About TEDICORE - Project Advisory Body
Members of TEDICORE's Project Advisory Body provide support and advice to the TEDICORE policy advisor and act as a conduit between the disability community and TEDICORE. They represent the following major Australian disability advocacy organisations:
- Blind Citizens Australia
- Communication Rights Australia
- Deaf Australia
- Deafness Forum of Australia
- Physical Disability Council of Australia
- Women With Disabilities Australia.
Members of the Project Advisory Body
Maurice Corcoran is the Chair of TEDICORE. Maurice is a senior policy
officer for the South Australian Department of Human Services, where he is
responsible for coordinating the government's compliance with the Commonwealth
Disability Discrimination Act 1992. Maurice was the inaugural Chair of
the National Federation of Disability Organisations and President of the
Physical Disability Council of Australia.
In December 2002, Maurice received a national award from the Human Rights
and Equal Opportunity Commission for his work on developing the Disability
Standards for Accessible Public Transport. He recently received a Centenary
Medal for "powerful advocacy at a national level for people with a
disability".
Louise Bannister represents Women With Disabilities Australia. Her
involvement in disability activism was prompted by the untimely,
disability-related death of her best friend. She now works in disability
support at the University of Canberra and facilitates work-ready courses at an
ACT Community Service. She represents the interests of women with disabilities
on a range of government and community advisory bodies. She is an acknowledged
community leader.
Harold Hartfield represents the Physical Disability Council of
Australia (PDCA). Harold coordinates PDCA's telecommunications representation
and channels feedback from PDCA members on telecommunications issues. Harold is
also a member of the Communications Alliance Disability Council and the Telstra
Disability Forum. Harold has an education background and recently became an
accredited workplace trainer.
Frank Nowlan represents Blind Citizens Australia. Frank is
a lawyer with a wealth of experience in public administration, public policy
and legal advocacy. As a manager in the consumer relations area of the
Australian Communications Authority, Frank had key responsibilities for the
relationship between the authority and telecommunications consumers. Frank has
also had extensive experience in the oversight and conduct of investigations
for Australia's Commonwealth Ombudsman.
Andrew Stewart represents the Deafness Forum of Australia. An
electronics engineer, Andrew is hearing impaired, has two hearing impaired
children, and six other family members with hearing loss. Deafness Forum
is Australia's peak body for deafness, representing all interests and
viewpoints of the Deaf and hearing impaired communities (including people with
chronic disorders of the ear and the Deaf Blind).
Andrew Wiltshire represents Deaf Australia, the national peak
organisation for Deaf people in Australia who use Auslan (Australian Sign
Language). He is responsible for the Deaf Telecommunications Access and
Networking (DTAN) project. Andrew's work as Deaf Australia's Community Liaison
and Projects Officer involves events organisation, consultation, promotional
work and research. Andrew is an active contributor to a number of advisory
groups.
Hank Wyllie represents Communication Rights Australia (CAUS), an advocacy
service for the 1.7 million Australians with communication and speech
difficulties. He is a passionate advocate with extensive experience as a
telecommunications representative, having served on several communications
advisory bodies, as well as having been a Director (Speech Impairment) on the
Australian Communication Exchange (ACE) Board for 3 years.