1. September 2012

2.  People with disability are more skilled, more confident and more active in leadership roles in business, community, government or their chosen area of interest.

3. The program will:  Assess participants’ leadership development needs  Create individual leadership development plans  Link each participant with appropriate training, support and mentoring for up to 12 months

4. The program will:  Link participants to opportunities to use their leadership skills  Ensure the needs of participants are met  Ensure staff are well supported and qualified to provide the contracted services.

5.  Formed Advisory Group  Developed policies and procedures, website and promotional materials, application package, evaluation framework  Advertised, interviewed and selected participants for Intakes 1, 2 and 3

6.  Retreats held in September 2012, February 2012 and June 2012  Facilitators working with participants to develop and undertake activities from their Individual Leadership Development Plans  Continuous improvement and Evaluations ongoing

7. Sept 2011 + Feb 2012 + June 2012:  Total – 122  Gender: ◦ Male: 58 ◦ Female: 64  Age range: ◦ 16-68  Disability: ◦ Physical: 63 ◦ Intellectual: 18 ◦ Sensory: 28 ( Hearing – 9; Vision 17; Deaf/blind- 2) ◦ Cognitive: 13

8. Sept 2011+ Feb 2012 + June 2012:  Geographic location: ◦ WA: 16 ◦ SA: 11 ◦ Qld: 19 ◦ NSW: 43 ◦ ACT: 4 ◦ Vic: 22 ◦ Tas: 6  Regional: 50  Metro: 71  Remote: 1  CALD: 21  ATSI: 5

9.  Advocacy  Social justice  Education  Politics  Arts  Employment  Sport  Regional issues  NDIS

10. “If your actions inspire others to dream more, learn more, do more and become more, you are a leader” John Quincy Adams US President 1825-1829