Neeopa 22 July 2014
Encourage and support employees with disability to develop and implement inclusive practices for people with disability. Champion the inclusion of people with disability Keep inclusion on the agenda in times of competing needs and interests Open doors, conversations, open minds and create a disability confident culture
Strong leadership and engagement skills. Strong desire to be inclusive of people with disability. Confidence in relating to people with disability. Be visible and make the time to undertake the role. Understands the business case and how disability strategies cross all diversity groups and all business units.
Oversee governance and implementation of the Disability Action Plan (DAP) Meet with and support the diversity practitioner /enabler Meet with disability employee networks Raise awareness internally and externally Know how to answer: What happens when someone needs a workplace adjustment? Who is their ‘go to’ person? Whose budget does any cost come from? How engaged/satisfied are employees with disability ? How do we recruit people with disability?
Mutual benefit - increasing our collective understanding about the challenges faced, providing an opportunity to inform policy and decision makers and to generate solutions. Meetings create an opportunity to: Learn from each other – challenges and successes Identify opportunities for progress Encourage and support each other Seek advice on how to support your internal strategies Network with like-minded people Keep informed of contemporary information and relevant research Give an overview of relevant AND activities
2012 Champions Survey What gets in the way Achievements Priorities Champions Pack – “Role description”, suggested activities. APS Asset Transferability Reasonable Adjustment Passport APS Traineeship for People with Intellectual Disability Improved Champion/practitioner collaboration and support. Public/Private Sector Dinner with Senator Abetz