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The ANZ is aiming to recruit 35 people with a disability through their "ANZ Abilities Program" by 30 September 2009. If you have a disability and are interested in hearing more about this opportunity contact

Joel Kilgour

The ANZ Abilities Program Manager

Phone: 03 8685 5368

Email: Joel.Kilgour@anz.com

The Stepping Into program is a paid work experience program for students with disability in their last year of study. For more info check out http://www.aend.org.au/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=244&Itemid=1

 Disciplines catered for in 2009 include Law, Human Resources, Marketing, IT, Accounting, and Public Policy and Research.

I just got an I phone. I know I'm probably way behind the times especially because the i phone I got was a hand me down from my big sister. But I love it., I still haven't really figured out the phone part of the phone but to tell you the truth that doesn't seem to matter very much!

Congratulations to Claire Cooke who took out the Dr Louisa Alessandri Memorial Fund Scholarship last night. You are a very worthy recipient and we're so happy, proud, excited for you down here at UniAccess

Stepping into Banking is a four-week paid work experience program designed to assist Accounting, Commerce, Business, Finance & Economics students with disability to enter the Accounting profession. 

The program provides students with an opportunity to showcase their talents, and gain valuable skills and experience that will facilitate their future employment in the Accounting sector. 

From next week I won't be available in the Resource Room on Fridays. I'll still be around as usual on Mondays, Tuesdays and Wednesdays. On Thursdays I'll be available by appointment only as I'm based in the student services building that day.

I turned 30 on Monday and I have started questioning my taste in shoes. I think there must be a direct relationship . Its true Homey Ped ads have started "speaking" to me for the last few years, I love those red shoes that girl wears but I've resisted. Anyway, daggy shoes that I used to wear in a "self reflexive" style now just look daggy. Can one day really have such an effect?

I am trying to get over this because I love shoes, especially daggy ones...

The Deafness Council of WA have just announced their inaugural Leadership Scholarship. Is worth $3000 and can be spent on tuition, text materials or any other support considered necessary for the Scholar(s) to successfully undertake a leadership development program. The money can also be used to cover support services such as interpreting,  transcription typing and purchase of assistive listening devices. So if you fit the eligibility its probably worth applying for. More information on how to apply can be found on the UniAccess scholarships page

In 2006 I got to go to Australia's only Disability Film Festival "The Other Film Festival". The festival features films made by, about and for people with disabilities and is held every 18 months, the next one is coming up in September. Its also the most accessible film festival in the country with audio descriptions for vision impaired and captions for hearing impaired. An amazing event if you can get there but if not, last time they streamed some films & workshops over the internet.

The BBC is launching Britain's Missing Top Model (a show like America's Next Top Model but with disabled contestants) in the hopes of changing attitudes towards disability. You can watch their promo on YouTube

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yGVpKZ400qs