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FROM THE EXECUTIVE OFFICER

Welcome back to Access Arts for 2012. I hope you all had a restful and happy festive season. Maybe even did something creative. If so, don’t forget to let us know if you’d like to share it with members in our February newsletter.

Before Christmas, we sadly farewelled Julie Jones who has been our Membership Services Officer since 2007. Many of you will have spoken to Julie when calling or visiting the office. I would like to thank Julie on behalf of our board, staff and members for her commitment, hard work and wonderful catering during her time with us. We all wish Julie success and happiness for the future.

Our first task in 2012 has therefore been to find a new Administration Officer for Access Arts. We had a difficult task having received thirty applications and interviewing ten candidates. I am excited to announce that we have employed Genevieve Hinds who will commence with us on 30 January. Genevieve has considerable experience working in customer service for an arts organization, having previously worked for the Campbelltown Arts Centre and in various other customer service roles prior to this. We hope you will enjoy meeting and working with Genevieve as she settles into her new role.

You may have heard that Queensland Arts Council has recently sold their building to a development company. This will not immediately impact on us, as it may take up to twelve months for any development to be approved. Nevertheless, we will commence the search for a new property, perhaps continuing to be co-located with Queensland Arts Council or another arts organisation. We will keep you posted as our plans unfold, but for now, if anyone is aware of spaces which are accessible and available, I would appreciate it if you could let me know. Thank you for your support with this.

I look forward to another stimulating year. I hope to see many of you at our Art Bites workshops and other programs during the year.

 - Emma Bennison, Chief Exeecutive Officer

MEMBERSHIPS

Welcome to a whole new year full of Access Arts programs!

Get in early to start accessing our Term 1 programs. Please look under the membership tab for a more detailed overview of what your membership can provide you and then follow the link to download Access Arts’ membership form.

If you are unsure how you can connect with Access Arts, a Personalised Plan form is a way to identify your artistic goals and link in with existing or future programs.  Please contact us if you need further information.

Memberships are also due for renewal. You can pay with a credit card via the Access Arts website or over the phone. You can direct debit into our account as stated on our membership form. We accept checques and money orders too.

Please contact the office for further assistance PH:3844 5897

New dates for audio described performances in 2012 are now available!

Access Arts Inc (Qld), Vision Australia and QPAC will continue to provide Audio Description in 2012, with live descriptions of visual elements to complement the theatre experience. Trained Audio Describers provide the commentary with concise descriptions of actions, expressions and gestures. The description is transmitted via earpiece and patrons wishing to receive the audio description service may book seats in any area of the theatre (subject to availability).

Patrons collect headsets at the Cloakroom, Ticket Sales Foyer, Mezzanine Level and need to be seated 15 minutes before the performance to receive program details together with descriptions of costumes and stage settings.

Mary Poppins
Disney and Cameron Mackintosh
Lyric Theatre QPAC
1.30pm Wednesday 7 March
7:30pm Thursday 8 March

Annie the Musical
Lyric Theatre,QPAC
Wednesday 2 May 1.30pm
Thursday 3 May 7.30pm

Queensland Ballet
Alice in Wonderland
Playhouse,QPAC
Wednesday 4 April at 6:30pm

Queensland Theatre Company
Summer of the Seventeenth Doll
Playhouse,QPAC
Saturday 3 March 2pm

Romeo and Juliet
Playhouse,QPAC
Saturday 5 May 2pm

Opera Australia
The Magic Flute
Lyric Theatre,QPAC
Saturday 2 June at 12:30pm

A Midsummer Night’s Dream
Lyric Theatre,QPAC
Saturday 9 June at 12:30pm

To view a full list of performances to be audio described, visit: http://www.qpac.com.au/useful_information/audio_described_performances/  Or Ph Qtix group sales: 3840 7466 to make a booking.

COMMUNITY ARTS REPORT

Access Arts’ Community Arts Program is looking a bit different for Term 1!

