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Disability Education and Employment News: Vol 1 No 16 - Thursday, 22nd December 2005 |
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Enhancing post secondary education, training and |
Compiled by Timothy Hart DCO for Northern, Central and Southern Sydney |
To return to the DCO Disability Newsletter Archive Page go to http://www.cdds.med.usyd.edu.au/dco/newsletter or click here
Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year for 2006
In this the final Disability Education and Employment News for 2005 there are items on the Reframing the Future: Hidden Disabilities Video Workshop,
For information on contributing to the Disability Education and Employment News or subscribing, please go to the end of the newsletter.
Services for people with a disability
Conferences and Workshops:
International Conferences
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
National Conferences
Call for Papers for 2006 National Conference of the
Expressions of interest are invited from people wishing to participate as a presenter, with the conference theme being ‘Realizing the Vision for Accessible Information: The Way Forward’. Topics include Unified English Braille in
An abstract of approximately 200 words must be submitted by Friday 27 January 2006.
Please email your abstract as a Microsoft Word attachment to:
Sue Oriander
2006
Email: susan.oriander@visionaustralia.org.au
The conference occurs from Saturday to Tuesday, 20-23 May 2006.
Pacific International, Brisbane.
To discuss ideas for a presentation, contact Tim Evans on phone 03 9864 9605 or email tim.evans@nils.org.au . Email your abstract as a Microsoft Word attachment to Sue Oriander, 2006
ACROD's Inaugural National Conference on Social Participation
30 - 31 May 2006 -
For more information go to http://www.acrod.org.au/conferences/SP2006/home.htm
Contact Information: Gabrielle Jones, Planning Coordinator ACROD NSW
Phone 02 9503 1603 gabe@acrodnsw.net
Brain Injury
Brain Injury Australia's (BIA) will be hosting its inaugural National Conference in Gold Coast
For further information about the Conference or the final date for submission of abstracts please contact ACQ Conference & Event Management on:
Ph: (07) 3725 5588 Email: bia2006@acqi.org.au
The Inaugural Learning Disability Conference –
25 to 27 September 2006
More information soon
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/
NSW Events
"CROSSROADS: INFORMATION SEMINAR FOR DEAF AND HEARING IMPAIRED STUDENTS"
Friday 24 February 2006 University of Western
The Crossroads Seminar will bring to life post-school options information for Deaf and hearing impaired students....So when you leave school are you thinking about going to TAFE or University or getting an Apprenticeship or traineeship?
"Crossroads" seminar will provide the opportunity for you to learn about the range of education opportunities available. The information presented will include:
* Processes for entering TAFE/University
* How to get the apprenticeship/traineeship you want
* TAFE/University services available to you
* Using technology to succeed
* Finance, scholarships, allowances accommodation
Information will be presented in a dynamic and hands-on fashion, including talks from Deaf and hearing impaired students about their own experiences going to University or TAFE or getting an apprenticeship/traineeship.
While lunch is served, a number of information stalls with loads of written material for students will be available, as they showcase employment services, careers information as well as assistive technology.
So come along to get lots of information, meet new people and be entertained by a range of dynamic speakers
For further information please contact:
Liz Claridge, Crossroads Project Officer
Mob: 0418 981 199
Or
Anna Mungovan, Regional Disability Liaison Officer, Greater Western Sydney Region
Mob: 040907 3366
Email: a.mungovan@uws.edu.au
This is a FREE seminar
Victorian Events
Kickstart 2006 - Vision
This course has been developed for current and prospective tertiary students who are blind or vision impaired.
• Prepare yourself for further study.
• Find out about on and off-campus services.
• Learn about the Disability Discrimination Act and your rights as a student.
• Improve your writing skills for assignments.
• Improve your research skills by learning to use the internet and online data bases effectively.
• Learn about new audio formats.
• Meet other blind and vision impaired students and professionals who can help you.
• Learn strategies for completing study with a view to improving employment prospects.
Where: Vision
When: 23-25 January 2006
Time: 9.30am – 3.30pm
To register please contact:
Renee Williamson
Tertiary Education Consultant
Phone: 9520 5555 or 1300 55 99 87
Email: renee.williamson@rvib.org.au
Registrations close 17 January 2006 and places are limited. It is recommended that you register promptly.
"Help! Where am I?"
Students with disabilities moving from School to TAFE. This forum is designed to assist TAFE staff to plan for 2006 enrolments of students with disabilities exiting the school system.
