UNIFEM Gender Analysis Workshop for Women with Disabilities

PILOT GENDER ANALYSIS WORKSHOPS WITH
WOMEN WITH DISABILITIES
2 DAY TRAINING WORKSHOPSSupported by a Federal Government Women’s Leadership Development Grant.
WHY ATTEND A WORKSHOP ON GENDER ANALYSIS?
The pilot workshops will provide women with disabilities attending with an introduction to gender
analysis. Participants will consider key concepts and a selection of gender analysis frameworks,
approaches, tools and questions. Opportunities will be provided for participants to apply and
further develop their gender analysis skills through the application of selected tools to policy,
project, service delivery and community related case studies. The workshops will also provide an
introduction to important international instruments including Convention on the Elimination of All
Forms of Discrimination against Women and the Convention on the Rights of Persons with
Disabilities and its Optional Protocol.
HOW MUCH DO THE WORKSHOPS COST?
The workshops are made possible through a Federal Government grant to UNIFEM Australia.
Registration is free and will include a light morning tea, lunch and afternoon tea. Participants must
meet their own travel and accommodation expenses.
WHO WILL DELIVER THE WORKSHOPS?
The workshops will be facilitated by the Gender Consortium, Centre for Development Studies,
Flinders University (GC) training team. The GC’s ethos is:
• An active learning approach which emphasises creative exchange and sharing of
knowledge and experience out of which new knowledge emerges for understanding
approaches to gender mainstreaming, gender analysis and empowerment.
• The need to be self-reflective in our approach to participatory development.
• Being reflexive and conscious of our own cultural practices and values.
• Knowledge is situated and therefore development practice must be localised.
• Making a difference to both personal and organisational cross-cultural practice.
ABOUT UNIFEM AUSTRALIA?
UNIFEM is the United Nations Development Fund for Women. It provides financial and technical
assistance to innovative programs and strategies that promote women’s human rights, political
participation and economic security in more than 100 developing countries.
We support UNIFEM’s work by raising awareness of gender and development issues, engaging
the support of governments and raising funds for UNIFEM projects.

Grants for students

Cowan Ability Grant
Two grants valued at $2,000 each are available to assist students who have a disabilities to manage the additional expenses associated with studying with a disability. The Cowan Ability Grants targets recent school leavers who have successfully completed a year of university study.
Value: $2,000

Disability Equipment Grant Scheme
The Disability Equipment Grant scheme will assist UniSA students, with disabilities, to purchase equipment and/or software which will assist them with their studies.
Value: Up to $1,000 based on quoted value of equipment

For both grants:
Application Opening Date: 15th Feb. 2010
Apply online through: myScholarships

For more information or to request a hard copy of the application form, contact:
Learning & Teaching Unit Disability Service
Email: disability@unisa.edu.au

Welcome to a new year with UniSA...

I would like to introduce UniSA's Disability Advisers for 2010 - come and see us for a confidential chat. You will find us on campus in the Learning and Teaching Unit:

• Stephen Manson, Team Leader, City East
• Kirsten Read, City East
• Dallas Dunn, City West
• Jayne Ayliffe, Magill
• Carolyn Donlan, Mawson Lakes

What we do...

• Provide information and advice
• Develop individual Disability Access Plans
• Provide a range of services and equipment
• Support your negotiations with academic staff
• Deal with sensitive and personal information in a confidential manner.

For more information, see our website or email disability@unisa.edu.au

Career Success - this Friday!!

• Find out how to give your job applications and interviews an 'edge'
• Ask an experienced panel all your questions about disability and entering your chosen career
• Tasty morning tea provided

When: This Friday 11th Dec
Time: 9:30 - 12
Venue: BH4-33, City West
Wheelchair access via Yungondi building elevator, bridge to adjacent B H building.

Ask the panel:

• James Rundle, Disability Works Employment Agency
• Tanja Rudd, InterWork Employment Agency
• Jenny Watts-Sampson, UniSA graduate and National Disability Coordination Officer

RSVP through MyCareerPlan events
For more information contact Kirsten Read
Ph 8302 2330

New stock of quality refurbished computers.

Need a computer?? Aspitech is part of the Community Microsoft Authorised Refurbisher Program (Community MAR): you can get a cheap ($180), quality computer with genuine Microsoft software.

What do you get for $180?

• +Pentium 4, G4 or equivalent
• High Quality Colour CRT monitor (limited number have LCD)
• CDROM
• Keyboard & Mouse
• Genuine Microsoft XP
• Genuine Microsoft Office 2003
• Plus more software

Contact:
1393 Main South Road, Bedford Park SA 5042
info@aspitech.com.au
Phone: 8464 0766

DIRC Open Day & International Day of PWD

DIRC Open Day
& International Day of People with Disability
This Thursday 3rd December 2009

At: DIRC - Disability Information & Resource Centre
195 Gillies Street, Adelaide
Time: 10am - 3pm

BBQ, Karaoke, balloon twisting, jelly beans competition, face painting and DIRC tours.
RSVP to claudia@dircsa.org.au