Art Bites Program

As noted in our last newsletter for 2011, Access Arts has the exciting opportunity to deliver the Art Bites program in partnership with Brisbane City Council in February/March this year.  The Art Bites program will be running in various locations throughout Brisbane and will offer free short term workshops that give people a taste of various art forms.  We see this as a wonderful opportunity for you to try a variety of workshops within your local community whilst ensuring access requirements are provided for.

Access Arts is pleased that many current workshop facilitators will be running workshops in the program, and we look forward to working with local artists whom we haven’t worked with before.  All facilitators will participate in Access Arts’ Disability Awareness Training program prior to workshops commencing. As with our current program, a participation support worker will be employed to ensure maximum participation, and you are welcome to bring your own support worker.

This may be the perfect chance for you to participate in a community arts program with your family and friends!

All workshops are FREE to participants!!

Art Bites Program – Feb/March 2012:

Bookings for these workshops are essential and places are limited.

Please ring the Access Arts office ASAP, (07) 3844 5897 to book your spot, or contact Joelene Scot for further information on the program: joelene@accessarts.org.au

You can access the Art Bites program through Brisbane City Council’s website: in the ‘What’s On & Events’ tab, click on ‘Events Program’ and then onto ‘Live program’ www.brisbane.qld.gov.au

Northside Visual Arts workshop

In addition to the Art Bites workshop program, our Northside Visual Arts workshop will begin again in February.  Details for Term 1 of this workshop are as follows:

Time:             Thursdays, 9.30am – 11.30am

Dates:            16^th February to 5^th April

Venue:          Regional Community Association (RCA)

Lamington Drive, Redcliffe

Cost:              $70/term if paid before or by week 1 of workshop

or $10/week

To enrol in this workshop or for further information, please contact Joelene Scot: joelene@accessarts.org.au

Transport Assistance

We know that transport issues are often a deterrent to accessing workshops.  We have recently had a visit from St John Ambulance who offers a low cost community transport assistance program, and any Access Arts members that live on the north side of the Brisbane City Council area are eligible to access this service.

More information is available from www.stjohnqld.com.au/ Community Services – Transport Access Project.

You can access the registration form (please allow 1 week for initial registration, bookings must be made 3 days in advance) through the Access Arts office, complete the form over the phone with Access Arts staff – PH: 07 3844 5897, or through St John directly – PH: 07 3632 9932 or email: trans@stjohnqld.com.au

We have also been in touch with LANDS who can offer low cost transport for residents on the south side of the Brisbane city council area.  Please contact Access Arts to register for this service and for further information, ring LANDS directly – PH: 3422 7900 or email: admin@lands.org.au .

We look forward to seeing you in these workshops very soon!!  For further information or to provide feedback on Access Arts’ Community Arts program, please contact Joelene Scot on joelene@accessarts.org.au or in the office on Mondays, Wednesdays and Thursdays. 

-         Joelene Scot, Community Arts Administrator

Magda Labuda gets “Snap Happy”

Access Arts asked Magda Labuda who is a current member to write a bit about her journey as a professional photographer and to share her journey to becoming a facilitator for the Art Bites program worskhop “Snap Happy”

“My name is Magda Labuda and I’m a Brisbane based photographer. I photograph macro (close ups), urban landscapes and portraits but macro is my main subject which I do.  I have been doing photography for the last several years however in the last 3 years, slowly becoming an established photographer.

I am also mentoring a fellow member of my “Access Arts Camera Wonderers” group. In the times that we have been photographing together, I could see a difference in her photographs as the photos got better in composition and sharper in focus.

Last year in September, I was asked to document the State Disability Conference up in Cairns. During the conference, I also did a workshop with 20 different delegates in beginner’s photography which was my first formal workshop in photography.

At the beginning it was a little frightening but during the workshop I got better. With doing more workshops like the “Snap happy” workshop (in photography) for Art Bites through the Brisbane City Council it will be a learning experience as I can improve my technique in presenting the workshop and with leading more workshops, I will become more confident as well. It is also great to pass on my knowledge of photography to others who would like to improve their own knowledge. Even though I have been doing photography for some time, I still learn new things.”