FORUM POSTPONED UNTIL 2006.
http://www.equityresearch.org.au/new.htm
Education News:
Unis under pressure to fill fees gap
Dorothy Illing and Michael McKinnon
December 21, 2005
THE hunt for taxpayer funds to prop up student services is on as universities comb their budgets in the lead-up to voluntary student unionism on July 1.
While institutions explore funding options to replace $162 million a year in student services fees, internal Department of Education, Science and Training documents reveal they will be able to draw on some commonwealth grants but not others to bridge the gap.
These funding rules, spelled out by DEST in an internal document and obtained by the HES under freedom of information legislation, were news to senior managers at several universities contacted by the HES.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17625652%255E12332,00.html
Money talks, as unis admit bad scholars
Samantha Maiden
December 20, 2005
UNIVERSITIES are offering places to students with entrance scores up to 18 points below that demanded for other students if they are prepared to pay up to $64,000 for a degree.
University chiefs have in the past argued that full-fee students were admitted if they were within five points of the entrance score.
But a new government website that has forced universities to reveal cut-off scores and course prices for the first time has also confirmed some courses allow students admission to university with a much lower score.
When a student does not have the marks to secure a place they can now buy admission to a university with lower entrance levels under changes introduced by the federal Government.
For example, www.goingtouni.gov.au reveals that
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17617328%255E12332,00.html
http://www.thesundaymail.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5936,17609606%255E421,00.html
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17607393%255E2702,00.html
ANZ launches financial literacy program
John Wilkinson
ANZ and
The university will train 50 staff from community organisations to deliver ANZ’s MoneyMinded financial literacy education program, which will be aimed at community groups that deal with refugees, teenagers and people with disabilities, or the unemployed.
The first course began this week with 20 employees from Distinctive Options, which provides support and employment services to adults with disabilities.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.moneymanagement.com.au/articles/93/0c039a93.asp
VSU plunges unis into fresh crisis
December 14, 2005
THE
Every bar at one
Last Friday's passage of the VSU law, thanks to the unexpected vote of Family First senator Steve Fielding, has sent universities, unions and student associations into a round of crisis meetings across the country.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17559835%255E12332,00.html
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17559833%255E12332,00.html
http://www.chaser.com.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=2935&Itemid=26
Student unionism for review
By Stephanie Peatling
December 13, 2005
VOLUNTARY student unionism will be reviewed 18 months after it begins, to report on the economic and other consequences of the change on universities.
For the rest of the article go to
http://smh.com.au/news/national/student-unionism-for-review/2005/12/12/1134236005986.html http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17536102%255E12332,00.html
December 13, 2005
A
For the rest of the article go to
Union member plan for uni
By MARIA RAE , Tuesday, 13 December 2005
`MEAN-SPIRITED': Prof. Le Grew
The
The university is facing a loss of up to $2.7 million a year after Commonwealth legislation banning compulsory union fees passed on Friday.
As of July 2006, universities will not be able to charge compulsory fees for services and amenities.
Under a new voluntary model the Tasmania University Union and the Student Association have drafted, free membership would entitle the student to basic advocacy and representation.
This means services like child care, disability support, emergency loans and travel assistance is unlikely to be affected.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.examiner.com.au/story.asp?id=320920
Child-care fees to soar
By Kerry-Anne Walsh and Hannah Edwards
December 11, 2005
THE cost of child care in NSW universities will leap and student parents could be forced to abandon study after the shock passage through Parliament of the voluntary student union laws, Labor warned yesterday.
Opposition education spokeswoman Jenny Macklin said the abolition of compulsory union fees would have a disastrous impact on campus child care.
The subsidies the centres received through union fees allowed them to hold places for students over holidays and decrease fees, she said. That flexibility was now gone.
"Some students who are parents will drop out of their studies because they won't be able to afford child care," she said.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.smh.com.au/news/national/childcare-fees-to-soar/2005/12/10/1134086844215.html
PM steals victory on uni fees
Samantha Maiden
December 10, 2005
UNIVERSITIES will be banned from levying compulsory student union fees of up to $600 a year, after the Government last night won the support of Family First senator Steve Fielding.
The passage of the legislation also means universities will face million-dollar fines if they attempt to levy mandatory fees for childcare, counselling and sporting clubs.
