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Proposed Activities:

  • Professional Development
  • Practitioner Network
  • Liaison with other State, Territory and National Organisations
  • Operation of an Email List Server for Practitioners
  • Information gathering and dissemination
  • Lobbying of Government
  • Issues-based negotiation with Educational Authorities to facilitate access for people with disabilities
  • Cross-sectoral communication and co-operation.
  • Development of a Code of Ethics and a Code of Practice
  • Development of Professional Accreditation procedures

Suggested Professional Development (From Inaugural Meeting)

  • Department of Education, Science & Training (DEST) on new developments (DCOs, Additional Support for Students with Disabilities, etc.)
  • Psychiatric Disabilities Workshop
  • Acquired Brain Injury Workshop
  • Personal accounts from People with Disabilities
  • Learning Disabilities Workshop
  • Benchmarking/Good Practice Workshop
  • Accessibility of Online Course delivery Workshop
  • Flexible Delivery methods and modes Workshop
  • New Technology and Equipment demos, training and assessment
  • Employment/Training Cycle Workshop
  • Department of Education and Universities Exchange of Information on Structures, processes, etc.
  • Reasonable Adjustment in Education & Employment
  • Meet & Greet membership
  • Resource sharing, standards, styles, practices
  • Adult & Community Education, Disability Organisations, Government Agencies Liaison & knowledge exchange
  • Information about Referral Networks and processes
  • Indigenous People with Disabilities Workshop
  • Multi-cultural People with Disabilites Workshop
  • Copyright Agency Limited & Alternative Format Transcription issues Workshop
  • DDA Education Standards
  • Member profiles/Show & Tell
  • Liaison with other State, Territory & International bodies
  • Social gatherings
DEAN Proposed Activities