Have you ever had a lecturer or tutor who went that extra mile to ensure you were accommodated for in class? The MSA Teaching Awards are now open, and include a new category for Inclusive Teaching.
For parents and carers living near Mornington, find out more about opportunities for people with a disability at the Respite and Recreation Expo 2014
Wednesday 13th August
Peninsula Community Theatre
Cnr Nepean Highway & Wilsons Road
10am – 2pm
Mornington
FREE ENTRY
MELWAYS REF: 145 E2
For more information contact the MOIRA Expo Coordinator:
Ph (03) 8552 2222
Email: respiteexpo@moira.org.au
Saturday 12th July, 5-7PM
Everyone is welcome to come to pub night, including:
RSVP on the using this link to attend:
You’re invited to tell us what would encourage you to participate in a four-year study about the well-being of people living with Autism Spectrum Disorders (ASD) and people without ASD, and the kinds of things you would like as a thank-you for taking part in a research study.
Who?
We’d like to hear from you if you are aged 18+ and either:
When and Where?
We’d like to invite you to a focus group for 1 to 2 hours in June 2014 at a venue close to public transport and parking.
To thank-you you will receive a $20 shopping voucher and we’ll also provide refreshments during the session.
Interested?
For more information or to participate, please contact us by the 30th of June:
Lahna Bradley
Olga Tennison Autism Research Centre
Telephone (03) 9479 3271
Email lahna.bradley@latrobe.edu.au
Access evening with Italian Masterpieces Thursday 12 June, 5.30–8pm
An evening viewing of Italian Masterpieces from Spain’s Royal Court, Museo del Prado for people with special needs, their families and carers. Participate in a guided tour, browse in the NGV Shop and experience the magic of the Italian Masterpieces. Tours available include Auslan, Audio Describing, All Abilities and Art & Memory for people living with dementia.
If you are deaf, hard of hearing or have a speech impairment you can call through the NationalRelay Service (NRS): TTY users can phone 133677 then ask for 03 8620 2222
Speak & Listen (speech-to-speech) users can call 1300 555 727 then ask for 03 8620 2222. Internet relay users can connect to NRS on www.relayservice.com.au then ask for 03 8620 2222
Venue NGV International, 180 St Kilda Road
Cost $22.50 Concession
Bookings recommended
Booking Code P1451
For all enquiries and bookings (03) 8662 1555
10am–5pm 7 days or email program.bookings@ngv.vic.gov.au
The Human Rights Arts and Film Festival is showing its commitment to improving the accessibility of the festival for all festivalgoers. HRAFF’s accessible services have been made possible thanks to the support of the Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commission. We make every effort to ensure our accessibility information is correct; please contact us if you find any errors so we can update our information.
Download a text version of the program here (Word)
Download a text version of the program here (PDF)
For information regarding service dogs, wheelchair access, companion cards, audio description, assistive listening, AUSLAN and captions, see the HRAFF’s accessibility page.
Calling all legal eagles! It’s Law Week in Melbourne next week starting the 12th of May.
Law Week is an annual festival of events that makes learning about the law easy. Held in May each year, the seven-day program has taken place across Victoria since 1980. Presented by the Victoria Law Foundation, Law Week offers Victorians the opportunity to find answers to everyday legal issues, go behind the scenes at the courts, or simply get carried away in the drama of the law.
Some program highlights include:
What it’s like to identify as a woman with disability and a feminist? Are there particular antagonisms between disability as a political category and feminism as a political project? What is the social model of disability and what can feminists learn from it?
Just some of the areas feminists and disability theorists and activists share space in are: body autonomy, positive difference, reproductive rights, street harassment, sexual assault, sex positivity, sex work and media portrayals of women and disability. There’s a lot to talk about!
And just as with feminism, we’re seeing more and more public conversations about disability but they’re not always positive or helpful. Let’s have a look at them together – where they overlap, intersect and sometimes, flat out contradict one another, causing tension, misunderstandings, and sometimes, harm. Disability is certainly a subject that mainstream feminism needs to get a lot more literate around, so this will hopefully make a contribution.
