Open Mind "From Exclusion to Equality" - Wednesday 30 Sept

Minda is pleased to announce that the Honourable Bill Shorten, Parliamentary Secretary  for Disabilities and Children’s Services, will be the key note speaker at the upcoming Open Mind seminar, ‘From Exclusion to Equality’, scheduled for Wednesday 30th September at Minda’s Brighton campus.

Mr Shorten will also be officially recognising Minda’s commitment to the 2006 United Nations Convention on Rights for Persons with Disabilities. Minda officially adopted the Convention’s guiding principles in June 2009, following the Federal Government’s ratification of the Convention in July 2008.

In celebrating Minda’s commitment to the Convention, the Open Mind seminar is focusing on promoting the full participation and equality of persons with disabilities in social life and development.

We are fortunate to have secured an acclaimed international speaker, Robert Martin, to deliver a presentation at the seminar. Mr Martin has delivered presentations all around the world, but most notably, he has addressed the United Nations on the rights of people with disability, being a person with an intellectual disability himself.

Mr Martin has been a leader in the self advocacy movement for 25 years and is now working on the rights of people with learning difficulties and/or disabilities with the UN.

Our third speaker at the Open Mind seminar is Associate Professor Roger Stancliffe, from the University of Sydney. Professor Stancliffe brings with him an impressive and distinguished portfolio in disability research.

His main research activities involve people with intellectual disability and community living; choice and self-determination; and active support of participation in everyday activities.

Open to the public, Minda’s Open Mind seminar series focus on current best practice and cover topics specific to the disability sector, with the main intent of enhancing the lives of people living with an intellectual disability.

For more information, contact Minda events on 8422 6544 or to rsvp contact the South Australian Learning Centre on 8422 6530.

EVENT PARTICULARS:
Date: Wednesday 30th September
Time: 1pm – 5pm
Venue: Bank SA Marquee on the lawns, Minda, King George Avenue, Brighton SA 5048
RSVP:  South Australian Learning Centre on 8422 6530 or email rsvpsalac@minda.asn.au