A Member Seminar was hosted by the Australian Sports Commission in Canberra on Wednesday 25th July 2007.

The topic of the seminar was "Embedding Reasonable Adjustments"; the policies and procedures that are required to ensure that Reasonable Adjustments become an integral part of an organisation's systems.  These policies and procedures form part of the foundations that must be in place to actively and successfully recruit and retain employees with disability.

This seminar will be a highly interactive session incorporating case studies, presentations and group workshops.  Information to be covered will include:

- Case studies from IBM and the Department of Family & Community Services & Indigenous Affairs – comparing two very different Reasonable Adjustment policies (one centrally funded, the other funded by individual divisions);

- Common complaints made to the Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission;

- An appraisal and overview of the JobAccess system, including examples of typical adjustments and an outline of the approval process.

The information provided will be highly relevant and practical, and will assist your organisation to become a confident and proactive employer of people with disability.

EVENT DETAILS

When:   9:00am - 1:00pm Wednesday 25th July 2007

Where:  “Marathon Room”, Sports Visitors Centre, Australian Sports Commission, Leverrier Cres, Bruce ACT 2617

SPEAKERS

Morgan McAllister – Program Manager, Diversity Specialist, IBM Australia

Stephen Walker – Department of Family & Community Services & Indigenous Affairs

Graeme Innes AM –Human Rights Commissioner, Human Rights & Equal Opportunity Commission

Rob Gordon – Director, WorkFocus Australia (JobAccess)