AUSIT SANT Branch & DRAS Presents - NDIS CALD Disability Workshop for Interpreters - Part 1

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This is PART 1 of a two-part webinar workshop (Part 2 is 30 June) conducted by experienced disability advocates Kit Yuan and James Murphy who will take participants through these following topics:

• What is a disability?
• Rights of people with disability
  
• Cultural understanding of disability and cultural competence
  
• When is interpreting supported by NDIS?
  

Presenters PART 1

Kit Yuan

Kit is a Disability Royal Commission Advocate, CALD engagement officer and interpreter workshop project officer at the Disability Rights Advocacy Service. He has a Laws and Legal Practice degree, an honours degree in Psychology and a Graduate Diploma in Social Science (Counselling Studies).

He has experience with engaging CALD people with disability to talk about the Disability Royal Commission and working with interpreters to talk to CALD clients about a range of disability advocacy matters. He also has experience with helping people with mental health issues socially integrate into society and providing support to people with mental health issues.

James Murphy

James is a Disability Royal Commission Advocate and disability advocate at the Disability Rights Advocacy Service. He has a Laws and Legal Practice degree and a Graduate Diploma in Education.

He has vast experience with teaching at various secondary and tertiary institutions. He is currently a law lecturer and tutor at Flinders University. James also has experience with working with interpreters and helping CALD people with disability with a range of disability advocacy matters.

PART 2 - will deal in more detail with what the NDIS is and access, with refugees, asylum seekers, visa holders, early childhood interventions and the Interpreter's role in cases of complex conversations. Please see separate eFlash for information and to register.

Joining the Webinar

Please NOTE this is a live webinar commencing at 6.00pm sharp.
You must log in and register to attend at the date and time advised.  Registrants will be provided with an access link to join several days before the event. 


PD Logbook: Level - Introductory PD

Please  consult the NAATI Recertification Catalogue to allocate the relevant PD Points - downloadable from www.naati.com.au.  Some activities can be included under different categories, so please choose the most appropriate category for your recertification purposes.


Certificates:

You must log in and attend the full webinar to receive a Certificates for PD purposes.  These may take approximately two (2) weeks to be released following the event.


We look forward to seeing you there!

SANT Branch Committee

This event will NOT be recorded