THE STICK TOGETHER SHOW
ON 3CR:
SATURDAY 11/12/99 10.30 AM
MONDAY 13/12/99 6.00 AM [REPT]
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National community radio's weekly look at issues of industrial & workplace
justice.
The Stick Together Show is produced at the studios of 3CR, with the
assistance of the Search Foundation. For details of where you can hear the
program, see end of page.
Acquired Brain Injury & Work
In NSW alone, around 10,000 people will sustain a traumatic brain injury
this year. Of those, close to 1000 will be left with a permanent
disability. The causes of acquired brain injury [ABI] are diverse and may
include a fall, a stroke, sporting or workplace accidents, substance abuse
or motor vehicle accidents. The range of effects of such an injury on
individuals vary but most people agree that living with ABI has changed
their lives dramatically, including their capacity for work and their
ability to access employment and training. Often, this is as much a result
of community and employer attitudes and inflexible work systems as about
the specific injuries themselves.
Unions have waged a number of campaigns about OH&S, changes to workers'
compensation and workplace injury/safety over recent months=85..all of which
are critical issues to address. But what happens to workers after their
injury? What support is available to people with ABI in accessing
post-injury employment and training?
Neil Blenkiron [Secretary] & Geoff Tresize [Treasurer] work for Bear in
Mind - a self-advocacy and community education group for people living with
ABI. They discuss these and other aspects of negotiating working life with
a brain injury in a special ABI edition of the Stick Together Show. Bear in
Mind can be contacted on (03) 9639 7222.
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For information / with information or to purchase tapes of the program,
contact:
Meredith Butler [Producer]
phone - (03) 9419 8377 fax - (03) 9417 2247
e-mail - [EMAIL PROTECTED] [please mark: "attention: stick together
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post - STG, c/o 3CR, PO Box 1277, Collingwood 3066.
Where you can hear the show...Melbourne, on 3CR 855am, Saturday at 10.30am,
repeated Monday at 6am - Gippsland, on 3GCR, Thursdays at 11.30am -
Canberra, on 2XX, Tuesdays at 6pm - Katoomba, on 2BLU, Wednesdays at 5.30pm
- Omeo, on 3HCR, Tuesdays at 6pm - Adelaide, on 5UV, Wednesdays at 2pm -
Sydney, on 2SER. Wednesdays at 8pm - Brisbane, on 4ZZZ, Tuesdays at 1.30pm
- Woomera, on 5RRR - Perth, on 6RTR - Alice Springs, on 8CCC
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