- Magda Labuda, photographer

Visual Arts Report

The Brisbane Outsider Artists’ Studio resumes for 2012 on Monday 13th February.  I would like to extend a special welcome to the new members joining this term.   Enrolments are now full for the Brisbane Outsider Artists’ studio for Term 1.  However if you are interested in joining in the future, please contact Jasmin Jacobson on jasmin@accessarts.org.au or on 3844 5897 to discuss the application process.

The Brisbane Outsider Artists’ Studio program is delivered over four blocks of eight weeks in length throughout the year.

The BOA term dates for 2012 are as follows:

Term 1:  Monday 13 Feb – Tuesday 3 April

Term 2:  Monday 30 April – Tuesday 19 June

Term 3:  Monday 23 July – Tuesday 11 September

Term 4:  Tuesday 2 October – Tuesday 20 November (Monday 1 Oct Queen’s Birthday)

Exhibition submissions

All Access Arts members planning a solo or group visual arts exhibition in 2012 are asked to submit their exhibition / project proposals by Friday the 30^th March.   Exhibition submissions will need to include:

What: The medium of the exhibition along with a detailed description of the exhibition concept.

When: Proposed dates and time frame

Where:  Indicate your preferred gallery / space if this has been identified.

If a gallery hasn’t been identified, please indicate a preferred location and any specific requirements, such as the size and type of gallery required, access and your skills in managing the exhibition or project.

How:  Describe how your exhibition or project will connect with members of the community and what you will do to ensure this occurs.

* All exhibition / project proposals will be considered, however the level of support provided will depend on available resources. There may be multiple pathways in which Access Arts can provide support for your project. If assistance is required to complete the project proposal please contact Jasmin Jacobson on jasmin@accessarts.org.au or on 3844 5897.

-         Jasmin Jacobson, Visual Arts Coordinator

Professional Development Program Overview

Membership of the Access Arts Inc. Professional Development Programs

Potential members must meet the following key criteria:

• not solely a recreational or therapeutic interest in art
• made a significant commitment as part of their life to their art practice
• a technical, artistic ability to be able to produce work of a professional standard
• a capacity for professional and/or technical development
• have a vision and/or may be able to derive income from his or her arts practice

Entry to the program is by interview at which the potential for the beginnings of a personalised plan will be assessed. Other criteria include:

• Sustainability – person is able to make a contribution to their own professional development, now or in the future as a result of their involvement in the program.
• Encouraging independence – ie Access Arts prefers it when the member is not relying solely on Access Arts for professional development support – ie member is receiving mentoring from another source or has other financial or in-kind support (from the artist or someone else); but there must also be a degree of need.
• Able to keep in touch with Access Arts

In a borderline situation, if we can, Access Arts Inc. errs on the side of supporting a person – we back the art!

At Access Arts Inc we strive for an arts practice that develops:

• self confidence
• some, even small, income
• skills acquisition
• exposure to critical self-reflection, accepting constructive criticism
• broad art form awareness of current professional standards: for a visual artist, seeing exhibitions, for a musician, listening to music and attending concerts
• network development, sharing skills and experience
• project development – in the community, with other artists and arts organisations

Membership of the Professional Development program attracts an annual fee of $30 (in addition to the normal Access Arts membership fee of $10).

Program Delivery

Professional Development Mentorships:

Mentoring: to promote an individual’s awareness and refinement of his or her own professional development by providing and recommending structured opportunities for reflection and observation.

The program has supported 12 artists across 2011 in career and skill development services. These have ranged from young artists working regularly on multimedia and computer art skills through to regular advice on tertiary and vocational study for older artists, assistance with grant application writing, assistance with exhibition and gallery submissions, budgeting, industry network development, script development and appraisal, brokering performance opportunities at conferences and offering hands on technique and skills development in an art practice.

