Some of Our Parts

Great FREE event happening on Tuesday night 6pm-7pm, Media Representation of Disability with Professor at the University of Melbourne.

Beth Haller is Professor of Journalism/New Media and the Graduate Director of the Communication Management master’s program in the Department of Mass Communication & Communication Studies at Towson University in Maryland, where she has been a full-time faculty member since 1996. She is the author of Representing Disability in an Ableist World: Essays on Mass Media (Advocado Press, 2010). She is also the former co-editor of the Society for Disability Studies’ scholarly journal, Disability Studies Quarterly, (2003-2006). She is adjunct faculty for the City University of New York’s Disability Studies master’s program and for York University’s Critical Disability Studies graduate program in Toronto.

Haller currently maintains a blog on disability issues in the news, Media dis&dat. She has been researching media images of disability since 1991, when she did a master’s thesis at the University of Maryland-College Park on the coverage of Deaf persons in The Washington Post and New York Times. Her Ph.D. dissertation at Temple University investigated elite news media coverage of the Americans with Disabilities Act.

RSVP here.

This venue is wheelchair accessible.

University of Melbourne
234 Queensberry St
219 Theatre
Carlton, VIC 3053

Tuesday, 24 February 2015 from 6:00 PM to 7:00 PM (AEDT)

This event will be audio-recorded. The recording and a transcript will be made available on www.socialequity.unimelb.edu.au within a few days of its conclusion.

Welcome to the 2015 Monash O -Week!

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 Services 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 Disability Services at 21 Ancora Imparo Way (previously Building 55 – right at the bus loop, near the Law Building and Menzies). You can speak to one of our friendly Disability Advisers who will be able to assist you with any inquiries you might have.

Also, starting tomorrow, we will also be running Disability Campus Tours around the Caulfield and Clayton campuses. Tours are open to all registered students and you can register for one of these tours here.

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

Tours will meet outside 21 Ancora Imparo Way (previously Building 55) at 1.50pm for a 2pm start

Caulfield tours will run from 2pm on the Tuesday of O-Week (24th 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.

Get ready to impress your tastebuds with some new flavours coming to Monash Clayton. We’ll have some food trucks including Yogurddicition, The Little Mushroom Co and the Curry Truck at various locations around campus. Grab your lunch buddies and try something different for lunch.

See the Monash Food Truck website for schedule and locations.

Are you aged 18-24 and living with muscle, bones or joint pain? Do you want to connect with others in a similar situation? Arthritis and Osteoporosis Victoria are hosting a Youth Workshop to find out what you need.

The workshop has been organised with young people and will be run by young people. The event will be very relaxed and informal and will involve some discussion groups to capture your thoughts. These groups are led by young people with musculoskeletal conditions who really get it. The topics for discussion are:

• What are the important issues you have to deal with?
• What things do you need and what to know about?
• How do you want products, services and information delivered? (eg face-to-face, social media, phone apps, text message, website etc)

Important things to know about the workshop

• Sunday 22nd March at 1pm
• Arthritis and Osteoporosis Victoria 263-265 Kooyong Road, Elsternwick
• It’s FREE
• There’s a FREE (and delicious) lunch
• Meet others who are in a similar situation
• FREE onsite parking
• Youth led
• If you want, you can bring a friend or partner for support

Absolutely NO lectures or formal presentations

For more information see the Arthritis Victoria website.

This camp enabled young people on the Autism Spectrum to enable others to say ‘I Can’ to life’s opportunities, all from the horse’s mouth!

– Daniel Giles, I CAN Ambassador

Have fun whilst challenging yourself

Build your confidence

Connect with others

I CAN Network’s young adults camp, hosted by I CAN’s tertiary networks, will empower young adults (aged 18 – 30) on the Autism Spectrum to live the ‘I Can’ attitude. It will equip participants with the confidence to be leaders in our growing network. I CAN’s Camps are unique. They are run entirely by young people on the Spectrum for young people on the Spectrum. Here’s some of what you will get up to on camp:

• Games and random fun
• Team-building/ outdoor activities, including a bonfire
• Expressing I CAN’ – an exhibition of the ‘I Can’ attitude made by participants’ writing, drawing, music and construction
• Mentoring Master Class (an optional workshop for those young people ready and willing to take their mentoring or uni network to the next step)
• TEDxICAN – a showcase of ideas supporting the #AWEtismRethink
• AWE Ball (Theme: ‘Dress to Obsess’) – don your favourite obsession on the Saturday evening!
• ‘I CAN’ Talks – talks delivered by participants on what they’re going to say ‘I Can’ to

REGISTER YOUR INTEREST TODAY!

