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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.

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. 

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

As part of an assignment for my Science Communication Strategies unit, I had the opportunity to participate in the Cooperative Research Centres Association (CRCA ) annual conference.

The requirements for an academic degree frequently change. Statistics that I just made up show that 10% of students will have the requirements or structure of their course radically change during their enrolled time at Uni. The Psych major got changed under me this year; the School of Oil and Gas exists largely as a quantum probability function; one recent graduate managed to fail the same maths unit five times before it was removed from the requirements for his degree. However, the University is currently reviewing the way that every course at UWA works, and they want to hear from you. Check out http://www.coursestructuresreview.uwa.edu.au/ and have a read of the briefing paper (the second link; it's very short). If you want to make your opinions heard, you can either e-mail the project officer, or contact the President of the Guild of Undergraduates, Dave De Hoog on president@guild.uwa.edu.au.