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AMIDA
Action for More Independence
and Dignity in Accommodation
Affirmative Action Policy
Ross House,
1st Floor, 247 Flinders Lane, Melbourne 3000
Telephone: 9650 2722 Fax: 9654 8575
Email: amida@amida.org.au
Reviewed…August-December 2016……………..
Amended……6.12.16…………..
Approved…13.12.16……………..
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Affirmative Action Policy
AMIDA is committed to Equal Opportunity principles and practices in regard to applicants who have a disability.
To that end AMIDA shall:
? When advertising positions state that AMIDA is an Equal Opportunity Employer and encourages people with a disability to apply.
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? Hold interviews in such a way that people with a disability are not disadvantaged.
? Establish interview panels comprising representatives of the management committee including a person with a disability wherever possible.
? Employ a person with a disability over a person with no disability in the circumstance
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that both satisfy the advertised selection criteria and that both are equally suitable for the advertised position.