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NDS NSW warmly thanks all of our presenters, chairs and exhibitors for their time and contribution to the success of our conference !

SESSION 1

Introduction to National Disability Services
Patrick Maher, State Manager, National Disability Services - NSW

Official Opening Speech and Powerpoint Slides
The Hon John Della Bosca MLC, Minister for Disability Services

Keynote address: How To Reform the CSTDA
Ken Baker, Chief Executive, National Disability Services

SESSION 2

Stream 2.1 Accommodation
Assessing Quality of Life in Supported Accommodation
Kieren Purnell, Policy Officer, National Disability Services - NSW

Stream 2.2 Human Rights
Understanding Human Rights and Legal Obligations
Dr Keith McVilly B.A., Grad. Dip. Psych., M. Psych. (Clinical), PhD MAPS & Member of the College of Clinical Psychologists. Dr Keith McVilly, Clinical Psychologist and Lecturer in Disability Studies at RMIT University, Melbourne.

Mr Tony Harman MSc [Hons] DD is a Research Fellow with the University of Sydney's Centre for Developmental Disability Studies and a trainer and workgroup co-ordinator in the implementation of RTO Status for the Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney.

Stream 2.3 Business Services
What’s Next for Business Services?
Ed Hughes, Manager, NSW Office
Australian Department of Families, Community Services & Indigenous Affairs (FaCSIA)

SESSION 3

Stream 3.1 Accommodation
Supported Accommodation For All
Katrina Clark, Association for Children with a Disability
Katrina is the mother of a nine year old girl with severe intellectual disabilities. She is also the Vice President of an organisation called The Association for Children with a Disability NSW (ACDNSW). Download other papers (Word documents)
* Discussion paper NSW
* Discussion paper National
* Taskforce independence flyer
* ACD NSW Membership form

Stream 3.2 Policy Participation
Community Involvement in DADHC’s 10-Year Plan
Dr Mike Steer, RIDBC & University of Newcastle
Dr Mike Steer is the Senior Lecturer, Sensory Disability, Renwick Centre, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children; and The University of Newcastle

Stream 3.3 Business Services
Competition & New Markets
Max Dyason, Chief Executive, Bedford, South Australia

SESSION 4

Stream 4.1 Ageing
Ageing Issues and Accommodation Services
Warren Sullivan, Residential Manager, Fairhaven Services

Stream 4.2 Indigenous Participation
Indigenous Partnerships in Community Participation
Maree Mullins, Chief Executive Officer, The Junction Works
Deborah Mills, Chief Executive Officer, North West Disability Services

Stream 4.3 Business Services
Development of Training Products for Business Services
Jenny Butler, Manager Training Design Department, Wodonga TAFE
*NB Attachments not included in presentation - contact NDS NSW if interested.

SESSION 5

Stream 5.1 Young People
Young People in Residential Aged Care
Stuart Wark, Organisational Quality Manager, Challenge Armidale Ltd.
Nicola Chirlian, Client & Clinical Services Manager, Challenge Armidale Ltd.

Stream 5.2 Cultural Diversity
What Next for Cultural Competency? Turning Theory into Practice
Carrie Hayter, Consultant Hayter & Bray Consulting

Stream 5.3 Business Services
Fix Your Disability Maintenance Instrument Woes!
Anne Hodgson, Senior Manager, Mai-Wel Group

SESSION 6

Keynote address: A Skilled Workforce—Vocational Education & Training (VET) Opportunities 2007 & Beyond
Susan Scowcroft, Executive Director, NSW Community Services & Health Industry Training & Advisory Body

SESSION 7

Keynote address: Organisational Learning and Development
Karen Nankervis, Associate Professor, Head of the Division of Disability Studies, School of Health Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne

SESSION 8

Keynote address: What’s Next in OHS ?
Damien Anderson, State Policy Manager, National Disability Services - NSW

SESSION 9

Stream 9.1 Children
Transitions for Children with Autism
Tony Harman MSc [Hons] DD is a Research Fellow with the University of Sydney's Centre for Developmental Disability Studies and a trainer and workgroup co-ordinator in the implementation of RTO Status for the Royal Rehabilitation Centre Sydney.

