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Disability Education and Employment News:Vol 2 No 19 - Wednesday, 8th November 2006 |
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Enhancing post secondary education, training and employment opportunities for people with a disability RDLO & DCOs National Website |
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
In this Edition of the Disability Education and Employment News, there is information on how to apply for three 2007 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. Information on the Australian Employers Network on Disability NSW breakfast to celebrate International Day of People with Disability, a Supreme Court of NSW job advertisement - for recent law graduates (or those about to graduate) who have a disability and Call for disability journal articles/material by ANSWD who is revamping their website. Plus information on a heap of other New Resources, Conferences and Workshops, News articles and other information for the Disability Education and Employment Sectors.
Please distribute the Newsletter to those that you think would be interested in it.
If you have a Resource, a Scholarship, Workshop, Conference, an Event or any other information that is Disability Education or Employment related and you wish to promote it here please e-mail me at thart@med.usyd.edu.au
For information on subscribing, please go to the end of the newsletter.
Calls for Expressions of Interest and Input
Education News:
Defence of cuts a 'waste'
Ewin Hannan
November 08, 2006
ANGRY Victorian parents have accused the Bracks Government of spending hundreds of thousands of dollars defending "unjustifiable" cuts to school services for disabled children.
Parents have taken legal action against the Education Department over the cuts, prompting the Greens to promise to force a parliamentary inquiry into the issue if the minor party wins the upper house balance of power at the state election.
Greens upper house candidate and education spokesman Greg Barber said parents of disabled children were being forced to take legal action to pressure the Education Department into meetings its obligations.
Mr Barber said an upper house inquiry would examine whether the department had a "deliberate policy of rationing funds for disabled and special-needs kids by restricting eligibility".
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20720125-5006785,00.html
Fees do not deter students
Dorothy Illing
November 08, 2006
DIRE warnings that big fee hikes are driving students away from university have been refuted in a new study.
As tuition fees reach record heights in Australia, the findings are likely to fuel the political debate about whether to lift caps on fee levels. The study says the transition from free to fees in Australian universities has been relatively problem-free, with the number of students enrolled remaining high.
"There is little evidence of a flight to vocational degree programs," it says. "The most extreme possible market scenarios have not emerged, and the financial burden borne by students is not perceived as extreme in the context of the enhanced lifetime salary benefits of a university degree."
The study, Changing Fee Regimes and Their Impact on Student Attitudes to Higher Education, is by Nick Foskett and Felix Maringe of the University of Southampton, and David Roberts and Stephen Holmes of consultants Knowledge Partnership. It was commissioned by the Blair Government in the lead-up to the introduction of a new fee regime in England in September. It includes an analysis of the Australian and New Zealand experiences.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20718989-12332,00.html
HECS fees may have to rise, uni chief warns
Samantha Maiden
November 04, 2006
THE lid has been lifted on the politically sensitive issue of HECS fees, with a warning they may need to be increased to cover the rising cost of tertiary education.
With an election year closing in, Melbourne University Vice-Chancellor Glyn Davis outlined the case for a new debate over how much students should pay, warning that the system forces universities to cross-subsidise courses with profits from popular degrees.
Professor Davis warned the Howard Government yesterday that it faced tough decisions in university funding and might be forced to lift the caps on HECS fees imposed under the Nelson reforms three years ago.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20697550-5006785,00.html
http://www.theage.com.au/news/national/uni-plans-radical-rise-in-fees/2006/11/03/1162340051025.html
School and uni dropouts drag nation down
Stephen Lunn
November 03, 2006
KEEPING more students at school can have a profound effect on economic growth, but Australia continues to slide in the rankings of those who finish high school and have tertiary degrees.
Despite compelling evidence among OECD countries that for every one-year increase in the average level of education, a nation's GDP will increase by 3 to 6 per cent, Australia sits just 18th out of 30 developed nations when it comes to the proportion of that GDP that is spent on education: 5.8 per cent. A generation ago, Australia ranked 8th.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20692057-2702,00.html
Worst may be over for entries
Dorothy Illing
November 01, 2006
THE three-year slide in national demand for university places appears be at an end as most states report a jump in applications for 2007.
But in Western Australia and Queensland, where the resources boom is driving economic growth, admissions centres say applications are down again.
That leaves universities such as Perth's Edith Cowan, which had to hand back 800 unfilled places to the commonwealth this year, in a difficult position. Some observers are attributing the continuing decline in Queensland and WA to the buoyant job market in those states.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20679038-12332,00.html
Full fees deter local students, report says
Lisa Macnamara
November 01, 2006
AUSTRALIA'S domestic full-fee degree program has come under renewed attack amid predictions of considerable shortages of tertiary graduates. But defenders say that without full fees for locals the shortages would have been even greater.
A new paper from Monash University this week predicts significant shortfalls in numbers of health, accounting and engineering graduates.