The panel will feature:
Dr Shakira Hussein – writer, researcher, academic, feminist
Jax Jacki Brown – perfomer, writer, educator, feminist
Jessica Knight – poet, arts writer, artist, feminist
Cherchez La Femme is held at The Duke, which we chose largely because it’s fully wheelchair accessible. But my goodness, the food is delicious too! Right near Flinders Street Station, opposite the Forum Theatre, with parking available across the road at Fed Square.
Tuesday 6 May 7-9pm
The Duke Level One (upstairs via elevator)
Cnr Russell & Flinders Sts Melbourne
Tickets $15 online & $20 on the door*
Kitchen open all night
One World Festivals celebrate the diversity of cultural life on campus and in Australia. It aims to encourage better cross cultural awareness and understanding.
A One World Festival is held on all campuses. During the festival there will be a variety of activities including music, food and dance from other countries. Many events are run by the student associations and international student organisations on each campus.
All Monash staff and students are invited to participate in this year’s activities.
The One World Festival runs from Monday 7th – Wednesday 9th April, 2014, 11am – 3pm
Monday 7 April
Exchange and Experience Expo
Monash Abroad’s exchange and experience expo is the “must-attend” event if you want to broaden your horizons by studying overseas or just want to know more about Monash Abroad.At the expo you can:
Partners you can meet:
Free University of Berlin – Germany; Lulea Institute of Technology – Swedan; Maastricht University – The Netherlands; Michigan State University – USA; National University of Singapore – Singapore; Nanyang Technical University – Singapore; University of Bergen – Norway; University of British Columbia – Canada; University of Campinas – Brazil; University of Copenhagen – Denmark; University Diego Pontales – Chile; University of East Anglia – UK; The Chinese University of Hong Kong – Hong Kong; Warwick University – UK; Yonsei University – Korea; Monash Abroad; Monash South Africa – South Africa; Embassy of France – France; Canadian High Commission – Canada; AIM Overseas; DAAD – Germany; CIS Australia; CRCC Asia; ACICIS – Indonesia; Globallinks; Australian Friends of Hebrew University – Israel; and Australian Friends of Tel Aviv University – Israel.
For more info on partners and sessions running during the week, check out the Monash Expo website.
Delicious array of Malay and Thai noodles being served from 12:30pm and sound shell performances running all day.
Tuesday 8 April
Highlighting the array of internationally diverse clubs present at Monash, through culturally focused club demonstrations, performances and activities.
Clubs attending are:
For more info on partners and sessions running during the week, check out the Monash Expo website.
Chicken and chorizo Spanish paella and Chinese dumplings being served from 12:30pm and sound shell performances running all day.
Wednesday 9 April
Highlighting the array of internationally diverse clubs present at Monash, through culturally focused club demonstrations, performances and activities.
Clubs attending are:
Feast of pizza and tasty Argentinean cusine being served from 12:30pm, including chorizo sandwiches, chicken wings and vegetarian quesadillas and sound shell performances running all day.
Colour Dash
Inspired by the Indian festival Holi and by the Colour Run that takes place globally, the non-residential colleges are putting together the Colour Dash to conclude the Festival!
The Colour Dash is a short track (between 2 & 3km) that can be walked, jogged or run where at five checkpoints, volunteers will be waiting with a handful of coloured powder to throw on you.
Date: Wednesday 9th of April
Time: 3pm
Location: Oval 3, near the Engineering Buildings and opposite the tennis courts.
For more information, check out the One World Festival website and Facebook page.
Arts Projects Australia is located in inner city Melbourne, and is a studio and gallery that exists to nurture and promote artists with an intellectual disability as they develop their body of work.
Arts Projects Australia was founded in 1974 based on the philosophy that their featured artists’ work be presented in a professional manner and that artists were accorded the same dignity and respect as their non-disabled peers. The organisation promotes and exhibits artists’ work as belonging to the broad spectrum of contemporary art, and studio artists are represented in mainstream art exhibitions and events.
Celebrating their 40th anniversary this year, Arts Projects kicked off their 2014 program with two concurrent exhibitions, Tim William’s Solo show and a group show called Animal Magnetism.
Julian Martin Not titled (2012) from Animal Magnetism
Arts Projects Australia are a not-for-profit organisation, and rely on government funds, personal and philanthropic donations, and commissions from artwork sales to continue their work.