CONTENTS
State
Election - March 24 2007
Young
Adults with a disability!
Hospitalisation
of people with disabilities
Words
Matter — A Guide for Journalists
Surveys
Advocacy
Network
News
from PDCN Office
Women's
Network
Media
Releases
About
PDCN
Privacy
Statement
Welcome to Issue No: 36 of THE
PDCN BULLETIN, our topical issues newsletter and
information source for opinion formers, decision-makers
and others interested in disability sector topics. The
bulletin is produced by the Physical Disability Council
of New South Wales (PDCN). We are the peak body
representing people with physical disability across the
State.
Our aim is to provide readers with
accurate, up-to-date and timely information, comment and
analysis of disability sector issues from the perspective
of people with physical disability in NSW, including
children with disability and their representatives. This
Bulletin goes out to PDCN members and others who wish to
receive it regularly by email.
As part of his resource development
role, Craig has taken on the job of putting out this
electronic bulletin every two weeks. Ideally this will be
a short, easy to read update on the Council's current
work - and should only take less than five minutes to
read through. Internet links will be included through the
bulletin for further reading if you're so inclined to
read more on the various issues.
You are welcome to forward this
bulletin to anyone you know would welcome it.
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1.
State Election - March 24 2007
Make your vote count!
The State Election is a short week
away. Make your vote count for Disability!
The NSW Liberals/National
Policy Disability & Ageing Summaries are online
at http://www.pdcnsw.org.au/media/07/0313.html
and the NSW Labor Policy Stronger Together +
Better Together Documents are online at http://www.dadhc.nsw.gov.au/dadhc/Publications+and+policies/
Problems accessing polling places?
The State Electoral Office are
having a post-election access to democracy consulation
and we need to provide feedback to them on difficulties
people with physical disability have accessing polling.
Any difficulties or problems you
have on March 24 please let us know about it! You can
make an online complaint to HREOC and email
craig.andrews@pdcnsw.org.au
with details about your experience, the area and what the
problem was.
Options for Voting in 2007
The State Electoral Office explains a range of Options
for Voting at the 2007 State General Election in a
document on our website at http://www.pdcnsw.org.au/archive/07/nswec.html
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2.
Young Adults with a disability!
We'll be consulting with Young
Adults (18-30 years old) with a disability in April and May
2007.
We want to hear what young adults really want and need so
you can live the lives you want to lead.
The consultation venues will
be
- Sydney - Saturday 21
April 2007 from 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM, St Helen's
Community Centre, Glebe.
- Bathurst - Wednesday 23
May 2007 from 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM at Bathurst TAFE
function rooms.
- Armidale - Wednesday 2
May 2007 from 9:30 AM - 1:30 PM at Kent House,
Armidale.
- Wagga Wagga - Monday 7
May 2007 from 12:30 PM - 4:30 PM, Food and Wine
Industry Training Centre (CSU Wagga Wagga
campus)
For those of you unable to
attend a consultation in person - surveys will be
available from our website from the start of Youth Week
on the 14th of April. Please fill one out and send it
back to us or complete one online.
Surveys will also be available from
Northcott
Society, ParaQuad
and Spinal
Cord Injuries Australia.
If you know a young adult with a
disability who might not be receiving this bulletin -
please pass on this information.
Consultations will be facilitated
by Jenny Kapp <http://www.handykapp.com/>
a vivacious exciting young woman with a disability.
Please be part of these important consultations for young
people with a disability.
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3.
Hospitalisation of people with disabilities
Robyn attended a consultation
with the NSW Dept Health reviewing the
implementation (or not!) of their hospitalisation of
people with disabilities policy. The consultation
developed a range of suggestions to improve the hopsital
experience for people with disabilities.
For example, the transfer of
information from hospital dept. to hospital dept; the
need to understand the medical condition may have nothing
to do with the disability; and the need for appropriate
discharge planning.
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PDCN
Forum Are you in NSW with a physical
disability?
The PDCN
Forum is our online email group where people with a
physical disability in NSW, Australia and ideas come
together. http://groups.yahoo.com/group/pdcndiscussion/
3. Words
Matter — A Guide for Journalists
Lachlan, our Media Officer
has published "Words Matter — A Guide for
Journalists" as a PDCN publication.
The power of words and images to
reflect and shape community perceptions of people with a
disability is widely acknowledged. This moulding of
perceptions and attitudes through language and images is
an ongoing and dynamic process.
Appropriate descriptive language
and the avoidance of stereotypes will foster positive
social change. It represents an important responsibility
and a significant challenge to all involved .
particularly those who engage in developing public
communications: our journalists, reporters, photographers
and camera operators.
The language guidance in this
document is particular to the Australian
experience.
http://www.pdcnsw.org.au/publications/wordsmatter.html
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9. Surveys
seeking your input
There are a number of surveys
out at the moment, seeking your input. Please return
completed surveys to the organisation that is responsible
for the survey. Thank you.
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10.
Advocacy Network
Following the two pilot training days for people
wanting to support those engaging in self-advocacy - one
in Dubbo and one in Coffs Harbour - John surveyed the
participants and their feedback is being used as a guide
for the future of this program.
Future training will most likely consist of two, two
or three hour sessions on consecutive days. In addition,
John is now reworking the training workbook so it can be
used as a self-paced learning manual.
The revised workbook will be distributed on CD to
people who attend the training.
We are planning to hold training in the Illawarra and
Goulburn in late May or early June. Proposed dates are
Wollongong on 17 and 18 May - and Goulburn on 14 and 15
June.
It is expected that each trip will involve the two
short training sessions and a public consultation.
People interested in attending the training should
email John
(admin@pdcnsw.org.au).
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3.
News from PDCN Office
Jordana's back - Hurrah! from
seven months extended leave. Robyn Farrow has joined us
once a fortnight to do the book-keeping.
Welcome Robyn to the office!
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11.
Women's Network
MDAA, the leading advocacy agency for people
from a non-English speaking background (NESB) with
disability and their families in NSW, seeks applications
for an exciting Community Development position, funded
until 30 June 2008.
More
information here
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4. Media
Releases
PDCN has a flexible media
strategy headed up by our Media Officer, Lachlan
Hazelton, to take our message to the entire community on
a regular basis. Members along with the general public
can keep up to date with our media message through our
website at http://www.pdcnsw.org.au/press/
PDCN has released two press
releases since our last electronic bulletin.
Equal Access to Democracy - as
long as you can't be seen - http://www.pdcnsw.org.au/media/07/0321.html
"More to do, but heading in the
right direction" or "Let's fix NSW" - http://www.pdcnsw.org.au/media/07/0314.html
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About
PDCN
The Physical
Disability Council of NSW Inc (PDCN) is the peak body
in NSW representing people with physical disability
across the state. Our overall purpose is to provide a
state-wide voice for people with a physical disability
living in NSW.
For information
about membership of PDCN
please see our website http://www.pdcnsw.org.au/about/membership.html
or contact us on (02) 9552-1606.
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Statement
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