2. Friday 1 st December 2006 Careers & Employment Workshop Group A - Individual

3. INDIVIDUAL “I just wasn’t prepared for the realities of job hunting in the real world.” The development of skills which enhance ‘employability’ is a critical issue for many people with disability. This workshop will look at ways in which we can assist individuals to strengthen their career management and employability skills ways in which we can assist individuals to strengthen their career management and employability skills strategies to help people develop “possibilities” thinking and opportunity awareness strategies to help people develop “possibilities” thinking and opportunity awareness job search strategies in light of the demands of future work job search strategies in light of the demands of future work career development issues for mature aged students with disability career development issues for mature aged students with disability

4. The Pathway to Work: One Man’s Story Robert Pyne

5. Rob Pyne Getting on with it! ﻙ Regional Disability Liaison Officer (RDLO) for Far North Queensland

6. Disability is either congenital or Acquired I didn‘t always have a disability

7. Guess I was breakable! Princess Alexandra Spinal Unit

8. Marriage, Study and Myths Marriage

9. Study Bachelor of Arts (Hon) Bachelor of Laws

10. Myths Three of the better myths: Brave (our Hero) Overcoming the Odds Roll Model People just want a normal life

11. Work Work is an integral part of who we are: Over 8 hours per day Self Respect Social Networks & Marriage

12. Realities of Hiring People with Disabilities Separating Myths from Reality

13. Myth: Employees with disabilities will use more sick leave and won’t be as productive as other employees. Fact: Employees with disabilities have the same absentee and sick rates as non- disabled employees Employers consistently rate workers with disabilities as average or above average in performance.

14. Myth: 40% of employers maintain that it is difficult or costly to provide adjustments to workers with disabilities. Fact: The majority of employers who had made adjustments found that the cost of the adjustments was only $500 or less. The majority (73%) of employers report that their employees with disabilities did not require adjustments.

15. Government Incentives CRS Australia Work Based Personal Assistance (WBPA) Workplace Modifications ($10 000.00)

16. Attitudes, attitudes, attitudes What is most Important? The End