One of the authors, Bob Birrell, calls for more HECS places while challenging the federal Government's push for students to increasingly pay for their degrees.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20678932-12332,00.html
Uni dropout rates 'lower than thought'
By David Crawshaw
October 31, 2006 12:00
THE number of students dropping out of university in their first year of study is lower than previously thought, a report suggests.
A Monash University study of attrition rates released today found 14 per cent of students dropped out of their university within 12 months of starting, excluding those who changed institutions.
However, the true attrition figure could be as low as 10 per cent if those who indicated they intended to re-enrol later actually did, the study said.
The report – Stay, Play or Give it Away? – is notable because first-year attrition rates previously were thought to have been as high as 20 per cent, based on UniStats data.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.news.com.au/dailytelegraph/story/0,22049,20679034-5001028,00.html
Poor soar at university
John Garnaut Economics Correspondent
October 30, 2006
RESEARCH has exploded some myths about university entry and performance - including the notion that richer children and students from private schools get better marks. They do not, sometimes by a wide margin.
One study, based on research that examined the performance of 26,000 children, found that less well-off students often performed better at university than their richer or privately educated peers.
But the truth of some perceptions was reinforced: the research shows that far fewer students from less privileged backgrounds ever make it to tertiary study, and fall dramatically behind their richer peers in the final years of high school even if they have the same measured ability in year 9.
For the rest of the article go to
Uni fees fuelling shortage of skills
Lisa Macnamara
October 30, 2006
AUSTRALIA is facing endemic shortages of doctors, accountants and engineers to take the place of retiring baby boomers, leaving Canberra increasingly reliant on immigration to make up the numbers.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20666925-12332,00.html
Myths about university ‘put students off essential careers’
30th October 2006, 10:30 WST
Shortages in health, engineering and accounting will become endemic unless the Federal Government stops emphasising trades over university education, according to a report to be published today.
A study headed by Monash University demographer Bob Birrell found that while John Howard repeatedly advises parents to encourage children to learn a trade rather than go to university, Australia faces a crisis in availability of tertiary-trained workers.
It found the Government has built its education and training policy on three myths: that too much importance had been placed on a university education, that it had to choose between backing trades and tertiary study and that the number of young people entering the workforce was set to fall.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.thewest.com.au/default.aspx?MenuID=28&ContentID=11474
White-collar growth 'not matched by uni'
October 30, 2006 04:22am
TOO few young Australians are entering university courses to meet the continued growth in white-collar jobs, a report on higher education policies warns.
Clearing the Myths Away: Higher Education's Place in Meeting Workforce Demands, by Monash University social scientists Bob Birrell and Virginia Rapson, said almost all the growth in training in Australian universities since 1996 has been among full-fee overseas students.
It also found that Australia's higher education policies are at odds with the demands of the workforce and based on false assumptions.
The report said policies are founded on three myths - that there is too much emphasis on university education; that young people must choose between trade and a university education; and that there will be fewer young people entering the workforce in coming years.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.news.com.au/story/0,23599,20667709-1702,00.html
Employment News:
Work is key, not a degree
XANTHE KLEINIG, EDUCATION REPORTER
November 04, 2006 12:15am
PREPARATION for the job market, not university study, should be the focus of the state's school system, new Education Department chief Chris Robinson says.
A former head of the National Centre for Vocational Education Research, Mr Robinson says high school education must supply graduates to meet the labor market's demand in areas experiencing shortages such as mining and hospitality.
"The traditional thinking around an academic-type career being the highest and only really good career path is actually no longer true," he said in his first interview with The Advertiser since taking up the job of chief executive officer.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.news.com.au/adelaidenow/story/0,22606,20696972-5006301,00.html
Welfare News:
Libs' version of learn or earn 'too soft'
Patricia Karvelas
November 03, 2006
MUCH-VAUNTED welfare reforms introduced by the Howard Government this year are still too passive for those unemployed people who need a push into education and training.
Labor backbencher Craig Emerson delivered his criticism of the Government's changes yesterday after The Australian detailed his own welfare plan, under which young people would be kicked off the dole after six months if they did not return to study.
But Employment Minister Kevin Andrews said Dr Emerson's plan was in line with the Government's tough approach and that the Labor MP "supports the Government's approach".
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20691997-2702,00.html
Give dropouts 'six months on dole'
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20693264-1702,00.html
Learn or earn plan for young people
Patricia Karvelas
November 02, 2006
YOUNG people who drop out of school and stay at home "twiddling their thumbs on PlayStation or Xbox" would be kicked off the dole after six months if they did not return to study or training under a reform plan from Labor backbencher Craig Emerson.
The radical policy to be released today aims to prevent the formation of a permanent underclass in Australia that cannot find a job even in a boom.
Dr Emerson, who last month called for school to be compulsory until Year 12, will use new research to identify the problem group in the community at risk of becoming unemployable.
