for services ranging from child care to transport, counselling and political clubs.
"I'm reaching the point where I will have little choice than to inform the universities that if VSU is passed through the Parliament this year, I don't expect it to be implemented in 2006," Dr Nelson told the Herald.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/uni-fees-plan-held-for-a-year/2005/10/30/1130607152232.html
Employment and Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work and Other Measures) Bill 2005
http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/browse.aspx?NodeID=57
Hon Kevin Andrews MP
Minister for Employment and Workplace Relations
Minister Assisting the Prime Minister for the Public Service
09 November, 2005
Speech
Employment And Workplace Relations Legislation Amendment (Welfare To Work And Other Measures) Bill 2005, Second
For the rest of the Speech go to
IR just one part of workplace reforms
November 4, 2005
Changes to the tax and social security systems are crucial if the Government is to succeed in lifting labour market productivity, writes Paul Gollan.
A RECENT gathering of labour market economists in
Labour economics professor Mark Wooden has suggested that the proposed Australian Fair Pay Commission might not be able to produce more positive outcomes. "The nature of our tax transfer system, and especially the means testing of eligibility for payments, means many low-income families face relatively high effective marginal tax rates and, as a result, receive little from any increase in the minimum wage," Professor Wooden said at the conference.
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Industrial relations reforms at a glance
Jason Frenkel
04nov05
As the debate rages in
AWARDS
WORKERS not on an Australian Workplace Agreement or a collective workplace agreement will stay under their federal award.
About 20 per cent of the working population are on an award, but the Government hopes more will shift to individual contracts under the new IR system.
Awards will govern 16 basic conditions, including penalty rates, public holiday pay, annual leave and meals.
Long-service leave, jury leave, superannuation and notice of termination provisions will be removed from awards, but are covered by other laws.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.heraldsun.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5478,17132616%255E662,00.html
IR changes may mean loss of contact
Doug Daws
Friday, 4 November 2005
MANY years ago, back in 1989 to be exact, some local people set up an organisation known as Career Contact. In fact, the planning and negotiation for funding started a couple of years before then.
Over the years since, Career Contact has enjoyed the support of many talented community members and some dedicated staff - people with an interest in helping make this a better place. Their
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All the way from
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Rowdy reception for workplace Bill
By JOE HILDEBRAND and MALCOLM FARR
November 03, 2005
JOHN Howard's far-reaching overhaul of workplace laws got a cold welcome in Parliament yesterday as the Government pledged it would boost the economy.
Labor challenged the legislation as soon as Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews tried to introduce the changes.
A record 11 Labor MPs were ejected from the House of Representatives for disrupting discussion of the measures.
"These measures are not extreme," Prime Minister Howard said. "They are big measures, but they are fair measures which will strengthen the Australian economy."
Mr Andrews said the 700-pages of proposed laws, which would cost $500 million to implement, were "the key to good jobs, high wages, a decent society and a strong and productive economy".
...Under the legislation, workers under 21, those on traineeships and those employed under disability programs are excluded from Prime Minister John Howard's minimum wage pledge.
For the rest of the article go to
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,17119646-5001022,00.html
Family and Community Services Legislation Amendment (Welfare to Work) Bill 2005
http://parlinfoweb.aph.gov.au/piweb/view_document.aspx?ID=2173&TABLE=EMS
Financial impact off limits in snap welfare inquiry
By Stephanie Peatling
November 10, 2005
A short inquiry into the proposed new welfare system will be held during the parliamentary break - but it will not consider the financial impact of the changes on sole parents and people with disabilities.
The inquiry is unlikely to lead to further changes to the legislation, tabled by the Federal Government in parliament yesterday amid a flurry of criticism from welfare, church and community groups.
For the rest of the article go to
Parliament of
http://www.aph.gov.au/committee/inquiries_comm.htm
The poverty trap closes in on the true battlers
November 10, 2005
The Government says family life is paramount, yet it is getting tough on sole parents, writes Julia Perry.
THE poverty of sole parents and people with disabilities is an archetype in our cultural history: how many folk tales feature a destitute widow and child on the outskirts of town or a crippled beggar? Fortunately, the 1970s Fraser government introduced a "no fault" pension for sole parents. Women (and men) left to care for their children alone finally had the right to a secure payment which gave them choice in how to balance paid work and family needs.
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Accept minimum wage or lose dole
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17196719%255E2702,00.html
Welfare overhaul debated
November 09, 2005
LAWS designed to push more single parents, disabled people and older Australians into the workforce have been introduced to Parliament.
With a $3.2 billion price tag over four years, the welfare overhaul would affect tens of thousands of Australians applying for welfare payments.
Under the laws, many disabled people who applied for social security payments after May 10 this year and single parents who applied after July 1 next year would be pushed onto the lower-paid Newstart Allowance rather than the pension.
If deemed capable of working, they would also be required to look for at least 15 hours of work a week.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17189391%255E29277,00.html
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/welfaretowork-changes-draw-near/2005/11/09/1131407700869.html
Liberal MP still unhappy with welfare-work plan
By Stephanie Peatling and Louise Dodson
November 9, 2005
The Federal Government's new welfare-to-work rules requiring single parents with children aged between six and eight to look for a job were opposed yesterday in a Coalition party meeting.