Outcomes:

Significant professional development has occurred with participants extending skills and their own arts projects in the community. Encouraging pathways and transitions: Two members of the 2011 mentorship program have now transitioned to the “Artists Space” Professional Development group and further into the Brisbane Outsider Artist collective. Two other mentorships have grown into a wider community project across Access Arts. Another has lead into further tertiary training.

Access Arts Camera Wonderers

Artists:  Stephen Corti-Griffiths, Colleen Stevenson, Mathew Lys, Brendan Huddy, Robert Walmsley-Evans, Magda Labuda, Reg Lovell.

The Access Arts Camera Wonderers are a group of dedicated photographers that meet once a week to discuss photography, techniques, and ideas. The Camera Wonderers critique and encourage each other’s developing photographic practice in a supportive, non-competitive environment.

Outcomes:

The Access Arts Camera Wonderers presented a major installation at the Brisbane Festival in 2011. Significant profile and regular sales of their work have occurred through their Red Bubble web site. Individual members have  entered photographs in competition and exhibition – local, national, international. One member is now in TAFE Photography studies.

2012 projects include another Brisbane Festival project; the National Year of Reading and a major community photo documentation partnership with the Brisbane Jazz Club.

The Camera Wonderers recommence on Tuesday 7^th February 2012.

The Access Arts Writing & Performance Group

Access Arts Writing & Performance group are a collective of professional writer/performers experiencing disability who are working on the development of their individually written works, and collaborating in contemporary performance of those works.

All members have significant professional performance and writing experience. Text, monologue, performance poetry, live and on line soundscapes and music, social media, digital comics, video and still projected imagery, radophonics, design, visual theatre and movement theatre are investigated. Fees of $30 to join professional development program for a year, and then $10/week apply.

The Current Project for 2012-13 is a multimedia work for live art installation and on line distribution: A dangerous and barbaric distorted mirror image of the world - insanely regulated, ridiculously controlled through endless meaningless workstations imposing an infinite bureaucracy through technological power. A Detective is hired by the New World Order to investigate a glitch in the system, what he discovers will change everything, forever.

The Artist Space

The “Artist Space” is not for beginners; it is a weekly workshop and development space for visual artists to share and extend their practice in a supportive, non-competitive environment.

Facilitated by highly experienced professional visual artists, and designed for those who already have an arts practice, the workshop develops:

• painting and drawing techniques
• portfolio design and presentation
• competition entry
• exhibition proposal preparation
• best practice in health and safety
• project and grant application development

The group critique and support each other’s development, and have established a meeting place for ideas and discussion, focussing on both individual and collaborative professional development. Fees of $30 to join professional development program for a year, and then $10/week apply.

Artist Space recommences on Thursday 16^th February 2012.

SAFE Fund News

The SAFE fund was established to provide fast, flexible assistance to emerging and professional artists living in Queensland experiencing disability or disadvantage. The significant costs of attending conferences, training courses or events and the lack of timely funding options can mean that opportunities are missed. Often a piece of equipment or a short period of mentoring could make all the difference to artists seeking professional careers.

Members wishing to apply for 2012 are welcome to meet with Zane to discuss their projects.

For all matters related to the Access Arts Inc. Professional Development Program contact Zane Trow zane@accessarts.org.au

 - Zane Trow, Professional Development Coordinator

What’s on – January

Vulcana Women’s Circus and Access Arts Present:
Free circus workshops for Deaf women

Have fun, learn cool tricks, and meet new friends in our Circus Workshops. You’ll learn the basics of a range of circus skills, including juggling, hula hoops, stilt-walking, acro-balance, and more.

These workshops are for:

• Deaf and hearing impaired women over the age of 16
• Children of Deaf Adults
• Parents of Deaf children

*Auslan Interpreters Provided

Workshops will run for 8 weeks starting on

Date:  Monday the 20^th of February
Time:  6pm-8.30pm
Venue: Stores Studio – Brisbane Powerhouse – 119 Lamington St, New Farm Q 4005

The workshops will continue every Monday evening until the 9^th of April.

