Program
To view a copy of the 2009 program, please click here (2.4Mb PDF).
Speaker Presentations
- Recognising human potential and empowering through service and advocacy
Father Peter Norden, A.O. (B.A., Dip. Soc. Studs, M. Social Work), Vice Chancellor’s Fellow at the University of Melbourne
Speech Notes (pdf format) | Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
- Supported Wage System
Rob Macfarlane, MACCESS, Victoria
Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
- How to attract and retain the right people – and how to get the wrong people off your bus
Jeff Austin, Business Coach
Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
- The evolution of the Workplace Modifications Scheme
Wayne Allen, Assessment Services Manager, Multiple Solutions
Speaker Presentation (10Mb – pdf format) | Speech Notes (pdf format)
- Focus on Employers
Steve Balzary, Business Group Australia
Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
- Social Inclusion, Skills Development and Transition
Craig Harrison, General Manager, Personnel Employment SA
Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
- An introduction to Australia’s VET system
Jennifer Gibb, Director, National VET Equity Advisory Council, TVET Australia Ltd
Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
- Working with Barriers: improving workforce participation for those with mental illness and drug and alcohol issues
Liz Hudson, Centre of Excellence Manager, Break Thru People Solutions
Alison Jaworski, Research Officer, Break Thru People Solutions
Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
- Building Organisational and Employee Resilience
Dennis Hoiberg, Consultant, Rimfire Resources
Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
- SA Government VET to Work Initiative
Craig Harrison, General Manager, Personnel Employment SA
Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
- Cutting the Mustard: Securing Meaningful Employment for People with an Acquired Brain Injury
Nick Rushworth, Executive Officer, Brain Injury Australia
Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
- What you need to be doing about the new workplace laws
Joydeep Hor, Managing Partner, Harmers Workplace Lawyers
Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
- Joe Cocker, Chairman Mao’s frog and the United Nations Convention of the Right of People with Disability can’t all be wrong… can they?
Dougie Herd, Executive Officer, Disability Council of NSW
Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
- The New Disability Employment Services Towards Implementation
Malisa Golightly, Deputy Secretary, Employment, Department of Education, Employment and Workplace Relations
Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
- Reframing Disability, Welfare and Work: A Research Report
Greg Marston, University of Queensland
Jeremy Moss, University of Melbourne
Speaker Presentation (pdf format)
