ADDC Bulletin October 2018

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October 2018 Bulletin CONTENTS

IN THE NEWS

• International Day of Persons with Disabilities – Let’s get busy
• CRPD Committee releases General Comment on the participation of persons with disabilities
• The Bali Declaration, TCI Asia Plenary Meeting August 2018
• Assistant Minister says no further aid budget cuts under her watch
• What’s coming up at the High Level Political Forum 2019?

NEW RESOURCES

• Images in online fundraising and marketing
• Disability-inclusive election observation toolkit

OPPORTUNITIES FOR INPUT

• Australian National Awards for Disability Leadership

EMPLOYMENT and FUNDING OPPORTUNITIES

• Engineers Without Borders Australia. Field Volunteer Position, Professional and Technical Development Mentor, Cambodia
• Australian Volunteers International
  • Disability Program Development Officer, Nepal
  • Special Education Mentor, Vietnam
  • Clinical Rehabilitation Specialist: Occupational Therapist, Myanmar
  • Physiotherapist, PNG
  • Orthotics/Prosthetics Program Officer, PNG
  • Certified Prosthetist and Orthotist (P&O), Nepal
  • Occupational Therapist Trainer, Philippines
  • Occupational Therapist, PNG

 CONFERENCES, TRAINING and EVENTS

• First Peoples Disability Network Australia skill building workshops, 16 Nov & 22 Nov 2018
• 9^th International Conference on Human Rights Education, 26-29 Nov, 2018
• ‘Leadership in Mental Health’ Course, 3- 14 Dec, 2018
• 6^TH Pacific Regional Conference on Disability, 25 Feb – 1 Mar, 2019
• 2019 Australasian Aid Conference at ANU, 19-20 Feb 2019
• XVIII World Conference of the World Federation of the Deaf, 23-27 July, 2019

 NEWSLETTERS FROM OTHER ORGANISATIONS

• UN DESA Voice: Newsletter October 2018
• Source E-Bulletin on Disability and Inclusion, Autumn (Northern) 2018