More than half those of working age who failed to finish Year 10 are out of work - despite the economy achieving a generation-low unemployment rate of 4.8 per cent - according to official data commissioned by Dr Emerson.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20686082-601,00.html
More jobless losing eight weeks' dole
Patricia Karvelas
October 31, 2006
MORE of the unemployed are being cut off the dole for the maximum eight-week penalty under the new welfare system.
The Australian has obtained figures that show that in the first three months since the new Welfare to Work regime began, payments to 1940 people were cut off for eight weeks. This compares with 1400 people over the same period in 2005-06.
Under new rules that started on July 1 this year, unemployed people deemed to have breached the rules three times suffer an immediate loss of payments for eight weeks.
A spokesperson for Employment Minister Kevin Andrews said the results showed the new Welfare to Work compliance arrangements made clearer links between receiving an income support payment and a job-seeker actively participating in employment services and meeting other requirements.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.theaustralian.news.com.au/story/0,20867,20674032-2702,00.html
Boot is aimed at the wrong target
Adele Horin
October 28, 2006
LOW unemployment has been a success story of the Howard Government. To what extent it is due to government policy, reforms initiated by previous Labor governments, Reserve Bank astuteness or the boom in China is irrelevant in political terms. Howard can claim the kudos.
The jobs expansion has benefited even the long-term and very long-term unemployed - those jobless for two years or more. Stubbornly high numbers have been reduced to 20-year lows. Though employment, for official purposes, can mean a person works one hour a week, the boom has embraced thousands who were once stranded on the margins. The last-to-be-hired are getting jobs, and that is news to cheer.
Yet instead of focusing on the good news, Joe Hockey, the Minister for Human Services, donned the old jackboots this week to kick the remnant unemployed round the block. With employers screaming in his ear about a shortage of skilled workers, Hockey tried to deflect blame for their hiring woes onto the long-term unemployed. He called them "job snobs" and "job avoiders". He claimed "a majority, a percentage" of people on the dole were "refusing to take jobs". He said: "There is a class of people out there who are job snobs, but there are also people that find every opportunity to avoid a job at all." He was sick of their excuses when there were desperate employers.
For the rest of the article go to
International News:
Employees with ADD find office less accommodating
As diagnoses of learning disabilities rise, more young adults are entering the workplace with known learning differences, but few employers have adapted training or job expectations.
BY SUE SHELLENBARGER
The Wall Street Journal
John Brennan, who has dyslexia and attention deficit disorder, was a hard-working student in high school, earning B's and C's with the help of special accommodations such as extra assistance reading his test questions.
But entering the workplace after graduation was a shock. Brennan says he enrolled in a training program to service luxury cars, but he was criticized for ''holding the class back'' and dismissed. Then he joined an auto-repair shop that promised him training, but says the shop sidetracked him instead into a dead-end job. Fed up with trying to work for other people, Brennan says he has enrolled in junior college near his Acton, Mass., home, with plans to start his own business.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.miami.com/mld/miamiherald/business/special_packages/business_monday/15927135.htm
Kennedy Krieger awarded $9 million to study learning disabilities in growing ranks of adolescents
NIH grant will establish center to examine causes of reading disorders, including national 'fourth grade slump' in which successful learners suddenly falter
(Baltimore, MD) -- The substantial number of today's adolescents struggling with weak literacy skills presents an urgent national concern, yet very little is known about reading disabilities beyond the early elementary grades. To address this critical gap in knowledge, the Kennedy Krieger Institute has been awarded a $9 million grant from the National Institute of Health (N.I.H.) to establish a Learning Disabilities Research Center. The new center is among only four centers awarded in the country. The Center at the Kennedy Krieger Institute will undertake projects to illuminate the neurobiological and behavioral underpinnings of learning disabilities in children grades three through eight. By gaining a deep understanding of learning disabilities in these children, more effective educational interventions can be developed to improve the country's literacy.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2006-11/kki-kka110606.php
Poor readers have 'higher suicide risk'
2nd November 2006, 10:18 WST
Teenagers who have significant problems reading appear to be much more likely than their peers to contemplate or attempt suicide, researchers reported.
In a three-year study of 188 high school students, researchers found that those with poor reading abilities were nearly four times more likely than average readers to think about or attempt suicide.
Twenty-five per cent of teens with reading disabilities said they thought about killing themselves or made a suicide attempt, while these thoughts and behaviours were reported by nine per cent of students with average reading skills, the study authors report in the Journal of Learning Disabilities.
For the rest of the article go to
http://www.thewest.com.au/aapstory.aspx?StoryName=330281
Conferences and Workshops:
INTERNATIONAL
23rd Annual Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities
March 12-14, 2007
Sheraton Waikiki Hotel & Resort
Call for Papers and Registration Now Open
Building on the overwhelmingly positive outcomes of the 22nd Annual Pacific Rim Conference on Disabilities, we invite you to mark your calendar now and plan on joining us for the 23rd Annual Conference taking place March 12-13, 2007.
Please visit the website at http://www.pacrim.hawaii.edu and click on the link for the Call for Papers for complete details.
