Program
To view a copy of the 2012 program, please click here (1.1Mb PDF).
Speaker Presentations
Wednesday
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Prime Time The UK Experience
Martin Davies – CEO, Pluss (UK)
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Not For Profit Reform
Susan Pascoe AM, Interim Commissioner and Head of ACNC Implementation Taskforce
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Disability Service Standards and the Deed: Finding synergies
Jennifer Engels, Diversity Consultant
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Changing Attitudes towards Disability: What works
Dr Karen Fisher Associate Professor, Social Policy Research Centre, University of New South Wales
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Discretion, Determination and Deference: Lessons learned managing a successful Disability Employment Service
Margie Gadd, Principal, Barini Consulting
Bevan Burkin, Policy Officer, Disability Employment Australia
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Woolworths: Better employment outcomes through stronger linkages
Karryn Clark, Disability Employment Liaison Officer, Woolworths Ltd
Lucy Macali, Manager, National Disability Recruitment Coordinator(NDRC), WorkFocus Australia
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Attaining personal quality of life and work CQLs Personal Outcome Measures®
Julia Wolfson, Founder and Principal, Turning Forward
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Disability Recruitment: Attitudes and findings from regional employers
Dr Elizabeth Hemphill, Senior Lecturer and Researcher, Ehrenberg-Bass Institute for Marketing Science, University of South Australia
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From the Inside Out: APS and DES partnerships in action
John Norton, Director of Disability Employment, Workforce Participation Group
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A New Approach: Embedding disability studies in university HR management courses
Sharon Kerr, Manager, Macquarie University Accessibility Services (MQAS)
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A New World Order for DES: Where customer choice and market forces rule
Michael Goldsworthy, Principal Consultant, Australian Strategic Services Pty Ltd
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PHaMs: New employment focussed opportunities
Ian Boyson, Section Manager for Targeted Community Care and Implementation , Mental Health Branch FaHCSIA
Keith Mahar, Peer Support Worker, Woden Community Service
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Assistive Technology and the iPad: Job Access success stories
Sue Werner, Employment Services Coordinator, Sydney Employment Development Service (SEDS)
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Mindful Employer: How workplace mental illness training provides effective outcomes
Charmaine Smith, Manager, Mindful Employer Program, SANE
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Principle-based approach to running a DES
Con Kittos, Consultant, PublicCo
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Co-located Services: Integrating Allied Health and DES
Laura Collister, General Manager Rehabilitation Services, Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria
Tracey Swadling, Regional Manager, East North West, Employment and RTO, Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria
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Transitioning Young Adults with Down Syndrome: A longitudinal analysis
Kitty-Rose Foley, PhD Candidate / Occupational Therapist, Telethon Institute Child Health Research
Thursday
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Rock Bottom and Black
Heath Black, Former AFL Footballer, Mental Health Advocate
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NDIS Expert Working Parties: Where should open employment fit?
Bruce Bonyhady AM, Co-Chair, Quality Safeguards and Standards, NDIS Advisory Group
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Listen to Me
Fiona Given, Policy Officer, NSW Disability Discrimination Legal Centre
Paul Tesoriero, Training Manager, Organisational Learning Australia
Dr George Taleporos, Manager, Youth Disability Advocacy Service
Jarrod Marrinon, Project Worker, Youth Disability Advocacy Service
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Engaging Online: The business case for going social
Dr Crispin Butteriss, Director, Bang the Table
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Churchill Fellowship: Research into career advisory services for students with disability in the UK
Mark Glascodine, Churchill Fellow, Consultant, Bravo Consulting Group
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Department of Human Services and DES: Service Delivery Improvements for our Shared Customers
Colin Bridge – General Manager, Disability Carers and Older Australians, Department of Human Services
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Remote Jobs and Communities Program
Ingrid Kemp, Branch Manager, Remote Services Implementation Branch, DEEWR
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Unchartered Territory: DES and the New Enterprise Incentive Scheme
Tom Budgen, President, National NEIS Association Inc.
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Examining Trends: University access and attainment for people with disability
Matthew Brett, Manager, Higher Education Policy, Latrobe University
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An Update from DEEWR
Fiona Buffinton, Group Manager, Specialist Employment Services, DEEWR
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Introducing the First Peoples Disability Network (Australia)
Gayle Rankine, Chairperson, First Peoples Disability Network (Australia)
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Innovation or Unfair Advantage? Social enterprise jobs and DES
Lisa Fowkes, Consultant working in workforce participation policy and NFP management
