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National Disability Coordination Officer NDCO Hunter-Central Coast

Locality: Newcastle, New South Wales

Phone: +61 438 218 848

Address: The University of Newcastle 2308 Newcastle, NSW, Australia

Website: http://www.newcastle.edu.au/ndco

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21.02.2022 The ADCET Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training and the National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO) Program are developing an eLear...ning module on Universal Design for Learning (UDL) in Tertiary Education. This eLearning will focus on UDL in tertiary education and will aim to increase knowledge and understanding of designing, developing and implementing UDL within tertiary teaching practice. If you would like to learn more about UDL, receive newsletter updates, and have access to the eLearning, discussion forums and a UDL Community of Practice please register your interest. Our regular UDL newsletter will showcase good UDL practice in Australia and Internationally. https://www.adcet.edu.au/udl-register-now #UDL #elearning #education #UniversalDesignforLearning #UDL #InclusiveEducation

14.02.2022 Our latest newsletter is out and ADCET is proud to announce the launch of ADCET Assist. This is a trial service provided by ADCET and the National Assistive Tec...hnology Project Officer to support educators and disability support staff in the tertiary sector with all your burning queries relating to Accessibility, Teaching and Technology. This week we are asking you to help us improve by taking a short 1-2 minute survey next time you visit ADCET. There are two new ADCET events now open for registration: Critical Conversations Disclosing disability in higher education: What’s in it for the student? ADCET facilitated discussion with Tertiary providers using Blackboard Ally We are highlighting a new blog from Saima Khan about the challenges she faced throughout her tertiary studies, and also our resident Assistive Technology Project Officer, Darren Britten, provides some advice, and apps, for reading online content and removing the clutter. Lastly, for those who were unable to attend, or would like to review the content, we have the recording from our last webinar available for viewing: Improving outcomes for dyslexic learners in tertiary education, including answers that were unable to be addressed during the session. Make sure you subscribe to our mailing list to get all the latest news, webinars and job listings. https://www.adcet.edu.au/adcet-newsletters

05.02.2022 Join us next week for session 1 of the Inclusive Classroom Webinar Series. This series aims to build the knowledge and practice of Microsoft’s Inclusive Classro...om. The series is for high school, vocational and university educators, and anyone with an interest in developing their knowledge and skills of Microsoft Accessibility features. For more information and to register visit: https://bit.ly/Microsoftwebinarseries See more

28.01.2022 Hi everyone our new NDCO for the Hunter-Central Coast is onboard and, now that we’ve let her settle in, we’re changing over all the social media to reflect this A huge welcome to Geri Kowalczuk Geri’s contact details are [email protected] | mobile 0438 218 848

25.01.2022 Don't forget to register for tomorrow nights webinar on accessibility features for Microsoft Teams! https://www.adcet.edu.au//adcet-webinar-microsoft-teams-as #microsoftteams #accessibility #accessibletechnology

25.01.2022 Future Choices Virtual Transition Expo for Students with Disability is on this Wednesday! THE EXPO GUIDE! Future Choices Virtual Transition Expo | 9 Sept | 9am-5pm FREE Registration https://futurechoices.vfairs.com... Platform Overview Video https://youtu.be/kb-m_fQ6ibI See more

24.01.2022 Register now for our upcoming webinar on Access Plans for VET Educators Professional Learning Resources. This session explores the free, nationally developed re...sources available on ADCET. Showcasing the comprehensive and adaptable suite of resources, our presenters will demonstrate how they can be accessed and contextualised for your audience. When: 23 Mar 2021 1:00 pm 2:00 pm AEDT https://www.adcet.edu.au//adcet-webinar-access-plans-for-v

23.01.2022 See you there (online)... it will be my 11th biennial Pathways Conference! Register at https://www.atend.com.au/pathways-conference

22.01.2022 Shared by Speld NSW

21.01.2022 For uni students with disability :)

20.01.2022 From the National Disability Coordination Officer - NDCO - Program... Pathways to Tertiary is an online series, open to all secondary education students who have access requirements due to disability and/or chronic health condition. The aim of Pathways to Tertiary is to provide students with information on the various pathways and available supports to assist with a successful transition from secondary education into tertiary education. There are also specifically tailored sessions for parents/guardians, carers and educators. Register: tinyurl.com/p2t-21

20.01.2022 Thanks Autism STEP Australia - Berinda Karp and Next Step Community Services for this great new resource

20.01.2022 If you are a disability practitioner, teacher (teacher of the Deaf, lecturer etc) or a student who is Deaf or hard of hearing then this webinar is for you...

18.01.2022 This Webinar series looks great... the NDCO Program is proud to present the MyPlus Graduate Careers Disability Confidence webinar series to help you become more disability confident and better support students with disability into graduate employment.