Registration is also open and you can take advantage of Early Bird pricing by registering now. Visit the website at http://www.pacrim.hawaii.edu and click on the link for Registration.
There are opportunities for you and your organization to Exhibit, Advertise, provide Sponsorship, and even donate to our annual Silent Auction. Check out the website at http://www.pacrim.hawaii.edu for more details or contact us directly at prinfo@hawaii.edu or by phone at 808-956-7539
NATIONAL CONFERENCES
Registration opens for NCVER Research Forum
Registration has opened for NCVER's Research Forum 'A well-skilled future: Tailoring VET to the emerging labour market'. Based on the results of a two-year research program by researchers from the National Institute of Labour Studies (NILS) and the Centre for Post-compulsory Education and Lifelong Learning (CPELL), the one-day forum will focus on the expected future in which the VET system will operate. It will cover: the factors that impact on the future demand for work skills; the issues that impact on the future supply of work skills; and how the VET system fits into the labour market of the future.
NCVER will host this event on Friday 24 November, at the Melbourne Exhibition Centre. For further information, or to access the online registration form, please go to NCVER's website http://www.ncver.edu.au/newsevents/events/wellskilled/forum.html events@ncver.edu.au
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 Hobart, Tasmania to attend “Toward 2020” the Pathways 8 National Conference. Hosted by The University of Tasmania, the Conference will be held at Wrest Point Convention Centre from 28th November to 1st December 2006.
For more information go to http://www.leishman-associates.com.au/pathways8/
“Toward 2020: what WE do NOW will make the difference”
…. promises to be a Pathways Conference with a difference!
The program applies to teachers, lecturers, researchers, policy developers, students as well as disability practitioners in any industry. This is THE conference to attend in relation to enhancing successful education and career opportunities for people with disability.
If you choose to submit an abstract, and are selected for the program, your presentation will precede workshops on particular topics and streams, and will provide an important platform for discussion. In addition international and local experts have been confirmed and will give keynote presentations on a range of topics.
For some presentation topic suggestions, guidance on how to submit your abstract, as well as a range of other information about the conference including the excellent keynote speaker program, please see the website at www.leishman-associates.com.au/pathways8
If you have any questions about this event please contact the conference organisers, Leishman Associates, on telephone (03) 6234 7844
The Constraints to Full Employment Conference - fiscal policy, WorkChoices and job insecurity
December 7-8, 2006
The Centre of Full Employment and Equity (CofFEE) will host the Conference, which incorporates the 8th Path to Full Employment Conference and the 13th National Conference on Unemployment. It will be staged at the University of Newcastle, NSW - Thursday, December 7 and Friday, December 8, 2006.
Major themes for the Conference will be employment quality, underemployment and marginal workers.
Please note the deadline of September 1 2006 for submission of abstracts to refereed stream and September 29 for submission of abstracts to the non-refereed stream.
For information about the conference and more details about the Call for Papers go to:
http://e1.newcastle.edu.au/coffee/conferences/2006/index.cfm
For information about CofFEE go to: http://e1.newcastle.edu.au/coffee/index.cfm
Autism Spectrum Disorders - When & Where
Royal Pines Resort - Gold Coast - 14th to 16th March 2007
The website can be found at
http://www.astmanagement.com.au/autism7/Details.htm
Doing It Better Learning Disabilities Forum
May 14th & 15th 2007,
Storey Hall at RMIT University's City Campus.
All information can be accessed via www.latrobe.edu.au/equity/LDForum and the registration form can be downloaded from this site.
If you have any queries, please do not hesitate to contact Colleen Ray at C.Ray@latrobe.edu.au
Please join us - and pool our concerns, experiences and ideas for 'Doing it Better'!
Conference of Aus & NZ Educators of the Deaf ‘Down Under and Leading the World’
Hobart July 6-8 2007
Hosted by National Association of Australian Teachers of the Deaf (Inc)
To submit contact details & interest in participating contact Gwen Colloff, Conference Project Officer- gcolloff@aapt.net.au
For more Information, visit our website- www.anzced2007.com.au
VICTORIAN EVENTS
Assistive Technology Options for Students with Vision Impairments
Quantum Technology showcases a full range of products at the Statewide Vision Resource Centre Expo
Held on Friday November 24 2006
Come to the Quantum Technology display and chat to Erik and Brett about all your adaptive technology needs.
Plan to spend the time to try out something new! All welcome!
The day is open to teachers, teacher aides, parents, students, mobility instructors, rehabilitation workers and anyone with an interest in technology for people who are vision impaired.
Conference Details:
Venue Statewide Vision Resource Centre
Date Friday 24th November 2006
Time: 10:00am – 3:30pm
Where: Statewide Vision Resource Centre
370-380 Springvale Road, Donvale
On the grounds of Heatherwood School
Parking in the lower carpark at the Donvale sports Complex
For more information call Quantum Technology on 03 9545 4100 or e-mail vic.admin@quantumtechnology.com.au
NSW EVENTS
The Australian Employers Network on Disability will be holding a breakfast to celebrate International Day of People with Disability,
in the Grand Ballroom of the Four Seasons Hotel, on Friday 1st December 2006.