The Liberal MP Judi Moylan is opposed to the measures designed to move people from the welfare system to the workforce, despite the plan being softened in a number of areas since the proposals were outlined in the budget in May.
A fight erupted in the Coalition party meeting yesterday as Ms Moylan outlined her objections to the package and another Government backbencher, Wilson Tuckey, passionately supported it.
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Welfare changes given the green light
By Saffron Howden
November 08, 2005
THE Federal Government has won over dissenting backbenchers about the merits of its controversial welfare overhaul, but has failed to convince the welfare sector.
Following months of negotiations with backbenchers concerned the original package was too harsh, a meeting of Liberal and Nationals MPs today gave Workplace Relations Minister Kevin Andrews the go-ahead to introduce new welfare legislation into parliament tomorrow.
The central premise of the overhaul, moving disabled people and sole parents onto a lower welfare payment and making them look for at least 15 hours of work a week, remains.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17183001%255E1702,00.html
Govt softens on welfare
PM - Monday, 7 November, 2005 18:18:00
Reporter: Alexandra Kirk
MARK BANNERMAN: Forcing single parents back to work as soon as a child turns six was always going to be a tough policy to sell.
Coalition back backbenchers have been telling the Government that for some time, and now it seems the Prime Minister has been listening.
In a significant softening of its welfare-to-work policy, the Federal Government today announced single mothers won't have to go back to work until their child is eight.
Disability pensioners have also won a concession - new applicants won't be forced to take a job if it means travelling large distances that costs them more than 10 per cent of their income.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.abc.net.au/pm/content/2005/s1499738.htm
PM caves in on single parents
Steve Lewis, Patricia Karvelas
November 07, 2005
SINGLE parents will be given two extra years on higher welfare payments to retrain and prepare for a job, as the Howard Government softens its welfare package.
Top-up payments of about $20 a week will also be paid to thousands of single parents as part of a raft of concessions designed to placate testy Coalition MPs.
After months of negotiations, the parliamentarians are expected to formally endorse the modified welfare package at a partyroom meeting in
It allows single parents to stay on the more lucrative parenting payment until their youngest child turns eight, rather than six, as previously planned.
Coalition MPs are understood to have also secured a number of changes to new rules for pensioners with disabilities, amid concerns that the original reforms were too harsh.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17161107%255E601,00.html
Joyce wants a kinder welfare net
Patricia Karvelas
November 03, 2005
MAVERICK senator Barnaby Joyce has called for proposed welfare reforms to be watered down to ensure a strong safety net for people who "miss out" under tough industrial relations laws.
The Nationals senator, who has already scuppered one piece of government legislation by crossing the floor, believes the IR laws could make it easier to lay off workers who would then find payments cut under welfare changes.
"I'm more concerned about the welfare-to-work than the IR legislation because IR concerns everybody and everybody votes, but welfare might become a forgotten issue," he said.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17123074%255E601,00.html
New Resources:
The BizAbility website
We are pleased to offer you one website which will provide you with the ability to purchase online, a diverse range of high quality products and services supplied by 230 independent disability business services across
The BizAbility website provides:
Business and industry are encouraged access the site and link with local business services.
Business services may be able to provide advantages and savings to business and industry through the services and products they can provide. Engaging with Business Services is also a great way of supporting disadvantaged people in the community.
The website can be found at www.bizability.com.au
Transforming Disability: community inclusion, employment and innovative reform conference
The website now has some of the transcripts from the conference up.
http://www.public-policy.unimelb.edu.au/events/transforming_disability.html
M-CAS: The global access project
The website now has some of the transcripts and audios from the September conference.
http://www.cfl.mq.edu.au/mcas/gap/transcripts.htm
CATS - Creating Accessible Teaching and Support.
This website provides information and resources to assist universities to create equitable access for students with disability and to comply with the Disability Discrimination Act and the Disability Standards for Education. The site is still being developed but can be viewed at www.adcet.edu.au/cats
Centrelink has a website outlining the ‘Welfare to Work’ changes.
Click here to go to website. Or go to http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/services/welfare_work.htm
Spotlight on Useful Resources:
The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) is a web based information source that provides up to date, accurate and comprehensive information about inclusive teaching, learning and assessment strategies, accommodations and support services for people with disabilities.
Users no longer have to enter email and password to get access to information on the ADCET website.
Australasian Network of Students With Disabilities (ANSWD)
ANSWD is a student organisation, advocating, promoting, lobbying and campaigning on disability issues. We seek to achieve equality, access, and representation of students with disabilities in the tertiary education sector.
"All I want is what's best for my child."
MDAA website http://www.mdaa.org.au/
Report on the experiences of parents of students from a non-English speaking background with disability in the NSW school system by Theresa Clark.
Summary http://www.mdaa.org.au/service/systemic/05/education.html and in PDF Summary Report
http://www.mdaa.org.au/service/systemic/05/education.pdf
For the Full Report in MSWord go to http://www.mdaa.org.au/service/systemic/05/education.doc.
