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How To Avoid Communication Pitfalls In The Workplace – The Clarion Call to Leadership! This post first appeared on OPEN Idea Forum. There is a large body of work concerning the way women’s communication style differs from that of men. For example, there is research suggesting that females downplay their certainty, while males downplay their doubts. Victoria Police - VETASSESS Home > Take a test > Victoria Police After you have submitted your online application to Victoria Police, you will be invited to sit the entrance examination. You will have 3 months from the date of acceptance from Victoria Police Recruitment to book and sit the exam before your application number becomes invalid. VETASSESS manages the entrance examination on behalf of Victoria Police and if your examination is successful you will proceed to the next stage of the recruitment process. If you have not already submitted an application, please visit: www.policecareer.vic.gov.au.

How People with Disabilities Use the Web Abstract This W3C Draft Note provides an introduction to use of the Web by people with a variety of disabilities, for the purpose of better understanding their requirements when Web sites and Web-based applications. It is a supporting document for guidelines and technical work of the W3C Web Accessibility Initiative (WAI). Specifically, this document describes requirements for Web access by people with physical, visual, hearing, and cognitive or neurological disabilities; it describes assistive technologies used by some people with disabilities when accessing the Web; and it provides examples of people with disabilities successfully or unsuccessfully accessing the Web according to the designs of Web sites and Web-based applications.

How To Create An Infographic - With No Discernible Talent Whatsoever Click to embiggen I’ve spent weeks testing various tools and trying to figure out an easy way for non-Designers to create Infographics. My criteria was that the process had to be easy and intuitive and it couldn’t cost an arm and a leg. This means Photoshop and Illustrator were out of the running because they are expensive in terms of learning curve as well as moneys. What effect has the internet had on disability? There are more than 10 million people living in the UK with a long-term illness, impairment or disability according to the Office for Disability Issues (ODI) and although medical treatment and pre-birth screening have reduced this number dramatically over the last half-century, many of the problems faced by this population have not changed. Compared with their non-disabled counterparts, people with disabilities in this country are still more likely to be poor and unemployed with fewer qualifications than non-disabled people, more likely to be the victims of crime and more likely to experience occupational and social discrimination. This was supposed to have been fixed by the web. After all, to put it crudely, there are no staircases online. In 2003, I started an MSc in social psychology, with all the wide-eyed expectations of a baby academic. I was going to prove that the web – and specifically online games such as EverQuest and World of Warcraft – could provide benefit to society.

Group Podcasts thiagi.com Freebies Podcasts The Thiagi Group Training Intelligence Podcast RSS: Episode 15: Content and Activities (duration: 00:05:01) How disabled users access the Internet In 1995 a new era of accessibility for disabled people began. The DDA (Disability Discrimination Act) was passed, stating that: It's unlawful for a service provider to discriminate against a disabled person by refusing to provide any service which it provides to members of the public. A website is regarded as a service and the RNIB (Royal National Institute for the Blind) and DRC (Disability Rights Commission) have been quick to apply pressure on to organisations to push this law into practice. Indeed, the DRC has now published a report on its formal investigation into 1000 websites. So, how do disabled people access the Internet?

Questions for Reviewing: Active Reviewing Tips 2002 5.1 Active Reviewing Tips is back after a long break. Thank you for your patience (or for subscribing if you have just done so!). I hope this issue has sneaked past your filters and firewalls and finds you ready for more ideas about Flipchart-Free Facilitation! My 'Facts, Feelings, Findings, Futures' reviewing sequence is turning up in surprising places. 100 Web Tools for Learning with a Disability The Internet and the computers we use to access it are full of educational possibilities that can help to speed up, complement or provide endless opportunities to expand our knowledge. Unfortunately, sometimes those with disabilities may find these resources more difficult or sometimes impossible to access. Whether you need to use the computer for research, to write a paper or just to learn a new skill, those with disabilities of all kinds can check out these resources to help them improve their learning potential while surfing the Web. Text to Speech Tools Those who have visual disabilities or who have trouble reading can use these text to speech tools to get information delivered to them in audio format. Thunder: This free screen reader program makes it easy to browse the Web, get email and more by reading all content aloud to users.

PFP: July 2001 Masthead Our mission statement, copyright notice, and cast of characters Editorial A Note From Thiagi A shortage of feedback, and another contest. Commentary How To Evaluate Training Activities It's just a question of managing four paradoxes. Tool Kit Debriefing Games Use a game to debrief a previous game. Featured Game WHISPERS An interesting way to debrief any common experience. 40 Amazing iPad Apps for the Learning Disabled The iPad is a device that many lust after as a shiny new toy, but many people with disabilities can benefit from what it has to offer as a functional tool. Students with learning disabilities can enhance and develop their communication skills, learn how to adapt to situations, and develop social skills. Check out this collection of iPad apps that can make a difference in the life of a learning disabled child. Crazy Face Lite: Crazy Face Lite encourages shy students to speak more often, and is great with students who have trouble speaking.Autism Timer: This app offers a digital timer for students with autism.Behavior Assessment Pro: BAP identifies factors related to problem behaviors for autistic kids.Awareness!

State Services Authority : positive work environment We spend a large portion of our life at work. So it is not surprising that the quality of our relationships with managers, colleagues and clients is important both to our wellbeing and our sense of connection to the workplace. When we feel positive about work we can be our most productive and innovative. We can concentrate on the work at hand; not be distracted by minor irritations and shortcomings in the workplace. A positive work environment is positive for everyone, not just some. That is why we need to look at the organisation from three perspectives: organisational, managerial and individual.

4 Ways iPads Are Helping People With Disabilities Noah Rahman has moderate Cerebral Palsy affecting his communication, cognition and upper and lower body movement. When he turned two, his language, cognitive abilitity and fine motor skills were diagnosed by a developmental specialist as being at least 12 months behind. Then Noah got an iPad. Ten Skills for the Future Workforce Ten Skills for the Future Workforce Sense-making, social intelligence, novel & adaptive thinking, cross-cultural competency, computational thinking, new-media literacy, transdisciplarity, design mindset, cognitive load management, virtual collaboration. These are the 10 skills needed for the future workforce. For a full report, see the work done by the Institute for the Future with Apollo Group looking at the Skills Needed by 2020 (also available on the IFTF website). A summary map is also available. The related, Shape of Jobs to Come: Possible New Careers Emerging from Advances in Science and Technology (2010 – 2030) full study from FastFuture is also very insightful (summary of study).