NDS Disability at Work Conference 2016

Framing the Future

Monday, 30 May – Tuesday, 31 May 2016

National Convention Centre, Canberra

Welcome

Welcome to the 2016 Disability at Work Conference, ‘Framing the Future'

The challenge before us all is to boost employment opportunities for Australians with disability. While success will require action by many stakeholders, progress won’t happen unless the services which support people with disability to find, prepare for and maintain employment are sustainable and dynamic. With the expansion of the NDIS beyond its trial phase and the development of a new national disability employment framework, this is the right time to focus our minds on this challenge.

When fully implemented across Australia, the NDIS will double the resources available to support people with disability. The Scheme’s insurance principles entail an increased focus on early intervention and building the capacity and independence of people with disability over time.

This should lead to increased investment and innovation in pathways to employment and employment support. The scaling up of the Scheme from the trial phase to full implementation commences in most states in July this year.

The Federal Department of Social Services is continuing to consult with service providers, people with disability, employers and carers about designing an employment assistance framework which should increase choice for people with disability, allow scope for innovation by providers and improve employment outcomes.

With a Federal election close, it will be timely to hear at the conference from the new Assistant Minister for Disability Services, the Hon. Jane Prentice MP, and from Shadow Minister for Disability Reform, the Hon. Jenny Macklin MP. We want to see disability employment prominent on the policy agenda of both major parties.

The next two days will also provide the opportunity for analysis of the May Federal Budget. Service design and practice are also a strong focus of many sessions at the conference.

The program has been structured to provide conference delegates with opportunities to participate in discussion. We encourage you to share your views and your own experiences of what works and doesn’t work in service provision and to network with your colleagues.

While you are in Canberra, I hope you find time to enjoy the vibrant colours of Autumn in the national capital. Canberra has a rich cultural life and hosts significant art exhibitions and events, as well as many fine restaurants.

Ken Baker

National Disability Services

Keynote Speakers

The Hon. Jane Prentice MP

Assistant Minister for Disability Services

Jane Prentice was elected to the House of Representatives for the Federal Seat of Ryan as the Liberal National Party Candidate on 21 August 2010. Disability Services in February 2016.

Prior to her election to Federal Parliament, Jane served for 10 years as Councillor for the Brisbane City Council ward of Walter Taylor. In Council, Jane was a member of Civic Cabinet with the portfolio of Public and Active Transport and Economic Development Committee.

Darren Coppin

Chief Executive of Esher House

Darren specialises in the analysis of behavioural change in the unemployed and the impact of resilience upon job outcomes.

Darren oversees operations in Australia and Europe implementing academically-validated behavioural and psychological interventions drawing on direct input from some of the most esteemed experts in their field.

Darren will speak on how to develop a desire to work among people with barriers to employment.

James Murphy

James Murphy is an entrepreneurial social worker that brings together his

passions for giving, community and innovation. James is the founder of

KereKere, a coffee shop that seeks to foster a spirit of generosity within our

community. KereKere started out as a coffee cart at The University of

Melbourne in 2007. By 2010, it had evolved into a purpose built kiosk, in

2012 KereKere South opened at Boyd Community Hub and in 2014,

KereKere Green opened in the Fitzroy Gardens Visitors Centre.

James holds a Bachelor of Arts and a Bachelor of Social Work from The

University of Melbourne. He has worked at Child Protection and in Family

Service along with Business Development positions with Jesuit Social

Services and Social Firms Australia. James is currently working on the

development of Oswald + Co, a specialist consulting service helping

organisations do good business.

Conference Program

DAY 1, Monday, 30 May 2016

8.15am – 9.15am Registration – Tea and coffee

9.15am-11.00am Plenary – Exhibition Hall

Welcome To Country

Agnes Shea, Elder of the Ngunnawal people

Welcome and Opening

Joan McKenna Kerr, President of National Disability Services

What’s next for disability employment?

The Hon. Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Disability Services

Disability Excellence Award

The Hon. Jane Prentice MP, Assistant Minister for Disability Services

Developing a desire to work

Darren Coppin, Esher House

11.00am – 11.30am Morning Tea

11.30am-1.00pm Plenary – Exhibition Hall

Let’s join the dots – can we see the picture?

Ken Baker, Chief Executive, National Disability Services

Panel: How can we drive employment opportunities for people with disability?

