Employment and Careers Forum
Managing Disability at Work: The things you need to know
A joint initiative being run by the University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney and the National Disability Coordination Officer Program.
Who should come?
Any currently enrolled student with a disability who is about to graduate or is thinking about career pathways.
You may not think of yourself as having a 'disability' but the definition is broad and includes conditions like dyslexia, mental illness, chronic fatigue and any ongoing illness.
The focus is on assisting you to maximise all opportunities whilst still at university, find the best career pathway, and how to access it after graduation. The forum will provide practical strategies and information, the opportunity to network and meet with other students and experts in the field.
Each registrant will receive a 4GB flash drive pre-loaded with *AccessApps* with forum resources. This has over 60 applications providing a range of software solutions to support writing, reading and planning as well as sensory, cognitive and physical difficulties. Lunch will also be provided.
Time and location:
11:00 am -2:00pm
23 November 2009
Eastern Avenue Lecture Theatre 2, Eastern Avenue, University of Sydney
Access Map for Eastern Avenue:
http://www.facilities.usyd.edu.au/oam/blaccess-r00.cfm
- Choose "Camperdown" from the Campus drop down list
- Click on "Search"
- Choose "F19 – Eastern Avenue Auditorium" from the drop down list
- Click on "Show Building"
Camperdown Campus Map:
http://www.facilities.usyd.edu.au/images/maps/guide_campdarl_large.gif
Agenda:
| 10:30-11am | Registration | |
| 11:00am | Welcome: Speaking from Experience | Benjamin Harvey |
| Ben is the founder and Principal of Skimming Stone marketing and communications. He has worked extensively in marketing, development and stakeholder relations within the university and professional services sector. This has included roles within the University of Sydney, UNSW's Australian School of Business (formerly AGSM), and i-Link Research Solutions. He holds a BA and MA from the University of Sydney. | ||
| 11:15am | Strategies that Work | Samantha French |
Samantha French has worked in the disability field for approximately 20 years and has an extensive background in disability policy, with particular interest in human rights and industrial relations and employment issues for people with disability. She is a person with disability and has a Degree in Social Work and a Masters Degree in Industrial Relations. Sam is currently working as a Senior Consultant with the Australian Employer's Network on Disability where she provides training and consultancy to assist employers to recruit and retain employees with disability and to have ‘barrier-free’ workplaces. Prior to this role Sam worked as a Senior Policy and Education Officer at People with Disability Australia where she was involved in the development of the United Nations international Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disability.
Samantha's session will focus on responding to the following key questions and will include a practical workshop on identifying inherent requirements in advertised positions.
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| 12:15pm | Lunch | |
| 1:00pm | Panel Talks - Convened by Marijke Wright | |
| Marijke works in the UTS Careers Service and is an experienced Careers Counsellor who has worked extensively with students entering a wide variety of professions. | ||
| Joint session to be run by The University of Sydney and UTS Careers Centres - Workshop Session: Writing Resumes and Interview Skills | ||
| NDCO Program: Demonstration of free Assistive Technology resources on AccessApps | Debi Toman | |
| Stepping Into and Willing and Able Mentoring Program: The Student Experience Dawson is a UTS graduate undertaking a Stepping Into Business placement. He has completed a Bachelor of Business at UTS, and is now doing a Masters of Business in Human Resource Management. | Dawson Ko | |
| 1:45pm | Closing Speaker: Personal Insights and Aspiration | Rosemary Kayess |
| Rosemary Kayess is a Visiting Fellow at the Faculty of Law in the International Human Rights Law Program and Associate Director of the Disability Studies and Research Centre at the University of New South Wales. She also chairs the Management Committee of the NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre. Rosemary has had extensive involvement United Nations (UN) development process for the International Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities and was a member of the Australian Government delegation to the General Assembly Ad Hoc Committee on the Convention in New York. | ||
| 2:00pm | Close | |
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Registration:
This is a free event sponsored by the University of Sydney, University of Technology Sydney and National Disability Coordinators Officers.
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