Presents a 3 day Forum:

Monday 20th July,

Tuesday 21st July At Bendat Community Centre Auditorium

&

Wednesday 22nd July 2015 At SSENS Padbury

Thanks to our Guest Speakers

Trudy Smith—Royal Institute for Deaf & Blind Children Trudy is the Manager of Continuing Professional Education at the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children (RIDBC) Renwick Centre. Trudy has been a Teacher of the Deaf since 1998. She spent several years working in inclusive classroom settings before becoming the Advisory Visiting Teacher: Hearing Impairment for the Mount Isa and Longreach Districts in Queensland. She worked as an Auditory Verbal Therapist, supporting children and families in rural and remote settings and became a Listening and Spoken Language Specialist Cert. AVT in 2007. Trudy then took on the role of State-wide Education Advisor: Hearing Impairment for the Department of Education in Queensland which she held for three years. Trudy is the current Chairperson of the National Association of Australian Teachers of the Deaf (NAATD).

Dr Hester MacMillan—Psychologist Dr Hester MacMillan is a Psychologist specializing in child development and disability in childhood. She has worked in the field of hearing impairment over a number of years, initially at The Shepherd Centre in Sydney, and more recently at the Royal Institute for Deaf and Blind Children in Sydney where she consults to families of children aged 0-18 years through the Early Learning Program and RIDBC Teleschool. She has also worked at Westmead Children’s Hospital in the Disability Specialist Unit. She has a particular interest in the social and emotional development of children with hearing impairment. Dr MacMillan trained at the Institute of Psychiatry in London, receiving her Doctorate in Clinical Psychology from the University of London. Her doctoral studies focused on the bullying and self-concept of children with intellectual disability.

Registration Process

Registration is via Professional Learning Institute only.

Please click this link:

https://plis.det.wa.edu.au/calListview.aspx

Contact Shirley Henderson:

9402 6113 or shirley.henderson@education.wa.edu.au

Drisana Levitzke-Gray—Young Australian of the Year Drisana Levitzke-Gray is the recipient of the 2015 Young Australian of the Year Award in recognition of her passion and dedication in advocating for the human rights of deaf people, raising awareness about Auslan (Australian Sign Language), and the right of deaf children in Australia to access Auslan. She promotes the Deaf community as one without borders and one of rich language, culture, history and traditions. A graduate of Shenton College in WA, and Frontrunners Deaf Youth Leadership program based in Scandinavia, Drisana has delivered community development and leadership workshops in many European countries, as well as in Samoa, NZ, and Australia. Currently working as the Deaf Sector Community Networking Officer for the National Relay Service as well as a columnist for PrimoLIFE Magazine, serving voluntarily on a number of committees, and studying a Diploma of Interpreting qualification, Drisana is the embodiment of the concept of ‘deaf gain’, not ‘hearing loss’, inspiring the Deaf community, and encouraging the wider community to accept diversity. Drisana was the first Deaf Auslan user to fulfil her civic duty as a juror, and consistently promotes a positive image of deafness, which states loudly and proudly: “It’s OK to be deaf”.

Mr Ken Wyatt, MP—Member for Hasluck, WA Ken Wyatt was elected in 2010 as the Federal Member for Hasluck, an electorate South East of Perth, making history as the first Indigenous Member of the House of Representatives. Since his election to Parliament, Ken has worked tirelessly to be a strong advocate for his electorate and to help build a stronger local community. Before entering politics Ken worked in community roles in the fields of Health and Education including the District Director for the Swan Education District, Director of Aboriginal Health in Western Australia. Not only has Ken had an extensive career in health and education, he has also made an enormous contribution to the wider community in training and mentoring young people. This was recognised in 1996 when Ken was awarded the Order of Australia in the Queen’s Birthday Honours list. Later, in 2000, Ken was awarded a Centenary of Federation Medal for “his efforts and contribution to improving the quality of life for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people and mainstream Australian society in education and health.”