Enquiries:
Vulcana Womens Circus
Mob: 0457 102 942
Email: community@vulcana.org.au

Reverse Garbage presents “Trash Armour”

An exhibition of romantic handmade objects with attitude and edge

Time: 18th February to the 29th February
Where: 20 Bourke St, Woolloongabba
PH: 3891 9744
Email: info@reversegarbage.com.au
Web: reversegarbage.com.au

VIP Listener’s Book Club

An Audio Book Club for Visually Impaired People

Grey Clouds – Blue Skies (An Activity of the Indooroopilly Uniting Church offering support in times of loss) is starting up a special Book Club.

Participants will learn about the technology available that will help them to “read” books.  We will explore together how to use it and talk together about the experience of listening to a book.  Then we will go on to do as all good Book Clubs do and join together in invigorating discussion.

The first meeting will be Tuesday, 21st Feb, 10am

For further info on joining and directions, please contact:
PH: 0405 995 706
Email: kenandruthhill@yahoo.com.au

Music that Resonates

BCC Classical Lunchtime Concert
Date: Tuesday 21 February, 2012
Time: 12:00-1:00pm
Venue: The Salvation Army Brisbane City Temple
Address: 167 Ann St, Brisbane
Admission: Free (no bookings required)
Title: “Musical Gems from 1939”

Soprano Dania Cornelius and Flamenco Guitarist Gerard Mapstone join the Rosenberg String Quartet in a performance of musical gems from 1939.

The Rosenberg String Quartet present a program of classical, jazz, Spanish and popular hits from 1939. This was the year of classic tunes such as Somewhere over the Rainbow, When You Wish upon a Star, and I’ve got my Eyes on You, to be performed by Opera Queensland soprano Dania Cornelius.

Renowned flamenco guitarist Gerard Mapstone will join the quartet to perform Rodrigo’s celebrated work, the Concierto de Aranjuez.

Classical music will include William Alwyn’s Pastoral Fantasia for viola and string quartet and excerpts from Rosenberg’s String Quartet No.4. Rosenberg quartet comprises four of Brisbane’s most sought after string players: Rebecca Karlen (Violin I) Eugenie Costello (Violin II), Alice Buckingham (Viola) and Danielle Bentley (Cello).

Opportunities

Generate: Investing in Australian Music Enterprise

Arts Minister Simon Crean has announced funding for a project that will test new and innovative business models for supporting creative enterprises. GENERATE is a pilot project to support enterprises in the Australian music industry which are seeking to grow and attract investment. GENERATE is looking for applications from small to medium-sized music enterprises including songwriters, composers, bands, managers, publishers, promoters, producers and labels.

For more information visit www.creativeinnovation.net.au

or www.apra-amcos.com.au

ArtStart Grant For Arts Graduates

The ArtStart program has been created to give financial assistance to recent arts graduates, helping them make the challenging transition from studying to having a professional career in the arts.

For more information, to ask a question or for personal assistance with your application, call and speak to an ArtStart representative at the Australia Council for the Arts.

Phone: (02) 9215 9000
Toll-free:  1800 226 912
TTY: Through the National Relay Service: 1800 555 677

www.artstartgrant.com.au

Gold Coast Regional Arts Development Fund

The Regional Arts Development Fund (RADF) provides one-off, short-term, project-based financial assistance to support professional development and employment of artists and cultural workers in regional Queensland and community cultural development activities. Applications for the next RADF round close on the 24th February 2012.

For further information please contact:

Andrew Trump, Coordinator Cultural Planning and Development
Phone (07) 5581 6790
Email atrump@goldcoast.qld.gov.au

Australia Council Announce the Nashville Songwriter Residency

The Australia Council have announced the pilot Nashville Songwriter Residency, inviting Australian songwriters to apply for a 3-month residency in Nashville under the guidance of Australian producer and songwriter Mark Moffatt.