Instead, the Government will set up an $80 million compensation fund for struggling universities to fund recreational and sporting infrastructure.
After the vote, Senator Fielding was adamant there was "no deal" and that he voted for the legislation, which comes into effect from July 1 next year, on its merits and without asking for any measures or guarantees.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17519604%255E12332,00.html
Does the minister have an agenda?
December 10, 2005
It is doubtful that federal Education Minister Brendan Nelson would decorate his car with the bumper sticker that proclaims: "If you can read this, thank a teacher." Having already launched attacks on the profession - for what he claimed was a failure to teach values - and insisted on a national testing program to back up judgements about standards, Dr Nelson last year decided that teachers were not doing a good enough job with literacy.
He repeated the claim that first surfaced almost a decade ago when David Kemp was education minister - that 30 per cent of young people were functionally illiterate. This is an astounding contention, especially in light of a 2003 study by the Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development that placed Australian students among the world's top achievers, and ranked fourth in reading. In the same year, testing showed that 8 per cent of year 3 children and 11 per cent of years 5 and 7 children did not achieve minimum national benchmarks.
For the rest of the article go to
Community will suffer from VSU
From: AAP
December 09, 2005
THE general community would suffer along with students and universities from the Federal Government's voluntary student unionism legislation, student unions said today.
The National Tertiary Education Union (NTEU) estimates more than 4000 jobs would be lost.
It also says the quality of Australians universities and the educational experience of students would decline because of the legislation, which passed the Senate today and will go before the House of Representatives next year.
Family First Senator Steve Fielding's decision to side with the Government cast doubt on his party's much vaunted commitment to families and their wellbeing, the NTEU said.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,10117,17515761-29277,00.html
Nelson stumbles on student unionism
By David Wroe,
December 9, 2005
Mr Howard and Dr Nelson deep in conversation in Parliament last night.
THE Federal Government has lost its last battle of the year — pushing through its controversial bill to outlaw compulsory student unionism.
Despite last-ditch compromises, Education Minister Brendan Nelson appears to have failed to win the key support of either maverick Nationals Senator Barnaby Joyce or Family First Senator Steve Fielding.
The Government held an 11th-hour party room meeting last night to discuss compromise plans to fund university campus services and sports clubs. But no deal has been reached, meaning the legislation will wait until Parliament resumes in February.
For the rest of the article go to
States back phonics push, but it's not the only answer
Samantha Maiden and Cath Hart
December 09, 2005
MOST state governments yesterday embraced Brendan Nelson's national action plan to promote back-to-basics teaching based on phonics, but insisted the method was not the only answer to improving literacy.
Some states said they already taught phonics - based on the traditional relationship between letters and sounds - or were moving towards the method.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17509570%5E13881,00.html
I'll cross floor on VSU: Joyce
AAP
December 07, 2005
REBEL Nationals senator Barnaby Joyce would move to amend the Government's voluntary student union legislation in the Senate today ? crossing the floor if necessary, he said today.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17490580%255E12332,00.html
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Employment News:
Boost in funds for mentally ill youth
Adam Cresswell, Health editor
December 13, 2005
YOUTH mental health services will receive a $54million boost nationwide in a bid to shore up the crumbling system and stop young people developing long-term psychiatric problems.
The new National Youth Mental Health Foundation, promised by the federal Government in July, is expected to improve the co-ordination of services. It will bring together mental health workers, GPs, psychiatrists and drug and alcohol workers - in many cases under the one roof - in up to 50 centres across the country.
Experts say the move should improve the treatment of mental problems in people aged 12 to 25, stopping emerging problems from worsening and ensuring troubled teens and adults stay in school or employment.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17549142%255E23289,00.html
http://dailytelegraph.news.com.au/story/0,20281,17544163-5001022,00.html
System cracking up
Adam Cresswell
December 10, 2005
MUCH has been said about what's wrong with
Psychiatrist Julian Freidin speaks for many when he says the way things work at the moment is too disjointed, and he gives an example to show what he means.
"Because that's the way he is, he avoids going to Centrelink, because he's not quite sure what Centrelink is up to, and he's not meeting his mutual obligation requirements,' Freidin explains. "He's not going out to look for work and (he's not) filling out forms ... his Centrelink payment is progressively cut because he's not reaching his mutual obligation of going to look for work; he's not looking for work because he's sick.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17512909%5E23289,00.html
Welfare News:
Welfare to Work legislation is now a Commonwealth Act is now available in it is complete form at http://www.comlaw.gov.au/ComLaw/Legislation/Act1.nsf/0/1E82138F7F5CDBABCA2570DB0082AF88/$file/154-2005.pdf
More Govt help needed to help long-term unemployed: Salvos
The Salvation Army says the Federal Government must do more to assist people to gain employment.
