Program
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Wednesday, 7 August 2013
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Great Expectations
Minnie Baragwanath, Chief Executive, Be Accessible (NZ)
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Vocal Intelligence: Presentation and speech mastery
Dr Louise Mahler, Director, The Art of Business
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The Future of Employment Services for People with Disability
– The Hon Kate Ellis MP, Minister of Employment Participation, Australian Labor Party
– Senator Rachel Siewert, Senator for Western Australia, Australian Greens Party
– Sue Robertson, Managing Director, EDGE Employment Solutions
– Stephen Gianni, National Policy Officer, Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO)Facilitator:
– Dr. Cassandra Goldie, CEO, Australian Council of Social Service (ACOSS)There were no presentations for this session
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An Employer’s Journey
– Bill Waterhouse, Director, Herron Todd White
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Realities and Practicalities of the New World Order: On your mark, get set, BANG!
– Michael Goldsworthy, Principal Consultant, Australian Strategic Services Pty Ltd
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Love your Work: Self-employment and NEIS
– Tom Budgen, Past President, National NEIS Association Inc.
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Making Relationships Count Online: Social media best practices for disability employment
– Claire O’Rourke, Account Director, Digital & Communications Strategy, Essential Media Communications
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Yes, I can do Stairs: Increasing the employment of people who are blind or vision impaired
– Jessica Zammit, National Policy Officer, Blind Citizens Australia
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The Art of Engaging Employers: Workforce planning and development
– Wendy Perry, Head Workforce Planner, Workforce BluePrint
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Ticket to Work: A national Australian School Based Apprenticeship model
– Samantha Pine, Coordinator, Marriott Employment Options
– Fiona Waugh, Research and Partnerships Manager, Bayside Glen Eira Kingston Local Learning and Employment Network (BGK LLEN)
– Margo Brain, Community Liaison Officer, Prahran Mission
– Louise Nicholas, Communications and Project Officer, Inner Eastern Local Learning and Employment Network (IE LLEN) -
The Hidden Curriculum of Getting and Keeping a Job: Autism, communication and employment
– Malcolm Mayfield, Managing Director, Autism STAR Pty Ltd
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From the Inside: Allowing the Client to be Visible
– Rick Randall, Festival Director, The Other Film Festival, Arts Access Victoria
– Sophie Sherriff, Associate Director, The Other Film Festival, Arts Access VictoriaThere was no presentation for this session
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The Role of Communities of Practice: Supporting inclusive workforce culture and integrated open employment of people with disability
– Tricia Spargo, Chief Policy Officer, Disability SA – Department for Communities and Social Inclusion
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UK Supported Internships: Inclusive employment for young people with significant disability?
– Deborah Parker, CEO, Progress – Employment Support
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Measuring the impact: Stable accommodation and the economic participation and social inclusion of homeless people with mental illness
– Tracey Swadling, Regional Manager, Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria
– Mark Heeney, Coordinator, Mental Illness Fellowship Victoria -
Employment Services Assessments: A study of the impact of changes to job seekers and practitioners
– Dr Janice Ollerton, Research Coordinator, Break Thru People Solutions
– Maria Conroy, Business Manager, Break Thru People Solutions -
In their Place, from their Story: Relating to clients with acquired brain injury
– Nick Rushworth, Executive Officer, Brain Injury Australia
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Supported Employment Practice in NZ: Present and future
– Ian Harper, Executive Officer, Association for Supported Employment in New Zealand
– Emma Carreon, ASENZ Board Member, Edge Employment (NZ)
Thursday, 8 August 2013
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Employment First… Second and Third
– Dr Richard Luecking, TransCen (USA)
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To Tender or Not to Tender: The Welsh experience of commissioning and procurement
– Susan Lloyd-Selby, Independent Consultant, SLS Consultancy Services (UK)
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Demand-led Employment Initiatives: Successes and early lessons
– Andrea De Almeida, Project Manager, Social Ventures Australia
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Managing Personal Information: A new way to assist jobseekers with severe and persistent mental illness
– Dr Geoff Waghorn, The Queensland Centre for Mental Health Research (QCMHR)
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Cultural Diversity and Disability: Unravelling the complexity
– Dwayne Cranfield, CEO, National Ethnic Disability Alliance
– Suresh Rajan, President, National Ethnic Disability Alliance. -
Social Enterprises: Transitioning Australian Disability Enterprises
– Susan Black, Manager of Employment, Social Ventures Australia
– Caroline Crosse AM, Executive Director, Social Firms Australia (SoFA) -
Employer Attitudes to Employing People with Mental Illness
– Rick Kane, Policy Advisor, WISE Employment
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Help or Hindrance? Employer views on employment services providers and employer-led disability employment initiatives
– Kylee Bates, General Manager, Employment Solutions, Mission Australia
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Better Practice Guide: Demonstration pilots
– Rina Bruinsma, Director, Labour Market Policy Branch, DEEWR.
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Employment Pathway Plans: Shared insights
– Joe Lee, Director DES Support and Improvement, Specialist Employment Services Group, DEEWR
– Bevan Burkin, Policy and Capability Manager, Disability Employment Australia -
Address from DEEWR
Fiona Buffinton, Group Manager, Specialist Employment Services, DEEWR
There was no presentation for this session
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Raising the Bar: DisabilityCare Australia
– Craig Harrison, Executive Manager, Personnel Employment
– Dr Mark Bagshaw, Managing Director, Innov8 Group -
Panel Session
The Hard End of Employment: Is this our opportunity to be included?– Prof Phil Lewis, Director of the Centre for Labour Market Research, University of Canberra
– Jenny Lambert, Director – Employment, Education and Training, Australian Chamber of Commerce and Industry
– Lise Windsor, Director, Australian Workforce and Productivity Agency
– Deborah Homewood, Managing Director, MAXNetWork Australia
Facilitator:
– George Negus, JournalistSession presentation (Dr Phil Lewis only)
