Welcome to the first edition of the AFDO newsletter for 2008.
In this issue ....
First AFDO Conference
In October this year, AFDO will hold its first conference. This will be an extremely exciting event and the organisation is well underway.
Impact of Ratification of the UN Convention on the Rights of People with Disabilities.
Our agreement with FaHCSIA is to oversee the consultation process and, interpret feedback from the disability sector and assist the Department of Families, Housing, Community Services and Indigenous Affairs (FaHCSIA) and the Attorney General’s Department (AGD) to ensure that work created is appropriate to the needs of people with disability.
Members meeting
We held our first member meeting of the year in Sydney on the 18 & 19 February. This was an excellent opportunity for our members to discuss our ongoing direction on a number of issues.
Report from CEO
Happy New Year and welcome to what is proving to be a very busy 2008. So far it has been a whirlwind start to the year. In the first 2 months it has been all go and it doesn’t look like it will slow down any time soon. I’m still trying to find my feet as CEO but with the help of Collette, Brenda and Samantha I’m starting to come to grips with what is required of me as well as AFDO in general.
Standing up for the rights of people with disability: From advocacy to inclusion.
AFDO has agreed to produce or facilitate the production of articles for the National Link Disability Magazine. Below is the first article written by our Chair, Samantha Jenkinson that features in the April edition.