It says disadvantaged families are finding it difficult to cope this Christmas with requests for help rising 14 per cent increase from last year.
Spokesman John Dalziel says people are becoming distressed and fearful for what the future holds.
He says the long-term unemployed and people on disability support pensions need greater Government assistance.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.abc.net.au/news/newsitems/200512/s1533735.htm
Tax cuts not the only option
By Ross Gittins
December 19, 2005
WE'RE being railroaded by the rich and powerful, who're telling us that, with his embarrassingly large budget surplus, John Howard has no choice but to cut taxes in a big way.
Nonsense. If the idea of saving the surplus is anathema, the case for using it to increase government spending in priority areas is stronger than the case for additional tax cuts.
The first point is that we're already getting a big tax cut from July next year. Peter Costello announced in last May's budget that everyone earning above $63,000 a year will get a cut as the cut-in points for the top two tax rates are raised further..
For the rest of the article go to
$6.4m in public money to spruik welfare-to-work
By Felicia Williams
December 18, 2005
THE Federal Government will launch a $6.4 million taxpayer-funded advertising blitz next year to market and rename its welfare-to-work package.
The Government's creative agency brief, obtained exclusively by The Sun-Herald, calls for an "optimistic" advertising campaign, with $5.7 million budgeted for media.
About $150,000 a day will be spent from May 21 to June 30 marketing the package. A further $700,000 will be spent in the two weeks following its July launch.
The $3.6 billion welfare-to-work package - which passed through the Senate after six hours of debate almost two weeks ago - aims to fill
For the rest of the article go to
ANU follows trend by raising HECS fees
Brendan O'Keefe
December 12, 2005
THE
ANU was the last hold-out among the group of eight leading universities. Most had already opted to push up fees under the Higher Education Contribution Scheme after it was allowed by a partial deregulation last year.
Only two of
Professor Chubb said lack of proper federal funding had left ANU with no choice.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/common/story_page/0,5744,17536085%5E12332,00.html
The one-strike rule set to catch both sides out
By Adele Horin
December 10, 2005
WITH two years until the next election, the Federal Government is counting on being able to ride out the disquiet over its industrial relations and welfare changes. The full impact of the two measures in creating a pool of low-paid wage slaves will be felt mainly over the longer term.
Yet there is danger for the Government in early calamitous fallout from an overlooked area of the changes.
The new welfare-to-work rules are unlikely to cause a fuss when they start in July. The Government has cleverly grandfathered the measures so that sole parents and disabled people already in the system will not be hurt by payment cuts. Hence we won't read politically damaging stories of mothers reduced to penury overnight by sudden cuts in their welfare payments.
Only entrants from July 1 will find themselves on the lowly unemployment benefit, Newstart, while they try to find a job, instead of on the more generous Parenting Payment or Disability Support Pension.
For the rest of the article go to
International News:
Disabled and Denied
High joblessness plagues disabled - Just 37% of those of working age are able to find and hold jobs in Michigan
Marisa Schultz / The
ST. CLAIR SHORES-- In the legal world, the case wasn't a big one. A 62-year-old man faced larceny charges in 40th District Court for taking a few guest passes from his Bally's Total Fitness gym.
But to lawyer Mark Cronmiller, the recent case was monumental.
Cronmiller, paralyzed in a diving accident in 1986, passed the bar this year after graduating from the University of Detroit Mercy School of Law. This was his first real job: a court-appointed defense attorney.
"It's such a dramatic step forward for me," said Cronmiller, 50, of
Fifteen years after the federal Americans with Disabilities Act was passed, employment remains the most glaring disparity between people with disabilities and those without -- even at a time when technology has fostered greater independence. In fact, employment rates for working-age people with disabilities have declined since passage of the
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051220/METRO/512200361
Having a job threatens federal benefits
Those with disabilities gain independence, but lose what could be a vital financial safety net.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.detnews.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20051220/METRO/512200385
On campus, confronting depression head-on
Colleges recognize need to counsel students as heightened pressures pose deepening, even fatal, risks
By SANDRA TAN and STEPHEN T. WATSON
News Staff Reporters
12/18/2005
"I'm far more self-aware and comfortable with myself. This isn't the end of the world."
