Dylan Alcott named Australian of the Year, becomes first person with a disability to win award

“We have to have greater representation of people with a disability absolutely everywhere,” he said.  “In our boardrooms, in our parliaments, in our mainstream schools, on our dating apps, on our sporting fields, in our universities, absolutely everywhere, so we get the opportunity to start living our lives, just like everybody else.

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Topics:
Inclusion and access

Author:
Daniel Jeffrey and Jorge Branco

Source:
Nine News

Date published:
Tue 25th Jan, 2022