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Deaf defying: disability leadership as an act of resistance — with Dr Scott Avery


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In outback New South Wales, on the dried up, ancient clay shores of Lake Mungo, is a story that has become emblematic for profoundly deaf Worimi man Dr Scott Avery: what can it teach us about disability inclusion, leadership, and excellence?

The 2024 Disability Leadership Oration was recorded at the National Archives of Australia on 26 November 2024.

Speakers

Dr Scott Avery Professor of Indigenous Disability and Wellbeing at the University of Technology Sydney

Christina Ryan (host) Founder and chief executive, Disability Leadership Institute

Further information

Disability Leadership Institute

ABC News page on people with a disability

Australians with disability tell their stories for International Day of People with Disability 2024ABC Press release

United Nations 2024 International Day Of Persons With Disabilities (IDPD)

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