16.01.2022 The Australian Human Rights Commission and the Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health are holding a webinar on Thursday. The webinar is looking ...at what should be included in the next National Disability Strategy, due to land next year. The webinar will be hosted by Disability Discriminator Commissioner Dr Ben Gauntlett. It will feature the Minister for Social Services Anne Ruston as well as people with disability and academics and researchers. You need to register to attend. You can find out more and register here - https://humanrights.gov.au//webinar-national-disability-st And don't forget there is still time to have your say about what should be included in the next National Disability Strategy. You can get involved here - https://engage.dss.gov.au/nds-stage2-consultation/ (Image description: Picture of the Human Rights Commission website. There is a purple banner up the top. The text inside the banner reads "Webinar: National Disability Strategy - Beyond 2020" in white letters. There is a photo underneath of a woman wearing a grey jumper and blue face mask. She is sitting on a grey couch. A laptop sits on the coffee table in front of her. She is holding her hand over her mouth making a sign.)

16.01.2022 Join us on the 17th June 2021. Register your attendance today https://futurechoices.vfairs.com/

15.01.2022 Handy to know... updates about Apple accessibility

13.01.2022 First Kauma Wiyelliko Virtual Indigenous Careers Conference 18 November - Free Registration This event is focused on employers, educators, career advisors, etc to gain an understanding of opportunities, challenges and models that can be used to increase Indigenous employment opportunities. The day is also focused on good news and inspiring stories from Indigenous people who have made careers through tertiary, vocational, entry level and entrepreneurship pathways, so students would also benefit. Program details are on the website: https://kauma-wiyelliko.com.au/

13.01.2022 FUTURE CHOICES VIRTUAL TRANSITION EXPO FOR STUDENTS & PEOPLE WITH DISABILITY Regional, Rural, Remote NSW and ACT Our Live Day is now over! Whilst you can't videoconference and live chat with Exhibitors via the platform now, you can still register or make a return visit and access the booths, documents, videos and presentations in the Auditorium until 9 December at https://futurechoices.vfairs.com. Facebook Future Choices Virtual Transition Expo for Students with Disability.... The Expo Guide lists Exhibitors by each NSW Region and the Australian Capital Territory, and is downloadable from the virtual platform's Information Desk in the Lobby. We hope that this will help you to still link effectively with Exhibitors for the rest of the year. Thanks to our Sponsors (you can link to them directly from the Expo Lobby), Exhibitors, and our communities for supporting our event.

10.01.2022 AimBig Employment are holding an Aboriginal Artwork Competition, offering a chance for non-professional and emerging Aboriginal artists in the Northern Central ...Coast, Lower Central Coast, Lake Macquarie and Hunter Valley communities to create an artwork that will be utilised in materials to support Aboriginal individuals with mental health conditions and physical disabilities. Further details can be found on the flyer!

10.01.2022 Our Working From Home Guidelines are available now! These Working From Home Good Practice Guidelines were developed following a survey on the impact of Covid-1...9 on work during a time when most, if not all tertiary providers in Australia, were delivering their courses on-line, and staff were required to work completely from home. This sudden transition to working from home came with several challenges and pressures for some staff. However, overall it was found that many in the sector found that being able to work from home was one of the silver linings that emerged from the disruptions. These guidelines provide some general considerations for ourselves, our leaders, colleagues and teams that can help us decide if a working from home or blended working from home options may be the right fit, and how do we maintain our connections with our colleagues, motivation, engagement and wellbeing during the process. https://www.adcet.edu.au//working-from-home-good-practice-

09.01.2022 We are so excited to launch the first National Youth Disability Summit! Free and online. After hours and Saturday sessions. This Summit has been designed by yo...ung people with disability, for young people with disability. The Summit will run online from 29 September - 3 October, 2020 and is free for everyone. We will be announcing amazing speakers soon! The Summit is free for all young people with disability to attend, and given the ongoing complications from the COVID-19 pandemic, the National Youth Disability Summit Co-Design Committee (a group of 20 young people with disability from around Australia) made the choice that this year it will take place entirely online! This Summit will be a chance for young people with disability to get together and discuss their experiences, and the issues they are passionate about. The Co-Design Committee has identified five key themes which will guide each of the five days of the event: Education Employment Mental health The NDIS and housing Access, awareness and inclusion The first four of these topics will be covered on dedicated ‘youth autonomous’ days that is, days specifically for young people with disability to hear from, learn from and connect with other young people with disability from around Australia. Thursday 1 October will be an ‘Open Day’ where we invite policy- and decision-makers, non-young people with disability, advocacy organisations and the wider community to join us to consider the theme of Awareness, Access and Inclusion. This will be a unique opportunity for the wider community to hear from a range of young people with disability speaking about issues they care about. Do you know someone who’d love to join? Share the registration link! Everything’s better with friends. Register at: www.cydayouth.events Image Description: Logo of the National Youth Disability Summit. The letters NYDS are in the middle of the graphic in black text, with the Y outlined in blue. Below the main logo is the wording National Youth Disability Summit and the Summit dates, September 29 October 3. Below the dates is the website for the Summit, w: cydayouth.events. There are orange, blue and red circle shapes located around the logo and text.