Dr Kajal Hirani—Adolescent Medicine Fellow, PMH Dr Kajal Hirani is currently working as the Adolescent Medicine Fellow at Princess Margaret Hospital and is completing her advanced training in General Paediatrics. She completed medical school in London and subsequently moved to Perth where she decided to pursue her pediatric specialty training. She has a special interest in working with children and adolescents from disadvantaged backgrounds and has had the privilege over the years to undertake volunteer medical work in East Africa, where she spent her childhood. She is also doing a PhD at the University of Western Australia which focuses on the health of adolescent refugees.

Day 1: 8:30am—4:15pm

8:30—8:50 Arrival & Registration

9:00—9:10 Forum Welcome by Steve Watson, Principal, SSEN—Sensory

9:15—9:55 Address by Drisana Levitzke-Gray, Young Australian of the Year “Auslan as a human right for Deaf Children.”

10:00—10:45 Address by Dr Kajal Hirani, Adolescent Medicine Fellow at Princess Margaret Hospital “Social & Emotional Impact on Adolescents with Multiple Disabilities”

10:45—11:15 Morning Tea

11:30—12:10 Address by Debbie O’Hara, Coordinator Aboriginal Education “Cultural Awareness of Indigenous Students.”

12:15—1:00 Lunch

1:10—1:45 Address by Alex Varley, CEO, Media Access Australia “Inclusion through Technology”

2:00—3:00 Address by Trudy Smith, Royal Institute for Deaf & Blind Children “Failing to Plan is Planning to Fail”

3:00—3:20 Afternoon Tea

3:30—4:15 Address by Hester MacMillan—Psychologist “Is it just hearing loss? What else is going on?”

4:30pm

SENSORY SUNDOWNER Delegates to convene at The Oxford Street Hotel on completion of

day 1 of the forum.

The Oxford Street Hotel 368 Oxford Street

LEEDERVILLE 6007

Day 3 at SSENS Padbury

Day 3 at SSENS Padbury

Day 3 at SSENS Padbury

Day 3 at SSENS Padbury—— ——Wednesday 22nd July

Wednesday 22nd July

Wednesday 22nd July

Wednesday 22nd July

Day 1 at Telethon Speech & Hearing

Day 1 at Telethon Speech & Hearing

Day 1 at Telethon Speech & Hearing

Day 1 at Telethon Speech & Hearing—— ——Monday 20th July

Monday 20th July

Monday 20th July

Monday 20th July

Day 2: 8:30am—4:00pm

8:30—8:50 Arrival, tea & coffee

9:00—10:30 Address by Hester MacMillan—Psychologist “Supporting Social & Emotional Needs of Deaf & Hard of Hearing Students.”

10:30—11:00 Morning Tea 11:10—12:10 Continuing address by Hester MacMillan—Psychologist

12:15—1:00 Lunch 1:10—2:00 Address by Mr Ken Wyatt, MP, Member for Hasluck in WA “Building Links”

2:00—2:30 Afternoon Tea

2:35—3:15 Address by Trudy Smith, Royal Institute for Deaf & Blind Children “Understanding your Interactive Presentation Style”

3:20—4:00 Forum closing summary, Steve Watson, Principal, SSEN—Sensory

CLOSE OF SESSION

Day 2 at Telethon Speech & Hearing

Day 2 at Telethon Speech & Hearing

Day 2 at Telethon Speech & Hearing

Day 2 at Telethon Speech & Hearing—— ——Tuesday 21st July

Tuesday 21st July

Tuesday 21st July

Tuesday 21st July

SSEN: Sensory SSEN: Sensory SSEN: Sensory SSEN: Sensory ---- PPPPaaaaddddbbbbuuuurrrryyyy ffffoooorrrr CCCCoooouuuunnnnttttrrrryyyy VVVV....TTTT....’’’’ssss

Day 3 - 8:30am—12:00pm BLOCK R 8:30 Arrival & Coffee

9:00 Individual concurrent sessions as per Visiting Teacher request.

12:00 Resource collection & departure.

Statewide Specialist Services Centre

Interpreters provided

“Real Time Captioning”

Block R car parking

car parking

Main Administration Block (off MacGregor St)

Giles Ave Bendat Community Centre

36 Dodd St, Wembley

Phone: 9402 6409

Fax: 9402 6141

E-mail: paula.bridges@education.wa.edu.au

School of Special Educational Needs - Sensory 33 Giles Avenue Padbury WA 6025

Contact Person: Paula Bridges