Stream 9.2 Workforce
Reframing the Future: Workforce Planning & Development Project
Kevin Mead, General Manager, Challenge Armidale

Stream 9.3 Employment Network
What’s Next for the Disability Employment Network?
Jeremy Tucker, Branch Manager, Employment Services,
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations (DEWR)

SESSION 10

Stream 10.1 Young People
Finding a Way: Developing Safety Skills for Children & Young People with Intellectual Disability
Cathy Want and Josene Perri, Sexual Assault Workers, Rosie’s Place

Stream 10.2 Gambling
Problem Gambling Solutions for People with Disability
Matt Donnelly, Divisional Manager for Lifestyle Options, Ability Options

SESSION 11

Stream 11.1 Respite
Reconceptualising Respite: Key issues and future directions
Emily Johnson, Policy Officer, Carers NSW
* View full paper

Stream 11.2 Equipment
Living and Working with PADP: an investigation with wheelchair users & occupational therapists
Anita Barbara, Occupational Therapist, Lecturer and PhD student, Charles Sturt University

* View Price Waterhouse Cooper Discussion Paper (2005)

Stream 11.3 Employment Network
Job Capacity Assessment— Interactive Q & A
Alison Frame, Assistant Secretary, Job Capacity Branch, Australian Department of Human Services

SESSION 12

Stream 12.1 Parents
Someone to turn to...” Parent to Parent Support Program
Pauline Hunter-Knight, Coordinator Parent Support Program, Autism Spectrum Australia (ASPECT)

Stream 12.2 OHS
Electrical Safety in Domestic Wet Areas
Lara Oram, Occupational Therapist and Research Assistant
Home Modification Information Clearinghouse, University of Sydney

Stream 12.3 Employment Network
Workplace Agreements & the Supported Wage System
Peter Batarseh, National and NSW/ACT Partnership Manager,
Office of the Employment Advocate.


SESSION 13
Keynote address: Disability Monitoring Trends & Future Directions
Steve Kinmond, NSW Deputy Ombudsman

SESSION 14
Keynote address: Executive Networking
Roger West, Director, Westwood Spice

NDS NSW would like to thank the following organisations who presented display tables at our conference, providing resources designed specifically to educate, inform and enhance the disability services sector.

ww.centrelink.gov.au

www.disabilityprofessionals.com.au

www.essentra.com.au

www.edmen.com.au

www.greenac.com.au

www.hunter.tafensw.edu.au

www.innovativeprogramming.net.au

www.isc-worldwide.com

SATCHEL BROCHURES

NDS NSW thanks the following organisations for providing satchel brochures for the information of delegates.

www.ausport.gov.au

www.markerconsulting.com

www.nursinggroup.com.au

www.quantech.com.au

www.sydneytower.com.au

www.socialworks.org.au

SPONSORS

NDS NSW very much appreciates Novotel Brighton Beach and SydneyTower Sky Walk for their generous sponsorship of conference dinner prizes.

AUDIO VISUAL SERVICES

NDS NSW thanks Michael, Andy & DJ Malibu from AVCORP for their fantastic audio visual support.

Belinda Epstein-Frisch - Advocate, Family Advocacy
Disability Politics & Empowerment - Panel and Discussion

Barbel Winter - Executive Director, Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association of NSW
Disability Politics & Empowerment - Panel and Discussion

Dougie Herd - Director, Disability Council of NSW
Disability Politics & Empowerment - Panel and Discussion

Dr Karen Nankervis - Co-Editor Community Disability Services, and Head of the Division of Disability Studies, School of Health Sciences, RMIT University, Melbourne.
Empowerment, Choice & Planning

Seminar 1 Exhibitors

* Essentra Training - www.essentra.com.au
* Greenacres Training Service - www.greenac.com.au
* Intellectual Disability Rights Service - Criminal Justice Support Network - www.idrs.org.au
* UNSW Bookshop - www.bookshop.unsw.edu.au

Download Forum Program & Registration Form (pdf)

The ACROD NSW Children, Young People and their Families Subcommittee warmly thanks the guest speakers and participants who contributed to this important forum.

