PDCN Bulletin #14 • October 22, 2001

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1. FEDERAL ELECTION FORUM 2001- BURWOOD, TUESDAY, 30TH OCTOBER 2001
2. ANNUAL GENERAL MEETING OF THE PHYSICAL DISABILITY COUNCIL OF NSW – GLEBE, SUNDAY, 4TH NOVEMBER 2001
3. PDCA ANNUAL FORUM – SYDNEY, 11TH NOVEMBER 2001
4. POLITICAL PARTY WEBSITES

1. FEDERAL ELECTION FORUM 2001

Disability Issues and the next Government of Australia

The decision has been made. On Saturday, 10th November we go to the polls to decide who will be the next Federal Government . Many issues will be considered by voters in the weeks ahead. But do you know what any of the parties has to say about physical disability or disability issues generally?

What do the political parties promise about

Equal rights for people with disability?

The non-discretionary additional costs of disability?

Employment opportunities for people with physical disability?

The Commonwealth Rehabilitation Service?

Adaptable Housing?

Accessible Public Transport?

And much, much more.

You are invited to join us at an Election Forum where representatives of all the major parties will answer your questions about disability policies and the next Federal Government.

Tuesday, 30th October 2001
Fitzroy Centre, Burwood
(within the grounds of Woodstock Park, Fitzroy Street, Burwood)
7.00 p.m. to 9.00 p.m. (followed by tea, coffee & light refreshments)
All Welcome

For further details, contact Dougie Herd at the Physical Disability Council of NSW on 9552 1606 or David Brice at the Australian Quadriplegic Association on 9661 8855

2. AGM OF THE PHYSICAL DISABILITY COUNCIL OF NSW

A reminder to all that our AGM will take place on Sunday, 4 November 2001.

Meeting starts: 1.30 p.m
(Light refreshments available from 1.00 p.m.)
St Helen's Community Centre
184 Glebe Point Road, Glebe NSW 2037

3. PDCA ANNUAL FORUM – SYDNEY, 11TH NOVEMBER 2001

“The Way Ahead”

The Physical Disability Council of Australia is holding its annual forum in Sydney in November and is inviting people to attend.

Please note that there is a small fund for sponsoring people with disabilities to attend and we encourage and urge other organisations to sponsor their own members with disabilities to attend.

Keynote address: Dr. Jack Frisch

“Offsetting the Cost of Disability – Toward a Tiered Disability Allowance”

Workshops

Working toward the Art Of Negotiation: For Advocates and those representing people with disabilities. Work toward some sort of resolution of these issues and outcomes

Facilitator: To be announced

Media Releases and Campaign Strategies: Workshop on preparing media releases and campaign strategies (suitable for any campaign)

Facilitator: John Moxon – Physical Disability Council of NSW and Australia

Workshop on complaints, public inquiries and strategies to use in discrimination:

Facilitator: Michael Small of Human Rights Equal Opportunities Commission

Novotel Hotel, Homebush Bay, Sydney (Opposite Olympic Park Complex)

11th November 2001 9.30am – 5pm

Registration
Unwaged Free entry
Waged – disability $20.00
Waged – no disability $50.00
Service Organisation representative $80.00
Government representative $120.00
Phone: 07 3267 1057
Email: pdca@ozemail.com.au
Fax: 07 3267 1733 or 07 3267 1057
Mobile: 0419 659 603

4. POLITICAL PARTY WEBSITES

Sue Egan, Executive Officer of the Physical Disability Council of Australia, has sent the helpful links below to us to distribute more widely. Thanks Sue.

If anyone is interested in finding out which party is offering the best policies in disability, or what's in this election for you. Then visit any or all of the following Political Party websites. We present this information without influence or bias, but for you information as voters.

Regards, Sue Egan, Physical Disability Council of Australia

Liberal - www.liberal.org.au

Find the search area and type in policies - brings up media centre. Typing in 'disability' in the search facility brings up speeches. Policies on disability are not evident.

Labor - www.alp.org.au

When page opens, top right hand indicates a search button for Labor policies. Disability policies can be found by typing 'disability' into the search function half way down the page. Community organisations might also like to search from 'community compact' for labor's view of the community of the future.

National - www.nationalparty.org

Home page has policies button - select and find a few policies. None found on disability. Site instructs that more policies are being released progressively.

Democrats - www.democrats.org.au

There is a large search area with a drop down menu, select policies and it takes you to their policy page. Scroll down and find Disability Services for the policy on disability.

Greens - www.greens.org.au Home page has policy link at top of page. Select and scroll down the list to Society for disability policies.

One Nation - www.onenation.com.au/firstpage.html

Main page has policy link at top. Takes you to a search drop down menu. No specific information on disability was found.

Dougie Herd, PDCN Executive Officer
St Helen's Community Centre,
3/184 Glebe Point Road,
Glebe NSW 2037
Email: pdcnsw@pdcnsw.org.au;
Web: http://www.pdcnsw.org.au

Tel: (02) 9552 1606; 1 800 688 831
Fax: (02) 9552 4644

PDC NSW Inc is funded by the NSW Government's Ageing and Disability Department. Views expressed by PDC NSW Inc are not necessarily endorsed by the NSW Government.

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