For further information, or to discuss your proposal, please contact:

Andy Rantzen
Program Officer, Music
Ph: 02 9215 9115
Email a.rantzen@australiacouncil.gov.au  

The Hilltop Hoods Initiative Returns for 2012

The Hilltop Hoods Initiative is a $10,000 grant funded by Hilltop Hoods and APRA to help emerging Australian Hip Hop artists to manufacture, market and release an album. In addition to $10,000 in funding, the winner will receive legal advice plus a Shure Microphone prize pack. To top it off, the successful applicant will be invited to showcase at Song Summit, 26 – 28 May 2012.

Please direct all queries to:
Karl Broadie at APRA
Ph: (02) 9935 7828
Email: kbroadie@apra.com.au
Address: 16 Mountain St, Ultimo NSW 2007
Web: www.apra-amcos.com.au

The Best Project is looking for Participants

The Best is a workshop program, a party and a social action to make Brisbane a more accessible city.

Brisbane based company Contact Inc and Toronto based company Mammalian Diving Reflex are collaborating with Brisbane’s most interesting under 30’s. One of the things that, makes this group of young folks unique is their lived experience as people who identify as having a disability. The other things you will just have to wait and see…

Over a 7 week workshop program artists will work with project participants to explore the topics of dating, love, romance, sexuality and intimacy and work together as a group to create a series of things which will happen at a party.

This party is for the general public and we hope will happen in a nightclub venue in the inner city. This party is a little utopia, a place where everyone can feel great, enjoy themselves, see some strange, hot, funny, entertaining, intriguing people who have a vision for how every party should be.

Specific details:

• We are looking for more participants to join this project – so if you are under 30, identify as having a disability and are keen to create a party where we share ideas and moments of dating, love, romance, sexuality and intimacy please email Thomas Banks our project guy on Thomas@contact.org.au or ring the office 32553900
• Workshops will start Thursday 9^th February
• Party will take place in the last week of March – dates and venue to be confirmed
• For more info about Contact Inc check out www.contact.org.au and info about Mammalian Diving Reflex check out www.mammalian.ca

Job Opportunities

World of Difference 2012 – Vodafone Foundation

The Vodafone Foundation’s World of Difference program is once again seeking five new people to make a real difference for their chosen charity in 2012.

What’s involved?

The Vodafone Foundation will cover your annual salary (up to $60,000) and expenses (up to $15,000), as well as support you with initial planning and regular workshops to assist you in making the most impact in one year with your chosen charity.

What’s the application process?

-         Entries are open between 9th January until 17th February 2012

-         Fill in our application form letting us know if chosen, what charity      you’d like to work for and how you want to make a World of Difference in your year.

-         We’ll get in contact with you by the 12th March 2012 if you have been short listed to the next round of the selection process.

-         Please ensure that you have contacted your chosen charity to let them know that you’d like to make a World of Difference for them prior to submitting your application.

-         The final participants will be selected by 12th April ready to start their World of Difference year in May 2012.

Applications are now open and close 4pm EDST Friday 17 February 2012
To apply and for more information, please visit our website:

http://www.vodafone.com.au/personal/aboutvodafone/worldofdifference/

Artisan – Exhibitions Assistant Trainee Position Available

Artisan is looking for somebody to join the team as an Exhibitions Assistant Trainee.
For a complete application kit please email Shannon McCaskill at projects@artisan.org.au or call 07 3215 0800
Applications close on the 31st of January.

PURPOSE OF THE POSITION

• To provide administrative support to the organisation’s exhibitions program
• To support the development and implementation of Artisan’s touring exhibitions program.

