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CDAA webinar: Preparing students with disability for workforce success – Issues and choices

Event Details
Online Webinar
8 July 2020

Australians with disability face a number of barriers with regard to labour market participation, compared to those without disability, and are one of the most disadvantaged equity groups.

In this panel discussion, career practitioners will hear from experts in disability, inclusion, advocacy and employability, who will discuss the range of visible and hidden barriers jobseekers with disability face, provide practical insights into strategies for career practitioners, and highlight best practice examples of programs and supports available.

Panellists:

  • David Eckstein — 2020 Equity Fellow, National Centre for Student Equity in Higher Education
  • Friederike Gadow — Senior Project Officer AccessAbility and Employability, Australian National University
  • Rosie Lane — Program Coordinator, Australian Network on Disability
  • Edward Osano — Head of GradWISE
  • David Swayn — National Disability Coordination Officer (North Queensland Region)

Please consider event timing according to your state:

NSW, QLD, ACT, VIC, TAS: 1 pm – 2 pm
SA, NT: 12:30 pm – 1:30 pm
WA: 11 am – 12 pm
New Zealand: 3 pm – 4 pm

For more information on this webinar and how to register, visit the CDAA website.

Posted 1 July 2020