How can you be more inclusive of a diverse audience on social media?
We asked the accessibility experts from Intopia for their top tips on how to write more accessible posts on Facebook, Instagram, LinkedIn and Twitter.
Here is the entry URL: https://www.rustytweedscholarship.com/.
Scholarship Amount: $1000
Essay Question: Why does economics matter to you?
Submission Deadline: March 1, 2020
Eligibility Requirements: High school students graduating this school year and have been accepted into a college, university, trade school, or design school. Students currently enrolled in a college, university, trade school, or design school. Undergraduates enrolled in college do not have to be pursuing an economics major to be eligible. Non-US residents are welcome to apply.
The Business Case for Digital Accessibility explores key advantages of web accessibility to businesses of all types. It provides research and examples to inspire confidence among leaders and decision-makers that continued investment in accessibility is good for your business.
Read the Business Case for Digital Accessibility.
The Tasmania State Office of the Department of Social Services (DSS) has successfully welcomed several talented interns with disability into the workplace through the Stepping Into program.
Their most recent recruit, Amelia, came to the program with one particular issue she was keen to explore. She lives with fibromyalgia and rheumatoid arthritis, which causes unpredictable bursts of pain, and she wanted to test how she could work around her pain in the workplace.
Read about Amelia’s experience at DSS.
More than 250 professionals from 120 leading organisations came together for the Australian Network on Disability Conference in May to discuss the forces that are driving organisations to be more accessible and inclusive. Seven key forces were highlighted as contributing to positive change and sustainable progress.
Find out 7 ways to build a more accessible and inclusive workplace.
Managers and specialists across all areas of QBE have helped jobseekers with disability to gain vital workplace exposure and prepare for their chosen career.
In a recent Recruitment Skills Workshop hosted by QBE and Allegis Global Solutions, jobseekers were provided with expert application and interview tips, as well as a chance to ask important questions about how to stand out in a competitive job market.
Here’s some of their advice and their top 10 tips for jobseekers.
With best-practice advice, examples and tips on how to be inclusive of people with disability every day, Australian Network on Disabilty’s inclusive language factsheet is a resource you can share with your whole workplace.
After a highly positive internship experience at the Victorian Department of Health and Human Services (DHHS), Nikola Guzys-McAuliffe is eager to stay with the department to pursue her graduate career.
She connected with DHHS through the Australian Network on Disability‘s Stepping Into program. Now, with a better understanding of how to manage work with her disability, she’s applied for the department’s 2020 graduate program.
Read about Nikola’s internship experience at DHHS.
Are you a university student with disability looking for paid work experience that counts?
The Australian Network on Disability (AND) is offering students with disability the opportunity to intern with leading and forward-thinking organisations across a range of disciplines as part of Stepping Into.
Stepping Into is a paid internship program designed for university students with disability who want to gain paid, hands-on work experience in their chosen field of study. Students benefit by gaining valuable experience in their desired field of work, and by having the opportunity to develop professional networking and social skills.
Stepping Into internships are offered across a range of industries in both the public and private sector. Internships are available for students around the country studying Finance, Law, Social Sciences, IT, Science, Engineering and many more. Participating organisations this summer include: ANZ, Attorney General’s Department, Barwon Health, BHP, Department of Education and Training, IAG, Telstra, University of Sydney, Victoria Police, Westpac and more. For a full list of disciplines covered and participating organisations, please visit our website.
Internships will generally last 4 to 8 weeks (with the opportunity for flexible work hours to manage your disability or other commitments).
AND accepts applications from students with all types of disability including, but not limited to: physical disability, mental health conditions, sensory impairments and immunological conditions.
Read the details on our information page for students and complete our online application form by 4th October 2019
To speak to a member of the Stepping Into team call 1300 36 36 45 or email applications@and.org.au.
Over the coming weeks, we will be facilitating information sessions online. If you have applied, or are considering applying, for the Summer 2019/20 Stepping Into internship program we encourage you to dial in to one of the sessions. The presentation will offer an overview of the Stepping Into program and top tips on job applications, preparing for interviews and how to network.
All applicants should attend one of the following webinar sessions in order to best prepare for the next steps of the Stepping Into process.
* Wednesday 11/09/2019 – 12:00PM – 1:00PM (Melbourne/Sydney/Canberra Time)
* Thursday 19/09/2019 – 10:00AM – 11:00AM (Melbourne/Sydney/Canberra Time)
* Monday 11/09/2019 – 1:00PM – 2:00PM (Melbourne/Sydney/Canberra Time)
* Tuesday 01/10/2019 – 12:00PM – 1:00PM (Melbourne/Sydney/Canberra Time)
All times are Melbourne/Sydney/Canberra time*
To participate in the webinar you will need to dial in to the teleconference for audio and the webinar for visuals.
Go to the Webinar Login Page
Enter this code in the ‘I am a participant’ field: 6367393293
Phone: 1800 896 323
Participant Code: 6367393293
Please advise if you have any accessibility requirements for the session.
There is no need to RSVP to the webinar.
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
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.
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:
Sensilab
Lizzie Crouch Senior Coordinator, Engagement
900 Dandenong Road Caulfield East Victoria 3145
+61 3 9903 2549
Lizzie.Crouch@monash.edu
sensilab.monash.edu