Download a summary of key issues identified during the forum.

Gillian Calvert, Commissioner for Children and Young People
NSW Commission for Children and Young People
Initiatives & Issues: Children & Young People with a Disability

Judy Brewer Fischer, Parent & Advocate
Key Issues for Families: National Perspective

Belinda Epstein-Frisch, Parent & Advocate
Institute for Family Advocacy & Leadership Development
Key Issues for Families & Systemic Advocates

Day 1

Session 1

ACROD NSW Chairmans Welcome
Tony Lund, Disability Services Australia

Minister for Disability Services Address
The Hon John Della Bosca MLC

Session 2

2.1 Accommodation & Support Round Table

Professor Trevor Parmenter, Centre for Developmental Disability Studies

2.2 Cross-Government Disability Action Plans

Kieren Purnell, ACROD NSW
Margaret Reynolds, ACROD Tas

2.3 Collaborations & Mergers I

Michael Priebe, Statecraft

Session 3

3.1 Quality Accommodation Support for People with Disability Who are Ageing

Gail Jeltes & Cathy Gauci, Lorna Hodgkinson Sunshine Home

3.2 Disability Services OHS Project

Celia Murphy, ACROD NSW
Jenny Thomas, WorkCover NSW
Carolyn Burlew, DADHC
Damien Anderson, ACROD NSW

3.3 Performance Management for Open Employment I

Ian McInnes & John Manthey,
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Session 4

4.1 Intellectual Disability and Epilepsy

Sue Edwards, Epilepsy Action Australia

4.2 Workers Compensation Premium Reform

Carol McGlynn, WorkCover NSW

4.3 Performance Management for Open Employment II (panel)

Peter Tanner, On Q Human Resources
Jenny Kitchin, ACROD
Ian McInnes & John Manthey
Department of Employment and Workplace Relations

Session 5

5.1 Quality of life for families & children with disabilities

Sue Cairns, Lifestart Cooperative

5.2 Strategic Planning that Works

Adrian Ford, Austism Spectrum Australia

5.3 Open Employment Quality & Outcomes

Janice Ollerton & Debbie Horsfall, University of Western Sydney

Session 6

ACROD Action Status Panel

Patrick Maher & Damien Anderson, ACROD NSW
John Groves & Tony Lund, ACROD Board

Session 7

ACROD Members Forum

Patrick Maher & Damien Anderson, ACROD NSW
John Groves & Tony Lund, ACROD Board

Day 2

Session 8

8.1 Policy Settings for Community Participation

David Raper, NSW Department of Ageing, Disability and Home Care

8.2 Disability Policy Development: From Inception To Action

Dr Mike Steer, Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children

8.3 Business Services (Business Enterprises) Award: Status, Tools & Logging

Sarah Bennett, Liquor, Hospitality & Miscellaneous Union

Session 9

9.1 Industry Response to Community Participation

Damien Anderson, ACROD NSW
Catherine Dickson, Disability Services Australia

9.2 Emerging Issues for Information & Advocacy

Christine Regan, Council of Social Service of NSW

9.3 Collaborations & Mergers II

Robert Gilchrist, Sunnyfield Association
Barry Murphy, Challenge Disability Services

Session 10

10.1 Perspectives on Community Participation

Judith Ellis, Family Advocacy
Deborah Hoffman, The Spastic Centre

10.2 Cultural and Linguistic Diversity - Inclusion

Luis Moreno & Shu Chan, Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association

