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  1. DLI Members in the news – June 2024

    Jane Britt – Flowers in the desert: DSS and the death of Deafblind Australia

    Megan Spindler Smith – PWDA announces Megan Spindler Smith as Deputy CEO

    Christina Ryan – How diversity can impact your leadership effectiveness

    Carolyn McKay – Deepfake Sexual Material Bill introduced

    Mark Pietsch – Hansard, NDIS legislation debate

    Tanya Hicks – Gold Award Winner, Beam Awards 2024

    Claire Pullen – AI, digital transparency on the agenda as AWG president joins cultural leaders in Canada

    Shane Hryhorec – Closures: 10 Adelaide Venues That Called It Quits in 2024

    Robert Altamore – Blind cricket

    Vaughn Bennison – On board wheelchair did not fit down Virgin plane aisle, quadriplegic teenager’s mum says

    Cat Walker – Shorten revives the Coalition’s failed NDIS reforms

    Yasmine Grey – Australia’s annual primary event for the accessible tourism sector comes to Melbourne/Naarm

    Emma Olivier – Unlocking the superpower of people with a disability

  2. DLI members in the news – May 2024

    Lisa Cox – How we can use the power of visibility to stamp out disability stereotypes

    Dwayne Fernandes – Podcasts released to mark Global Accessibility Awareness Day

    Tricia Malowney – In Practice: Further calls for feedback on Scope of Practice review

    Gemma Smart – Congratulations to our new equity officers!

    Anna Boucher – The federal budget shows Australia’s net migration intake will fall sharply — but some say it’s outside the government’s control

    Claudia Forsberg – What would happen if Australia were to ban social media altogether?

    Belle Owen – Disability sector and new SA Mums become allys over inaccessibility

    Amanda Lawrie Jones – After hitting her car, Brenton Brown left Carol-Anne for dead – twice

    Amanda Lawrie Jones – Brenton Brown pleads guilty to crashing into Carol-Anne Jones, leaving her trapped as he ran away

    Ryan Smith – Relive the highlights of the 2024 Design Inn Symposium

    Lisa Cox – Bus Stop Films unveils initial program for November summit

    Tricia Malowney – In Practice: Medicare compliance for disability assessments

    Christina Ryan – Disability inclusion is a financial issue too

    Karen Hedley – Clear direction for local social enterprise

     

  3. Recipients – 2022 National Awards for Disability Leadership

    Announcing!

    The Recipients:

    National Awards for Disability Leadership 2022 Recipients

    National Awards for Disability Leadership 2022 Finalists

    Lesley Hall Award for Lifetime Achievement

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    Ace Bonato – is a great leader in facilitating social changes through the peer led Social Change Action Group at Diversity and Disability Alliance where disability rights, breaking the barriers, system advocacy, social inclusion, social model for people with disability, circle of support, especially in CALD communities are upheld and tirelessly pursued to ensure a better life quality for people with disability.

    Rights Activism

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    Zac Chu – convened Diet to Save Earth (DTSE) to contribute towards the attainment of UNSDGs 2, 3, 12 and 13. He led the campaign of e-petitioning Australia to sign the Intergovernmental Declaration on Children, Youth and Climate Action, and launched the “Be My Proxy” initiative in the last federal election to ‘enfranchise’ underage Australians. His achievements elevate the status of PWD and inspire youths, in Australia.

    Inclusion (working intersectionally)

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    Diversity and Disability Alliance – is a user led organisation, run by and for people with disability from diverse backgrounds. An independent collective voice committed to full inclusion, leading the way by delivering innovative peer led programs in order to create social change at individual, community and societal levels. Peer support is the foundation of DDAlliance – maximising knowledge, skills and expertise of people with disability from CALD backgrounds. Innovative programs thrive: Peers come together for mentoring, facilitator training, ‘Peer Cafes’ in numerous languages, learning hubs, peer led research, Circles of Support, and Communities of Practice. Leading by example to create an inclusive just society.

    Innovation

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    The University of Sydney’s Disability At Work Network (DAWN) Steering Committee – is a staff network at the University of Sydney. The network is led by a voluntary Steering Committee comprised of staff with lived experience of Disability. Their mission is to build community and lead change on Disability issues at the University. In 2022 they pioneered multiple programs and initiatives to build awareness and to improve ease of access at the university.

    Social Impact

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    Stephanie ‘Stevie’ Russell-Farnham – Through her social enterprise, EmpowerME Enterprises, and her work with Women with Disabilities Australia (WWDA), Stevie has become a powerful advocate for women and girls living with disability, especially the often overlooked ‘invisible’ disabilities. Her willingness to share, through her speaking engagements and through social and mainstream media, her personal struggles of living her best life with ‘invisible’ disabilities, is a powerful tool for raising awareness of the disability community. Stevie’s communications are about capacity, not incapacity, challenging many of the myths in our society about disability.

    Change Making

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    Rebecca ‘Bec’ Hogan – works for the ABC in the Emergency Team who advise and help staff during disasters, she specialises in digital emergency broadcasting on social media and online platforms. Bec is also the deputy chair of the ABC disability employee group ABC Inclusive and leads the group in access matters. Bec has worked hard to ensure that people with disability can access ABC emergency information, including educating staff on access tools, creating specific content for people with disability to prepare for disaster, help design ABC website, ensured access in workflows. organising events. Bec led a massive audit of content which resulted in technology roll outs, opportunities for people with disability, and positive culture shifts.

    Arts – co recipient

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    Duncan Steward – Duncan Steward is the founder and owner of Platinum Cre8ive (an organisation specialising in representation of artists with disabilities in the creative arts sector in Australia and Internationally) Duncan is also the co-creator and organiser of the online International concert WhiteStick Fest.

    Arts – co recipient

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    Julia Rose Bak – has been writing about their experience growing up as a disabled person since 2017 when their first article was published in Overland. Since then, Julia has written articles for Bitch, Archer (online and the Disability print edition), Honi Soit, Refinery29, and more, all of which discuss disability, disability justice, access, ableism, and collective liberation for disabled people.

     

     

     

     

    National Awards for Disability Leadership 2022 Recipients

    National Awards for Disability Leadership 2022 Finalists

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