Australian Network on Disability

APS Best Practice - Tapping the Talent of People with Disability

A joint event presented by the Australian Public Service Commission and the Australian Network on Disability

9am - 5pm, Thursday 12 August 2010

Venue: Caroline Chisholm Centre, 57 Athllon Drive, Greenway ACT 2900

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Since 2006, some APS agencies have been focusing on implementing the recommendations of the Management Advisory Committee Report No. 6: Employment of People with Disability in the APS and are making progress in improving the representation of employees with disability in their agencies. However, we know more needs to be done.

Since the release of the National Mental Health & Disability Employment Strategy, there has been increased interest in reversing the trend of decreasing numbers of people with disability employed across APS agencies.

The Australian Public Service Commission recently released Circular 2010/2 Engagement of people with disability through Disability Employment Service providers, as a strategy to make it easier for APS agencies to employ people with disability.

The Australian Public Service Commission and the Australian Network on Disability are pleased to present this joint ‘best practice forum’ where agency representatives will have an opportunity to share information and learn from each other’s experiences that may help them develop and implement more strategies for “Tapping the Talent of People with Disability”.

SPEAKERS

• Stephen Sedgwick, Australian Public Service Commissioner
• Dr Jeff Harmer AO, FaHCSIA
• Paul O’Connor, CEO, Comcare
• Suzanne Colbert AM, CEO, Australian Network on Disability
• Loretta Poerio, Human Services Portfolio
• John Norton, Australian Public Service Commission
• Kate Bairstow, Australian Taxation Office
• Cristina Ricci, Australian Human Rights Commission
  

TOPICS TO BE ADDRESSED

• Achieving all ‘MAC6’ objectives and building disability confidence - Dr Jeff Harmer, FaHCSIA
• Maximising APS employee outcomes through prevention & effective return to work for people who acquire an illness, injury or disability - Paul O’Connor, CEO Comcare
• Implementing Reasonable Adjustments and achieving success with Assistive Technology
• First-hand —APS employees share some of their personal experiences
• Facilitated Panel discussion around disability issues within APS agencies.