The theme of this year's United Nation's International Day of People with Disability is "E-Accessibility", and our event will be focused on "Technology Empowering Human Potential".
The breakfast will include presentations, panel discussion, a display of assistive technology devices and a showcase of the JobAccess website.
SPECIAL GUESTS:
Julie McCrossin - Master of Ceremonies
Graeme Innes - Human Rights Commissioner and Commissioner Responsible for Disability Discrimination
Glen Boreham - CEO, IBM Australia & New Zealand
Sally Herman - General Manager, BT Advice
When: Friday 1st December 2006 - 7:30am - 9:00am (7:15am arrival/registration)
Where: Grand Ballroom, Four Seasons Hotel, 199 George St Sydney
Cost: $1,000 + GST per table of 10 / $120 + GST per head
RSVP: Friday 24th November 2006
T: (02) 9261 3922 / F: (02) 9261 3966
E: rsvp@employersnetworkondisability.com.au
W: http://www.employersnetworkondisability.com.au/news.asp?id=48
Contact: Rachel Butler
ACROD NSW Annual Conference 2007: Disability Services ~ What’s Next??
19 – 20 February 2007, Novotel Brighton-Le Sands, Sydney
What will 2007 hold for the Disability Services Sector in NSW? And how can we as a vibrant, progressive industry thrive?
ACROD NSW is calling for abstracts from those wishing to present papers on conference themes. Abstracts, up to 500 words in length and in the approved format, must be submitted by 12 September 2006
Submissions / Enquiries:
Damien Anderson, Deputy Executive Officer, ACROD NSW Division
Phone: 02 9503 1602 Email: damien@acrodnsw.net
Locked Bag 535, Kingsgrove NSW 2208
Website: www.acrodnsw.net
New Resources:
Australian Skills Vouchers Programme
06/11/2006 - http://www.vtevouchers.dest.gov.au/
The Australian Skills Vouchers Programme targets basic skills development and business skills training for eligible Australians.
Welfare to Work Changes - Centrelink Case Study Q & A
From the DEAN Professional Development Day Wednesday, 27th June, 2006.
http://www.anu.edu.au/disabilities/DEAN/deanpdday270906centrelinkqna.htm
Skills for the Future
23/10/2006 - http://www.dest.gov.au/skillsforthefuture
Thinking about your future? A range of programmes and incentives are now available to help you make the right choice for your career. Visit Skills for the Future for more information.
EDGE: Research Reports and Training Manuals
http://www.edge.org.au/mm10/mm10.htm
Research Reports
Increasing the Participation of People with Disabilities in Apprenticeships. - can be downloaded from http://www.edge.org.au/pdfs/Report_1.pdf
Key Success Factors in Placing and Supporting New Apprentices with Disabilities Through Group Training: Findings Of A National Study. - can be downloaded from http://www.edge.org.au/pdfs/Report_2.pdf
Training as Vehicle to Employment
In late December 2005 The Independent Living Institute together with seven other European Independent Living organizations were awarded a two-year project contract by the European Commission, Employment, Social Affairs and Equal Opportunities Directorate General. We will work with government agencies in a dozen European countries to ensure that their trainee and internship programs are also open to qualified people with disabilities. To improve the chances of disabled youth in the labor market we plan to list training opportunities where disabled youth can gain valuable work experience and insight into the operations of top level agencies. The training opportunites will be published in the Study and Work for All database.
For more information go to http://www.independentliving.org/training/
ACE’s National Conference papers Perth, September 2006 are now available online.
The Main page for the ACE National Conference Papers can be found at http://www.acenational.org.au/library/public/conference_2006_perth.shtml
A Beginner’s Guide to using EA Reporting
Author: Pauline Disseldorp, ACE Industry Development Officer
4MB PowerPoint Presentation, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00117-upload-00001.ppt
A National Disability Employment Strategy
Author: Maryanne Diamond, CEO, AFDO
30K Word Document, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00115-upload-00001.doc
Better Employment Outcomes for People Living with Mental Illness
Author: Helen Lynes, Manager, Ruah Workright, WA
1MB PowerPoint Presentation, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00120-upload-00001.ppt
Consultative Selling
Author: Jeff Austin, Professional Business Coach, WA
81K Word Document, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00124-upload-00001.doc
DEN KPIs & Stars - Industry Perspective
Author: Garry Davison (Jobmatch, QLD) & Phil Tuckerman (Jobsupport, NSW)
85K PowerPoint Presentation, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00123-upload-00001.ppt
Destination 2010
Author: Lucy Macali, Chief Executive Officer, ACE
429K PowerPoint Presentation, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00127-upload-00001.ppt
Disclosure - What's the Best Way to Do It?
