Program
Conference schedule
Time
events
speakers
- 8.15am – 9am
- Atrium
Registrations
- 9am – 9.15am
- Lennox 1/2
Welcome to Country
Welcome to the Conference
Opening Remarks
Uncle Colin Locke,
Dharug Elder
Leanne Varga,
Family Advocacy
Cecile Sullivan Elder, Executive Oficer,
Family Advocacy
Dharug Elder
Leanne Varga,
Family Advocacy
Cecile Sullivan Elder, Executive Oficer,
Family Advocacy
- 9.15am – 10.00am
- Lennox 1/2
Plenary 1
Employment and people with intellectual disabilities: The past, the present and the future
Trevor R Parmenter AM
Professor Emeritus, Sydney Medical School, University of Sydney
- 10am – 10.30am
- Lennox 1/2
Plenary 2
Role of the Family in Employment – With Opportunities you see Potential
Jan Kruger, Executive Director of Imagine More and Parent
Jack Kruger, Employee
Jack Kruger, Employee
- 10.30am – 10.55am
- Atrium
Morning Tea
- 11am – 11.45am
- Lennox 1/2
Plenary 3
Using Discovery, Customised internships and Customised Employment to create access to open employment for individuals with significant disabilities, including individuals in sheltered workshop settings
Therese Fimian, President, Marc Gold & Associates
- 11.50am – 12.40pm
- Lennox 3
Concurrent Session 1a
Successful Transition to Post School Employment
Annette Bush, Family Advocate and Parent
- 11.50am – 12.40pm
- Lennox 1/2
Concurrent Session 1b
Accessing School Based Traineeships: Parent and Student Perspectives
Di Samuels, Family Advocate and Parent
Rhiannon Samuels-Connell, Student
Rhiannon Samuels-Connell, Student
- 12.40pm – 1.40pm
- Atrium
Lunch
- 1.45pm – 2.40pm
- Lennox 1/2
Plenary 4
Customised Employment: Negotiating Mutually Beneficial Jobs for Businesses and Employees
Milton Tyree, Project Associate for the University of Kentucky and owner of Milton Tyree Employment Consulting, LLC
- 2.40pm – 3.10pm
- Atrium
Afternoon Tea
- 3.15pm – 4pm
- Lennox 1/2
Plenary 5
Aligning What We Do, With What We Know. Systems Change in Policy and Practice from Segregation to Integrated Employment
David Mank Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at Indiana University
- 4pm – 4.50pm
- Lennox 1/2
Plenary 6
Employment Barriers Today in the Australian Context
Catherine McAlpine, CEO, Inclusion Australia
- 4.50pm – 5pm
- Lennox 1/2
Closing Remarks
Cecile Sullivan-Elder, Executive Officer, Family Advocacy
- 5pm – 7pm
- Atrium
Drinks and Canapes
Time
events
speakers
- 9am – 9.15am
- Lennox 1/2
Welcome Back
Opening Remarks
Leanne Varga,
Family Advocacy
Cecile Sullivan-Elder, Executive Officer
Family Advocacy
Family Advocacy
Cecile Sullivan-Elder, Executive Officer
Family Advocacy
- 9.15am – 10.30am
- Lennox 1/2
Plenary 1
Incorporating Discovery for students with significant disabilities as a strategy for increasing access to employment planning and employment services while in school
Therese Fimian, President, Marc Gold & Associates (MG&A)
- 10.30am – 10.55am
- Atrium
Morning tea
- 11am – 11.45am
- Lennox 1/2
Plenary 2
The Evolving Role of the Job Supporter in Open Employment
Milton Tyree, Project Associate for the University of Kentucky and owner of Milton Tyree Employment Consulting, LLC
- 11.50am – 12.40pm
- Lennox 3
Concurrent Session 1a
Finding the Right Support for Employment
Jan Kruger, Executive Director of Imagine More and Parent
- 11.50am – 12.40pm
- Lennox 1/2
Concurrent Session 1b
Micro Enterprise
Helen Neale, Project Lead at Community Living Project and Parent
Tom Neale, Small Business Owner
Tom Neale, Small Business Owner
- 12.40pm – 1.40pm
- Atrium
Lunch
- 1.45pm – 2.05pm
- Lennox 1/2
Plenary 3
Finding Employment After Leaving School
Marusha Rowe, Employee and Student
- 2.05pm – 2.45pm
- Lennox 1/2
Plenary 4
Providers Journey from Segregated Services to Fully Integrated Employment for Individuals with Disabilities
David Mank Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, U.S.
- 2.45pm – 3.10pm
- Atrium
Afternoon Tea
- 3.15pm – 4pm
- Lennox 1/2
Concurrent Session 2a
Leave School with a Job. Emerging Best Practices in School to Work
David Mank Ph.D., Professor Emeritus at Indiana University, U.S.
- 3.15pm – 4pm
- Lennox 3
Concurrent Session 2b
Role of the Job Developer
Julia Shumaker, Job Developer and Small Business Owner
- 4.05pm – 4.50pm
- Lennox 1/2
Plenary 5
Panel Discussion:
THE WAY FORWARD
Nathan Basha, Jan Kruger, Catherine McAlpine,
David Mank,
Trevor Parmenter and Milton Tyree
Moderated by Cecile Sullivan Elder
Moderated by Cecile Sullivan Elder
- 4.50pm – 5pm
- Lennox 1/2
Closing Remarks
Cecile Sullivan Elder, Executive Officer, Family Advocacy
