Diversity At Work - Employment & People With Disabilities
Documentary on the stories and experiences of 4 people who have disabilities and their experiences. Maryanne Diamond, who is totally blind and current president of the World Blind Union, Leah Hobson who has a hearing and vision impairment, Peter Rickards and Kathy Leitch, from the Australians for Diversity & Disability Employment organisation.
Media release August 2011“Federal and State politicians should lead from the front in employing people with disability by committing themselves to employing them in each of their electoral offices”, said Peter Rickards, president of systemic advocacy organization, Australians for Disability and Diversity Employment (ADDE) inc. read more
TV interview:Chair Chat, episode 8, Channel 31 (Digital Channel 44 ) Topic: Federal Minister Bill Shorten questioned by Michael Merritt, ADDE, about the government not leading from the front in employing people with disability. Producer and Host: Michael Merritt, ADDE
Wednesday July 27 2011 at 3:30pm and Saturday at 7:30am.Grit Media
TV interview:Chair Chat, episode 7, Channel 31 (Digital Channel 44 ) Topic: Employment issues facing people with disabilities and from diverse backgrounds with Peter Rickards and Kathy Leitch, ADDE Producer and Host: Michael Merritt, ADDE
Wednesday July 20 2011 at 3:30pm and Saturday at 7:30am.Grit Media
Jose Garcia, ADDE member, is currently heading the ADDE Social Enterprise project called 'Way Up', a gutter cleaning and home and garden maintenance business employing people with disability and from diverse and disadvantaged backgrounds. The project is in its formative stage and Jose, with help from ADDE office staff, is currently putting together a feasibility plan. Jose is passionate about improving work prospects for marginalized members of our community and is working on this project in his own time.. read more
Commissioner Innes calls for quotas The Public Service has been called on to introduce quotas for the employment of people with a disability. The call was made by Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Graeme Innes who told a Senate Estimates Committee in Canberra last week (27th May), that the current situation was “shameful” read more
Media release 30 May 2011 “Federal and State politicians should lead from the front in employment of people with disabilities by committing themselves to employment of people with disabilities in their own electoral office”. Said Mr. Peter Rickards President Australians for Disability and Diversity Employment (ADDE inc)read more
Few will have the greatness to bend history itself, but each of us can work to change a small portion of events, and in the total of all those acts will be written the history of this generation. It is from numberless diverse acts of courage and belief that human history is shaped. Each time a person stands up for an ideal, or acts to improve the lot of others, or strikes out against injustice, s/he sends forth a tiny ripple of hope, and crossing each other from a million different centres of energy and daring, those ripples build a current that can sweep down the mightiest walls of oppression and resistance.
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