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MEDAL (OAM) OF THE ORDER OF AUSTRALIA IN THE GENERAL DIVISIONMr Bashir Ahmed EBRAHIM, Spring Hill Qld 4000For service to people with a vision impairment through advocacy roles.Rehabilitation Services Manager, Guide Dogs Queensland (GDQ), since 2001; ClientServices Development Manager, 1996; Senior Regional Orientation and Mobility Instruction,Townsville, 1991-1996.Current GDQ Representative, Queensland Vision Initiative Inc.GDQ Representative, Disability Advisory Committee, Anti-Discrimination CommissionQueensland, since 2002.Current Founding Member, Low Vision Professionals Network.Current Chair, Vision Impaired Agencies Consultative Group.Organiser, Education Programs and Camps, Young People's Program for 18-25 year olds.Recent Coordinator, The Explorer's Group; a recreational walking group for people with avision impairment.Member, Disability Discrimination Act Reference Group (DDA), Queensland Rail, since 2003;DDA Representative and facilitator at low vision working groups, since 2003; Consultant onvarious projects, since 2006; Educator of staff about vision impairment; assists with RailSafety Days, since 2005.Member, Inner Northern Busway Access Group, Queensland Transport; Member, RegionalQueensland Public Bus Stop Project, 2006.Consultant, Disability Partnerships and Programs, Brisbane City Council, since 1990s; VisionImpaired Agency Consultative Group Representative, Queen Street Mall, Brisbane.Reconstruction Adviser, 'Braille Trail' extension, 1998-1999.Member, King George Square Redevelopment Group.Member, several other Queensland Government Reference Groups.Involved in the lobbying, development and delivery of the Master of Human Services(Orientation and Mobility) course, Griffith University; Guest Lecturer, Student Liaison Officer,Course Convenor; Examiner, since 1996.Guest speaker, various local, state, national and international vision impairment conferencesand seminars, since 1989.Organiser, Australian Conference on Orientation and Mobility, 2003.Involved in the GDQ Fundraising Bike Ride, 1995 and 2000.Volunteer and supporter, The Sporting Wheelies and Disabled Sport and RecreationAssociation of Queensland Inc, since 1993.Orientation and Mobility Instructor, Guide Dogs Victoria, 1988-1991; Master Class Instructor,Ultracane; has been involved in the training and use of the Sonic Pathfinder and MowatSensor electronic mobility aids, GPS Trekker and Breeze.Current Muslim Community Representative; Community Speaker, ‘Symposium on AustralianMuslims - Sharing our Achievements’; currently involved in fundraising for overseas Muslimcharities.Awards include:State Achievement Award, Queensland, 1994.182