The 2014 conference will bring together champions of change from across Australia. We will look at ways to better safeguard the rights of people with a disability. It will be a great opportunity to:
- learn more about the big issues facing people with a disability including employment, inclusive education, the justice system and the NDIS
- discuss new and creative ways to advocate for change
- meet new people and increase your professional and personal networks
Speakers include:
- Graeme Innes AM, Disability Discrimination Commissioner
- Judy Huett, self-advocate from Tasmania, representative on the expert group that presented to the United Nations Committee on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UN CRPD) in Switzerland, 2013
- The Hon. Mary Wooldridge MP, Minister for Disability Services and Reform
- Colleen Pearce, Victoria’s Public Advocate
- Laurie Harkin AM, Disability Services Commissioner
- Kate Jenkins, Victorian Equal Opportunity and Human Rights Commissioner
- Bernie Geary, Principal Commissioner for Children and Young People
- Frank Lambrick, Senior Practitioner, Department of Human Services
- Dr Grant Davies, Acting Health Services Commissioner
- Bill Lawler, Disability Advocate
- Dream Theatre, producers of Bully or Victim? DVD
- Maryanne Diamond, General Manager Advocacy and Engagement at Vision Australia and former World Blind Union president
- Sue Smith, Coordinator of Self Advocacy Resource Unit
- Walkley Award winning cartoonist First Dog on the Moon, who started drawing audio described cartoons, currently at The Guardian
The Reel Zone
The Reel Zone is a movie theatre with a difference. The films tell real life stories about how people with disabilities realise that their right to a fulfilled life is not straightforward. The stories share the many challenges people have to overcome before making real changes for themselves.
Features include:
- Twenty Years Twenty Stories, where twenty individuals share how they used the Disability Discrimination Act (DDA) – developed by the Australian Human Rights Commission.
- Bungee Jumping, Lawyers & Love, is a series all about plunging into life. Kylie, Jane, Andrew and Chris each give an account of their struggles to live and love without anyone bringing in the lawyers.