The ADCET newsletter contains news items and upcoming events that have recently been added to ADCET.  You can also read about the recently added and updated web links and articles. 

We hope that you find this newsletter useful.  Advice of new resources, websites etc is always very welcome. If you have developed or know of any relevant resources for ADCET please contact jane.hawkeswood@utas.edu.au with the details.

Regards

The ADCET Team

www.adcet.edu.au

 

Latest News

2011 Print Disability Scholarship Program and Seniors Grant  Applications are open to all Australian permanent residents. Every eligible applicant will receive a voucher for 5% off your next purchase from Quantum. There are three available categories under the...

Access Options and Accessories for iPads….  Access Options and Accessories for iPads….. Gathering Strength as They Grow, written by Jane Farrall (Spectronics)

Call for Abstracts: Inclusive Technology and Learning Disability in Education and Employment Conference  The ninth Inclusive Technology and Learning Disability in Education and Employment Conference "Accessing the Future: Instruct, Inspire, Include" is to be held 7-9 December, 2011 at the Crowne Plaza Hu...

National Disability Insurance Scheme: ABC  In this ABC interview with Fran Kelly, John Della Bosca (National campaign director of the lobby group, Every Australian Counts) talk about the recent developments of the National Disability Insuran...

Review of access to telecommunication services by people with disability, older Australians and people experiencing illness  The review will inform the Australian Government on ways to help people in need of assistance to access and make the most of the telecommunication choices available to them, including the National Rel...

Vision Australia's Further Education Bursaries The Vision Australia Further Education Bursary 2012 for tertiary students with a vision impairment is now open for applications. The closing date is 31 October 2011.

 

Latest Events

2nd Annual National Disability Summit  The 2nd Annual National Disability Summit 2011 will be held 15 - 16 September 2011 at the Novotel Melbourne on Collins, Victoria.

Disability Studies: Conference  The aim of this inaugural conference is to provide a forum for people from diverse backgrounds and life experiences to share their knowledge and research with others. To be held in Dunedin, New Zealand 27 - 30 November 2011.

Enabling Access to Higher Education Conference  The 1st International Australasian Conference on Enabling Access to Higher Education will be held at the University of South Australia West campus in Adelaide, Australia, between 4-7 December 2011.

Inclusive Technologies & Learning Disability in Education and Employment Conference  The 'Accessing the Future'...Inclusive Technologies & Learning Disability in Education and Employment Conference will be held 7 - 9 December 2011 at the Crowne Plaza in the Hunter Valley, NSW.

Social Inclusion in Education Conference  The 3rd Social Inclusion in Education Conference examines the implementation of social inclusion policy across the Australian Higher Education sector and the impact and implications of student equity ...

 

Web Links (new and updated)

Ai-Media: Access Innovation Media Ai-Media delivers captioning solutions into numerous sectors – Broadcast, Schools, Universities/TAFEs, Workplaces and Conferences. They provide a live realtime speech-to-text solution called Ai-Live™,...

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) and its treatment This website provides extensive information to assist your understanding of Auditory Processing Disorder and its treatment. Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) describes the inability to process the me...

Assistive Technology: Pulse Smartpen The Pulse Smartpen from LiveScribe is a computer within a pen that captures handwriting and simultaneously records audio and synchronises it to the writing. Users can simply tap on their notes to repl...

Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) and its treatment This website provides extensive information to assist your understanding of Auditory Processing Disorder and its treatment. Auditory Processing Disorder (APD) describes the inability to process the me...

Australian Inclusive Technology User Group (AITUG) Discussion List  The Australian Inclusive Technology User Group (AITUG) (formerly AATUG) is for students with disabilities, disability practitioners as well as others within the disability education and employment sec...

Best practice guidelines for the design, production and presentation of vacuum formed tactile maps  This comprehensive guide to design, production and presentation of vacuum formed tactile maps has evolved from the preparation of more than 180 tactile maps. The principles and methods are relevant to...

Centrelink: Payments while you are ill, injured or have a disability  A list of payments provided by Centrelink if you are ill, injured or have a disability. Such as the Disability Support Pension, Sickness Allowance, Newstart Allowance, Youth Allowance, Mobility Allo...

Centrelink: Senior Customer Service Advisers (Disability) Centrelink Senior Customer Service Advisers provide assistance for people with disabilities, illnesses and injuries and for parents who are considered to be at a higher risk of welfare dependence. The...

Centrelink: Working with illness, injury or disability  Centrelink provides resources for people who are working with an illness, injury or disability. Resources include: Career Planning, travelling to work, overcoming barriers to study or work, disability...

Disability Awareness: In My Shoes  In My Shoes is a simple induction program that supports the education provider to ensure that all staff of the organisation are aware of their responsibilities and legal obligations according to the D...

JobAccess: Disability A comprehensive list of disabilities with information on symptoms and characteristics of each disability. A large number of disability areas also include case studies and success stories.

 

Articles

Beyond the School Gate- NDCO Tasmania.   The Beyond the School Gate guide aims to provide some insight into the types of options that are available to help young people, their parents/guardians and support persons to work out the puzzle of g...

Revised Impairment Tables: Assessment of Work‐related Impairment for   Disability Support Pension  The Tables assess whether a person, whose qualification or otherwise for disability support pension is being considered, meets an empirically agreed threshold in relation to the effect of their impair...

NDCO EduApps User Manual  The NDCO EduApps User Manual was written by Gerry Kennedy. It will help guide and support new and existing users of the four EduApps initiatives. The four initiatives are - AccessApps, TeachApps, Le...