MAJOR DUTIES

• Prepare exhibition manuals for touring exhibitions, including database of works, itinerary, freight information, installation instructions, packing/unpacking instructions and photograph and create contents list.
• Liase with venues and freight companies to ensure timely delivery of exhibitions
• Liase with venues for contracts, payment of hire fees, delivery of marketing material and final venue reports
• Assist with exhibition installation
• Assist with exhibition research
• Write labels and information panels for objects and artists
• Arrange the design of marketing materials

TRAINEESHIP CRITERIA

This position is a traineeship funded by the Queensland Government.
As such eligible applicants must be living in Queensland and be an Australian citizen or a temporary visa holder or a permanent resident of Australia, must not have previously participated in a traineeship and must be unemployed and disengaged in the labour market as follows:
a) Aboriginal or Torres Strait Islander peoples
b) Australian South Sea Islanders
c) Long Term Unemployed – people who have not been in employment for 12 months or longer
d) Older job seekers aged 45 years and older
e) Women re-entering the workforce
f) People from a non-English speaking background, including recently arrived migrants, refugees and humanitarian entrants
g) People with disabilities
h) Recently retrenched workers who have low level skills and are unlikely to easily find alternative employment as evidenced by having been out of work for three months or more
i) Young people aged 15 to 24 years

The Hub – Management position – Vacancy

Transit Lounge Caboolture is seeking an experienced, innovative, passionate and dedicated person to …

• Support the development of creative young people (all art forms)
• Lead a staff team of two dynamic young, cultural producers
• Help to animate The Hub – a *brand new* cultural space in the heart of Caboolture
• Build partnerships with the community, Council and The Hub’s networks
• Ensure the needs of stakeholders are met
• Guide the transition of Transit Lounge from a program of YAQ to an independent arts organisation

Transit Lounge provides opportunities, resources, professional development experiences, arts and cultural access points and networks for young people aged between 12 – 30 years interested in exploring arts and culture. Transit Lounge provides opportunities for creative young people at all stages of development, from toe dippers through to professional artists.

Transit Lounge’s vision is -

A community changed by the creativity of its young people.

We aim to achieve this by -

Supporting young people to be active cultural citizens.

The Transit Lounge Manager’s position is part-time (0.6) and based at The Hub, Caboolture. The Hub is a new cultural facility (opened December 2011) in the heart of Caboolture, incorporating artist studios, a regional library, three galleries and multiple tech labs and workshop spaces.

Applications close 5pm Tuesday January 31, 2012.

For further information please contact:

Lisa Burnett
Transit Lounge Regional Manager – Caboulture
Ph: 07 5433 2445 / 0412 254 715
Email: lisa.burnett@moretonbay.qld.gov.au
www.yaq.org.au/transitlounge

Disability Inclusion Training Officer – Thailand (voluntary)

Employer: Australian Volunteers International (AVI)
Work Type/s: Volunteer
Classification/s: Community Development, Disability Services, Education & Training, International Aid & Development
Sector/s: Not For Profit (NFP)
Location: International

Job posted on: 01 February, 2012.
Applications close: 13 February, 2012.

• Employer: Asia-Pacific Development Centre on Disability      (APCD)
• Location: Bangkok, Thailand
• UN endorsed organisation based in Bangkok
• Develop your training skills in the disability sector

APCD’s mission is to promote barrier-free society and empowerment of Persons with Disabilities (PWDs) in Asia-Pacific.

Further, it is to develop networking and collaboration among Government organizations, NGOs, Community organizations and Disabled Persons Organizations in order to promote barrier-free society and empowerment of PWDs in Asia-Pacific.

A volunteer is required to assist with the development of a training manual. This would allow the local staff to develop their understanding and application of disability & development issues such as Inclusive Community Development, Empowerment of persons with disabilities and facilitation skills.

The suitable applicant will hold relevant qualifications and have extensive experience and demonstrated success in developing and documenting training programs. This training experience will need to be in a community development context.

The role will require patience, resilience and an understanding of the disability sector.

To see the position description and selection criteria for this role, visit: www.australianvolunteers.com/10531340-disability-inclusion-training-officer.aspx

For a list of other roles similar to this visit sector page: www.australianvolunteers.com/volunteer/now-recruiting/disability.aspx

This position is part of the Australian Volunteers for International Development program, an Australian Government, AusAID initiative.

How to apply for this job

All applications must be submitted online using the above link by Monday 13 February