Advocacy

National Disability Employment Forum

Wednesday 18 July 2007,
Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission
Level 3, 380 Lonsdale St, Melbourne

Program

9.30 am	Arrival and registration
9.45 am	Morning tea
10.00 am	Welcome / outline of the day Christine Williams - Facilitator
10.05 am	Background to today’s forum Peter Rickards - ADDE President
10.15 am	The need for a National network representing unemployed and underemployed job seekers with a disability and other disadvantages
10.30 am	Alan Bartlet - job seeker with a disability Setting the scene for a national perspective on employment and disability AFDO - Nadia Mattiazzo ACE - Pauline Disseldorp Australian Employers Network on Disability - Samantha French WAM/Vision Australia - Dr Kevin Murfitt
11.30 am	Audience self-introductions
11.45 am	Questions / comments
12.30 pm	Lunch
1.00 pm	Questions / comments
2.00 pm	Information sharing and general discussion on how to progress
2.30 pm	Structure to take us forward
3.00 pm	Conclusion

Forum Transcripts

Peter Rickards - ADDE President.
Welcome address to the National Disability Employment Forum.

Peter Rickard's welcome address click to download

Zeliha Iscel - Systemic Advocacy Officer, Ethnic Disability Advocacy Centre (EDAC) and ADDE WA rep speaks on behalf of people with disability from a culturally and linguistically diverse (CaLD) background. A minority within a minority.

Zeliha Iscel EDAC click to download transcript in doc format

Alan Bartlet - ADDE member and job seeker with a disability
'Creating a society where people can find a niche in the world'.

Alan Bartlet ADDE click to download transcript in doc format

Nadia Mattiazzo - Australian Federation of Disability Organisations (AFDO).

Nadia Mattiazzo AFDO click to download transcript in doc format

Pauline Disseldorp - ACE Industry Development Officer, Australia’s Disability Employment Network (DEN)
ACE’s perspective.

Pauline Disseldorp ACE click to download transcript in ppt format

Samantha French - Member Services Consultant
Presentation by the Australian Employers' Network on Disability

Samantha French AEND click to download transcript in doc format

Discussion and questions, click to download in doc format

Forum supported by

Australian Ethical Investment Ltd

Our mission is to increase employment opportunities for people with disabilities and from diverse backgrounds in Australia. For those of you who are not aware we were officially formed on September 7, 2005 at Victorian Council of Social Services (VCOSS).

ADDE promotes pro-active employment policies and practices for disadvantaged groups including people with disabilities, mature age workers, people from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds as well as indigenous people. People who fall into more than one of these categories are recognised as being even more disadvantaged. Therefore, we see a greater need for a change of attitude and awareness.