Facilitated by: Ken Baker

Panellists: Maryanne Diamond, National Disability Insurance Agency; Sean Fitzgerald, C3 Solutions; Marlene Krasovitsky, Australian Human Rights Commission

1.00pm – 2.00pm Lunch

2.00pm – 3.30pm Concurrent Sessions

Open Employment – Innovation – Derwent Room

Right support, right job, works everywhere

Olivia Sorre, MJP Employment Services

Opportunities for innovation: bringing the policy drivers together

Chris Gration, CoAct

Peer work in action

Damien Becker, Prue McCarthy & Valerie Thompson, Ability Links North West Alliance

Open Employment – Business Challenges – Fitzroy Room

The impact of Star Ratings on service provision

Ann Nevil, Australian National University

Partnerships deliver results

Justin Brown, Castle Personnel

Business Initiatives in the current DES environment

Bill Gamack, Epic Assist

Supported Employment – Innovation – Exhibition Hall

New approaches to supporting people with disability in employment

Lisa Browne, Kalianna Enterprises

Transitioning from supported employment to a social enterprise

Cathy Miller, Minda

New ways to solve old problems: innovation through social enterprise

Fiona Beermier, Intework

Supported Employment – Business Challenges – Murray Room

On the road to sustainability - Wallara Logistic’s journey

Warren Kemp, Axial Australia; Garry Baker, Wallara Logistics

Ongoing employment & business development

Steve Beard, The Accounting Professionals

The interaction between employment and community participation

Tony Fitzgerald, Outlook; Liz Neville, NDS

3.30pm – 4.00pm Afternoon Tea

4.00pm – 5.00pm Plenary – Exhibition Hall

Productivity Bootcamp

Paul Breen, Productivity Bootcamp

5.00pm – 6.30pm Conference Cocktail function

DAY 2, Tuesday, 19 May 2015

8.30am – 9.00am Registration – Tea and coffee

9.00am-10.45am Plenary- Exhibition Hall

Welcome

Rohan Braddy, National Disability Services Board Member

What’s next for disability employment?

The Hon. Jenny Macklin MP, Shadow Minister for Families and Payments and Disability Reform

Bridging the Gap

James Murphy, KereKere

Career creation – the Micro Enterprise Project

Jayne Barrett, Community Living Project

10.45am – 11.15am Morning Tea

11.15am – 12.30pm Concurrent Plenary Sessions

Open Employment Murray/Fitzroy Room

Redesigning DES

Peter Broadhead, Department of Social Services

Panel: How to better engage employers

Gail Johnson, Department of Defence; Jenny Lambert, Australian Chamber of Commerce & Industry

Supported Employment Exhibition Hall

Shaping the evolution of ADEs

James Kemp, Department of Social Services

Launch of ADE Campaign Social Impact Tool

Ken Baker & Daniel Kyriacou, National Disability Services

12.30pm – 1.30pm Lunch

1.30pm – 3.30pm Concurrent Plenary Sessions

Open Employment Murray Room

Identifying opportunities for DES providers under the NDIS

Peter De Natris, National Disability Insurance Agency; Leah Twaits, Karingal

Closing the gap between the supply and demand side of disability employment

Dr Katherine Moore, QUT Business School

How early intervention can increase skill and human capital in the workforce

Jeff Borland, University of Melbourne

Supported Employment Exhibition Hall

Meeting the challenges of ADE transition to an NDIS environment

Brett Lacey, House with No Steps; Miranda Garnett, Koomarri; Kevin Todeschini, Colony 47

Wage setting in supported employment – the living wage

Chris Christodoulou, Greenacres; Kerrie Langford, National Disability Services

Supported employment pricing and funding under the NDIS – where to from here?

Paul Musso, National Disability Services

Transition to Work Fitzroy Room

NDIS school leaver employment supports – a pathway to employment

Jo Battersby & Jillian Paull, National Disability Insurance Agency

Longer term outcomes of Ticket to Work

Andrew Hawkins, ARTD; Michelle Wakeford, Ticket to Work

Marriott Employment Services’ Ambassadors program

Jennifer Lumsden, Ambassador Co-ordinator; Hannah Skipper & Nomaan Ahmed, Ambassadors

3.30pm – 3.45pm Afternoon tea

Corporate Sponsor

Jobs Australia

Acknowledgments:

National Disability Services would like to thank all of our presenters and chairpersons. Their time and participation in the Disability at Work Conference 2016 is greatly appreciated.

National Disability Services would like to acknowledge that this conference has been granted funding by the Department of Social Services under the Disability and Carer Support scheme.

Exhibitors

Booth 1

enableHR

1300 453 514

www.enablehr.com.au

enableHR is Australia’s leading cloud based HR management solution. Backed by lawyers, built by practitioners, enableHR harnesses the flexibility, scale and reach of the cloud platform to support the delivery of best practice HR and WHS processes. enableHR’s centralised platform ensures consistency and control, saving businesses time while increasing compliance and protection.