Author: Gary Kerridge, Regional Disability Liaison Officer, University of Ballarat, VIC
164K PowerPoint Presentation, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00122-upload-00001.ppt
Employment of People with Significant Disabilities in State Schools
Author: Garry Davison, Manager, Jobmatch Association, QLD
12.6MB PowerPoint Presentation, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00128-upload-00001.ppt
Focus on Quality - Consumer Perspective
Author: Leanda Syme, Director, E-Qual
61K PowerPoint Presentation, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00119-upload-00001.ppt
Mainstream Supported Employment Programme: Real work for people who experience disability
Author: Pam MacNeil, State Services Commission, New Zealand
60K Word Document, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00116-upload-00001.doc
Reframing Welfare to Work and communicating the DEN agenda
Author: Gerald Frape, Social Cause Strategist, Melbourne
101K PowerPoint Presentation, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00126-upload-00001.ppt
Senator Penny Wong's address to Conference
Author: Senator Penny Wong, Shadow Minister for Employment and Workforce Participation
42.5K Word Document, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00118-upload-00001.doc
The Only Constant is Change
Author: Jeff Austin, Professional Business Coach, WA
550K PowerPoint Presentation, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00114-upload-00001.ppt
Towards Innovation in the Disability Employment Network
Author: Professor Ian Marsh, Graduate School of Government, University of Sydney
161K PowerPoint Presentation, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00125-upload-00001.ppt
Welfare to Work in the UK
Author: Dr. Sharon Wright
438K PowerPoint Presentation, to download go to http://www.acenational.org.au/library/items/2006/09/00121-upload-00001.ppt
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Welfare Rights Centre Independent Social Security Handbook Online: Update
Wednesday, 27 September 2006
From Catalina Loyola, Administrator, Welfare Rights Centre:
The previous Update to the Independent Social Security Handbook ONLINE included all of the major Social Security changes that came into effect between March 2006 and July 2006 - including the far-reaching Welfare to Work changes which came into effect on 1 July 2006.
Some of the Welfare to Work changes did not come into effect until 20 September 2006. This Update of the Handbook ONLINE incorporates this second round of changes as well as all other legislative amendments that have taken effect since 1 July 2006. This Update also provides further detail in relation to the implementation of many of the 1 July 2006 changes.
For the Handbook go to http://www.welfarerights.org.au/issh/index.htm
Free online tool kit for parents of children with learning disabilities
Schwab Learning's Web site has an free online tool kit at www.schwablearning.org/bts2006 for parents of children with learning disabilities. It includes articles on issues that arise for kids at the beginning of the school year.
Deaf Studies Program
Griffith University announces its Deaf Studies Program: seven videos for resources and activities, curriculum, teachers’ guide, CD-ROM of activities.
Very useful for staff development programs; especially some of the videos. A MUST for every library! J PowerPoint presentation at: http://www.griffith.edu.au//centre/casd/ and follow the links.
Enquiries: Des Power, d.power@griffith.edu.au
Available from Deafness Resources Australia in Sydney: dra@aceinfo.net.au , 1800 555 201 (Voice), 1800 555 203 (TTY), (02) 9895 2972 (Fax)
Centrelink - 'Are you ill, injured or do you have a disability?' Booklet:
This booklet provides information about payments and services you may be able to get if you have an illness, injury or disability. It contains details about qualifications for each payment, how to claim payments from Centrelink as well as other services and programs that may help you.
Download 'Are you ill, injured or do you have a disability?' Booklet [32 pages, PDF: 1280KB] from http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/filestores/id001_0607/$file/id001_0607en.pdf
Download 'Are you ill, injured or do you have a disability?' Booklet [29 pages, RTF: 210KB] from http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/filestores/id001_0607/$file/id001_0607en.rtf
Centrelink Updated Publications
Tuesday, 31 October 2006
Recently updated Centrelink publications: click on a link below for more information:
ABSTUDY the guide http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/publications/st028.htm
Assistance for Isolated Children Brochure http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/publications/st008.htm
What is Family Assistance? Factsheet http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/multifilestores/mcfpr022_0607
Family Tax Benefit Part A Factsheet http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/multifilestores/mcfpr023_0607
Reducing the Risk of Overpayment Factsheet http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/multifilestores/mcfpr028_0607
Pensioner Education Supplement Brochure http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/publications/st004.htm
Less Paperwork for Employers Brochure http://www.centrelink.gov.au/internet/internet.nsf/publications/co263.htm
Source: Centrelink
New Websites:
International Day for People with Disability Website launched
The Australian Government Department of Families, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA) has responsibility for the promotion and awareness raising of International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD).
In previous years FaCSIA has provided funding to Nican to coordinate IDPwD promotion and activities. From 2006 FaCSIA decided to manage the promotion and awareness raising under a new arrangement. We would, however, like to take this opportunity to thank Nican for the work they have done in promoting IDPwD for the past 9 years.
A new website, at www.idpwd.com.au , has been launched to provide a dedicated site for IDPwD information. The site includes information for anyone looking to host an IDPwD event, trying to find out what IDPwD is all about or what events are being held in their local area.
The website incorporates background information on IDPwD and support resources for planning IDPwD events, as well as frequently asked questions and useful links for people looking for more disability information.
There is also an online registration function for event organisers, and a State by State Event Calendar so people wishing to participate in an IDPwD event can find out what’s on in their local area.
We would like to encourage you to visit the website and register your event/s. Once registered, you will be sent a free IDPwD 2006 promotional pack that includes balloons, stickers, button badges, wristbands and posters, to help you promote your event and celebrate on the day.
Please let your members know about the new website.
If you would like editorial for your newsletter or website, please contact Emily Leeder at emily.leeder@facsia.gov.au
Other enquiries may be directed to the general IDPwD email: idpwd@outsource.com.au
Career Advice Australia
23/10/2006 - http://www.connecttoyourfuture.dest.gov.au/
Career Advice Australia is an Australian Government initiative that provides a comprehensive national career development and transition support system for all Australians.
New Apprenticeships Job Pathways Website
A new website has been launched to help people needing New Apprenticeships job and training information. From staff in New Apprenticeships Centres to employers, job candidates, students, parents and careers advisors in schools, all are able to quickly find potential New Apprenticeships job outcomes that include a sample of the training that could apply to the occupation.
The New Apprenticeships Job Pathways website (http://www.najobpathways.com.au/ ) is a DEST funded resource that has been developed from the popular New Apprenticeships Training Information Service website. Feedback from a variety of Vocational and Technical Education stakeholders has been part of this development.
Disability Initiatives information can be found at http://www.najobpathways.com.au/help_11.cfm?cfid=195688&cftoken=1bda896-d48e637f-c754-4ff9-91e0-264024d82484
For more information go to www.najobpathways.com.au , www.natinfo.com.au , or call the New Apprenticeships Training Information Service on 1800 338 022.
JobAccess — workplace solutions for people with disability
The Department of Employment and Workplace Relations has developed and released JobAccess, a new one-stop information shop for all matters relating to the employment of people with disability.
JobAccess includes a comprehensive, easy to use web site and a free telephone information advice service that provides confidential and expert advice to:
The JobAccess website has step-by-step guides and checklists on recruitment, job searching, adjusting a workplace, employer incentives, understanding rights and responsibilities at work and much more. The web site also contains case studies and success stories as well as information on the full range of services and incentives available for people with disability and for current and potential employers.
In addition to providing ideas for workplace modifications and adjustments, the website provides secure online forms for the Workplace Modifications Scheme. For employers, the Scheme aims to make accommodating employees with disability in the workplace easier by paying the costs involved in modifying the workplace or purchasing special or adaptive equipment for eligible employees with disability.
For more information, visit JobAccess on the web at www.jobaccess.gov.au or contact the JobAccess Advisers by calling 1800 464 800
RDLO-DCO Resources http://www.adcet.edu.au/rdco
Low cost/no cost Adaptive Technology guide for people with disabilities
The low cost / no cost Adaptive Technology information pack was developed in conjunction with the Assistive Technology Forums held in Victoria in 2006 facilitated by the RDLO/DCO programs.
The resource can be downloaded from
http://www.adcet.edu.au/Uploads/Documents/OnlineLow_NoCostAT_Guide.doc
School to Post-School Transition Resources
http://www.adcet.edu.au/rdco/ViewFAQDetail.aspx?itemID=567 (Opens up a Word document with hyperlinks to resources).
Features information about a range of transition related resources currently in use in Australia. The majority of the resources listed here have been developed or are used by members of the national network of Regional Disability Liaison Officers and Disability Coordination Officers throughout Australia.
Transition: Supporting Students into Post-Secondary Education
http://www.adcet.edu.au/rdco/ViewFAQDetail.aspx?itemID=62
Students with disabilities in transition require everything that other students in transition need including.......
Learning Experiences of Students with a Learning Disability
http://www.adcet.edu.au/Uploads/Documents/disability-project-report.pdf [pdf: 295 kilobytes]
This study aims to increase awareness and understanding of the needs of The University of Nottingham students who have a disability. The project is a qualitative investigation using in-depth interviews, work 'shadowing', and video recordings of a 'day in the life of' a number of selected students. Interview and video data will be used (with student consent) to develop high quality, training materials for a variety of contexts.
‘Academic Accommodations for Students with a Psychiatric Disability’
Students with psychiatric disabilities are entitled to reasonable academic accommodations under the Disability Discrimination Act (1992) and Disability Standards for Education 2005. Providing effective accommodations allows students equal access to academic courses and activities. Their presence also contributes to the diversity of the student population. This resource is concerned with the impact of mental illness on academic pursuits, and the development of strategies to study successfully.
The Department of Education, Science and Training 2005-2006 Annual Report
The 2005-2006 Annual Report for the Department of Education, Science and Training was tabled in Parliament on 31 October 2006. The report contains information about the role of the department, our performance, corporate governance arrangements and management accountability framework.
