National Disability Coordination Officer Program Review Published

Review of the National Disability Coordination Officer Program The 2021-22 NDCO Program Review Final Report, has been published. The Review prepared by ORIMA Research examined whether the program was meeting the needs of students with disability in addressing existing gaps and barriers in the transition from secondary school to [...]

By |2023-05-29T00:57:07+00:00May 29th, 2023|Policy, Program, Research|Comments Off on National Disability Coordination Officer Program Review Published

The employment of people with lived experience of disability in Australian disability services

The employment of people with lived experience of disability in Australian disability services In Australia there is a significant gap in employment rates between people with disability and those without. This is in the context of general gaps in the disability sector workforce, which has been the subject of [...]

By |2023-03-28T01:25:43+00:00March 28th, 2023|Articles, Policy, Research|Comments Off on The employment of people with lived experience of disability in Australian disability services

Pathways to Employment (P2E) Report

Pathways to Employment (P2E) Pathways to Employment (P2E) was a small, proof-of-concept trial to test the efficacy of mainstream employment pathway support for young people in the National Disability Insurance Scheme (NDIS). Originally the program was developed and delivered by the NDCO program's Pam Anderson. Despite implementation constraints during [...]

By |2023-03-07T02:53:41+00:00March 7th, 2023|Research, Resources|Comments Off on Pathways to Employment (P2E) Report

ADDitude Events and Resources

ADHD Expert Webinars & Podcast Episodes Below, find links to upcoming live ADDitude webinars with experts on all aspects of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD or ADD) and related conditions, plus our complete archive of free webinar recordings and slide presentations. Register for Upcoming ADHD Webinars January 24: New Year, [...]

By |2023-01-22T23:46:12+00:00January 22nd, 2023|Advocacy, Articles, Events, Research, Resources, Webinars|Comments Off on ADDitude Events and Resources

Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy program (DAAWS) Survey

Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy program (DAAWS) Survey The Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy program (DAAWS) was created to aid businesses who employ Australian apprentices with a disability. Experiences of people with disability in apprenticeships, and of the DAAWS program has been mixed, we'd like to hear your story. [...]

By |2022-10-09T22:43:36+00:00October 9th, 2022|Advocacy, Research|Comments Off on Disabled Australian Apprentice Wage Subsidy program (DAAWS) Survey

World Access to Higher Education Day Online Global Conference

WAHEN Annual World Access to Higher Education Day Online Global Conference 17th of November 2022 The closing date for our call for papers is Friday 30th September. WAHEN is pleased to announce that our annual World Access to Higher Education Day Online Global Conference will take place on the [...]

By |2022-09-26T00:52:08+00:00September 26th, 2022|Events, Policy, Professional development, Research, Webinars|Comments Off on World Access to Higher Education Day Online Global Conference

World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) 2022

WAHEN is pleased to announce that our annual World Access to Higher Education Day Online Global Conference will take place on the 17th of November 2022. The World Access to Higher Education Network (WAHEN) would like to invite the submission of research papers and examples of best practice for [...]

By |2022-08-03T01:42:34+00:00August 3rd, 2022|Advocacy, Events, Opportunities, Policy, Research|Comments Off on World Access to Higher Education Day (WAHED) 2022

Research – Higher Education for All

Higher Education for All research on University Website Accessibility The Higher Education for All project is funded by the WA Department of Communities and created in response to current and prospective students with disability, who contacted CFA Australia requesting help to navigate university websites. CFA Australia audited the websites [...]

By |2022-08-03T00:15:24+00:00August 3rd, 2022|Advocacy, Research|Comments Off on Research – Higher Education for All

Half of Australian managers have never hired a person with disability, survey shows

YouGov poll indicates nearly one in 10 HR professionals were not open to recruiting a person with disability in the future The Guardian Article Luke Henriques-Gomes Social affairs and inequality editor @lukehgomes Wed 13 Jul 2022 10.15 AEST Half of Australian managers and human resources professionals say their organisation [...]

By |2022-07-19T02:58:01+00:00July 19th, 2022|Articles, Policy, Research|Comments Off on Half of Australian managers have never hired a person with disability, survey shows

ATAR IS DYING AND THAT’S OKAY

There have long been problems with ATAR, but now the statistics are leading us to ask…Does ATAR matter?  Posted by Linda Stade | Oct 21, 2021 | Learning, Schools Talk to most 17 or 18-year-old Australians at the moment and they will no doubt get around to the fact that ATAR is looming large in [...]

By |2022-07-19T02:32:53+00:00July 19th, 2022|Articles, Research|Comments Off on ATAR IS DYING AND THAT’S OKAY