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.buffalonews.com/editorial/20051218/1061273.asp
New Resources:
DisAbility in Education Conference
Notetaker notes from the Conference and National Gathering are now available on the website. Find these on http://www.disability.auckland.ac.nz , then select DisAbility in Education Conference 2005; the bling flashing box on the left hand side of the screen. Photographs taken at both the Conference and the Bling Bling Conference Dinner will also appear there shortly.
Reframing the Future: Hidden Disabilities Video Workshop
Providing reasonable adjustment for students who have a psychiatric or learning disability
The recording of this event is now available on the NSW DET streaming server:
(if challenged, the username is ‘guest’ there is no password.) This can be viewed both inside and outside of NSW DET. The video should be available on the server until the end of January.
You can download the file to your desktop by clicking on this link: http://153.107.5.60/recording.html?name=Hidden%20Disabiliti_14Nov05_09.56 MPEG file size 512Mb select ‘download MPEG file’ (best to right click and “save target as..”) the username is ‘superguest’ password is ‘123’
Draft Revised AVCC Disability Guidelines released for consultation
In July 2005 the AVCC Board of Directors authorised a revision of the current AVCC Guidelines Relating to Students with a Disability. A Steering Group was established to oversee this project.
The Board has approved release of the draft of the revised Guidelines to universities sector for comment.
The draft guidelines are now available on the ADCET website at http://www.adcet.edu.au/ViewNewsDetail.aspx?itemID=391
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
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
Services for people with a disability:
Macquarie Customised Accessibility Services (M-CAS), an initiative of
This unique service continues to be available to universities around
M-CAS is currently seeking partners to run pilot programmes within businesses, big or small. The pilot programme will assess the workplace or study needs for a person with a disability and work with employer, employee, and related team members alike to customise a solution.
If you are interested in participating in an M-CAS industry pilot, please contact
Miriam Holder on (02) 9850.8981 or 0419.468.072; or email mholder@laurel.ocs.mq.edu.au .
For more information about M-CAS visit us on the web at www.cfl.mq.edu.au/mcas/ or www.cfl.mq.edu.au/mcas/industry.htm
SCANning & CONversion Services
What do we do?
We convert printed material into an electronic format for use by print disabled/vision impaired students when using a speech package. These electronic manuals are designed to allow the student/trainee to work independently and at their own pace thus minimising the requirement for sighted assistance.
We have produced a number of training manuals that support competencies contained in the Business Services and Information Technology Training Packages as well as modules covering the International Computer Drivers License. More are under conversion.
ScanCon can produce the final material on - Floppy disk, Compact disk, E-mail
How much does ScanCon charge?
We do not believe that an individual student with a vision impairment should have to pay for our services. Training / Educational institutes or Employers however are charged a fee for the rights to access the converted material. This fee differs from publication to publication depending on the amount of work required to convert it but is a once only fee regardless of the number of copies required by the institute.
Where is ScanCon and how do I contact it?
ScanCon is based in
Correspondence sent to: ScanCon Services
Or by telephoning: (07) 3846 6980
0417 087 262
Or via E-mail: scancon@bigpond.com
Spotlight on Useful Resources:
The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) is a web based information resource that provides up to date, accurate and comprehensive information about inclusive teaching, learning and assessment strategies, accommodations and support services for people with disabilities.
ADCET aims to encourage equitable, inclusive access to post secondary education and training for people with disabilities through the following strategies:
The initial development of ADCET was funded by DEST but in the absence of ongoing Government funding subscriptions have been introduced to provide sufficient ongoing funding to enable ADCET to continue providing high quality services
Subscribers receive an informative monthly newsletter including the latest resources and news items and have the opportunity to 'Ask ADCET' for information they cannot find elsewhere.
All subscriptions cover the calendar year:
· Individual - $99 (including GST)
· Group (up to 8 users) - $275 (including GST)
· Organisation (unlimited users) - $990 (including GST)
· Partnerships and concession rates - negotiated individually
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.
Annual Reports of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission provide an overview of the Commission and its work during the financial year period.
The 2004-05 Annual Report for the period ending 30 June 2005 is produced pursuant to section 45 of the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission Act 1986. The report has been prepared in accordance with the requirements of section 70 of the Public Service Act 1999.
