Glenda Lee
Role:
President
State:
Email:
Blog
Education:
Degree in Disability Experience (BDEx)
Disability Background:
I have Spinal Muscular Atrophy and use an electric wheelchair. I live independently in my own home. I lived for 2 years in the Somerton Crippled Children's Home when I was 14 - 15 yrs old. Was a wobbly walker until aged 45. I am 52.
Have and still run the full gamut of disability services, physios, occupational terrorists and other controlling/limiting organisations or individuals for people with physical disability.
Have good knowledge and experience of many types of disabilities (other than physical) through previous workplaces.
Volunteer work undertaken in the past or at present:
- Founding President of Physical Disability Council of SA (10 yrs)
- Board member - Muscular Dystrophy Association
- Triple M (now Three D) community radio
- Director PDCA (now PDA) for 7 years and now President PDA for the past 3 years
- Member Disability Advisory Network of SA (DANSA)
Paid work:
- Stepping Out Respite Service (5 yrs)
- Disability Complaints Service (now DACSSA) Advocate and Complaints Worker (6 yrs)
- Disability Awareness Training for SA Public Service (2 yrs)
- Disability Consultant and Public Speaker
- Director - Julia Farr Group
Additional skills:
- Cert IV Workplace Assessment and Training
- Good knowledge of Disability Legislation
- Public Speaking
- Have lived far longer than the doctors predicted, which hasn't been that hard really.
- Won't let the turkeys get me down
- Good sense of humour
- Feistiness
Wayne Dillon
Role:
Vice -President
State:
Northern Territory
Email:
Education:
- Certificate 1V Business (Human Resources)
- Certificate III in Business (Department Corporate Information Services, Group Training Northern Territory)
- Certificate IV in Community Services (Disability Work)
- (Charles Darwin University)
- Associated Diploma Applied Science (Emergency Care)
- Safety Practitioner (Certificate 1V)
- Industrial Foundation Accident Prevention (Perth)
- TAFE Accredited Paramedic Studies
- Intensive Care Ambulance Officer Workshop
Disability Information:
Larygectomy/Tracheotomy 2001 as a result of Laryngeal cancer
Volunteer work undertaken in the past or at present:
- Member of Physical Disability Council of NT
- Darwin City Council Disability Advisory Committee (Chairperson)
- Committee member Relay for Life Cancer Council NT
- Committee member Darwin Ski Club (Secretary)
- Volunteer Ambulance Officer St John Ambulance 1965 - 1998 have held several positions including Cadet Officer, Cadet Superintendent, Divisional Superintendent, Corps Staff Officer and Corps Superintendent
Paid work:
- Currently Administration Officer NT Government
- Ambulance Officer / Intensive Care Officer - St John Ambulance NT and Victorian Ambulance Service 1980 - 1999.held various positions including Centre Officer. Senior Centre Officer, Act/ Regional Superintendent and Communications Officer
- Storeman/ Driver
- Owner/driver taxi
- Labourer Fish (Prawn) Processing factory
- Qualified Pastry cook / Bread baker
Additional skills:
- Peer support
- General Life Skills
- Ability to listen
- Can cook
- Patiently trying to catch the big one (fish)
State: Australian Capital Territory
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Geoff Trappett OAM
State:
Queensland
Email:
Education:
High School Certificate
Disability Background:
Originally a Paralympic athlete I became involved in the disability sector through performing spokesperson and keynote speaking roles for many disability service organisations. As somewhat of a role model for people with a disability as an athlete I always took it upon myself to promote an active and healthy lifestyle for people with a disability. This is something I continue to do now as a respected disability consultant.
Voluteer work undertaken in the past or at present:
The majority of my volunteer work has been through disability sporting organisations such as Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Assoc here in Qld. I currently sit on their Junior Development Committee and also their Awards Judging panel. I have also held roles with the Unmet Needs campaign as spokesperson and am currently the spokesperson for the Disability Alliance that was somewhat successful in helping bring disability issues to the forefront in the latest Federal Election.
Paid work:
I have held positions mostly in the areas of disability access/advocacy and disability workforce development with organisations such as National Disability Services, Spinal Injuries Association and the Queensland Regional Bus Stop Project who's charter it was to ensure that Qld's regional bus stops were up to the Accessible Public Transport Standards by the required timeframe.
Recently I have started working for myself as a consultant on Disability Awareness and correct language when referring and dealing with people with a disability. This allows me to continue something I have always held close to my heart back from my Paralympic days as a role model for people with a disability in educating people that we are all human beings some of us just get through life differently.
State: Victoria
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State: Tasmania
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State: Western Australia.
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Peter Simpson
State:
New South Wales
Email:
Education:
Higher School certificate and multiple TAFE Certificate 4
Disability Background:
Spinal cerebellum degeneration. Self/two brothers and cousin suffer from the above mentioned disability. My wife is a leg amputee (from age of 13) and have numerous friends/associates with variouss disabilities including vision impaired/brain injury or other physical impairments.
Our impairment is now at a stage where we can walk a little with sticks but rely mostly on a Wheelchair for mobility.
Voluteer work:
- Holroyd, Parramatta, Bankstown access advisory committees
- Holroyd traffic committee
- I am president of Bankstown Halliwick penguins swimming club for PWD
Paid work:
Employed for 25 years at Outboard Marine Australia as Warranty Department administrator/spare parts interpreter/technical & service advisor & customer service.
Casual/short term at market research, car warranty/parts, disability service provider. Currently (for 2.5 years) self employed/own business accredited access consultant Advising on access issues/compliance with Standards, Codes and the DDA.