Disability Council pf New South Wales

EXPRESSIONS OF INTEREST SOUGHT FOR APPOINTMENT TO
THE DISABILITY COUNCIL OF NEW SOUTH WALES

The Minister for Disability Services, the Hon Kristina Keneally MP, would be pleased to receive nominations for membership of the Disability Council for up to four years duration.

The Disability Council of NSW is the official adviser to the NSW Government on issues affecting people with disability and their families. The Council is also the NSW Disability Advisory Council to the Commonwealth Government.

Appointment to the Council will be made on the basis that the applicant can demonstrate:
understanding of issues relevant to people with disability and their families;
commitment to the human rights and social inclusion of people with disability;
commitment to diversity and participation by people with disability from culturally and linguistically diverse backgrounds and Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities;
effective participation within networks that enable the development and dissemination of sound advice based on community contact; and
commitment to effective communication, consultation and feedback.

The Disability Council includes people with psychiatric, intellectual, physical disability, acquired brain injury, deaf, hearing impairment, blind, vision impairment or other disability types, as well as family members and people with particular expertise in the area of disability. In putting forward a nomination, you should be aware that Council Members are appointed for their individual experience and expertise and not as representatives of any particular interest group or organisation.

The Disability Council highly values cultural and linguistic diversity. We strongly welcome applications from people with disability from diverse backgrounds, from Aboriginal & Torres Strait Islander communities and from regional or rural NSW.

The Council usually meets monthly. Members receive attendance fees and out of pocket expenses for approved participation.

If you wish to receive an application pack or seek further information on Council Membership, please contact Dougie Herd by any of the following means:

· Telephone: (02) 9211 2866 (voice and TTY), 1800 044 848 (voice and TTY)
· Write: The Executive Officer, Level 19, 323 Castlereagh St., SYDNEY NSW 2000
· Fax: (02) 9211 2271
· email info.disabilitycouncil@dadhc.nsw.gov.au
· Internet http://www.disabilitycouncil.nsw.gov.au/

Nominations must be received no later than Friday, 20th July 2007