08.01.2022 Just under a month until the Future Choices Virtual Transition Expo for Students with Disability. This event wouldn't be possible with our the continual support... of our sponsors NSW Department of Education, Like Family, Uniting NDIS Local Area Coordination, Nexus Human Services and VERTO, along with all of our wonderful exhibitors. See more

08.01.2022 THE PATHWAYS 15 CONFERENCE WILL BE ONLINE THIS YEAR!

08.01.2022 It's on tomorrow!!! FUTURE CHOICES VIRTUAL TRANSITION EXPO COVERING REGIONAL, RURAL AND REMOTE NSW & ACT 9 September 2020 | 9 am 5 pm... Register now https://futurechoices.vfairs.com Download the Expo Guide from the Information Desk

08.01.2022 The National Disability Coordination Officer Program is inviting students with disability studying in tertiary education to take part in a short 10 minute surve...y so that we can better understand the experiences of study during COVID-19. Participation in the survey is voluntary and will remain anonymous. Your feedback is important as it will help to develop tools to support students with disability in tertiary education. To take part in the survey and for your chance to win 1 of 5 $100 gift vouchers please visit: https://www.surveymonkey.com/r/ZWS6NWH

07.01.2022 New free eLearning program for External Disability Support Workers in Tertiary Settings https://disabilityawareness.com.au//external-support-work/ The ADCET Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training and the National Disability Coordination Officer - NDCO - Program marked International Day of People with Disability, on the 3rd of December, by launching a new eLearning program, Orientation for External Support Workers in Tertiary Settings.... Disability Practitioners and Educators of Universities and TAFEs from across Australia identified that support workers not employed directly by the tertiary organisation often do not have the appropriate knowledge to maintain student independence and understand the culture, nuances and requirements of tertiary life, or have sufficient awareness of relevant communication channels and protocols, and referrals points to on campus specialist services. This free eLearning program (including a screen reader version) is ideal for externally employed support workers, support agencies and tertiary providers, to develop relevant skills and knowledge to understand the most effective ways to support students with disability in tertiary education and training settings. The eLearning has been informed by students with disability, external support workers and disability support agencies and overseen by a national Project Advisory Group of representatives from the University and VET sectors, the NDCO Program, the National Disability Insurance Agency (NDIA). The development of this eLearning Program was funded by the Department of Education, Skills and Employment in partnership with the National Disability Coordination Officer Program and the Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training. Facebook: Disability Awareness - Support Workers on Campus Instagram: @supportworkersoncampus LinkedIn: linkedin.com/company/support-workers-on-campus Twitter: @supportwork_edu The Orientation for External Support Workers in Tertiary Settings e-Learning Program can be accessed online: https://disabilityawareness.com.au//external-support-work/

06.01.2022 Starting from 17 November... free School to Work Webinars for Students with Disability More information on the website https://www.ric.org.au/events/

05.01.2022 PATHWAYS TO TERTIARY EDUCATION (P2T) Survey of stakeholder needs - do you have three minutes?

03.01.2022 REGISTRATIONS FOR #PATHWAYS15 CLOSE THIS WEDNESDAY!! Avoid disappointment, book now: bit.ly/pathwaysonline Big thanks to our sponsors Disability Awareness - Supporting Students in VET, who encourage and support inclusivity for students with disability in VET. #disabilitysupport #disabilityadvocate #pathwaysonline #advancinginclusionin2020andbeyond #inclusioninhighereducation #inclusioninVET #disabilityinclusion #ATENDNetwork #ADCET

03.01.2022 Great news! This helps with our 2021 planning. The Future Choices Virtual Transition Expo for Students with Disability will be held on 17 June 2021 :). The website links will be provided next year.

03.01.2022 Disability at Work - virtual conference. https://nds.eventsair.com/disability-at-work... The conference will examine innovative ways to inspire and engage people with disability in employment opportunities. It is aimed at employment service providers (open, supported and social enterprises) and professionals interested in the design and promotion of a broad range of employment opportunities for people with disability in a digital world. Running the event as a Virtual Conference will reflect both the recent events connected with the COVID-19 pandemic and the theme of the event, being the enhanced use of technology to allow virtual connections among interested parties around the globe.

02.01.2022 EXHIBITORS BOOKED IN AS AT 28 AUGUST!! Register now https://futurechoices.vfairs.com

01.01.2022 It’s on this Wednesday!