10.3 Strategic Direction for a Business Service

Dr Stephen Treloar & Professor David Stevens, Cumberland Industries

Session 11

11.1 Transition To Work - What Works?

Neil Preston, Greenacres Association
Virginia Fitzclarence, WorkAbility Personnel
Phil Tuckerman, Jobsupport

11.2 Review of Program of Appliances for Disabled Persons (PADP)

Richard Baldwin, Price Waterhouse Coopers

11.3 Respite Pilot - Central Referral System

Katharine Carney, Northcott

Session 12

NSW Opposition Perspective

The Hon John Ryan MLC, Shadow Minister Disability Services

Session 13

SACS in the Brave New Industrial Relations World

Meagan McDonnell, Australian Business Lawyers

Session 14

NSW Ombudsman Disability Monitoring

Steve Kinmond, Deputy Ombudsman

ACROD NSW would like to thank the following organisations who presented displays at our conference, providing resources designed specifically to educate, inform and enhance the disability services sector.

www.centacare.org

www.centrelink.gov.au

www.essentra.com.au

www.edmen.com.au

www.greenac.com.au

www.hunter.tafensw.edu.au

www.profilesontheweb.com

www.scia.org.au

www.socialworks.org.au

ACROD thanks the staff of Manly Pacific Sydney for their services and Michael and Andy from AVCORP for their wonderful Audio Visual support.

ACROD NSW aims to provide relevant, informative and inspiring events. Please view the 2006 Conference Evaluation Summary of ratings and comments - with thanks to all respondents.

** Thank You letter from ACROD President, Mr John Groves.

Keynote Speaker: Dr Siggi Gudergan, Management Team (ICAN)

* Developing International Innovative Collaborations Alliances & Networks

Session 2: Mr Ray Gillman, Managing Director, Austgrant Consulting

* Accessing Federal Government Grants for Export / Import Trade

Session 3: Mr Craig Edwards, Director, Lonergan Edwards

* Should Not-for-Profit Entities Make Acquisitions?

Session 4: Ms Robyn Klos & Mr John Groves, WI Board Members

* Integrated Solutions in Disability Enterprises: a report on recent visits to disability enterprises in the United States of America.

Session 5: Mr Tim Harcourt, Senior Economist, Austrade

* Understanding International Trade Relations

* Paper on Disability Enterprise Example - Dial A Lunch, Tim Harcourt

Audio Visual Services were provided by AVCORP

Day 1

Conference Trade Displays

ACROD NSW would like to thank the following organisations who presented displays at our conference:

Edmen

Essentra

Greenacres Training Service

Multicultural Disability Advocacy Association " Cultural Abilities"

IDEAS - Information on Disability - Equipment Access Services

DIRC NSW

Audio Visual Services were provided by AVCORP

Patrick Maher, Executive Officer

Damien Anderson, Deputy Executive Officer

ACROD NSW Staff - Patrick, Damien, Genevieve & Celia

Registration Desk - Gabrielle Jones, Planning Coordinator, Celia Murphy, Policy Officer & visitor, Jasmine Anderson

Neil Preston, Chair, ACROD NSW Divisional Committee

Sarah Davey, President, New Zealand Federation of Vocational and Support Service (VASS)

Guest Speakers

Andrew Buchanan, Chair, Disability Council of NSW

Brendan O'Reilly, Director General, DADHC

Steve Kinmond, NSW Deputy Ombudsman

Tim Hornibrook, Macquarie Bank

Carol Mills, Deputy Director General, DADHC

Janett Milligan, Director Service Development & Planning, DADHC

Jim Piotrowksi, Organiser, Australian Services Union

Tony Lund, CEO, Disability Services Australia

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Day 2

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ACROD NSW ANNUAL CONFERENCE - 28 & 29 April 2003

Download the Day 1 and Day 2 Papers
All papers that have been provided are available for download.

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