Some of Our Parts

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:

• You decide who decides – understanding enduring powers of attorney
• Your rights at work
• Unpaid internships – experience or exploitation?
• Courts Open Day – Road Trauma Support Services
• Community BBQ presented by Fitzroy Legal Service and Inner Melbourne Community Legal
• Speed date a lawyer
• Everyone like me – an exhibition at West Heidelberg Community Legal Service

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:

• talk face-to-face with overseas partners;
• get advice from Monash Abroad cooridinators; and
• open your mind to a world of global programs at Monash.

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:

• Monash Photography Club – photoboard
• Monash Overseas and Exchange Club – cultural face painting
• Australia-China Youth Association – dice playing game, calligraphy, Chinese tea art & Chinese kite flying
• Monash International Affairs Society – Humans of Monash photo booth & global mosaics
• Monash Japanese Club & Society for Anime and Manga Appreciation – origami workshop
• Monash internationally focused programs will be on display, including: Monash Abroad, Monash Malaysia, Monash South Africa, Arts in Prato, Faculty of Arts, Faculty of Law, Monash Short Courses, AIESEC Monash, Employment and Career Development; Engineers without Borders and Faculty of Science.

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:

• Monash Photography Club – photoboard
• Oxfam at Monash – fair trade goods display
• Monash Overseas and Exchange Club – cultural face painting
• Monash Jewish Students’ Society – Western Wall in Jerusalem and large scale world map tracing ancestral movements around the globe
• Australia-China Youth Association – dice throwing game, writing your name using calligraphy and traditional Chinese tea art
• Indonesian Club – Indonesian and Sundandese language study and collarge about Indonesian culture and history
• Monash International Affairs Society – Humans of Monash photo booth, global mosaic
• Monash African Students’ Society – hair braiding, best African inspired outfit compeition, African artifces, jewellery and instruments on display
• Monash Japanese Club & Society for Anime and Manga Appreciation – Origami workshop, calligraphy workshop, Japanese games, Japanese dress
• Monash French Society – Pentanque (French boules)
• AIESEC Monash – photo booth with various international backdrops and props

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.

• Have fun and make new friends!
• Encourage others to say ‘I Can’
• Build up The I Can Network

The first-ever I Can Camp (25-27 April) invites young adults (18-30-years-old) on the Autism spectrum to share their individual strengths, interests and quirks and make a difference for other young people on the spectrum.

At the I Can Camp you will develop a network of friends and learn how you can encourage other young people on the Autism spectrum. You will get to have fun, challenge yourself, reflect on the ‘I Can’ message and learn about mentoring.

Camp activities will include:

• Loads of good times!
• Storytelling
• Intro to mentoring
• Focus group chats
• Outdoor activities
• I Can MasterChef (making meals in teams)
• Free time for people to hang out and do their own thing
• Thank You Arvo Tea for friends and family

We would love for you to be a part of our first-ever camp! Here are the full details for you to note down and express your interest.

Dates: Friday 25th – Sunday 27th April

Venue: Gilwell Scout Adventure Centre, Gembrook Launching Place Road, Gembrook VIC 3783

Cost: Approx. $100 – $150

Exact price will be available shortly

Donations/ sponsorship to subsidise the costs of participants are being sought!

EXPRESS INTEREST HERE: http://tinyurl.com/ICanCamp-April2014-EOI
Please note that registrations will be open shortly.

Contact the.ican.network@gmail.com with any queries

Are you 15 – 17-years-old?

Please note that we are aiming to run a 15-17-year-old camp in the second half of 2014.
You can express interest in the 15-17-year-old I Can Camp here: http://tinyurl.com/ICanCamp-Teen-EOI

Welcome to the Monash O -Week for 2014!

The sun is out, the festivities are buzzing, the music is pumping and the lines for free food are growing! Make the most of the week by checking out all the various events and activities and events on your Monash campus.

Just a reminder, as well – the Monash Disability Liaison Unit is running an Open House all this week. That means if you have any questions at all about disabilities or mental health conditions that you feel might impact on your studies, pop into the DLU in Building 55 (right at the bus loop, near the Law Building and Menzies). You can speak to one of our friendly Disability Liaison Officers who will be able to assist you with any inquiries you might have.

Also, starting tomorrow, we will also be running DLU Campus Tours around the Caulfield and Clayton campuses. Tours are open to all registered students, and will operate as a drop-in service with no formal registration required. However, if there are any specific parts of the university or DLU services you are interested in visiting on one of these tours, please let us know in advance and we will try our best to cater for your requests.

• Clayton tours will run from 2pm on the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of O-Week (26th, 27th and 28th February)
  Tours will meet outside Building 55 at 1.50pm for a 2pm start
• Caulfield tours will run from 2pm on the Tuesday of O-Week (25th of February)
  Tours will meet outside Monash Connect (Building A, ground floor) at 1.50pm for a 2pm start

Campus maps will be provided on the day and it may be advisable to bring your own pen and paper to take notes.
Let us know in advance if you require Auslan interpreters, electric scooters or have any other accessibility requirements.

If you have any further questions or concerns about the tours, please contact Sarah Mander at sarah.mander@monash.edu or on 9905 3857.

As part of our support services for newly registered students at Monash, we would like to invite you to participate in one of the new DLU Campus Tours around the Caulfield and Clayton campuses during O Week.

The tours are open to all registered students.

We will take you around the campuses to assist you to familiarise yourselves with the campus environment, as well as to highlight the DLU support services, library facilities for students with disabilities as well as important access points. This is also a great opportunity to meet other DLU students who are also new to the university.

As part of the DLU Open House running in O Week, tours will operate as a drop-in service with no formal registration required. However, if there are any specific parts of the university or DLU services you are interested in visiting on one of these tours, please let us know in advance and we will try our best to cater for your requests.

• Clayton tours will run from 2pm on the Wednesday, Thursday and Friday of O-Week (26th, 27th and 28th February)

Tours will meet outside Building 55 at 1.50pm for a 2pm start

• Caulfield tours will run from 2pm on the Tuesday of O-Week (25th of February)

Tours will meet outside Monash Connect (Building A, ground floor) at 1.50pm for a 2pm start

Campus maps will be provided on the day and it may be advisable to bring your own pen and paper to take notes.

Please let us know in advance if you require Auslan interpreters, electric scooters or have any other accessibility requirements.

If you have any further questions or concerns about the tours, please contact Sarah Mander at sarah.mander@monash.edu or on 9905 3857.

The 3rd December is International Day of People with Disability (IDPwD), a dedicated day to place a greater emphasis on the abilities and achievements of people living with disability. Individuals and organisations throughout the country are encouraged to celebrate the day. This year we celebrate the 21st anniversary of International Day of Persons with disability.

IDPwD is unique among community awareness days, as it unites disability organisations, businesses, federal, state and local governments and the community. The day is a collaborative effort to celebrate and acknowledge the experience and expertise of people with disability.

For a list of events around Victoria, see the IDPwD website.