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Applications Open Now for Spring 2020

PACE Mentoring applications are open now for Spring 2020.  The AND Programs team would like to invite you to an information session that will go through the program in more detail.

To participate in the webinar you will need to dial in to the teleconference for audio and the webinar for visuals. Login details are below for you:

Step 1:  Click here to login to the webinar website and enter this code into the ‘I am a participant’ field: 6367393293

Step 2:  Call the Teleconference number: 1800 896 323 and enter the participant code: 6367 393 293#

Please advise AND if you have any accessibility requirements for the session. They can arrange for live captioning if advised in advance.

Positive Action towards Career Engagement (PACE) connects students and jobseekers with disability with mentors from leading Australian businesses.

What is PACE Mentoring?

The program is a four-month commitment between August and November.

Mentors and mentees meet approximately eight times during the four months. During the program, the mentee and mentor will set goals and desired outcomes, discuss experiences, skills, and career pathways.

Activities may include:

• Reviewing resumes and cover letters
• Mock interviews
• Worksite visits
• Networking with other professionals
• Discussing workplace adjustments
• Building confidence
• Mapping career objectives
• Understanding key strengths and abilities

To be eligible for the program, applicants must be over the age of 18 and identify as having disability.

• Wed 20 May 2020 12pm – 1pm (AEST)
• Webinar: http://omnovia.redbackconferencing.com.au/redback; Teleconference: ph. 1800 896 323, Participant Code: 6367 393 293

AND are also running additional sessions, if this time doesn’t suit. Click here to view all session times.

We hope to see you at the session!
Kind regards,

The Programs Team (Philip, Tess, Rosie & Isabel)

Stepping Into & PACE Mentoring

Level 3, 80 Clarence St, Sydney, 2000

Level 1, 2 Queen St, Melbourne, 3000

T 1300 36 36 45  |  W www.and.org.au  |  E applications@and.org.au

Why IDAHOBIT?

30 years ago – on 17 May, 1990 – the World Health Organisation (WHO) removed homosexuality from the Classification of Diseases and Related Health Problems.

IDAHOBIT recognises this day, and it’s used to celebrate LGBTIQ people globally, and raise awareness for the work still needed.

Our Commitment to Diversity and Inclusion

Deputy Vice-Chancellor and Vice-President (Education) and Monash LGBTIQ Executive Sponsor, Professor Susan Elliot, says IDAHOBIT is a great expression of the inclusive culture we strive for as a University.

“IDAHOBIT is a day where we publicly state that we stand always with our LGBTIQ colleagues, family, and friends. It’s part of our commitment to ending discrimination,” Professor Elliot says.

“Let’s come together virtually to speak up for those who can’t, share stories and learn from others, and celebrate our diversity. Together, we’ll continue achieving inclusion and equality for all in our community, and contribute to breaking the silence.”

*For more information about the week’s events for students and staff, see Monash’s IDAHOBIT week website.

GradWISE Appointments Now Available at Clayton Campus

Exciting news! GradWISE appointments are now available at Clayton Campus on Tuesdays beginning February 4th, 2020 as well as Fridays at Caulfield Campus. 

To make an appointment email Edward today!  edward.osano@wiseemployment.com.au

Appointments are available:

Specialist Disability Accommodation National Seminar Series

Developing and Managing SDA

The National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS) will soon be spending more than $22 Billion per annum on services for over 460,000 people with disability across Australia. The NDIS is creating huge opportunities (and challenges) for housing development.

This includes but extends beyond the development of an additional 14,000 places of the NDIS funded Specialist Disability Accommodation (SDA).

Seminar attendees will be provided with information about the NDIS housing landscape, SDA and development pathways as well as key issues and trends from skilled practitioners.

Who should attend? ​

• Investors
• Investment advisors
• Developers
• Architects
• Building Surveyors
• Support Providers
• Builders
• Architects
• Law firms
• Support Coordinators
• Policymakers
• Owners and managers of existing housing for NDIS participants
• Self-managed superannuation fund owners

Early bird seminar price: $650 per person for the full-day seminar. The Melbourne date is 31 March 2020.

• ​Price after Early bird:  $750 per person for the full-day seminar
  Includes lunch, morning and afternoon tea. 
• Click here for more Specialist Disability Accommodation Seminar information.

MNHS Invites You to a Panel Event to Celebrate IDPWD

You Are Invited

• Venue: Meeting room G30, Ground floor, New Horizons Building (located at 20 Research Way, Clayton campus)
• For those attending in person, light refreshments will be served from 12:30 pm. Panel discussion will commence from 1.00 pm
• The panel discussion will start at 1:00 pm Melbourne time (10:00 am Kuala Lumpur time, Sunway campus)

Enhance Your Life Through Discovery

Members of the blind and low vision community are invited to our Sensory Scientific Exhibition and Discovery Day on Friday 6 December at the Monash Biomedicine Discovery Institute.

This exhibition is specifically designed for a blind and low vision audience, with tactile, sound, olfactory and low vision accessible displays and exhibits.

• Learn about cells and cell division, tumor growth and invasion, new and existing cancer treatments and more.
• This is a free event but registration is essential.

