Looking for work after uni...

I would like to introduce our newest video resource:

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SO1umJ-vO68

This video was put together from three interviews with graduates who have a disability, about their experiences looking for work after uni...

Have a look and let us know what you think!!!

Disability Services Team

TechFest & Tim Ferguson interview

TECH FEST 2012

The Royal Society for the Blind will be having 2 days of displays and demonstrations of the latest adaptive technology on Wednesday 23rd May, 10am to 6pm, and Thursday 24th May, 9am to 4pm. This includes:
• Braille equipment
• e-book readers
• magnification devices
• speech software
• scanner reader

For more information about the Tech Fest go to the Royal Society for the Blind website.


Tim Ferguson Interview
You probably remember comic Tim Ferguson jumping around on stage as part of the mad and bad musical comedy trio The Doug Anthony All Stars. He was, he admits, the pretty one. The act was still playing to packed houses in the mid-'90s and many wondered why it broke up. Tim Ferguson has only recently revealed he'd been living with the debilitating symptoms of multiple sclerosis, a condition he'd tried for years to ignore, but is now perhaps inevitably the subject of a new show...

See the interview here...

To Disclose or not to Disclose...

Choosing whether or not to disclose your disability to lecturers, tutors, employers or peers can be an involved decision.
You may be asking yourself,

• Do I need to disclose?
• How do I disclose?
• What do I need to disclose?
• What are my rights and responsibilities?

The following link takes you to a resource which may help you work through the benefits and risks of disclosing or not disclosing...
http://pubsites.uws.edu.au/ndco/disclosure/index.htm

You may also want to talk through your decision with a Disability Adviser on your campus: http://www.unisa.edu.au/disabilityservices/contact/whoweare.asp

Equity@Work Audio Interview Series

To assist students with disabilities with the jobsearch process, Equity@Work put together some interviews to give students insight to the knowledge and experiences of various graduates, employers and experts, and their personal strategies for overcoming common barriers.

For the interviews go to http://www.ssu.uts.edu.au/careers/resources/equity/audio/index.html

The project was funded by the UTS Equity and Diversity Unit Disability Projects fund.

Disclosure in the workplace

Every job seeker with a disability is faced with the same decision: "Should I or shouldn't I disclose my disability?" This decision may be framed differently depending upon whether you have a visible disability or a non-visible disability. Ultimately, the decision of whether to disclose is entirely up to you.

Click here to read more...