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National Disability Coordination Officer AUTUMN Newsletter
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Autumn Newsletter 2019

Working together to improve transitions for people with disability into tertiary education and employment.
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Building Self Efficacy - we need your help.
We want to help people build skills and confidence to share information about disability with potential education providers and employers. This includes information about adjustments or supports that may be needed. How can you help? We need as many people as possible who have a lived experience of disability to complete a survey. Have you shared or tried to share information about your disability with an education provider or employer?  We’d love to hear from you! This survey is completely anonymous.  Closes 29th April.
Link to survey
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USC graduates with disability to benefit from  the University Specialist Employment Partnership (USEP) starting May.
USEP is a program developed to deliver an on-campus employment service, aimed to meet the specific needs of graduating or graduated students with disability seeking employment. The service will be available to all students identified as having a disability and/or who access supports from the university due to the impact of their disability who have recently graduated (within last 12 months) or who are in the last 60 credit points of their degree.
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University Specialist Employment Partnership (USEP) promotion to graduates with disability.
A big day was had at the Brisbane Big Meet coordinated by the Australian Association of Graduate Employers (AAGE).  Mylestones Employment and ON-Q joined NDCO to talk with university graduates from Queensland and interstate Universities about the University Specialist Employment Partnership. Fabulous interest from students and graduate employers.
Learn more about USEP
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NDIS has arrived Southern Qld.  Carers Qld the National Disability Insurance Scheme LAC Partner and NDCO caught up recently to see how best to support each other.  A great team with lots of people on the ground meeting and working with individuals and families.
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Accessing support services early in vocational studies.  One of the many topics discussed with TAFE Qld East Coast Student Services team when we met at the Gympie campus.  A collaborative project is in the pipeline aimed at students.  We will look at ways to highlight the benefits to share personal information on enrolment  and the practical assistance, support, and advice they can provide.
 
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disABILITY AWAREness website and e-training is now fully accessible. Disability awareness is an important part of establishing inclusion for people with disability. Raise your disability awareness today, undertake our free e-learning online course.
Start course
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Create your Future are original short films made with and for people with disability from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds, sharing personal stories from their own unique cultural perspective.
Latest News
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Education Alliance Queensland launch is coming. 
Do you work at TAFE or a vocational education provider, university, school or associated with alternative learning or education in some capacity?  We want you to join our Queensland Education Alliance.  We will bring key services together to foster seamless transitions through collaborations and effective communication.  Thank you to those who already have expressed an interest.
Register your interest
Share success stories. To encourage employers to consider people with disability in their hiring practices, JobAccess would like to show how other employers have benefitted from employees with disability.  If you have a story of a person with disability who is employed, JobAccess would love to hear from you. Share your story: jobaccess@dss.gov.au
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Record My Hours App makes it quick and easy for employees to record and store the hours they work, plus other information about their employment.
Job Search Basics Work Book helps to understand work preferences, identify skills, how to research employers and tailoring job applications. You can order hardcopies or download a digital copy.
 Request Job Search Basics workbook  jobjumpstart@jobs.gov.au 
Check out other Job Jumpstart workbooks.
 
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Let's Talk about Work. There are lots of ways the NDIS can help plan for employment. This book will assist to prepare for planning conversations and provide strategies for exploration of options and development of work skills. Visit website
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Autism Month free webinars. CRC is hosting 4 webinars in April as part of Autism Month. Spots are limited.  Register here
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The invisible stories website explores the judgment and shaming that people with invisible disabilities often  face, with very powerful stories. Visit website
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Have you liked our NDCO Qld Facebook page yet?  Keep informed on projects and topical information from around the State.   Like us here
The Australian Government’s National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO) Program works strategically to assist people with disability access and participate in tertiary education and subsequent employment through a national network of regionally based NDCOs 
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