When

Friday 6 December – 8.45am – 12.45pm

Where

G54 Learning and Teaching Building, 19 Ancora Imparo Way, Monash University, Clayton

Register

sensoryscientificexhibition2019.eventbrite.com

Enquire

BDI-SSD@monash.edu

monash.edu/discovery-institute

Program of Events

Registration opens at 8.45am for a 9.30am start and the event concludes at 12.45pm.

There will be a special presentation by Professor Roger Daly, Head of the Monash BDI’s Department of Biochemistry and Molecular Biology and Cancer Program, followed by morning tea and interactive breakout sessions. The sessions will include hands-on activities such as:

• 2D and 3D models
• Tactile poster creation
• Interactive manipulatives

Getting There

The event will be in G54, 19 Ancora Imparo Way, Monash University, Clayton campus. See the Clayton Campus Map for directions.

There are many ways to get to and from Monash University, including public transport and driving. If you are driving, please provide us with your car registration so that we can ensure you will have a parking space.

• Please note a $12 parking fee will apply.
• For more information, visit: monash.edu/people/transport-parking.

Accessibility

• You are welcome to bring your guide dog with you
• A carer, family member or friend is welcome to attend with you, however they will also need to complete a registration form to ensure we can optimise your experience in the various group activities
• Volunteers will be present on the day for assistance.

Contact Us

• Monash BDI
• T: +61 3 9902 9656
• E: BDI-SSDD@monash.edu
• www.monash.edu/discovery-institute

Disability – The Lived Experience

Monash University, in conjunction with the City of Glen Eira as part of Diversity and Inclusion Week, proudly present Disability – The Lived Experience. Three presenters, all with a different lived experience of disability, will share their unique stories.

• Date: Tuesday 8 October, 12–1pm
• Venue: Marquee on the Green, Caulfield campus

*A free light lunch will be provided. Registrations close 1 October.

*For more information, and to book for this event, please go to this webpage.

Monash Career Connect and WISE Employment Launch GradWISE

Mr Edward Osano of WISE Employment at the GradWISE launch

On Wednesday 21 August 2019 at Monash University’s Caulfield Campus Disability Support Services and Monash Career Connect officially launched the GradWISE program with WISE Employment Services.

GradWISE is a new program, developed in conjunction with Australian Universities to provide support and improve employment opportunities for students living with a disability, illness or injury.

GradWISE is designed to complement the existing supports provided by Monash to give students a customised coaching program in a one on one setting. Their aim is to give you the skills and experience you need to find the perfect graduate role. They work with you, and their pool of employers, to make the perfect match and provide all the support you need before and during your employment for as long as you need it.

Monash Career Connect also provided an information session outlining the supports already available to Monash students to maximise graduate employment opportunities, including LiLo, Student Futures, Employ-ability Workshops, and more. Go to the Career Connect website to find out what they can offer you!

Apply for GradWISE at Monash

If this sounds like the support you have been looking for, the team would love to chat with you. You can find out more about the program on their website www.wiseemployment.com.au/gradwise or drop an email to Mr Edward Osano (pictured), Head of GradWISE to set up a time for a chat – edward.osano@wiseemployment.com.au

You can also find out more about your unique personality type by using the GradWISE Selfie Evaluation – found here: www.wiseemployment.com.au/gradwise-evaluation

*GradWISE appointments are now available at Monash University Caulfield Campus on Fridays 9am – 5pm at the Career Connect office, ground floor, Building B. Contact Ed Osano to make an appointment or to touch base sooner! edward.osano@wiseemployment.com.au

National Science Week – Australia’s Annual Celebration of Science and Technology

Running in August each year, National Science Week features more than 1000 events around Australia, including those delivered by schools, universities, research institutions, libraries, museums and science centres.

For 2019, Dr Kirsten Ellis has received support from the Department of Industry, Innovation and Science to run maker workshops that are accessible to all.

Expressions of Interest Sought from Students with Disability

Workshops will be running on 15 August at Peninsula Campus and 16 August on Clayton campus from 3.30-5.30pm, and organisers would like to try include as many people as possible from the Monash community.

If you identify as having a disability, and are interested in taking part in one of the maker workshops, please email lizzie.crouch@monash.edu to express your interest in participating with the following information:

• Which workshop you’re interested attending
• If there are any particular accommodations or adjustments you require that we should consider so you can participate fully

Sensilab

Lizzie Crouch Senior Coordinator, Engagement

900 Dandenong Road Caulfield East Victoria 3145
+61 3 9903 2549
Lizzie.Crouch@monash.edu
sensilab.monash.edu

2019 Vice-Chancellor’s Diversity and Inclusion Awards are Now Open!

The Vice-Chancellor’s Diversity and Inclusion Awards recognise students and staff (individuals or teams) who have made an outstanding contribution to supporting diversity and fostering inclusion at Monash and beyond.

In 2019, there is a total of $15,000 AUD available to be distributed among winners (allocations determined by the selection committee).

The awards are open to staff and students of Monash University (Australia and Malaysia), including:

• academic and professional staff (full-time, part-time, casual and sessional)
• Monash University students (full-time or part-time)
• group projects (teams, committees and work units)

Submit Your Nomination

Nominations can be submitted by Monash University students and staff members, but a person can’t nominate:

• themselves for an individual award
• a group or team of which they are a member.

To make a nomination, please download and complete the nomination form (editable PDF) and submit it online.

Nominations close at 5:00 pm, Monday 5 August 2019.