Join RTRFM’s Disability Inclusion Advisory Group
RTRFM is proud to have established a strong reputation within Western Australia and has been striving to create a diverse community of passionate music and arts lovers for more than 40 years.
We are strong advocates for inclusion, human rights and social justice and this commitment is part of our foundation that guides how we do business. It is important to us that anyone can safely participate in all that we do, and feel that they belong.
We want to make sure that we continue to be a welcoming and respectful radio station, especially for people with disability/disabilities and we need your help.
RTRFM is looking for a diversity of people with disability to join the RTRFM Disability Inclusion Advisory Group and to help us make sure our radio station is inclusive and accessible.
Purpose of the Disability Inclusion Advisory Group
– Assist RTRFM to build, maintain and develop trusted relationships with people with disability, their families, carers and advocates.
– Help foster an understanding of the experiences of people with disability.
– Provide input and guide the implementation of RTRFM’s Disability Inclusion Plan.
– Identify and enable opportunities for people with disability to participate equally in the RTRFM community.
Who are we looking for?
– Someone who has or has had a disability; family members and/or carers of people with disability.
– Someone with an interest in music and the arts.
– Someone who can commit to attending and contributing to the Advisory Group every 2 months between February 2022 and February 2023 on a voluntary basis.
– Someone comfortable sharing your experience and opinions regarding disability and barriers to accessing services.
– We strongly encourage people who are Aboriginal and/or Torres Strait Islander, migrant, culturally and linguistically diverse, gender and/or sexually diverse, and/or young to apply.
How to apply:
We have 9 positions available, including 1x Chair position, so please let us know in your application which role/s you would like to be considered for.
To apply, please send us an email telling us:
Your name:
Your age:
What role/s you would like to be considered for:
How you will be able to help us and why you would like to be involved:
Applications close: Sunday 5 February 2023.
For further information or support with your application, or to apply, please contact Simon Miraudo at smiraudo@rtrfm.com.au or 08 9260 9213.
Disability Inclusion Advisory Group Expression of Interest: Large Print
Disability Inclusion Advisory Group Expression of Interest: Easy Language
If you are deaf or have a hearing or speech impairment, contact us through the National Relay Service.
– TTY users phone 133 677 then ask for 08 9260 9213
– Speak and Listen users phone 1300 555 727 then ask for 08 9260 9213
– Internet relay users connect to the NRS then ask for 08 9260 9213
RTRFM will be collecting personal and private information from applicants to help us with the selection process. Learn about our Privacy Policy here.
Please note, we will refer to the definition of disability that is used within the Disability Discrimination Act as outlined on the Australian Human Rights Commission Website. This includes physical, intellectual, psychiatric, sensory, neurological and learning disabilities. It also includes physical disfigurement and the presence in the body of disease-causing organisms, such as the HIV virus.
