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 In issue 148 of of disAbility e-news
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- Paralympians to act as champions of diversity
- Review of the National Disability Services Standards - progress so far
- Small grants for small rural communities
- Disability Services Standards posters and easy English booklets are now available on the FaHCSIA website
- 45th ASSID Australasian Conference, Brisbane
- Australian Disability Enterprises website email addresses.
Program Updates
- Scheduling of your Quality Assurance Recertification Audits - what you need to know
- 'CRN is not unique' error message when entering a new Client record
- FOFMS changes - February 2010.
Go now to: disAbility e-news | Issue 148, Monday 22 February 2010 |
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Posted by corey on Monday, February 22, 2010 @ 18:15:48 EST (13 reads)
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| Contribution of the Not-for-Profit Sector |
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 The Productivity Commission is the Australian Government's independent research and advisory body on a range of economic, social and environmental issues affecting the welfare of Australians. I'ts role is to help governments make better policies in the long term interest of the Australian community.
The Commission's focus is on ways of achieving a more productive economy - the key to higher living standards. As an advisory body, it's influence depends on the power of its arguments and the efficacy of its public processes.
Contribution of the Not-for-Profit Sector - Research report
Key points |
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Posted by corey on Friday, February 19, 2010 @ 17:27:55 EST (38 reads)(Read More... | 4989 bytes more | Score: 0) |
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| Australia's Disability Support System |
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.jpg) Four Corners - 15/02/2010: Breaking Point Reporter: Wendy Carlisle
Will Australia's flawed disability support system be reformed in time to save the families now at breaking point?
The heart-rending story that tells what it's like to live with a disability, or to care for someone who is disabled, in Australia today. Reporter Wendy Carlisle meets the families the nation has neglected.
The system of assistance for people with a disability in Australia is broken.
Carers know it, charitable organisations know it and so do the governments.
Now the federal government says something must be done. It's holding an Inquiry, with the intention of creating a new and fairer system. It's even considering a national disability insurance scheme. But will the system be reformed in time to save the families now at breaking point?
Go now to: Four Corners - 15/02/2010: Breaking Point |
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Posted by corey on Monday, February 15, 2010 @ 18:42:59 EST (19 reads)
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Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) disAbility e-news issue 146 is available now.
The e-news is a regular sector update to keep you informed about FaHCSIA disability issues.
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• Announcing the upcoming review of the National Standards for Disability Services - have your say!
• Initiative aims to support Australian Disability Enterprises to win government business
• Award Modernisation
• National Companion Card officially launched
• Year of the Girl Guide
Program Updates
• Updating weekly wages and hours
• Recording observations for DMI evidence
Australian Disability Enterprises in Action
• Huntley Berry Farm
Go now to: disAbility e-news | 25 January 2010
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Posted by corey on Sunday, January 24, 2010 @ 17:32:07 EST (72 reads)
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The Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) disAbility e-news. The e-news is a regular sector update to keep you informed about FaHCSIA disability issues.
Issue 143 of disAbility e-news is out now.
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- disAbility e-news Survey Outcomes
- Award Modernisation - Supported Employment Services Award 2010
- Australian Disability Enterprises logo and style guide to be removed from FOFMS
- National Companion Card Scheme website
- Free corporate governance resources online
- Why not consider purchasing from other Australian Disability Enterprises?
- Quality Strategy Toolkit
- 'Do it yourself' (DIY) Marketing Kit for Australian Disability Enterprises
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Posted by corey on Monday, November 16, 2009 @ 16:21:05 EST (186 reads)(Read More... | 6948 bytes more | Score: 0) |
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Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) disAbility e-news. The e-news is a regular sector update to keep you informed about FaHCSIA disability issues.
Issue 142 of disAbility e-news is out now.
In this edition:
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- Extra funding in five regional and metropolitan areas to expand the delivery of individual advocacy support
- Selling to the Australian Government
- International Day of People with Disability - 3 December 2009 Don't miss out - register your event today!
- Australian Disability Enterprises website updates
- Australian Disability Enterprise Brochure artwork available on the FaHCSIA website
Program Updates
- Complete your initial Disability Maintenance Instrument assessments as soon as employment outcome is achieved
- Funding cannot be claimed for new employees who have not started working
- Work Based Personal Assistance fees
Business Services in Action
- Feature your Australian Disability Enterprise in disAbility e-news!
Go now to: disAbility e-news | 2 November 2009 |
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Posted by corey on Monday, November 02, 2009 @ 22:54:35 EST (120 reads)
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| National arts and disability strategy |
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The National Arts and Disability Strategy sets out a vision for improving access and participation in the artistic and cultural activities for people with disabilities. The Strategy provides a framework within which jurisdictions can assess and improve existing activities. It also identifies new priority projects that could be progressed as national initiatives or by individual jurisdictions.
The Strategy sets out eight underlying principles that will guide its implementation. These address issues such as the right for all Australians to have access to, and participate in, arts and cultural activities, and the need for people with a disability to be involved in the decisions that affect them.
Four priority areas for action are:
- Addressing barriers to access and participation;
- Supporting artistic and cultural practice amongst those with a disability;
- Developing audiences for disability arts companies and individual artists; and
- Improving policy development and planning within governments.
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Posted by corey on Monday, November 02, 2009 @ 22:47:57 EST (137 reads)(Read More... | 3437 bytes more | Score: 0) |
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Australian Government Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) disAbility e-news is now available.
The e-news is a regular sector update to keep you informed about FaHCSIA disability issues.
News
- Christmas is just around the corner - why not use an Australian Disability Enterprise to print your Christmas cards this year?
- Finding Australia's Social Enterprise Sector (FASES)
- Modernised Award for Australian Disability Enterprises
- 2009 National Disability Awards finalists have been announced!
Program Updates
- Entering weekly wages and hours - irregular hours of work
- New CBF Helpdesk Fax Number
- Disability Maintenance Instrument (DMI) Guidelines version 4
- Target group for Disability Employment Assistance (DEA)
Business Services in Action
- Recognition for long-serving employees - Oak Tasmania
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Posted by corey on Monday, October 19, 2009 @ 05:20:45 EDT (116 reads)
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| Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (D.D.A.) |
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 The Federal Disability Discrimination Act 1992 (D.D.A.) provides protection for everyone in Australia against discrimination based on disability. It encourages everyone to be involved in implementing the Act and to share in the overall benefits to the community and the economy that flow from participation by the widest range of people.
Disability discrimination happens when people with a disability are treated less fairly than people without a disability. Disability discrimination also occurs when people are treated less fairly because they are relatives, friends, carers, co-workers or associates of a person with a disability.
Source: D.D.A. guide: What's it all about
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Posted by corey on Thursday, October 15, 2009 @ 01:05:00 EDT (118 reads)
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| The definition of ''disability'' in the DDA |
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- Physical
- Intellectual
- Psychiatric
- Sensory
- Neurological, and
- Learning disabilities, as well as
- Physical disfigurement, and
- The presence in the body of disease-causing organisms.
This broad definition is meant to ensure that everyone with a disability is protected.
The DDA covers a disability which people:
- Have now,
- Had in the past (for example: a past episode of mental illness),
- May have in the future (eg: a family history of a disability which a person may also develop),
- Are believed to have (for example: if people think someone has AIDS).
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Posted by corey on Wednesday, October 14, 2009 @ 21:32:48 EDT (324 reads)(Read More... | 3284 bytes more | Score: 0) |
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