The Australian Human Rights Commission and the Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health invite you to a panel discussion on Stage 2 consultations for Australia's next National Disability Strategy, which will guide Australia’s disability policy for the next decade.

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Captions and Auslan

Captions will be available via the Closed Captions option within the Zoom webinar. They are also available at this link: https://au.ai-live.com/CaptionViewer/Join/thirdparty?sessionId=AUNDSC2409A

An Auslan interpreter will be visible at all times during the webinar.

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This panel discussion will help you to provide your own input and ideas to shape the next National Disability Strategy. The National Disability Strategy Position Paper (July 2020) released by the Department of Social Services (https://engage.dss.gov.au/nds-stage2-consultation/national-disability-strategy-position-paper/) will be discussed.

Topics will include:

What are critical issues for the new National Disability Strategy?
What will the former National Disability Strategy be remembered for?
What needs to be reflected in the new National Disability Strategy?

Hear from speakers including:

Welcome and Acknowledgement of Country

Dr Ben Gauntlett, Disability Discrimination Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission
Damian Griffis, CEO, First Peoples Disability Network

Panel 1 – A reflection on the last National Disability Strategy

Professor Gwynnyth Llewellyn, Co-Director of the Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health, and Director at the Centre for Disability Research and Policy, the University of Sydney and Head, WHO Collaborating Centre in Health Workforce Development in Rehabilitation and Long Term Care
Robert Fitzgerald AM, NSW Ageing and Disability Commissioner
Professor Karen Fisher, Social Policy Research Centre, University of NSW
Kirsten Deane, Campaign Director, Every Australian Counts (video)

Panel 2 – What is needed under the National Disability Strategy

Senator the Hon Anne Ruston, Minister for Families and Social Services
Rosemary Kayess, UN Committee Member for Committee on the Rights of People with Disabilities
Paula Tesoriero MNZM, NZ Disability Rights Commissioner, NZ Human Rights Commission
Heidi LaPaglia, Project and Policy Officer, Women with Disabilities Australia (video)

Panel 3 – Issues for the new National Disability Strategy

Professor Anne Kavanagh, Co-Director and Lead Investigator of the Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health, Academic Director at the Melbourne Disability Institute, University of Melbourne, and Chair in Disability and Health at the Melbourne School of Population and Global Health
Edward Santow, Human Rights Commissioner, Australian Human Rights Commission
Mary Sayers, CEO, Children and Young People with Disability Australia
Damian Griffis, CEO, First Peoples Disability Network
Associate Professor Gemma Carey, Research Director of the Centre for Social Impact at UNSW, and Chief Investigator at the Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health
Brandon Tomlin, Communication Access Assessor, Scope (video)

Final comments:

Associate Professor Dr Hannah Badland, Deputy Director of the Centre for Urban Research, RMIT, and Chief Investigator at the Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health

Registrations are being managed by The Social Deck on behalf of the Australian Human Rights Commission and the Centre of Research Excellence in Disability and Health.

You will be provided a log in for the webinar 3 days before the event. If you do not receive a log in link via email by cob Monday, 21 September, please email us at engage@thesocialdeck.com

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