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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. 

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