Have The Nerve: A Podcast About Disability
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Have The Nerve: A Podcast About Disability
Episode 60: Disability Rights, Inclusion, Education and The Next Generation with Professor Alastair McEwin
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On this episode, Susan is joined by former Australian Disability Discrimination Commissioner, and disability advocate, Professor Alastair McEwin AM.
He shares his story of lived experience growing up with a disability, his work as a Royal Commissioner with the Disability Royal Commission, helping form the United Nations Convention on the Rights of Persons with Disabilities (UNCRPD), Professor at University of New South Wales and his lifelong mission to push for a more inclusive Australia.
Information in this episode
UNSW Professor of Practice in Disability https://www.unsw.edu.au/staff/alastair-mcewin
Australia Disability Discrimination Commissioner (2016 - 2019) https://humanrights.gov.au/about-us/our-people/previous-office-holders/disability-discrimination-commissioner-mr-alastair-mcewin
Royal Commission into Violence, Abuse, Neglect and Exploitation of People with Disability https://disability.royalcommission.gov.au/
Grattan Institute https://grattan.edu.au/disability/
Community Legal Centres NSW https://www.clcnsw.org.au/
People with Disability Australia https://pwd.org.au/
Credits
This episode has been produced by Anh Nguyen written and edited by Susan Wood. Logo art by Cobie Ann Moore.
Spinal Cord Injuries Australia is a for-purpose organisation that supports people with a spinal cord injury and other neurological conditions. For more information about our supports and services, visit our Resource Hub at https://scia.org.au/resource-hub/.
