ADCET Webinar: NDIS and further education panel discussion
Event Details
Online webinar
25 September 2019
The Australian Disability Clearinghouse on Education and Training (ADCET) and the National Disability Coordination Officer (NDCO) Program are hosting a panel discussion on the intersectionality between the National Disability Insurance Scheme and the post-secondary education system. Hear from TAFE and university disability practitioners about their experiences.
The panel will be given a case study to work through and discuss some of the grey areas that have arisen with the introduction of the scheme across the country.
There will be time for Q&A at the end of the panel discussion.
The webinar is free to attend, it will be live captioned and recorded. The captioned video will then be made available on the ADCET website.
Presenters
Meredith Jackson
Meredith Jackson manages Disability Services for TAFE Queensland (TQ) Skillstech. Meredith is the TQ ATEND representative and an organiser of Brisbane’s NDCO Fresh Futures Expo. Meredith has worked for TAFE since 1994 in Coober Pedy (SA), Normanton, the Fraser Coast, the North Burnett and Brisbane. Meredith has facilitated and supported priority learners including those with a disability; disengaged youth; migrants, refugees and people in regional and rural sectors.
Michelle Anderson
Michelle Anderson has over 30 years’ experience working in the disability sector, from hands-on service roles through to executive management positions predominantly in the non-profit sector. More recently, Michelle worked for the NDIA for a three-year period during which the Scheme transitioned from trial phase to full implementation throughout South Australia. In 2017 Michelle moved to her current role as Manager: Access and Inclusion with the University of South Australia and currently serves as a volunteer board member of an independent disability advocacy service in South Australia.
Kerryn Lester-Smith (Gordon TAFE)
Michelle Campbell (The University of Newcastle)
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