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Australian Human Rights Commission - Disability Rights Update - August 2010

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* National seminar series set to take off

* Australia can do better when it comes to protecting children's rights

* Need to do things differently to balance gender representation on boards

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Neoliberalism, Human Rights & Disability Seminar

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25 Aug 2010 - 13:00 - 14:00
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Visiting researcher Randall Owen will be presenting a seminar on the influence of neoliberalist values on employment policies and the human rights of people with disabilities on Wednesday 25th August, 1-2pm at the Disability Studies and Research Centre. The DSRC is located in John Goodsell Building, Level 1, and the seminar will be in Room 119. Please RSVP Emile Lacoda on z3190760@zmail.unsw.edu.au by Monday 23rd August.

Randall Owen is a PhD candidate from the University of Illinois at Chicago and a visiting scholar at the Disability Studies and Research Centre exploring how human rights for people with disabilities are protected in policy and experienced by individuals in each of these countries.

Employment as a focal point of disability rights, and the recent enactment of the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities are crucial to ensuring equitable participation in the workforce by people with disabilites.

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Seminar: Proposed Asia-Pacific Regional Disability Rights Tribunal

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16 Aug 2010 - 18:00 - 20:00
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On Monday 16 August, 6pm – 8pm there will be a seminar at the Public Defenders Office on the

Proposed Asia-Pacific Regional Disability Rights Tribunal

Presenters:

Greg James, Mental Health Review Tribunal NSW

Yoshikazu Ikehara, Attorney-at-Law, Tokyo Advocacy Law Centre, Japan

Rob Ramjan, CEO, Schizophrenia Fellowship NSW

Professor Terry Carney, Faculty of Law, the University of Sydney, NSW

Chair: Dr Astrid Birgden, President, ANZAPPL NSW Branch
 
There is a proposal underway for the establishment of a Disability Rights Tribunal with jurisdiction in the Asia-Pacific. Yoshikazu Ikehara is one of the drivers of this proposal and to date has presented in Japan, Korea, Thailand and Cambodia.

This is an important opportunity to participate in the discussion around administration of the CRPD in the Asia-Pacific and the establishing a mechanism to  improve and maintain standards of disability rights across the region.

For further information and to register contact Astrid Birgden at the following email address: astrid99@hotmail.com and see the attached flyer.

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The Public Defenders Office

Carl Shannon Chambers

Level 13, 175 Liverpool Street

Sydney

The Computer Aided Design training session in Melbourne on the 4th August (Wednesday) is now confirmed

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4 Aug 2010 (All day)
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Training includes Basic Google SketchUp (4 hours), Using Paint and Word drawing tools (to modify photos for electronic home modification recommendations -1.25hours), and advanced Google SketchUp (2.25 hours). I have attached some examples of using the Google SketchUp program for home mods. It is possible to only attend part of the day, please contact me for rates.
We do not have access to a computer training room so participants will need to bring their own computers / laptops, hence the fee for the full day is $350 + GST (normally $450+GST).

For further information please email Melanie Dennis, Occupational Therapist and e-Allied Health consultant, at the following email address:   mel@countryot.com.au

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Location: Yooralla - Independent Living Centre, 705 Princess Hwy, Brooklyn. Melways ref 40 J10

Computer Aided Drawing Program - CAD Training for Occupational Therapists around Wangaratta

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22 Jul 2010 (All day)
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This workshop offers a variety of training focusing on electronic home modification requests (CAD). Sessions include information on using standard programs on a PC (such as Word and Paint), to more complex home modification recommendations using Google SketchUp 7 (a free download which enables 3-D modeling and allows insertion of photos as a background). Computers are provided with software installed so sessions are completely ‘hands-on’.

Attached is an example of modification requests done using computer programs.

 For further information please contact Stacey Manfield, Occupational Therapist directly at the following email address: Stacey.Manfield@nhw.hume.org.au

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