The 2004-05 Annual Report is now available at: http://www.humanrights.gov.au/annrep04_05/index.html
http://www.cdds.med.usyd.edu.au/dco/Scholarships.htm
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.
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 and must be competed and returned by 3rd February, 2006, to the address below. The completed application form may be posted, faxed or emailed.
SpineCare Foundation
Address:
Contact: Elizabeth Mead Phone: (02) 9890 0100
Fax: (02) 9683 2827
or
Email: spinecare@northcott.com.au
NRMA scholarship - For People with spinal cord injury
ParaQuad offers a range of scholarships, covering academic education from primary to tertiary level, as well as those pursuing other career directions, for example in sport.
New scholarships for people with a spinal cord injury available in 2006
How to Apply
Applications are currently being accepted for the NRMA Insurance Scholarships. Applications for the NRMA Scholarships close 7 February 2006.
There are three NRMA Insurance Scholarships of $5,000 each to help with tertiary education at a university, TAFE college or registered private college for individuals with an acquired spinal cord injury residing in NSW.
The $5000 scholarships can cover tertiary education fees for a year up to the value of $5000, and/or items such as a contribution to a carer’s allowance, computer hardware and assistance (scribes and word-processing services) , as well as tuition fees, to name a few options.
To apply, future and current students must carefully read the information leaflet and guidelines, and complete the application form. For a hard copy please email us at scholarships@paraquad.org.au , or phone (02) 8741 5622.
http://www.paraquad.nsw.asn.au/page.asp?partid=229&versionid=231
Media Releases:
Commission welcomes Graeme Innes AM - new Human Rights Commissioner
Mr Graeme Innes AM as the new Human Rights Commissioner and acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner The Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission welcomes the appointment of Mr Graeme Innes AM as the new Human Rights Commissioner and acting Disability Discrimination Commissioner.
Commission President John von Doussa QC today said he was delighted with Mr Innes’ appointment and looked forward to working with the Commissioner in his new role.
“Mr Innes has a wealth of experience in the human rights and equal opportunity area, he is a dedicated advocate on disability issues and has worked within the Commission for 12 years,” said the President.
“He was instrumental in the development of the Commonwealth Disability Discrimination Act and in the continuing development of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.”
“He has worked in equal opportunity in
Commissioner Innes has been deputy disability discrimination commissioner since 1999 and has been a member of various tribunals - the NSW Administrative Decisions Tribunal; the NSW Consumer, Trader and Tenancy Tribunal; and the Social Security Appeals Tribunal. He was also a Hearing Commissioner with the Human Rights and Equal Opportunity Commission.
Media enquiries: Janine MacDonald, (02) 9284 9677 or 0407 660 235
From http://www.hreoc.gov.au/media_releases/2005/75_05.htm
Media Release from the Hon Dr Brendan Nelson, MP
$21.8 MILLION NETWORK OF REGIONAL INDUSTRY CAREERS ADVISERS - SUCCESSFUL TENDERERS ANNOUNCED
16 December 2005 MIN 2070/05
Young people across
The Howard Government will provide over $6 million annually to support this exciting initiative. The RICAs will be ‘on the ground’ industry champions, working with their Local Community Partnership (LCP), to provide young people, parents, employers and teachers with a comprehensive understanding of local industry skills needs, employment patterns and career opportunities.
For the rest of this Media Release go
http://www.dest.gov.au/Ministers/Media/Nelson/2005/12/n2070161205.asp
VSU Sellout
Senator Natasha Stott Despoja
Democrats Senator for
Australian Democrats spokesperson for Higher Education
Family First Senator Steve Fielding has sold out families by supporting the Government's so-called voluntary student unionism (VSU) legislation, according to the Australian Democrats.
"This policy will have a devastating effect on current and aspiring students and their families particularly those from poorer families and regional areas," Democrats' Higher Education Spokesperson Senator Natasha Stott Despoja said.
"VSU will impact particularly upon students with children who use the subsidised childcare services provided by universities; those who need counselling or medical services; and, those who require advocacy services. Of course, it will also put an end to student representation as the Government desires.
For the rest of this Media Release go
http://www.democrats.org.au/news/index.htm?press_id=4942&display=1
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Vol 1 No 16
Compiled by Timothy Hart the DCO for Northern, Central and
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