Register your interest by 25 February. After registering interest, one of our Camp Mentors* will give you a call where you will hear more about the I CAN Camps and the process of completing registration. Please note that the camp costs $150.

If you’ve got any queries, please contact James Ong (Coordinator, I CAN Tertiary Program) at hello@icannetwork.com.au or on 0432 405 384

To give you some inspiration, see our #AWEtismRethink video made at our I CAN Young Adults Camp in April 2014.

**All Camp Mentors have Working With Children Checks. Our team includes a Wellbeing Team with a registered psychologist and Mentors trained in First Aid and Mental Health First Aid.

Starting with “Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day” this coming weekend, we are delighted to report that Village Cinemas are continuing to provide sensory-friendly sessions for individuals with ASD and others who have sensory sensitivities.

Sessions will be showing at 11am this Saturday 7 and Sunday 8 February at Village Cinemas:

• Airport West
• Fountain Gate
• Geelong
• Karingal
• Knox
• Southland
• Werribee

Book online here!

Monash Disability Services will be running an Open House for all of O Week (23rd-27th January). 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 Disability Services office at 21 Ancora Imparo Way (formerly Building 55 – right at the bus loop, near the Law Building and Menzies). You can speak to one of our friendly Disability Advisers who will be able to assist you with any inquiries you might have.

Biostatistican, Disability advocate and I CAN Network founder Penny Robinson has been profiled in the School of Public Health and Preventative Medicine’s blog! Find out more about Penny and the journey of how she got to where she is today. Have a read of her many accomplishments and her goals for the future.

The Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development is looking to recruit talented students from diverse backgrounds for the 2016 Graduate Development Program.

On Monday, 2 March, the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development will open applications for the 2016 Graduate Development Program. From roads to local government funding, airport security to large scale shipping, urban planning to transport logistics, the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development really is shaping Australia’s future. Here is your opportunity to be part of it and choose your own adventure!

With the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development, you can choose your own adventure. As a standard, however, you will:

• Begin your career as an APS 3 – an entry level above that of interns and trainees;
• Complete three rotations across the Department that will keep you engaged in a variety of projects;
• Undertake a graduate certificate in Public Administration;
• Participate in a graduate interstate industry tour to see the work of the Department in action; and
• Be involved in the running of the Department’s Social Club, giving you plenty of networking opportunities.

On top of all that, on successful completion of the Graduate Development Program you will advance two levels to become an ongoing APS 5, a more senior classification. With this head-start, you are well on your way to establishing a successful career.

Along the way, you will be supported within the Department’s structured learning environment. They have specific mentoring initiatives to develop the workforce skills of people with disability. Their Disability Working Group is a supportive network and, if you choose to join it, you will have the opportunity to contribute to the Department’s directions in the disability space – particularly in relation to the Department’s Disability Workforce Action Plan. The Department is also a Silver Member of the Australian Network on Disability.

You can get a firsthand account of what it is like to complete the Department’s Graduate Development Program from previous graduates at the AAGE Big Meet (Victoria).

Find out more about the Graduate Development Program and application process see the Department of Infrastructure and Regional Development’s website, Facebook page or contact their Diversity team (02 6274 7233 or diversity@infrastructure.gov.au).

Australian Network on Disability (AND) has a vibrant and dynamic mentoring program, called PACE, which has been developed to offer students with disability the opportunity to develop their skills and confidence in a workplace setting, which can assist them in planning their career journey, as well as aiding their personal and professional development.

PACE recognises that students and job seekers with disability frequently find themselves with little or no work experience, and may not be fully aware of the skills and attributes they can offer an organisation. This can add to the difficulties that students and job seekers may encounter as they try to enter their chosen career. PACE aims to assist mentees to become ‘job-ready’ and reduce some of these hurdles.

How to apply?

The commitment is to meet with a mentor up to eight times during the course of 12 weeks. The autumn program will start just after Easter so applications should be submitted by 13 March, with the chance to be matched with a manager from one of AND’s member organisations, including ANZ and IBM. This can be great preparation for the AND Stepping Into program as well.

To find out more and to download the application form, please visit the AND website