DEST Annual Report 2004-05
01/11/2005 - http://www.dest.gov.au/annualreport/2005/
The Department of Education, Science and Training (DEST) Annual Report for 2004-05 is now available. The Annual Report contains information about the role of the department, our corporate governance arrangements and management accountability framework. It also reports on our performance against the outcomes and outputs framework set out in the 2004-05 Portfolio Budget Statements.
NSW: The Golden Stave Foundation Scholarships 2006 now open!
Thanks to the generous support of The Golden Stave Foundation and the ING Foundation ParaQuad NSW is now accepting applications for the 2006 Scholarships for young people with a spinal cord injury.
Aimed at easing the financial burden of obtaining skills in education, sport or recreation that can assist future income prospects, scholarships are available to students up to 30 years of age with a spinal cord injury.
The scholarships exist in the areas of education and sport/recreation.
For more information and to download an application form and scholarship guidelines go to http://www.paraquad.nsw.asn.au/page.asp?partid=216
Or contact ParaQuad NSW for more information on (02) 8741 5622 or email scholarships@paraquad.org.au .
Scholarship applications must be received by Friday 11th November 2005
Deafness Forum Scholarships for 2006.
The Scholarships are available to students planning to take further education in 2006 and are expressly designed to support students who are deaf or hearing impaired by contributing to ongoing costs for their tuition.
The Scholarship guidelines and application form can be downloaded from our webpage http://www.deafnessforum.org.au/scholarships.htm
Deadline for the applications to be received is Friday 6 January 2006.
Should you have any questions please feel free to contact
Kirsten Preece
Policy & Project Officer
Deafness Forum of
Tel: 02 6262 7808
TTY: 02 6262 7809
Website: www.deafnessforum.org.au www.hearingawarenessweek.org.au
NSW: The Ruth Marion Fardell Scholarship
For Students With a Physical Disability Undertaking Tertiary Education In New South Wales in 2006
INFORMATION FOR APPLICANTS
This scholarship has been set up in memory of Ruth Marion Fardell to assist students with a physical disability with the costs entailed in tertiary education. These are many and varied and not encountered by the able bodied students. The participation of people with physical disabilities within the community and into the workforce is to be strongly encouraged. Education is central to this process. Students with a physical disability should have every opportunity to be as independent as possible.
Seven scholarships up to the value of $5,000 each ($2,500 for part time students) are available for the two year period 2006/07.
Scholarships are only for students who have a physical disability, are Australian citizens and studying at TAFE or University.
A student must have been accepted into a fulltime/part-time TAFE/university course in NSW, or be currently enrolled, to be considered for a scholarship. Students who are proceeding to a higher degree are also eligible. (Part time studies minimum of 10 hours a week will also be considered).
Application forms can be obtained by contacting Elizabeth Mead at Northcott on (02) 9890 0100. Completed applications must be returned by 3rd February, 2006. Applications can be posted to:
http://www.cdds.med.usyd.edu.au/dco/Scholarships.htm
For further information contact:
Elizabeth Mead Phone: (02) 9890 0100
or
Email: spinecare@northcott.com.au
Postal Address: P0
NSW: The Gregory and Dolores Farrell Scholarship
For Wheelchair Users Undertaking Tertiary Education In New South Wales in 2006
The scholarships are to assist students who are wheelchair users with the costs entailed in tertiary education. These are many and varied and not encountered by the able bodied. The integration of wheelchair users into the community and into the workforce is to be strongly encouraged. Education is central to this process. Students with a physical disability and reliant on a wheelchair should have every opportunity to gain independence in our society.
Two scholarships up to the value of $5,000 each are available for 2006.
Scholarships are only for permanent wheelchair users who are Australian citizens.
A student must have been accepted into a full time university course in NSW, or be currently enrolled, to be considered for a scholarship. Students who are proceeding to a higher degree are also eligible, as are students who have been accepted for post graduate study in
An application form, available from The Foundation, must be competed and returned by 3rd February, 2006, to the address below. The completed application form may be posted, faxed or emailed.
http://www.cdds.med.usyd.edu.au/dco/Scholarships.htm
SpineCare Foundation
Address:
Contact: Elizabeth Mead Phone: (02) 9890 0100
Fax: (02) 9683 2827
or
Email: spinecare@northcott.com.au
Media Releases:
The 'Not For Service' report is available at HREOC website at http://www.hreoc.gov.au/disability_rights/notforservice/index.html
Or form the Mental Health Council of Australia website at http://www.mhca.org.au/notforservice/
Disclaimer:
The views and opinions expressed in this newsletter are those of the individual authors and not necessarily those of the DCO for Northern, Central and Southern Sydney or The Centre for Developmental Disability Studies or The Australian Government Department of Education, Science and Training.
The information contained in this newsletter is accurate to the best of our knowledge and No responsibilities is taken for its accuracy.
Vol 1 No 13
Compiled by Timothy Hart DCO for Northern, Central and
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