Calls for Expressions of Interest and Input:
Supreme Court of NSW job advertisement - for recent law graduates (or those about to graduate) who have a disability
The Australian Employers' Network on Disability is pleased to announce that the NSW Supreme Court, a division of the NSW Attorney General's Department, has developed a 3 month work placement program for recent law graduates who have a disability.
This program will provide employment opportunities to recent law graduates who may experience difficulties gaining employment after graduation due to their disability. Successful applicants will be employed as a Legal Officer Grade II within the NSW Supreme Court for a 3 month period.
The closing date for the first round of applications is Friday 1st December 2006.
Agency name: Attorney General's Department
Agency division: Supreme Court of NSW, Queens Square, 184 Phillip Street, near St James or Martin Place Stations
Job title: Deputy Registrar
Job classification: Legal Officer, Grade II
Job location: Sydney
Job status: Temporary for 3 months (Law graduates with disabilities program)
Salary package: Salary plus 10.35% (Superannuation + leave loading)
Salary start: $57 732 gross (this would be the expected salary)
Salary top: $70 160 gross
Salary notes: Employer's contribution to superannuation and annual leave loading
Job description: The position contributes to the provision of a high level and specialised range of quasi-judicial/legal support services to the Judiciary, the Court and clients, with the incumbent(s) exercising powers of the Court (in both Civil & Criminal Jurisdictions) as provided for by the Civil Procedure Act 2005, the Uniform Civil Procedure Rules 2005, the Supreme Court Act 1970 and the Supreme Court Rules 1970 and other legislation to ensure that legal and procedural issues are dealt with in a professional and timely manner
Selection criteria:
Job Notes: This position is targeted to employment of people with disabilities and is authorised by the department's EEO Management Plan in accordance with Part 9A of the Anti-Discrimination Act, 1977.
Inquiries name: Rachel Butler, Australian Employers' Network on Disability (02) 9261 3922.
After speaking with Rachel, please contact Leonie Walton of Supreme Court (02) 9230 8189
Closing date Friday 1 December 2006
Call for disability journal articles/material
ANSWD is revamping/updating its website.
One of the new features of the website will be an online library. Ideally this will become a useful tool both for students and academics in disability studies. ANSWD is asking everyone who has published in journals or online - to add your work to this online library. You can forward pdfs, ms word documents, power point presentations - or simply links to valuable resources at other websites to craig.andrews@pdcnsw.org.au
http://www.cdds.med.usyd.edu.au/dco/Scholarships.htm
Applications are now open for the 2007 NRMA Insurance Scholarships.
Please note applications close on Friday 24 November. Faxed or emailed applications will not be considered.
If you have an acquired spinal cord injury and would like assistance to achieve your goals then read on.
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, just click on the links below.
Information leaflet http://www.paraquad.org.au/uploads/files/1162516568711_0.2166584365358829.pdf
Application form http://www.paraquad.org.au/uploads/files/1162516612164_0.8116689920362358.pdf
For a hard copy please email us at scholarships@paraquad.org.au , or phone (02) 8741 5622.
http://www.paraquad.org.au/page.asp?partID=216
Freedom Scientific/Quantum Technology JAWS Scholarship 2007
We have extended the deadline for applications for this year's scholarship.
If you are a student or you know someone planning on full-time university, TAFE or college studies in 2007 and an Australian or New Zealand citizen who is blind or vision impaired this is the scholarship for you.
Applications must be made in writing and in 500 words or less, tell us why you need a Freedom Scholarship and how it will assist you in your tertiary studies. Your scholarship prize will be one copy of JAWS Professional. There are 8 copies available to win.
2007 must be your first year at a tertiary institution.
Send your applications by email to info@quantumtechnology.com.au or via mail to Quantum Technology PO Box 390, Rydalmere NSW 2116 Australia.
Applications must be received by Friday 1 December 2006, and winners will be notified by e-mail and announced in the next edition of LiveWire. Good Luck!
For further enquiries please call or e-mail your local Quantum Technology office:
Head Office (02) 8844 9888
lkumutat@quantumtechnology.com.au
Southern Office (03) 9545 4100
vic.admin@quantumtechnology.com.au
Queensland Office (07) 3393 5776
For further information visit:
South Australia: Sir Charles Bright Scholarship Trust
Supporting people with disabilities
What: Sir Charles Bright Scholarships
For whom: Students with any disability living in SA and undertaking post secondary education in 2007
Value: $1000
Additional ‘Scholarships: SA Government sponsoring 3 scholarships in 2007 for students undertaking University study
Applications forms Available from 1 August 2007 and closing on 24 December 2006.
Where from: Rosemary Penn – email rosemarypenn@aandr.com.au OR Student Counsellors (or equivalent) at High Schools, TAFESSA campuses, Universities
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No 19, Vol 2
Compiled by Timothy Hart the DCO for Northern, Central and Southern Sydney
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