Booth 2

ClubMates Travel

1300 158 003

www.clubmatestravel.com

ClubMates Travel are the Global leaders in fully supported holidays and vacations for people with a disability. National or international, individual or group travel the experienced and knowledgeable people at ClubMates realise the importance of good quality care and support to allow our members a holiday of their dreams.

Booth 3

SoNET Systems

03 8533 7700

www.sonet.com.au

SoNET is an Australian owned ICT company, offering:

iCase: client and case management software for NDIS, employment, aged care, fund raising and community services.

Assessment Master SaaS: large scale test authoring, delivery, marking and reporting software.

CloudPC and ICT Managed Services: Desktop as a Service, 24/7 help desk.

As well as technology consulting, project management, ISO27001 and IRAP certified.

Booth 4

NDS Membership

02 6283 3205

www.nds.org.au/membership

NDS supports non-government disability service organisations to provide quality services and life opportunities for people with disability. This is achieved by influencing governments at all levels and providing members with information and advice, professional development, networking opportunities and business support. Visit the NDS Membership stand or www.nds.org.au/membership for further information.

Booth 5

VisiCase Pty Ltd

02 9034 6600

www.visicase.com

VisiCase is an award winning Care Management System especially designed to meet the challenges in the Disability Service sector. It addresses the transition from traditional care model to the Person Centred NDIS model and includes integrated resource management, funds management, customer management and employment solutions delivered on cloud/ mobile platform.

Booth 6

National Disability Practitioners

02 9256 3195

www.ndp.org.au

NDP takes the lead in the professionalisation of thedisabilitysector workforce; delivering education and training, building networks and creating career pathways for those working to support people with disability. It has grown to over 10,000 members from across Australia since December 2014. NDP members have access to ongoing personal and professional development opportunities,on-lineresources, targeted information across variety of media, recognition programmes and much more.

Booth 7

ParaQuad NSW & BrightSky Australia

(02) 8741 5600 / 1300 88 66 01

/

http://www.paraquad.org.au / www.brightsky.com.au

ParaQuad NSW is a not for profit which supports people with spinal and other health conditions to be independent. We are an NDIS registered service provider.

BrightSky Australia is a national door-to-door delivery service of healthcare products and equipment. We are the social enterprise of ParaQuad NSW and ALL proceeds from BrightSky go towards ParaQuad.

Booth 8

RITEQ

1300 763 995

www.riteq.com.au

RITEQ is a specialist in delivering Workforce Management and Analytics Solutions across a broad range of business sectors. With more than a decade of experience, RITEQ enables sites around the world to drive efficiency and improve profitability.

For more information, stop by Stand #8 or visit www.riteq.com.au.

Booth 9

Workability International

02 9256 3168

www.workabilityinternational.org

Workability International is an international network of providers of work and employment services to people with disability. WI encourages and facilitates the sharing of expertise and resources between a world with diverse economic and social requirements to strive for equity in employment for people with disability everywhere.

Booth 10

The IT Department

1300 101 040

http://www.itdepartment.com.au

The IT Department specialises in NDIS Readiness and is the number one provider of ICT Services to disability organisations across Australia. We provide Managed ICT Services, Strategic ICT Reviews and Independent CMS Consulting. Our services have won multiple awards. We ensure DSPs thrive on the other side of NDIS!

Booth 11

Disability Enterprise Procurement (DEP)

02 9256 3113 or 02 9256 3138

www.nds.org.au/resources/disability-enterprise-procurement-dep-program

DEP reduces the high rates of unemployment and underemployment of people with disability through socially responsible procurement opportunities in both the Public and Private Sectors. NDS facilitates these engagements to grow income sources for Australian Disability Enterprises and improve the community's awareness and willingness to work alongside and employ people with a disability.

Booth 12

CTARS

1300 282 777

www.ctars.com.au

CTARS is clinically designed case management software, bringing together all aspects of participant care including data collection, activity recording, alerting, record keeping and compliance reporting. CTARS is focused on providing support tools to participants in reaching their goals, objectives and aspirations, including to deliver independent living and working.

Booth 13

Jobs Australia

03 9349 3699

www.ja.com.au

Jobs Australia is the peak body for nonprofit organisations that work to alleviate poverty by assisting unemployed people to get and keep jobs. Our services to the non-profit community services sector include:

• Industrial relations and human resource management advice and support

• Blanket Cover Insurance Program – an affordable insurance solution for non-profit organisations

Delegate Information

Registration Desk

The registration desk will be open: