EDUCATION AND EMPLOYMENT
There are many services within schools, higher education facilities and government agencies tasked with providing support to people with disabilities. It is no different for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people. The complexities for meeting the needs for every individual however, need to be understood in the context of the whole person. Their cultural background, their current support networks to include family and community, and most of all, their abilities rather than their disabilities should be taken into consideration.
By assessing a person’s abilities rather than disabilities you can get a different perspective on what support they might require to fully engage in education and, at the end of the day, gain some independence and be employable. For engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities, gaining the trust of family and community will give you more scope for providing the type of support that can be sustainable.
By assessing a person’s abilities rather than disabilities you can get a different perspective on what support they might require to fully engage in education and, at the end of the day, gain some independence and be employable. For engagement with Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with disabilities, gaining the trust of family and community will give you more scope for providing the type of support that can be sustainable.
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Australian Disability and Indigenous Peoples' Education Fund
Following thirty-four years involvement in disability advocacy, Frank Hall-Bentick has asked his sisters Lesley and Annette and a group of friends Rae, Lyndall, Cath, Ros and Jody to help him setup and run an education fund for people with disability. Titled the Australian Disability and Indigenous Peoples' Education Fund (ADIPEF), the fund will assist indigenous and non-indigenous people with disability to participate in both formal and informal education programs through small grants.
http://www.adipef.org.au/
http://www.adipef.org.au/
